• Activities

    Storytime Theme: Friendship Adventure

    With this year’s summer reading theme being “Adventure Beings at Your Library,” I wanted to make sure we have lots of great suggestions early in the year! Check out the rest of the adventure themes – ocean, outdoors, and travel too! This storytime lesson plan works well for an adventure-theme…

  • Activities

    Storytime Theme: Travel Adventure

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    With this year’s summer reading theme being “Adventure Beings at Your Library,” I wanted to make sure we have lots of great suggestions early in the year! Check out last week’s adventure themes – ocean and outdoors too! This storytime lesson plan works well for an adventure-theme program but could…

  • Lists

    14 Books for Lego Fans

    LEGO faces

    LEGO and yes, that’s both singular and plural, is a building tool that was created all the way back in 1958 and has been a popular, mainstay in children’s toys for decades. And now, LEGO is even creating LEGO sets specifically for adults – everything from vehicles to entertainment, from…

  • Activities

    Storytime Theme: Ocean Adventure

    Under the Sea

    Spending time over and under the waves is a surefire way to find adventure! With this year’s summer reading theme being “Adventure Beings at Your Library,” I wanted to make sure we have lots of great suggestions early in the year! This storytime lesson plan works well for an adventure-theme…

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    Storytime Theme: Outdoor Adventure

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    I’m going to be sharing six new storytime lesson plans this month all about different types of adventures. In fact, you’ll be seeing even more book lists and programs highlighting adventure in the next few months as that is one of the common themes for summer reading this year –…

  • Activities

    Storytime Theme: Cooking

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    Cooking is one of my most favorite pastimes. If you’re familiar with the “love languages” feeding people is definitely my love language. I love to make delicious food for friends, my staff at the library, and of course my family. So, it’s not a stretch that I wanted to create…

  • Activities

    Storytime Theme: Rainbows

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    Celebrate colors with this storytime theme that’s perfect for preschoolers – rainbows! Whether you’re going all out with unicorns or taking a more STEM approach, this storytime lesson plan has a little bit of everything. With nonfiction books and stories alike, use these books as a jumping off point for…

  • Activities

    Storytime Theme: Pond

    lily pads on a pond

    Somewhat specific, I think this storytime lesson plan turned out better than I expected! There are a lot more picture books about ponds than I originally thought and it’s a great look at a small ecosystem of animals that live together in an area. Some of these are older titles…

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    Storytime Theme: Worms

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    This is a fun, squiggly little storytime theme all about worms! As is typical, I’ve included a few nonfiction titles among the list as well as your typical stories. And while I’ve done countless storytimes about springtime and rain, I’ve never done one focused on worms before! You can focus…

  • Activities

    Storytime Theme: Earth Day

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    I know, I know, this post is coming extremely early for Earth Day, but I’m doing a disservice to you when I post a themed program the same week it’s being held. There’s no way you can pivot fast enough to incorporate all the great ideas I’m offering. So, you’ll…