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Resolve to Rock
Storytime Underground is encouraging us, as professionals, to make goals for the upcoming year. I love the start of the new year – fresh and ready to work toward some new goals. So, without further ado, some of my goals for the new year. 1.) Focus on my blog. Last…
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Countdown to Noon Party
Well, that was a success! We ended up with about 75 people for our first ever Countdown to Noon Party. It was a little chaotic, but I think the families really appreciated it. It probably could have been even busier, but we capped the kid count at 55 to ensure…
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Early Literacy on NPR
NPR is in the midst of a three-part series about literacy in America – yesterday, focusing on access to books and today, focusing on simple ways parents and caregivers can help their children be ready to enter school ready to learn and succeed. As for tomorrow, I’m interested to see where…
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My Not-Best List
It’s been a particularly busy year for me – I bought a house in April, adopted a dog in August and in addition to working full-time, being an 2014 Emerging Leader for ALA and working with other committees as well. That being said, I didn’t get the chance to read…
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Boys Books vs. Girls Books
I just read this article, “‘Where Are All The Boy Books?’ You’re Buying Them” that was posted last Monday by Kelly Jensen on Book Riot. It takes a look at the 2014 Top-Selling Children’s and Young Adult books on Amazon and found that there are a number of “boy” books…
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Not Only Storytime, Early Literacy Training
Today, I’m spending the day at a training to become an instructor to provide training for early childhood providers as well as parents. We’re focusing on the Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards for Infants – Kindergartens as well as the Pennsylvania Core Knowledge Competencies for Early Childhood & School-Age Professionals. These…
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Sensory Play at Home
I’m currently working on putting together a brochure for sensory play at home. Within the brochure, I’ve got a little information about what makes sensory play so important for little ones, six recipes to make at home using typical household ingredients, and a whole slew of ideas on the back…
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Holiday Early Literacy Extras
The holidays are just about here and although there has been a lot of talk as to whether or not holiday programming has a place in the public library, I’ve thought of some great ways to encourage early literacy at home during the holidays, yes it’s Christmas focused, but that…
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Fun Friday: Dance Party
I was going to go with a mock Caldecott event for my Fun Friday program last week. But at the last minute, decided to change the plan to have a dance party… The kids are at that point in the school year where they need a break and don’t want…
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NPR's Book Concierge
It’s that time of year as librarians, bloggers, websites, organizations and more create their “Best of the Best” list for the past year. While I would love to post about all the different lists that are available, sadly, I don’t have the time, so instead, as I find lists that…