14
Mar
Adventures as Annie in Ireland
Magic Tree House Adventures went to 19th-century Ireland for the second edition of our new library program for kids 5 & up based on the popular series Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne. Like many cities, St. Patrick’s Day in Lawrence, Kansas is quite the event. But aside from the parades and green get-up, […]
12
Mar
St. Patrick’s Day Storytime
I almost didn’t celebrate St.Patrick’s Day for storytime. The book selections were slim, mostly because the ones I reserved I hadn’t read through enough and when I did they weren’t right for storytime. So, I stretched the theme to include books and songs not only about St. Patrick’s Day, but also the favored spot of […]
27
Feb
Library Storytime
I was waiting until National Library Week to have “Library Storytime”, but the library is closed for Easter the Sunday of that week, and alas I’m not a patient person, so yesterday was as good as any day in my book to celebrate. And that is just what we did. We read books about reading […]
20
Feb
Miss Becca’s Storytime Mixer
This week we took a break from themed storytimes and went for a straight up Storytime Mixer. No rhyme or reason to the books picked other than they are all great books. Books from me to you. Books to share with my friends; my storytimers are good friends of mine. Afterward we made friendship bracelets. […]
16
Feb
Adventures As Annie
Lately, I’ve been going back in time. And I’m not talking about a daydream trip down memory lane. Farther. For example, last Saturday I went to Ancient Greece. To the Anceint Olympic Games. To the stars and back. True story. If you have children in grade school, are a teacher, bookseller, or librarian, it’s more […]
13
Feb
Valentine’s Day Storytime
Happy Valentine’s Day! Valentine’s Day is all about sharing the love, so for yesterday’s storytime craft we made Valentine Bookmarks for the library’s Bookvan, a vehicle that delivers books to the city’s nursing homes and retirement communities. After making bookmarks, we also made an easy and kooky craft inspired by one of my favorite craft […]
6
Feb
Starry Night Storytime
The plan for yesterday’s Sunday Storytime was to do a theme about outerspace and to then make an outerspace starscape for the craft, but the Saturday before a patron suggested doing something with Vincent Van Gogh’s The Starry Night. Great idea! So, I ditched the books about space and selected books about stars, nighttime, and […]
25
Jan
Reading Together
Today’s Reading Together is a long one! There were too many good ones I didn’t want to leave any in the dark. And before I start the list… thought I’d share this article from the Washington Post on how to choose books for kids and teens. What resources do you use to pick out books […]
23
Jan
Awarded
7:23am. The coffee was made, breakfast started, everyone was up and awake (two entirely different states of being by the way..) The computer was powered up. At attention. Because this morning wasn’t our everyday morning. This morning at 7:48am, the 2012 ALA Youth Media Awards were announced live online at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in […]
16
Jan
I Have A Dream Storytime
For Sunday’s storytime, we celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. with “I Have a Dream” Storytime. All books selected were meant to embrace a few of MLK’s dreams of treating others equally, with respecting, accepting and celebrating differences, working together, and dreaming big dreams. I Have A Dream Storytime Lineup: Martin’s Dream by Jane Kurtz, illustrated […]
