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Writing Workshop
This year we’re hosting our 47th annual write and illustrate contest for kids. Each year kids in grades Kindergarten – 8th grade submit their own stories that they written and illustrated and the winners in each grade have their books professionally bound and added to our collection. What’s really great…
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Tangram Puzzles Program
Programming in the library has been difficult since COVID started over a year and a half ago. We were able to jump into virtual programs really quickly, but it was very basic at the beginning. We focused solely on booktalking/read-aloud and storytimes. Since then, we’ve definitely expanded our repertoire with…
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Preschool Art Program
With COVID numbers on the rise, my library focused on providing a lot of programming this summer to be virtual. But, in order to make it a little more special once in a while, we also create kits to pick up to supplement what we could do online. The most…
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Hedgehog Book Folding
It’s been really difficult trying to find craft ideas that can be made into take-home kits for the kids! We’ve been offering our Grab & Go Kits since last October and families are absolutely LOVING them! I think what makes them so appealing to parents right now is that we…
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Virtual Programming: Book Talks
While we’re working from home, my children’s librarian and I have been sharing book talks for elementary and middle grade readers. This is an great program on a couple of fronts: we don’t have to worry about copyright issues it’s easy to do, especially if you’re a big reader if…
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Petite Picasso Preschool Art
I love art and am jealous of friends who are artistic and create such amazing things with their talent. I’m artistic with a camera, but put a paintbrush, pencil or marker in my hand and I can’t draw a straight line with a ruler! Petite Picasso Preschool Art is my…
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Music & Movement: Transportation
I’ve never done a Music & Movement program before, but I’ve always wanted to and we finally had some space in the calendar and I knew that I definitely needed to do a little preschool programming. It was a little intimidating to put together, probably because I am a musically…
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AtoZ Blogging Challenge Recap
I made it! 26 posts about library program during the month of April! A big thank you to everyone who stopped by, liked my posts and left comments! If you’re looking for any specific posts, I’ve created this list for easy access to all 26 program ideas. A- Ancestry…
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AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Zentangles
Program Name: Learn About Zentangles What: As part of our De-Stress December programming, I offered a Zentangle program at our library. “The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.” There are a ton of resources available on the Zentangle website and on…
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AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Yoga
Program Name: Stretch & Stories What: We’ve offered a number of yoga storytimes at our library and we have a number of families that really enjoy them. During this program I try to encourage a lot of participation, not just from the kids, but also from the adults whether it’s helping the…
