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Storytime Theme: Elephants
I had a storytime on Saturday morning, a fairly new adventure for us as we have shied away from Saturday programming for a long time. But, we’ve been testing the waters this winter/spring and have gotten great responses by offering a storytime on Saturday mornings for families that work. It…
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Preschool Storytime – PA's One Book
Like my toddler storytime yesterday morning, this week we presented Pennsylvania’s One Book, Every Young Child choice for 2015. But, unlike the toddler storytime, I also added a number of different elements to really connect with these older children. I’ve been doing a toddler storytime for the past seven years…
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Preschool Parachute Storytime
My preschool parachute storytime has 25 children registered with four on the waiting list and this is my third week in storytime… with only 5-8 kids. I have no idea where everyone else is?!?!?! The kids that did show up had a lot of fun with our construction themed storytime…
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Preschool Parachute Storytime – Week #2
We focused a lot on opposites this week, unfortunately I only had six kids join me, so the adults in the room were kind enough to help shake the parachute. Our first book was called Maria Had a Little Llama and I wanted to use something that was a little different…
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Preschool Parachute Storytime – Week #1
This is my first opportunity to offer a storytime for preschoolers! And it’s definitely my first time offering a parachute storytime for this age group. I was excited because this age group allows me to do more with the parachute because they can follow more directions than the toddlers. And…
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#SaturdayLibrarian + Programming = Crazy
We haven’t provided very many Saturday programs in the past, but with more and more patrons requesting Saturday story times, we’ve decided to offer something once a month when a storyteller is working a Saturday shift. If today’s crowd was any indication, we’ll be doing something a lot more on…
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Sensory-Friendly Storytime: Favorites
I visit 4 classrooms a few times of year at our Intermediate Unit (which for those of you outside of PA – is a state-wide program for young children with disabilities. In the morning I see a three classrooms and in the afternoon I see four classrooms – each with…
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Art Exploration & Sensory Play
Today I offered back-to-back programs that focused on art exploration and sensory play for little ones from 2 – 5 years old. We had an absolute blast and I think everyone found something they liked doing! I’m absolutely exhausted from all the prep work, but it was so great to see these…
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Preschoool Storytime
For the winter session, I’m getting the chance to offer a parachute preschool storytime for children ages 3.5 – 5 years old. I’m really excited to be given the opportunity to work with a little bit of an older group of kids – I normally am in charge of toddler…
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Countdown to Noon Party
Well, that was a success! We ended up with about 75 people for our first ever Countdown to Noon Party. It was a little chaotic, but I think the families really appreciated it. It probably could have been even busier, but we capped the kid count at 55 to ensure…
