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Sep 6, 2018

Banned Books Week Display

In addition to the Banned Book Hunt we're doing again this year, we did a Banned Books display. The side of the shelf features a mug shot...

Sep 6, 2018

Story Time: Cows

The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson is a repetitive rhyming story with simple illustrations. It's a little long for my crowd, but the...

Aug 30, 2018

Story Time: Fish

For our fish-themed Story Time, we read Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins. It paired well with Fish Eyes by Lois Ehlert. Fish, Swish!...

Aug 28, 2018

Girl & Doll Headbands

Crafts for American Girl dolls (or any 18-inch doll) at the library have been popular. We've done hats for the Derby, masquerade masks,...

Aug 23, 2018

Story Time: Dinosaurs

Yay, dinosaurs! We read "Meet Dizzy Dinosaur" by Jack Tickle, which is one of my favorite read-alouds. We also read "Dinosaur Roar!" by...

Aug 16, 2018

Story Time: Ladybugs

I paired "The Grouchy Ladybug" by Eric Carle with Henry Cole's "Big Bug." The ladybug hand puppet introduced the theme and allowed some...

Aug 7, 2018

Popcorn Bulletin Board

Pop Open a Good Book! The red and white stripes are the last scrap of a plastic tablecloth roll from Oriental Trading. I cut out large...

Aug 6, 2018

Back to School Book Display

Back to School Book Display with composition notebook and scissors printed with our poster printer. Pencil prop made from pool noodles,...

Jul 27, 2018

Tie-Dye Day

This was my third Tie-Dye event at the library. We do it every summer, and it always brings a crowd. In the past, we have ordered white...

Jul 24, 2018

Shark Attack

More shark stuff! For Shark Week this year, we had a Shark Attack at the library. This included shark-themed crafts, games, facts, and a...