Weekly Program Round-Up: May 12-17, 2025

Pokemon Club (All Ages) This is a monthly volunteer-run program for which I provide supplemental materials. The kids have a system for trading and sharing cards, which is the bulk of the program. Prep/setup: choose Pokemon lofi playlist Materials provided: SNACKS (this is the biggie!) This program has been pretty lowkey for the past couple … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: May 12-17, 2025 →

Weekly Program Round-Up: May 5-10, 2025

We are deep in the crunch time of summer reading and move prep! Programs are coming to a slow crawl to prioritize outreach and packing. I spent last Saturday at our local homeschool expo with over 600(!) people in attendance, and have been visiting some of the county schools this week to talk about summer … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: May 5-10, 2025 →

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 Update: April 14-19, 2025

No programs to share this week, but I did have a great time at The Collective, a library conference that pushes the boundaries of what a library conference can be in the best way! This was my first year attending and I really enjoyed the interactive formats of the sessions, the built-in breaks and meals, … Continue reading Weekly Update: April 14-19, 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 31-April 5, 2025

Y'all, last week was a long one. I had several programs planned for our county schools' spring break. I had a few LONG meetings, one of which was a county commission meeting during which I spoke on the important work our libraries are doing (*very nerve wracking*). I didn't get my usual work from home … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: March 31-April 5, 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: March 17-22, 2025

I had a no show program this week (so I'll save those plans for later), but honestly, I wasn't too upset about it. It's been an emotional week for many in the library field with the latest executive order threatening to reduce functions or possibly eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Y'all check … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: March 17-22, 2025 →

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

Providing a little context for my story time formats: The Book Babies lesson plan is essentially the same as the one I was using at my previous library. It is based on the early literacy principles of the Every Child Ready to Read initiative. I try to incorporate as much of the five early literacy … Continue reading Weekly Program Round-Up: March 10-15, 2025 →