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Children’s Book Discussions
I have been working for the past few weeks on getting many of my book discussions finished before the onslaught of summer reading is upon us. I’ve found that if I have everything ready to go, all I need to do is print out the questions, review the story and…
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High School Literacy Night
Last night I got the distinct pleasure to be part of a new annual event hosted at the local high school recognizing students who excel and enjoy both reading and writing. The high school English department and school librarian put together an amazing evening filled with great activities, speakers and…
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Fun Friday Theme: The Orchestra
This is our last Fun Friday program before the school years ends and I know the kids are getting antsy for the end of the year, the nice weather, and summer break, so I tried to create a fun (and very loud!) program about the orchestra. I borrowed parts of…
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Story Time Theme: Green
This was our last week of story time before summer. We tend to end rather early in May because kids get really busy and we do too! We visit a number of schools gearing up for summer reading during the month of May and having a more open schedule allows…
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Simple Middle School Programming
For some libraries, getting middle schoolers to frequent programs can be very difficult! In our library we are fortunate to have a solid group of kids that come to regularly scheduled programs for the middle school age group (grades 5 – 8). During the summer, it’s usually around 40, but…
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The Show Must Go On…
I’m happy to announce that even through all the pouring rain, we were able to hold our Spring Play and had about 50 people in attendance! The kids did an amazing job and the costumes, props, and backdrops worked really well! For those of you who haven’t been seeing my…
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Story Time Theme: Rain
It worked out perfectly! Without changing my plans, my “rain-themed” story time actually occurred on a rainy day! Normally, it’s a sunny 80 degree day when I try and do a rain theme in the spring. The kids really liked this theme with the stories that had all different activities…
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Story Time Theme: Chicks
My story time kids seem to have a little spring fever recently so getting them to sit quietly (just to read the stories) has been difficult. But they have absolutely loved singing and dancing and can’t get enough of the 5 Little Monkeys! I think next week we’ll add some…
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Spring Play – Costumes and Props
As I’ve posted over the past couple of weeks, some of the middle school students are putting together three short reader’s theatre plays for the younger children. The play date is set for next Wednesday, which means I need to get my act together and finish up all the costumes…
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Story Time Theme: Bunny Rabbits
Rather than creating a strictly “Easter” story time, I went with a much broader spring theme for this week with books all about bunny rabbits. Little White Rabbit and Rhyming Dust Bunnies were both really big hits in each of the classes. I chose Rhyming Dust Bunnies for my older…