• Reviews

    A Funny Little Bird

    I found a Funny Little Bird to be full of fun, excitement, and even a good lesson on being a friend and a nice person (or bird!).  The little bird in the story is almost invisible and soon becomes upset because he has no friends.  But after an afternoon of…

  • Reviews

    Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building

    Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building by Christy Hale is a wonderful book to use in connection with a building program.  This book combines poetry, children playing, and architectural works that span the globe.  There is no better thing for a child to do than participate in creative and imaginative…

  • Reviews

    White Fur Flying

    White Fur Flying by Patricia MacLachlan was a quick read – perfect for young readers just starting to read chapter books.  This story hit home for me because my aunt rescued a Great Pyrenees/Golden Retriever mix and the story surrounding these loving giants was exactly how her dog, Madison, is…

  • Activities

    …but it’s only June! (fall program planning!)

    Our township Park & Recreation office publishes an Activity Guide three times a year and we as a library are lucky enough to be given a page to include all of our upcoming events for residents to participate in.  This is great for us because its FREE and it reaches…

  • Lifestyle

    First (official) Day of Summer Reading

      My summer reading planning begins in November/December, but for the general public today is the day that our Summer Reading Program officially begins.  I got to work an hour early to make sure the adult and young adult links on the website were working, updated the Facebook page, and…

  • Activities

    Book Discussion Groups

    Our library offers a few different types of book discussion groups for kids and as summer approaches, I’ve been reading like a crazy person getting ready with discussion questions, trivia, and information about authors and read-alike books as well. This year I’m going to try a book discussion group for…

  • Lifestyle

    Video Games in the Library ?!?!?

    We had about 80 third graders visit the library this morning and while giving tours to about a third of them I had two kids ask why the library rented out video games.  I’ll be honest and say that I was shocked that they asked this question, not in an…

  • Activities

    Lego Robot Building Night

    Last night we hosted a Lego building night with a focus on building robots!  We shared two really awesome robot stories and then spent the rest of the evening playing and building with Legos.  The first story we shared was called Robot Zombie Frankenstein by Annette Simon which I reviewed…

  • Activities

    Fun Friday – Gardening

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    My last Fun Friday program was a much smaller group of kids – I think partly because it’s a beautiful day outside and partly because the school year is winding down and families are so busy right now.  Nevertheless, we had a great time.  I read The Curious Garden by Peter…