Weekly Program Round-Up: April 28-May 2, 2025

Summer promotional outreach is about to kick off this weekend with a local homeschool expo. I have several school visits scheduled for next week, plus a family engagement night and an FOL-sponsored carnival coming up later this month. Not to mention, I'm trying to pack and move all my programming materials to various places for … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: April 28-May 2, 2025 →

Weekly Program Round-Up: April 21-26, 2025

Book Babies (0-3) Story Time Theme: N/A Books: Woo-Hoo! You're Doing Great! by Sandra Boynton (This one was for the adults and by adults, I mean me.), Babies On the Go by Linda Ashman Songs/Rhymes (lyrics provided when links not available): Opening Song Cheek, ChinCheek, chin, cheek, chin, cheek, chinNOSE! (touch baby’s body parts)Cheek, chin, … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: April 21-26, 2025 →

Weekly Program Round-Up: April 7-12, 2025

Book Babies (0-3) Story Time Theme: National Library Week Books: Leo Loves Baby Time by Anna McQuinn, Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas Songs/Rhymes (lyrics provided when links not available): Opening Song Big BooksBig books, (hands wide)Little books, (hands close)Short books, (Hands horizontal close)Tall! (Hands horizontal far apart)Old books, (hands stroke chin like … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: April 7-12, 2025 →

Weekly Program Round-Up: March 24-29, 2025

Spring break week is always a weird one. In the past, I've offered more programs for kids who are in town looking for things to do and had very few people show up, and then also offered no additional programs only to have people lament that we didn't have special spring break programming. You never … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: March 24-29, 2025 →

Weekly Program Round-Up: February 10-15, 2025

Book Babies (0-3) Story Time Theme: Love/Kindness Books: A Kiss Means I Love You by Kathryn Allen, Valentine Friends by April Jones Prince Songs/Rhymes (lyrics provided when links not available): Opening Song Acka Backa Soda CrackerAcka backa soda cracker (bounce side to side)Acka backa boo!Acka backa soda cracker,Up goes you! (lift baby up) Acka backa … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: February 10-15, 2025 →

Weekly Program Round-Up: January 27-February 1, 2025

We had a couple of special events this week tied to one of my favorite books of all time, as well as Lunar New Year story times! I was very excited to offer these programs! Book Babies (0-3) Story Time Theme: Lunar New Year Books: Chinese New Year Colors by Rich Lo (I like to … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: January 27-February 1, 2025 →

Cardboard and Engineering Challenges: Easy, At-Home Learning Opportunities!

Age Range: 5-12 years old; All AgesTime: 1 hourProgram Type: Drop-In; Registration; At Home As many families begin a new homeschooling, virtual school, and/or hybrid learning adventure this year, I wanted to talk about a couple of programs I've offered at the library that facilitate cross-curricular, open-ended learning. And the best part? They are so … Continue reading Cardboard and Engineering Challenges: Easy, At-Home Learning Opportunities! →

The Spiffiest Giant in Town: A Clothes Relay You Can Play at Home or at the Library!

Age Range: 5-8 years old; All AgesTime: 45 minutesProgram Type: Drop-In; Online While I really want to share some of my larger programming ideas with you, at this point in time, I still think it wise to share ideas that are simple and that could be carried out online or at home. That's why I … Continue reading The Spiffiest Giant in Town: A Clothes Relay You Can Play at Home or at the Library! →

Dance Party Workout: At Home or At the Library!

Age Range: All AgesTime: 45 minutesProgram Type: Drop-In; Online At the time of writing this post, I'm not sure where we all will be by mid-May. I know this was a sort of target for our organization particularly, in hopes of being back to work, but it's looking more and more like that target is … Continue reading Dance Party Workout: At Home or At the Library! →

Book Worms During COVID-19: My First Venture Into Virtual Programming

Age Range: 5-8 year olds; All AgesTime: Video is roughly 15 minutes long; with accompanying activities 45 minutes to an hourProgram Type: Online (Pre-recorded) When our library made the decision to cancel all programming through mid-May, I panicked. I had so many fun things in the works! I couldn't bear the thought of disappointing our … Continue reading Book Worms During COVID-19: My First Venture Into Virtual Programming →