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Star Wars Party
Have you ever had one of those programs that you started planning and after it was over it looked nothing like the way you planned? That was our Star Wars party. When I originally began planning the program I talked with my supervisor and we decided on reserving our large…
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Elementary STEAM: Popcorn Science
Last week I offered a Popcorn Science class for our Fun Friday program. I actually had two programs – the first for 2nd through 4th graders and the other for Kindergarten & 1st graders. The kids were beyond excited to eat the popcorn, but first I wanted to do a little…
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Resource for Parents, Teachers, & Librarians: All the Wonders
From the All The Wonders’s website, “All The Wonders is a home for readers to discover new books and to experience the stories they love in wondrous ways. It is an entertainment channel, a variety show, and a modern library all wrapped up into one digital home.” If you haven’t checked…
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Middle School Crafting – Arm Knitting
Last night we hosted an arm knitting class for middle school students (grades 5 – 8). I learned how to do this from a Michael’s Craft Store Youtube video last fall and gave a few scarves out to friends and family as Christmas gifts. It definitely takes a little time…
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Enchanted Library – 2015 edition (superheroes)
Every year, we create an Enchanted Library program (the largest program our library offers all year around). We found the idea in a Library Sparks magazine a number of years ago and adapted the program to fit our needs. Here’s a little background – The program itself is a 20-minute tour…
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Harvest Festival
Tuesday evening we hosted a Harvest Festival for families and with 50 children registered, we ended up with over 70 in attendance (thank goodness we had enough supplies!) and I think everyone had a great time! We had ten different stations for little ones and had some wonderful help from…
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Baby Yoga… or What Was I Thinking?!?!
So, if you haven’t guessed already from the programs I create, I get bored easily and am always looking for something new to try! Well, since our toddler and preschool yoga storytimes go so well, I decided, what the heck? Let’s try a baby yoga class. Never mind, I know…
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Sunday Storytime Challenge #1
I love sensory-based activities and I try to offer different types of activities for the little ones in our library, so that everyone can get a chance to try something new and different! I think my favorite so far has been the stained glass windows we did in our Petite…
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Life-Size Chutes & Ladders
I cannot claim the genius of this idea, those props have to go to Amy at her blog, The Show Me Librarian. Last fall we offered Life-Size Candyland and Clue at our library and the kids had a blast. If you’re thinking about adding this type of programming, Chutes &…
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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…
