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Mar 14, 2018
Story Time: St. Patrick's Day
We read "The Luckiest St. Patrick's Day Ever!" by Teddy Slater and "How to Catch a Leprechaun" by Adam Wallace. We learned the word...
Mar 3, 2018
Dr. Seuss Birthday Party Cupcakes
This year I made cupcakes for our annual Birthday Party for Dr. Seuss. I wanted to feature a few different books, and I went with The...
Feb 15, 2018
Story Time Valentine's Day Party
We read "If You'll Be My Valentine" by Cynthia Rylant and "The Biggest Kiss" by Joanna Walsh. Our craft was a thumbprint heart tree craft...
Feb 14, 2018
Valentine Cookie Decorating
One of the first events I ever did was Cookie Decorating for Christmas. It went over really well, and I've always wanted to do it again,...
Dec 20, 2017
Story Time Christmas Party
"'Twas the Night Before Christmas" paired with Lucy Cousins' "Maisy's Christmas Presents" and a foam reindeer ornament from Oriental...
Dec 12, 2017
Grinch-mas Party
To get full use out of our Grinch costume purchase, we had a Grinch float in the Prestonsburg Christmas Parade and a Grinch-mas Party at...
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,...
May 9, 2017
Joker Birthday Party
This was not for the library, though I could recycle some things for a Batman event. This was my niece's 2nd birthday party. Yep. We...
Dec 9, 2016
Hot Chocolate Bar and Story Time with Santa
This year, Santa read "The Night Before Christmas" to the kids before they lined up to give him their wish lists and take pictures. I...
Dec 2, 2016
Gingerbread House Decorating
To kick off the Christmas season library festivities, we had a Gingerbread House Decorating activity. And by gingerbread, I mean graham...
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