If you follow the Much Hamsters Instagram, you know that I mentioned starting a brand new program series this week. When I first took over school age programming, the book club structure had been the same for a while. The staff person running the book clubs would select one chapter book that the kids would … Continue reading Weekly Nibble: September 20, 2019
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Battle of the Books: A March Madness Style Bracket that Works Year Round!
This post was originally published at Bryce Don't Play. Edits have been made to the original post. Outdated/irrelevant information has been struck through. New information has been added in red. Age Range: 2nd-4th or 5th gradeTime: 1 hour each week over the course of 15-17 weeksProgram Type: Outreach; Cumulative Series One of my favorite things about … Continue reading Battle of the Books: A March Madness Style Bracket that Works Year Round!
Weekly Nibble: September 13, 2019
This week's post is going to be the update you should have had last week. I do apologize for the hastiness of last week's Nibble. I don't like to skip a week because I feel it's important to keep in the habit of writing something, but amidst all the travel, it was hard to have … Continue reading Weekly Nibble: September 13, 2019
Weekly Nibble: August 30, 2019
Anyone else find it hard to get back into the swing of things after a week off? That was definitely the case this week. Luckily, due to our downtime for planning in August, I'm pretty much caught up on everything and it didn't take long to make up for my vacation. Next week is our … Continue reading Weekly Nibble: August 30, 2019
Astronaut Training: Educational Fun Based on Real NASA Training Exercises!
Age Range: 5-12 years oldTime: 1-1.5 hoursProgram Type: Registration; in-house outreach When planning for A Universe of Stories this summer, I came across this link on NASA's website that lists dozens of lesson plans that are based on real training exercises completed by astronauts. I knew I wanted to do an astronaut training program and … Continue reading Astronaut Training: Educational Fun Based on Real NASA Training Exercises!
Weekly Nibble: August 9, 2019
Sometimes the change of pace between the end of summer reading and the first week of school is so jarring. You tend to forget during the summer just how quiet the library can be. Pretty much nothing eventful has happened this week, and I'm already getting a little restless. However, I'm trying not to take … Continue reading Weekly Nibble: August 9, 2019
Weekly Nibble: August 2, 2019
What a reprieve this week has been! With summer reading over and school starting back next week, it's been super quiet (comparatively speaking) at the library this week. That means we've been able to jump into fall programming planning! At first, I was still feeling a little burned out and uninspired, but my supervisor asked … Continue reading Weekly Nibble: August 2, 2019
Tea (Rex) Party: A Dino-mite Program!
This post was originally published at Bryce Don't Play. Edits have been made to the original post. Outdated/irrelevant information has been struck through. Age Range: 5-12 years old; preschoolTime: 30 minutes to 1 hourProgram Type: Registration; Drop-In; Outreach Happy spring! This month’s program is a perfect mesh of high-interest topics for kids from all walks of … Continue reading Tea (Rex) Party: A Dino-mite Program!
Weekly Nibble: June 21, 2019
A picture book called The Longest Day is displayed on a library table. Today was the first day of summer, and fittingly enough, it truly was one of the longest days I've experienced in a while! A number of things happened that I can't go into, but let's just say that the universe decided to … Continue reading Weekly Nibble: June 21, 2019
Minecraft Party: A Guaranteed Hit!
This post was originally published at Bryce Don't Play. Edits have been made to the original post. Outdated/irrelevant information has been struck through. Age Range: 5-12 years oldTime: 1 to 1.5 hoursProgram Type: Registration; Drop-In This month’s program is another high-interest one: Minecraft Party! This would be great for Libraries Rock! Summer Reading (rock, mining, there’s … Continue reading Minecraft Party: A Guaranteed Hit!
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