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Enchanted Library – Success!
With the help of 20 middle school students, staff, and hours of work our 6th Annual Enchanted Library was a success! We had 310 community members take 16 tours through the library in 2.5 hours on Friday evening. All of the actors and tour guides did a great job! Cam…
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Getting Ready
We’re in full swing to get everything ready for the 6th Annual Enchanted Library tomorrow night! The kids will be in for their second dress rehearsal tonight, food is coming in from gracious library staff members, the shadowy figures are ready to lurk behind bookshelves and around corners, and our…
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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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Storytime Theme: Orange
I don’t know what’s been going on, but my story times have been absolutely crazy all season long! Last week, I had eight kids – it was absolutely nuts! This week, I probably had close to 20 kids, and even crazier. I think the biggest issue in this session is…
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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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Children's Book Council
The Children’s Book Council (CBC) “is the nonprofit trade association of children’s book publishers in North America, dedicated to supporting and informing the industry and fostering literacy.” That really means that the CBC works closely with children’s book publishers to professional development, marketing, and advocacy as well as partnerships with national…
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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 Clue (it’s easier than you think!)
Yesterday morning, we offered Life-Size Candyland for our younger patrons, definitely check out all the fun we had! And in the afternoon, we offered Life-Size Clue for our middle schoolers. The set-up isn’t too difficult, it just requires more than a little math. And some willingness to crawl around on the…
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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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Sensory-Friendly Storytime Theme: Polka-Dots
Today I have four storytimes at the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit where children with disabilities go to preschool. I see a wide range of disabilities, so the best thing for me to do is bring great tried and true storytime books that are interactive and fun! The kids really loved…
