Weekly Program Round-Up: September 8-13, 2025

I need this week to be over. Lots of inner personal and professional conflict this week and I'm mentally and emotionally exhausted. A few bright spots though: This afternoon, a local park ranger is coming to our library to do a nature program for kids. He is basically up there with legends like Steve Irwin, … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: September 8-13, 2025 →

Weekly Program Round-Up: September 2-6, 2025

Back from vacation and boy, it was not enough time! (It never is.) Story times are back this week though, and I'm excited to see my little friends! Book Babies (0-2) Story Time Theme: Libraries & Books Books: Books Always, Everywhere by Jane Blatt, Library Babies by Puck Songs/Rhymes (lyrics provided when links not available): … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: September 2-6, 2025 →

Weekly Program Round-Up: August 11-23, 2025

You're getting two for one this week as our programs are really winding down to my vacation the last week of August! (*cue the angel choir*) This week, I'll be hosting our teen hangout hour in our teen programmer's absence (baby was born late last week and everyone is doing great!), which is just a … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: August 11-23, 2025 →

Weekly Program Round-Up: August 4-9, 2025

Our teen programmer is out for a few months on maternity leave, so while I've got some programming downtime, I'm helping cover her programs for a bit. This week I led my first teen anime/manga club after sitting in with her last month to see how it's done. It was very chill and the teens … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: August 4-9, 2025 →

Weekly Program Round-Up: July 28-August 2, 2025

This is the last week of story times until September and I am ready for a break! As the sole programmer in an area where demand for preschool programming is high, sometimes I feel like story times are all I do. And don't get me wrong; I love story times, but the first several years … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: July 28-August 2, 2025 →

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

It's the final week of summer reading and it could not come fast enough! This has been the weirdest summer reading of my career (with maybe the exception of 2020), and on top of that, I've been personally moving for the last two weeks so my mind has been a little preoccupied. We have one … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: July 21-26, 2025 →

Weekly Program Round-Up: June 16-21, 2025

Book Babies (0-2) Story Time Theme: Photography Books: Show Me Happy by Kathryn Madeline Allen, Global Baby Playtime by Maya Ajmera Songs/Rhymes (lyrics provided when links not available): Opening Song Bread On My Head Roly Poly Rain Is Falling Down We Bounce and Stop The Wheels on the BusThe wheels on the bus go round … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: June 16-21, 2025 →

Weekly Program Round-Up: June 9-14, 2025

Week two of summer reading is in the books! This week, we explored fiber arts! I'm now having the opposite problem of my older story times being overcrowded! I think with kids out of school and adding in the three-year-olds, I've created an interesting conundrum for myself this summer, but I do think the crowds … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: June 9-14, 2025 →

Weekly Program Round-Up: June 2-7, 2025

It's week one of summer reading! This has been a jam-packed week with some really looooong days, so I will be grateful for a rest and reset this weekend and a simple story time week next week. Not only did we kick off our summer reading program, but we are also in the midst of … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: June 2-7, 2025 →

Weekly Program Round-Up: May 19-24, 2025

This week was INSANE! We finally got our summer reading brochures after several mix-ups with the printer and I drove somewhere in the ballpark of 75 miles to deliver them to every school in the county. I was up against the clock as today is early dismissal day for the school year, and I had … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: May 19-24, 2025 →