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    Geronimo Stilton Party

    Although I had hoped for a larger turnout as these books can’t stay on our shelves… we still celebrated with 7 kids in 2nd  – 4th grade yesterday afternoon.  I suspect that many families are getting to the burnout stage of the school year and just can’t do one more…

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    Flannel Friday 5/22/2015

    Although not a flannel board activity, I absolutely love folder games and rhymes.  They are so great when you have all the pieces in one spot (including the rhyme) which is perfect because you don’t have to memorize the rhyme when you have something like this.  This is a farm…

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    Toddler Storytime – The Color Red

    My first storytime this morning went very well – the kids were very attentive to all the stories which was amazing and although the kids had trouble with they rhymes in Down By the Bay, they still really enjoyed the songs and the adults in the room helped with the…

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    Preschool Storytime – 5/12/2015

    My preschool storytime went very well this week!  Of course, I mentioned to my co-worker that I haven’t had more than 10 kids all session long and this week I had probably 15-18 kids.  Everyone did a really great job – the kids really enjoyed all three stories, especially Round Like…

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    Toddler Storytime – Baby Theme

    I don’t think I did it on purpose, but all my books this were were about babies!  Both of my storytime groups were fairly small today – 10 kids.  But for the most part, the kids really enjoyed the stories and loved the teddy bear song from the wiggles.  I…

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    Programming Times Three

    I don’t have kids of my own, but I am so proud of one of our library kids that I just had to share.  I have known M. since I began working at the library almost seven years ago.  I’ve seen her grow from an awkward tween (aren’t they all?!?!)…

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    Preschool Story Time – Themeless & Fun!

    I don’t have a huge group of kids for my preschool storytime, but they thought Chengdu was so silly and loved when he fell asleep on his brother.  Some were familiar with The Little Mouse and really giggled when the mouse tried to disguise the strawberry with glasses and a mustache…

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    Toddler Storytime – Themeless and Fun!

    I don’t know what was going on this morning, but my kids were absolutely amazing in storytime!  They loved Mighty Dads (we created hand movements for each type of truck), loved saying “hello” to the pizza man and really boogied with Shake, Rattle, & Roll.  Overall, the kids just did a great…

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    Toddler Storytime – Tap the Magic Tree (Earth Day)

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    We’re in a spring mood here (finally!) It’s been raining a lot, the trees are flowering, leaves are beginning to show and I’m ready for the nice weather of spring! My first group of kids were really into Tap the Magic Tree, but other than that were very fidgety and excited and…

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    Reading Buddies

    I’m sitting at my desk for the first time in about a week it feels… and as I sit here finishing up a few last minute things before the weekend begins, there are at least 3-5 pairs of reading buddies meeting.  We’ve had a Reading Buddies program for a number…