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Superhero Academy
Last night was our last BIG program of the summer. Don’t get me wrong, the kids can records books and hours until the 28th and we still have a number of programs happening until then, but I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Our Superhero…
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Mythology for Middle School
We hosted a mythology program on Monday night for our middle school students! And with 36 kids in attendance, it went really well! I created six different activities for the kids to rotate through. I have found stations lead to minimal boredom and problems within the groups. And I always try to…
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Don't Let the Pigeon… Party
Yesterday we had a fun Pigeon party at the library for our young elementary school kids (Kindergarten – 2nd Grade)! Sadly we only ended up with 12 kids in attendance, but they definitely had fun! I made this program really easy by using the Pigeon’s 10th Birthday Celebration Activity Kit.…
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Movement & Play
My mom just sent me an article written in The Washington Post about ADHD and children in school. The article states that diagnosis for ADHD is up to 11% in 2011 from just 7.8% in 2003. There are a number of theories about the reason for this rise in fidgeting…
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Summer Camp Outreach
Every year the library partners with the local Park & Recreation Department to bring a library program out to the summer day camp. This year we’re focusing our services on children ages 5 – 8, which is a little easier than offering a 30 – 45 minute program for the…
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Scaredy Squirrel Party!
Last night our library held a Scaredy Squirrel Party in honor of Fire Prevention Week. I was originally going to do a fire safety theme, but decided that Scaredy Squirrel was a lot more fun! We ended up with 22 kids from 1st – 3rd grade in attendance on what…
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Heroes of Olympus Party
Tonight we’re hosting a Heroes of Olympus party based on Rick Riordan’s popular series about Greek and Roman mythology. Two years ago, we hosted a similar party focused on the Percy Jackson series and the kids loved it! We had trivia, made our own ambrosia (ice cream handmade by each…
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Superhero Party @ the Library
We had so much fun last night with a superhero themed party for kids in Kindergarten and 1st grade and a second party for children in grades 2 – 4. I thought this might be a big draw for our patrons so I broke the group up to accommodate a…
