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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...

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...

Jul 13, 2018

Kids Drive-In Movie Night

One of our patrons asked me about doing an outdoor movie night so she could cross it off her family's summer bucket list. So I put...

Jun 25, 2018

Pet Rocks

I did this as an easy fill-in activity that fit the Libraries Rock Summer Reading theme... but we had 75 people show up. I ran out of...

Jun 21, 2018

Make Your Own Instruments

To fit in with our Libraries Rock Summer Reading theme, we had a craft night for kids to come make instruments. There were five different...

May 22, 2018

Kids Art Night

I had originally wanted to do a Pop Art for Kids night, but I had trouble coming up with enough appropriate activities. Plus, once I...

May 1, 2018

Lego Clock DIY

I wanted to get rid of our off-brand Lego that I painstakingly weeded out of our Lego Club collection. because it sucks horribly. So I've...

Apr 5, 2018

Perler Bead Keychain Craft Night

I had no Perler Bead experience prior to this event. Some of my co-workers are interested in it, and that's what led to me hosting this...