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Philadelphia Library at the Airport
I was walking to my gate on Friday and I cam across the Free Library of Philadelphia… in the airport! Here’s a quick blurb about the idea from the Free Library’s blog. And here’s a great write-up in the Library Journal about libraries in airports (including Philadelphia). I was so…
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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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People Magazine Advertisements & Books?
I had to travel over the weekend and during the inevitable delayed layover at the Atlanta airport, I was perusing People Magazine. But not just any People the Collector’s Special about the movie Divergent due out in theatres on March 21st. I’m sure most (if not all) of you know…
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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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The Most Magnificent Thing
“The great thing about life – the most magnificent thing about being these sentient human beings – is that we have been given the power of choice.” -Bryant McGill This quote works perfectly with this story that teaches kids that sometimes all you need is a little perspective. The little…
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Better Off Friends
Sometimes all you need is a feel-good book and that’s exactly what I would describe Better Off Friends as – a feel good book (and it’s exactly what I needed this past week). Macallan and Levi have been best friends since the day they met. Now in high school, it’s…
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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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Almost Super
Almost Super was such a fun read! Marion Jensen did a great job of creating the very realistic Bailey family – with some amazing super powers, that is, except for Rafter and his brother Benny. The Bailey family has been saving the world from the super villains, The Johnsons (you always…
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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…
