Halloween | thepodunklibrarian 3/4

Oct 23, 2018

Frankenstein Bash

I wanted to do something for the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein, but for kids. That turned into a Halloween, cartoon-y version. Here's...

Oct 12, 2018

2018 Literary Pumpkin Carving Contest

This was our third year doing a Literary Pumpkin Carving Contest (see previous post here). And, unfortunately, the worst turn out we've...

Oct 9, 2018

Balloon Ghosts

We were invited to Dewey Lake's first annual Harvest in the Park. They asked us to set up and provide candy for trick-or-treaters as well...

Oct 8, 2018

Halloween Book Display

I love black and white stripes. I'm always looking for an excuse to incorporate them. Enter Halloween book display. The inside of the...

Oct 6, 2018

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

I wanted to have a shindig last year for the 50th anniversary of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" but I had some scheduling...

Oct 4, 2018

Story Time: Black Cats

I'm doing Halloween all month long--starting with black cats. We read Moonlight the Halloween Cat by Cynthia Rylant and a Cat in the Hat...

Oct 1, 2018

Frankenstein Bulletin Board

For Halloween and in honor of Frankenstein's 200th birthday this year, I did a Frankenstein bulletin board. "Frankly, I love books."...

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...