• Activities

    Music & Movement for Preschoolers

    kids dancing

    This was a new program I tried at my library. We’re hosting regular storytimes, but we’re also always looking for ways to try new and different programs for our toddlers and preschoolers. This was a departure from what we’ve done in the past – not a storytime and not a…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Spunky Little Monkey

    Summary:  “Sleepy little monkey won’t get out of bed. Mama called the Doctor and the Doctor said: “Apple Juice, Orange Juice, Gooseberry Pies — Monkey needs some exercise!” Sleepy little monkeys everywhere will clap, stomp, shake, and cheer — while chanting this rhythmic, energetic dance song based on a popular playground…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Bagel In Love

    Summary:  “Bagel loved to dance. It made him happier than a birthday cake! And more than anything, he wants a partner who will spin and swirl, tap and twirl with him in the dance contest. But Pretzel sniffs that he doesn’t cut the mustard, Croissant thinks his moves are stale, and Doughnut’s…

  • Activities

    Multi-Cultural Night

    This is one of my favorite programs we put together at our library – we’ve done this a few times. What makes it absolutely amazing is that we ask our patrons to share their culture which means we get an authentic look into a variety of cultures in just one…

  • Lifestyle

    Must Listen: Emily Arrow ~ Storytime Singalong

    I’ve mentioned Emily Arrow before on my blog, but that was before I got a copy of her Storytime Singalong, Vol. 1 CD.  This CD is absolutely pure gold for storytimes and families!  Emily has done a few of her own songs, but what I absolutely am in awe of…

  • Activities

    Pre-K Dance Party

    We had a HUGE and very successful Pre-K Dance Party yesterday morning with 45+ toddlers and preschoolers and their parents/guardians.  It has just been starting to get cold here with a very weird and warm winter.  But, kids were ready to come in and move! My few ground rules involved…

  • Activities

    Dance Party + New Music = More FUN

    We had our BEST dance party yet!  I intermixed some oldies, but goodies into my children’s music playlist and had a number of parents comment about how much they really enjoyed the music selection.  And for anyone who has never done this before… after 45 minutes of dancing the kids…

  • Lifestyle

    #SaturdayLibrarian + Programming = Crazy

    We haven’t provided very many Saturday programs in the past, but with more and more patrons requesting Saturday story times, we’ve decided to offer something once a month when a storyteller is working a Saturday shift.  If today’s crowd was any indication, we’ll be doing something a lot more on…

  • Activities

    Preschool Dance Party

    I only ended up with six kids for this afternoon’s program (19 were registered), but we had a great time!  The kids were super energetic, ready to dance and didn’t stop for over 30 minutes.  We took one reading break and with only six kids we spent a lot of time…