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the podunk librarian
Feb 6, 2019
Valentine Chocolates Bulletin Board
A Good Read is a Sweet Treat in Cookie Monster font. To make the heart-shaped box of chocolates, I cut out a large heart from white...
Feb 4, 2019
Red Book Display
For February I did a red book display with a Valentine's Day nod. I saw a bulletin board with this little poem on Instagram and thought...
Jan 31, 2019
Story Time: Cookies
We did our annual reading If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff, paired with Pat Hutchins' The Doorbell Rang. I passed out the...
Jan 29, 2019
Narnia Night
I've been trying to have an event for The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe for over a year now. And, despite some bad weather, we...
Jan 24, 2019
Story Time: Hippos
We read Hilda Must Be Dancing by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Suzanne Watts and The Hiccuping Hippo by Keith Faulkner and Jonathan...
Jan 22, 2019
Lego Club
About a year and a half ago, I started a once-a-month Lego club. We're taking a break now (at least for a few months), but here's a run...
Jan 11, 2019
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
We wanted to try Beanstack this year for Summer Reading. To get a feel for it before the summer, we used it to launch our 1,000 Books...
Jan 10, 2019
Story Time: Pirates
We paired Bubble Bath Pirates! by Jarrett J. Krosoczka with Pirate Nap by Danna Smith and Valeria Petrone. Our craft was a pirate door...
Jan 6, 2019
Giant Confetti Poppers
So, these weren't actually for the library. But I have made the regular-sized confetti poppers at the library for the 4th of July and...
Jan 5, 2019
Build the Best 2019 Book Display
Build the Best 2019: STEAM + how-to books for kids
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