Crafts
Preschool ArtStart
Monday October 23, 2017: 10:30am to
11:00am
Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
Age 2–5, Siblings Welcome
Crafts
Preschool ArtStart
Monday September 25, 2017: 10:30am to
11:00am
Traverwood Branch: Program Room
Ages 2–5, Siblings Welcome
Public Event
Sensation Stations
Monday November 6, 2017: 10:30am to
11:15am
Traverwood Branch: Program Room
Age 10 Months–2 Years
Public Event
Sensation Stations
Thursday October 12, 2017: 10:30am to
11:15am
Downtown Library: Secret Lab
Age 10 Months–2 Years
Public Event
Sensation Stations
Tuesday September 5, 2017: 10:30am to
11:15am
Westgate Branch: West Side Room
Age 10 Months–2 Years
Blog Post
An ode to Raina!
by manz
Okay, you love Raina Telgemeir’s books as much as we do. You met her at A2CAF, and she was great, and now you want to read more of her books. You can’t get enough and need more ASAP, but you’ve already read Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts. And you just can't read any more Baby-Sitters Club. What to do?
Here are some graphic novels NOT by Raina that are readalikes you might also enjoy, nicely compiled on a list for your browsing and placing-holds pleasure!
Here are a few to get you started:
In Roller Girl we have friends who may or may not be growing apart when they find different interests. (The book won a Newbery Honor award in 2016.)
In Awkward we learn how one girl copes with surviving middle school.
Give ‘em a shot! And check out the full list to keep your SUMMER READING going on all summer long. (Some books are better suited for 6th graders vs. 2nd graders and vice versa. You decide!)
Blog Post
PreK Bits - "M" is for Messy MUD
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel did Mud Stories in Storytime this week.
Ms. Rachel opened a PET WASH to "get the pets clean".
MOUSE SOUP has a story about "The Bees and The Mud", but Mouse solves the problem. Here it is in Spanish SOPA De RATON =-)
You can do more mud if you find these books:
Dirt Boy by Erik Slangerup.
Piggy In The Puddle by Charlotte Pomerantz.... And the same story on DVD in "Books And Stories" section under "R" for Reading Rainbow.
I'm Dirty by Kate McMullan.
Bubba And Beau Best Friends by Kathi Appelt.
This Is The Van That Dad Cleaned.
Big Smelly Bear by Britta Tekentrup.
The MUD BOOK: How To Make Pies And Cakes.
BEARS IN The BATH ... DIY book to get 4 muddy little bears cleaned up.
Have soap and water ready for when your done with Mud!
Public Event
Snappy Sunday Stories
Sunday November 19, 2017: 1:00pm to
1:30pm
Downtown Library: Youth Story Corner
Preschool - Grade 5
Blog Post
PreK Bits - "N" is for NEIGHBORHOOD
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel told neighborhood stories in Preschool Storytime.
The BIG ORANGE SPLOT is a classic by Daniel Pinkwater about how folks feel about their houses.
GOLLY GUMP SWALLOWED A FLY by Joanna Cole must be borrowed through MelCat. It is a silly fantastical story about a rural boy who keeps swallowing things in his neighborhood, which is his farm.
A similar story is I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY. Then there is the song “I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” which is sung on the
DVD The WHEELS ON The BUS: And More Singalong favorites and on the
CD TOM GLAZER SINGS HONK-HISS-TWEET-GGGGGG and Other Children’s Favorites.
For clapping action and rhyme we did “Dr. Knickerbocker” and got the rhythm going in different parts of the body. You can find versions of this rhyme on the
CD SINGING ALL The WAY HOME and the
CD LITTLE PEOPLE COUNTING SONGS.
For more NEIGHBORHOOD stories try these favorites:
SUGAR HILL: Harlem’s Historic Neighborhood … an historic neighborhood.
MAYBE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL: How Art Transformed A Neighborhood
A GOOD NIGHT WALK … around the neighborhood at dusk.
KNUFFLE BUNNY: A Cautionary Tale … of loss and reunion.
SOMETHING ABOUT HENSLEY’S … the neighborhood shop.
GREEN IS A CHILI PEPPER: A Book Of Colors ... through an hispanic neighborhood.
CHESTER’S WAY … a story about old friends and new friends in the neighborhood.
Public Event
Dancing Babies with Robin Robinson
Sunday November 19, 2017: 1:00pm to
1:40pm
Malletts Creek Branch: Program Room
Babies, Toddlers, And Preschoolers Up To Age 5 Years.