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Perspective
I was fortunate to spend my Saturday afternoon volunteering for St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. For the past three years, my boyfriend has been volunteering his time (and photo/video expertise) to this amazing cause, and my schedule was clear for Saturday afternoon so I tagged along to help out! And…
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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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Rain, Rain Go Away…
Although, I like having a day where my story time theme (rain) matches the weather outside, this is a little too much weather for me! It’s been raining heavily all day long with dreary gray skies which in turn makes for a very quiet library. It wouldn’t be a problem, because…
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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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Family Place Free Play
My library became a Family Place Library almost two years ago and although it’s been a very busy time – it’s been a great way to get to know a number of our patrons. Not only do we know more families in our community, but they als0 know us and…
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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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Reader’s Advisory for Kids
More often than not, my reader’s advisory questions come from kids who don’t like reading, are uninterested, or at a loss as to where to find a book they might like. When asked, “What is your favorite book?” or “What do you like to read about?” you’ll often receive the…
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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…
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And now, Financial Literacy for the older kids
Last night’s program was definitely not as well attended as I had hoped. I only had five middle schoolers show up – all boys which is definitely a bonus, but only five. The show still went on and I think the boys learned a lot and still had some fun…