• Lifestyle

    Red Cape + Underwear = Captain Underpants

    A red cape and underwear can only mean one thing – Captain Underpants! We hosted a Captain Underpants program last night and if the giggles were any indication, the kids had a blast!  We began the evening taking a few minutes to read aloud from Captain Underpants and the Big,…

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    Diwali Celebration

    We had a HUGE crowd to celebrate Diwali last night!  We have a large Indian population in our community and although Diwali is celebrated in different ways (across India), we had a wonderful time last night!  For our youngest patrons we hosted a brief storytime with a beautiful Diwali book The…

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    Boo — And I Mean It! (Junie B. Jones Event)

    Last night we hosted a Junie B. Jones event at the library, because, let’s be real, we all love Junie B. Jones!  We had a great sign up with over 25 kids on the registration and waiting list, but sadly only 11 showed up for the program.  But we all…

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    Life-Size Candyland

    The kids have the day off of school, so we decided to take advantage and offer Life-Size Candyland at the library. It was absolutely crazy, but the kids had a great time! We found this idea from the ALSC blog and from a website called Recreation Guy.  And what we…

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    National Poetry Day

    Contrary to what I believed (Poetry Month being April), National Poetry Day is on October 2nd.  Upon further research (because that’s what I do)… it’s National Poetry Day in England!  That being said, I’m going to share a few of my favorite poetry books that are accessible to all ages.…

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    Shiver Me Timbers…

    It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day!  And with that being said, here’s my (condensed) list of must-read pirate books!  I could have gone on forever, but I’ll hold back and list only ten. Dirty Joe the Pirate: A Tue Story by Bill Harley You can’t go wrong when it…

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    Fun Friday – Yoga

    The kids were all a little wired for our Fun Friday program.  We ended up with 21 kids for 45 minutes in grades 1 – 4.  It’s only the second week of school, the weather was awesome, and it was Friday, so naturally the kids were bouncing off the walls. …

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    Book Review: Loot: How to Steal a Fortune

    Loot  is exactly what Jude Watson does best – action-packed, fast-paced and adventure wrapped up in a story you can’t put down.  When March’s father, a notorious cat burglar dies on the job, March must finish one last job.  His father’s dying words to March, “Find jewels,” and it’s only…

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    3rd & 4th Grade Book Discussion

    We started our 3rd & 4th grade book discussion last summer and had some great experiences and the kids who attended all read the books!  This is particularly amazing because I can’t always get our middle school students to read the book (which can make a book discussion difficult), but…

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    Fall Programming Ideas

    Although in our area children do not go back to school until after Labor Day, I’m already hard at work finalizing fall programming dates and times as well as beginning to promote events that are upcoming in September.  Our summer reading program doesn’t even end until the 29th, so we…