Category Archives: Children’s Programs
Gird Your Loins: Summer Reading Begins!
As I was making the daily schedules this week for our children’s department, I wrote the phrase “Gird Your Loins: Summer Reading Begins” across the top. Highlighted in yellow. In our library, Summer Reading sign-up is no joke. It is … Continue reading
True Tales from the Children’s Room
It’s been an eventful few weeks in my library. I’m not sure if it’s the incremental changes in the weather or barometric pressure or if odd and hilarious incidents are tied to the waxing and waning of the moon. In … Continue reading
Filed under Children's Programs, Librarianship
Steal This Storytime: Spectrum Edition
Back in 2008 I began blogging over at ALSC about doing programs for children with autism. I felt then, and still do, that is is important for libraries to provide storytimes that are distinct from our usual preschool storytimes for children … Continue reading
Filed under Children's Programs, Children's Services, Steal This Storytime
Steal This Storytime!
Looking to spruce up your preschool storytime with something fresh, diverse, and action-oriented? Perhaps you may like to steal this American Sign Language (ASL)/Quasi-Valentine’s Day themed storytime : (If you are interested more information and resources on using ASL in … Continue reading
Steal This Rhyme!
Sitting on the (slow, slow, slow) MetroNorth this morning, I came up with a new rhyme for my Preschool Storytime. Take it, use it, change it up as you see fit! And enjoy! Kiera’s Wiggly, Jiggly, Settle-Down Rhyme Right hand, … Continue reading
Steal this Program: Codes, Ciphers, and Cryptographs!
We just launched a new program called 7, 8, Create! at my library. Designed for (you guessed it) seven and eight-year-olds, it’s a pretty open-ended program. One day (depending on which librarian is running it) we might do a story … Continue reading
Filed under Children's Programs, Kid Stuff
True Tales from the Children’s Room OR
How To Clear a Roomful of Preschoolers in Under a Minute. Last Friday, I hosted our weekly movie program for children under five. We showed a collection of short films about magic and imagination, including the classics Strega Nona and Harold … Continue reading
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Steal This Storytime!
After years of doing toddler storytimes, it can start to feel like you’re recycling the same old material over and over (and over.) This is not necessarily a bad thing; the rhythm and rhyme of classic nursery songs and fingerplays … Continue reading
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Steal This Storytime!
Perhaps because of the oppressive heat and humidity in the New York tri-state area this week, I was inspired to pull out this program plan that I usually use in either early fall or late spring (my favorite times of … Continue reading
Filed under Children's Programs, Steal This Storytime
Steal this Storytime!
Hello and welcome to a new segment I like to call Steal This Storytime! in which I will detail a storytime program plan that has a 100% proven success rate (and by that I mean no children ran screaming from … Continue reading
