I have been using a song to start off my 3-5 year old story time called "My Hands Say Hello," which I found on Abby the Librarian's awesome blog. The song goes like this, waving your hands in the air: (to the tune of The Farmer in the Dell) My hands say hello My hands … Continue reading The Hello Song Turns Inappropriate….
Category: Library Things
Dr. Seuss Birthday Party!
Last Saturday we held a birthday party for Dr. Seuss, who would have been 108 this year. When I went shopping the Friday before, there were about 20 people signed up for the party. Luckily I always get more than I think I'll need, because Saturday morning a TON more people signed up! In fact, … Continue reading Dr. Seuss Birthday Party!
Tween Patrons Get Library Space and Programs of Their Own
Tween Patrons Get Library Space and Programs of Their Own. Good article from School Library Journal on the importance of tween spaces and programs in libraries. We say teens get overlooked, but sometimes I feel like the tweens get lost even more, and they are the ones who are actually more inclined to come to … Continue reading Tween Patrons Get Library Space and Programs of Their Own
Valentine’s Day Story Time
So I was trying to find a good Valentine's craft that wasn't all pink or a card and I found the best thing on Pinterest (obviously!) In finding a great craft, I also discovered a book I had never heard of and in fact, found the best Valentine's Day story time ever. The image from … Continue reading Valentine’s Day Story Time
Picturebook Friday
Where the Wild Things Are.... One of my all time favorites, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak has made it to the big time....that is, if you consider The Colbert Report to be the big time. Which I do. I'm not going to write my analysis or review of it. Many, many experts … Continue reading Picturebook Friday
January Story Times
Week 1 ~ Elephants I centered this story time around Elmer by David McKee. A sweet story about a patchwork elephant who thinks that it would be better to look like all of the other elephants, so he covers himself in grey mud. When he gets back to his herd, he realizes that without him, … Continue reading January Story Times
Harry Potter Club: The Monster Book of Monsters
I didn't think we could do it, but they came out awesome! Granted, I was the one doing most of the gluing, but the kids were so totally excited to have an actual "Monster Book of Monsters" that they didn't seem to care. When I made my sample, I was so proud of myself and … Continue reading Harry Potter Club: The Monster Book of Monsters
December Story Times (weeks 9 & 10)
(Better late than never, eh?) Week 9 - Bedtime Books For this story time, I read Llama, Llama, Red Pajama by Anna Dewdey, Russell the Sheep by Rob Scotton and Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! by the great Mo Willems. The Llama books are always a hit and work with younger and … Continue reading December Story Times (weeks 9 & 10)
Harry Potter Club
Here are some crafts we've done in Harry Potter Club in the past few months! For one meeting we did a "Dragon Study." I grabbed all the books we had with illustrations and "facts" about dragons and put them out. Then I read descriptions of the different dragon breeds from Fantastic Beasts and Where to … Continue reading Harry Potter Club
Tween Book Club
Yesterday I had my Tween Book Club. We read PIE by Sarah Weeks. I was lucky enough to get the ARC at BEA, and I reviewed it awhile ago. This is a really cute mystery that also makes you hungry for pie, as it has a yummy pie recipe at the end/beginning of each chapter. … Continue reading Tween Book Club