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One of Those Days…
It’s been a fairly busy week for us – Life-Size Board Games on Monday, story times, Enchanted Library rehearsal, meetings and more. But today was our last Parent/Child Workshop for our fall series. It started off as a great morning, even without our usual extra help we were able to…
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Movement & Play
My mom just sent me an article written in The Washington Post about ADHD and children in school. The article states that diagnosis for ADHD is up to 11% in 2011 from just 7.8% in 2003. There are a number of theories about the reason for this rise in fidgeting…
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Story Time Theme: Playing
The answer is bubbles. I think that anyone who offers a storytime program should definitely be aware of the power of bubbles. Our focus this week was on the last of the five early literacy skills: play. I read three books all about play, but hands down our favorite was…
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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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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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“Imagination: The Forgotten 21st Century Skill?”
While I was contemplating what to write about today, an article about imagination just popped up on Twitter feed – and there was my answer! “Imagination: The Forgotten 21st Century Skill?” was posted on the Scholastic website by Brian Smith, a kindergarten teacher. In the article, Brian Smith notes that…
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Hokey Pokey
All I can say is, wow. I finished Hokey Pokey in about 24 hours because it was absolutely amazing! Jerry Spinelli has out done himself again and I loved this book. Spinelli uses metaphors, allegory, and beautiful language to create the world of Hokey Pokey where children rule and the…
