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the podunk librarian
Nov 17, 2017
DIY Peppermint Sugar Scrub
For an outreach activity, I did a DIY peppermint sugar scrub at a local coffee shop. The recipe and sample photo I got from Mommy...
Nov 15, 2017
Thanksgiving Story Time
"The Very Stuffed Turkey" by Katharine Kenah paired with "10 Fat Turkeys" by Tony Johnston. Oriental Trading paper plate candy corn...
Nov 9, 2017
Story Time: Fall
For a Fall-themed Story Time, we read "Leaf Man" by Lois Ehlert, "In the Middle of Fall" by Kevin Henkes, and "Tap the Magic Tree" by...
Nov 2, 2017
Oct 25, 2017
Story Time: Halloween Party
We started with "The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Halloween Fun for Everyone!" lift-a-flap book. We followed with Margery...
Oct 25, 2017
Halloween Carnival
We've done carnivals at the library in the past, but this was our first Halloween Carnival. Each game had both a toy/non-edible prize and...
Oct 18, 2017
Story Time: Witches
For our Witch-themed Story Time, we read Laura Leuck's "One Witch" and Michael Rex's "Brooms are for Flying." Our craft was a handprint...
Oct 11, 2017
Literary Pumpkin Carving Contest
For 2017, I did Violet Beauregarde from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" for the library's Literary Pumpkin Carving Contest. Here is...
Oct 6, 2017
Poe Party!
To kick off Halloween, we had a Poe Party at the library. I said we would: Celebrate the horror tales of Edgar Allan Poe with activities,...
Oct 4, 2017
Monster Story Time
For Monster Story Time, we read Ed Emberley's "Go Away Big Green Monster" and "I'm Looking for a Monster!" by Timothy Young. Then the...
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