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Music to My Ears: A Storytime About Songs

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2025/10/27

I’ve been trying to incorporate more early literacy tips into my storytimes lately, so I thought I would try to actually build each of my storytimes around a literacy tip. Last week, I focused on the idea of pointing out common sight words that kids are likely to see out in the world, by doing […]

Stop and Go: A Storytime

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2025/10/18

In our library system, we’ve recently been discussing making more of an effort to incorporate literacy tips for caregivers into our storytimes. I’ll admit that I often struggle to find a natural way to include them. So, this week I decided to build my storytime around a common sight word (“Stop”) and encourage families to […]

Get Your Ducks in a Row: A Storytime About Ducks (And...

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2025/10/05

I haven’t had as much time to write up my storytimes lately, but this was one I had fun with recently. I used the theme for both Outdoor Musical Storytime and Family Storytime, so here’s a combined list of the books and songs that I did. Books: Guji Guji by Chih-Yuen Chen This is an […]

Library Programs for Homeschoolers

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2025/09/04

We recently hosted a couple of programs at our library to connect with local homeschooling families and people who were considering homeschooling as an option. It’s been a fun and educational process for me, and I’ve learned that there are far more homeschooling families in our area than I thought. Here are the two programs […]

Disability Pride Month: A Storytime

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2025/08/18

I’m finally catching up on posting some of the storytimes I did over the summer. July is Disability Pride Month, so a few weeks ago I did a Family Storytime featuring a variety of disabilities. I opened by talking very briefly about how everyone has different abilities, and things that they find easier or harder […]

Let’s Pretend: A Storytime About Imaginative Play

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2025/08/03

I’ve gotten behind on my blog posts this summer, and we’ve also had a number of performers in place of storytime, but this was a fun theme I did a few weeks ago about pretending and imaginative play. Books: I’m a Frog by Mo Willems In this Elephant and Piggie book, Gerald is shocked when […]

Satellite Libraries: Books Beyond the Branch

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2025/08/02

This year, our library staff has been expanding our outreach efforts to reach people in our communities who may not be able to come to the library. One of the approaches we have been trying is to create Satellite Libraries in different locations, including local preschools, special needs classrooms for teens, senior centers, rehab facilities, […]

Bugs and Slugs and Other Creatures: A Storytime About...

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2025/06/12

Last week, we had a fun time celebrating the little creatures we see around us (worms, bugs, slugs, etc.) for both Outdoor Musical and Family Storytime. We have a collection of large toy insects that are popular with kids in the library, so I brought those out for the kids to look at during Stay […]

A Month of Favorite Picture Books

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2025/05/29

Sorry for the long gap between posts. Since Children’s Book Week is in May, I decided to ask local families to share their favorite picture books, and build my weekly storytimes around them. At the end of April, I asked my storytime audiences for book suggestions, and also posted the question on the Facebook page […]

Going Out on a Limb: A Storytime About Trees

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2025/04/21

Last week, we enjoyed celebrating trees in both Outdoor Musical Storytime and Family Storytime. Here’s what we did: Books: Stuck by Oliver Jeffers Hilariously over-the-top story about a boy whose kite gets stuck in a tree, so he tries to get it down by throwing increasingly large objects at it: his shoes, a ladder, a […]

Bookworms: A Storytime About Worms

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2025/03/29

I love to do storytimes about things kids are likely to see in the world outside, especially since one of my storytimes is in a local park. This week, we had a good time celebrating earthworms. Here’s what we did: Books: What About Worms? by Ryan T. Higgins One of the Elephant & Piggie Like […]

Butterfly Effect: A Storytime About Butterflies

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2025/03/07

Sorry for the long delay between posts! I missed several weeks of storytime because my Mom was having knee surgery and then I got the flu, but we had a great time this week celebrating butterflies at Outdoor Musical Storytime and Family Storytime. Here’s what we did: Books: Bianca and the Butterfly by Sergio Ruzzier […]

Hug It Out: A Storytime for National Hug Day

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2025/01/27

Last Tuesday (January 21) was National Hugging Day, which seemed like the perfect opportunity to do a storytime about Hugs. Here’s what we did: Books: Can I Give You a Squish? by Emily Nelson Adorable story about a merboy named Kai, who learns that not all sea creatures like getting squishes (hugs) as much as […]

Reaching Out: Library Outreach and Satellite Libraries

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2025/01/25

This past year, my coworkers and I have been making an effort to connect with kids and families who aren’t usually able to attend our regular library storytimes and programs. We were already offering an evening Family Storytime once a week, as well as a Saturday one, and for many years we have been providing […]

Getting Cozy: A Storytime About Hot Chocolate,...

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2025/01/11

I got this idea from MyStorytimeCorner, and it happened to coincide with a Cozy Up at the Library campaign in our library system. It was fun to focus on books about warm Winter treats like hot chocolate and snuggling under blankets, especially now that the weather is getting colder. Here’s what we did: Books: Lucky […]

Journey to the North Pole: A Storytime About Arctic...

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2024/12/17

At last week’s storytimes, I decided to focus on the animals of the North Pole. It ended up being a lot of fun. Here’s what we did: Books: A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris I have a special fondness for Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris, because they are both […]

Page Turners: A Storytime for Picture Book Month

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2024/11/17

November is Picture Book Month, so I thought it would be fun to celebrate some of the classic picture books that have stood the test of time. Please share your favorites in the comments below. Books: Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina This is such a fun book to read aloud, and is one of […]

Dinosaur Days: A Storytime for DiNovember

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2024/11/07

This storytime theme was so much fun, with lots of opportunities for roaring and stomping! Here’s what we did: Books: Crunch, the Shy Dinosaur by Cirocco Dunlap; illustrated by Greg Pizzoli Fun, interactive picture book about a shy dinosaur who is easily frightened. The narrator suggests different ways to make him feel comfortable: saying “Hello” […]

Up in Arms: A Storytime for World Octopus Day

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2024/10/20

World Octopus Day was actually on October 8, but I was out with laryngitis that week, and one of my coworkers covered my Outdoor Musical Storytime. I got to revisit it this past week for my Family Storytime though. There are so many wonderful picture books about octopus! Here’s what we did: Books: Mysterious, Marvelous […]

Scary Stories: A Storytime About Fear

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2024/10/20

It’s been a busy month at work, especially because I lost a couple of days to laryngitis. But since spooky Halloween decorations have been popping up all over town, I thought it might be fun to do a storytime about fear, featuring some of my favorite not-so-scary picture books. Here’s what we did: Books: Creepy […]

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