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...
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the podunk librarian
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...
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