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Storytime Theme: Letter Q
Today’s storytime lesson plan has been the hardest one yet in the alphabet series! The Letter Q is a notoriously difficult letter, especially when it comes to words that are appropriate for toddlers and preschoolers and are also themes for picture books! While you’ll find plenty of picture books about…
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Director’s Thoughts – 10/25/24
Today I want to talk about different types of librarianship or as I put it in my notes, beyond public libraries. Librarians become librarians through a diverse set of means and backgrounds. I’m someone who had wanted to be a librarian since I was seven years old. But for many…
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Picture Book Biographies
Here comes another list of biographies (check out Artist Bios, Author Bios, Inventor Bios and Athlete Bios) all about people, you might not ever have heard of before! This list of picture book biographies is full of fascinating facts, interesting stories, and people you just have to meet. After the…
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Storytime Theme: Bathtime
It’s bathtime at storytime this week! Don’t forget to use a bubble machine to fill the whole room with bubbles to really get in the mood of bathtime. There are some adorable and super fun picture books about bathtime that are must-reads. If you haven’t read Have You Seen My…
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Top Ten Tuesday: How My Reading Habits Have Changed Over Time
I’m sure my reading habits have changed similarly to other people’s as they’ve gotten older. I have less time to read, but I still make it a priority to spend time reading each day. I think that’s probably one of the only things that hasn’t changed! So many people are…
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Storytime Theme: Letter P
We’re continuing to truck along through the alphabet and we’re already on the letter P! Today’s lesson plan was a really simple plan to pull together because there are so many great letter p words for kids. And they’re really fun words too – like pizza, penguin, pink, pigs, pumpkins,…
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Artist Biographies for Kids
Here comes another list of biographies (check out Author Bios, Inventor Bios and Athlete Bios) all about artists, hopefully some you might never have heard of before! These books make great inspiration for the kids who don’t stop doodling, drawing, folding paper, creating art with found material, sculpting, and so…
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Storytime Theme: Travel
Whether you’re heading on vacation or traveling through your imagination, this storytime lesson plan is filled with wonderful read alouds from classics like Miss Rhumphius to interactive titles like Are We There Yet? And while I don’t get to travel as much as I’d like, this was such a fun…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Was Assigned In Class
While the books on this list weren’t necessarily my favorite, they left a lasting impression on me and this was an easy list of books to pull together. While I loved to read throughout school, I didn’t really enjoy required reading usually because it got in the way of what…
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Storytime Theme: Letter O
We’re continuing to move through the alphabet and today we’re showcasing the letter O! Today’s letter was a little difficult, but I think I found enough letter O words that will work for a wide-variety of storytimes with words like outside, octopus, one, ovals, and so much more! You could…