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Story Time Theme: Nursery Rhymes
Nursery rhymes seem to have been left by the wayside for the next generation of children. Nursery rhymes have existed for centuries for a very specific reason – they are a great tool to help children learn early literacy skills. So with that in mind, I created a story time…
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Geronimo Stilton Book Discussion
I spent a delightful afternoon yesterday with seven 3rd and 4th graders as we spent some time talking about the Geronimo Stilton series. The kids had a half day today for parent conferences, so our library took advantage offering a Lego Block Party as well as the book discussion. I’ve…
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Test Your Survival Knowledge Program
What started as a program based around the popular book series I Survived… by Lauren Tarshis turned into a test your survival knowledge and game. We ended up with 15 kids ranging from 3rd – 8th grade. We started our program with 20 multiple choice questions displayed on the big screen…
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Sensory Friendly Story Time Theme: Colors
Our fourth sensory friendly story time was finally a hit! We didn’t have a huge crowd, but we did get 5 kids, 2 of which I know had disabilities. After weeks of not getting much of an audience, let alone kids with disabilities for who the program is focused on, I…
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Fly Guy Party!
The kids in early elementary school in my library love the Fly Guy series by Tedd Arnold! So, I decided to create a program celebrating this fun character for kids in Kindergarten – 2nd grade. With 22 kids signed up, I was hoping for a better turnout than the 10…
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Story Time Theme – Tools
This week’s story time featured tools! And the kids really enjoyed it! I was looking for something that would be a little more boy oriented, but tools are just as important for girls to know too! And we had a great time learning about hammers, screwdrivers, chisels, and more. Old MacDonald Had a Workshop was a great…
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Yoga Story Time Programming Ideas
I began yoga story time about two years ago and it’s been one of the most rewarding story time experiences I’ve ever had. The kids respond really well to the movements and love copying the poses as I do them. This also allows children time to be active in between…
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Star Wars Party
I know it’s been done before, but we’re hosting a Star Wars party tonight at the library before we get hit by the next nor’easter, Jax. This was a very popular event to sign up for with 25 kids registered and another 5 kids on the waiting list! I planned…
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Tween Program: DIY Spa Night
We were super busy last night in the library. Each year we ask our middle school group (Jr. Friends) to help us film a commercial to promote the summer reading club. Thankfully, our government access channel staff helps us with the filming and sound. So, while 20 kids had to…
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Story Time Theme – Love
I had to offer a Valentine’s Day themed storytime this week for my kids. Some of my favorite picture books are all about love and snuggles and the kids did really well today! This was the first time I got to see my Monday story time group (finally!) and although…
