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Lego Robot Building Night
Last night we hosted a Lego building night with a focus on building robots! We shared two really awesome robot stories and then spent the rest of the evening playing and building with Legos. The first story we shared was called Robot Zombie Frankenstein by Annette Simon which I reviewed…
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Summer Countdown….
Now, for most people summertime means vacation, sun, surf, relaxation, being outside, and spending time with family and friends. For public librarians, summer is its own monster filled with busy programs, families coming into the library endlessly asking for their summer reading books for school assignments, and more work hours…
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Summer of the Gypsy Moths
Sara Pennypacker’s Summer of the Gypsy Moths is a story of belonging, of finding a family in an unexpected place, and of dreams. Stella is living with her Great-Aunt Louise on the Cape Cod coast with another foster girl, named Angel. The two girls are complete opposites and have no…
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Ribbit!
Ribbit! written by Rodrigo Folgueira and illustrated by Poly Bernatene is an adorable story of friendship that will definitely be on my list for story time in the summer. One morning a family of frogs wakes up to find a pink pig sitting happily on a rock. The little pig lets out…
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Fun Friday – Gardening
My last Fun Friday program was a much smaller group of kids – I think partly because it’s a beautiful day outside and partly because the school year is winding down and families are so busy right now. Nevertheless, we had a great time. I read The Curious Garden by Peter…
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Story Time Theme: Owls
There are some really great owl books out there and I couldn’t help myself, I just had to do a story time with an owl theme. The great thing about the owl books that I found is that there are a number of great toddler books and some great preschool…
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Story Time Theme: Extreme Interaction
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! This was my last story time for the spring session and I won’t have story time with these kids in the library again until the end of June. It’s always a little sad to see the kids leave, but…
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Junior Friends Party
Yesterday marked the end of the school year meetings for our Junior Friends of the Library. We used to try to have our parties later in May, but the kids have so many banquets, parties, sporting events, and activities that we moved it up this year to accommodate everyone’s schedule and…
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May the Fourth be with you!
Happy Star Wars Day everyone! If you haven’t gotten a chance, definitely check out Star Wars: Vader’s Little Princess. An awesome book that takes quotes from the movies and new graphic novel illustrations to create a story that will make you laugh out loud. Title: Star Wars: Vader’s Little Girl…
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Stop, Drop, & Read!
Our library partnered with the middle school on this really fun idea called “Stop, Drop, and Read!” We encouraged the middle school students to meet at the mall on Saturday afternoon for a Flash Mob event, but rather than singing, dancing, or the surprise engagement, we asked the kids to…
