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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
If you do a search online a number of libraries around the country have created their own version of 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program. My boss came to me sometime in early January, I believe, and thought that this would be a great program for our library to offer. After a…
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Fun Friday Program – Tangram Puzzles
In the school district where I work the elementary school students have a half day on the second Friday of every month. Over winter break, I decided that this would be a perfect time to create a program for parents to bring their kids to the library! Last month, our theme…
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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…
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Fun Friday Program
As we began making plans for this winter, I decided that we had a great opportunity to provide to our elementary age students once a month on a Friday afternoon. Our school district gives the children a half day on a the second Friday of every month, giving the teachers…
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Books & Cooks Program
I am continually surprised when people I know say that they are not very adept in the kitchen. I love to bake and cook and I even think that I’m pretty good at it! To me, cooking is usually pretty easy – there are few things in life that give…
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Middle School Book Discussion
Part of my library’s summer reading program involves 2 different middle school (grades 5 – 8) book discussions. The first is called “Literary Lunch” and is an hour long book discussion once a week for five weeks during lunch time. The students bring their lunch and the library provides some…
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Lively Listening (read aloud) Program
This post is actually a cheat, because I’ve posted on this topic before. I think reading aloud to kids of all ages is just as important as it is to babies and toddlers. This week for our Lively Listening program I focused on informational texts, biographies, and historical fiction. These…
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Middle School Theatre & Margie Palatini
At my library we have a middle school program called Junior Friends. The Junior Friends are students in the 5th – 8th grade who are interested in helping with community service projects for the library. Through this program the kids manage a used book sale, create a newsletter, maintain a…
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Spread the Word to End the Word
What word, you may be asking? The R-word, or as others have heard it “retarded.” Why am I posting about this? Well, many of you may not be aware of a book award presented by the American Library Association called the Schneider Family Book Award. “The Schneider Family Book Awards…
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Skippyjon Jones Party
If you have never heard of Skippyjon Jones, I beg you, please run to your nearest bookstore or library and pick up a copy. Skippyjon Jones is a rambunctious Siamese kitten who, with the help of his closet and his imagination becomes El Skippito, the great Mexican sword fighter and…