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NEW Themes !! - Stories-To-Go 2017
by ryanikoglu
NEW SETS are ready for check-out !
There are 11 new Stories To Go THEMES, 4 sets of each theme ... added in 2017.
Each Themed set includes 5-7 books, 1-2 DVDs, perhaps a CD ... especially for use with kids ages 2-7 years old.
These sets are for easy "Grab and CheckOut" by Parents, Grandparents, Child Care Providers, and Teachers.
Every SET includes an Activity Folder with songs, fingerplays and activities to extend the theme with your children.
The NEW 2017 themes are as follows:
ALPHABET ABC-XYZ ... Reading Readiness.
COUNTING ... especially beyond 10. Math Readiness.
NIGHT TIME ... what's going on while I am in bed? Early Science.
UNDER your FEET ... what's going on underground? Early Science.
SEQUENCING & PATTERNS ... Math Readiness.
SHAPES & COLORS ... School Readiness.
GOOD MANNERS ... Early Social Skills.
HEALTHY HABITS ... food, activity, teeth, hygiene. Early Science.
BUGS ... small living things. Early Science.
MOVING DAY ... when you are moving to a different place it is a Big Change. Social Skills.
RECYCLING/ GARBAGE ... Reduce ... ReUse ... Recycle. Early Social, Science and Ecology.
Blog Post
Preschool Registration through the WISD
by Sunny29
Registration for the 2017-2018 school year is now open for all preschool programs at the Washtenaw Intermediate School District! Children who attend a high quality program in the year or two before kindergarten are better prepared for school academically, socially, and emotionally.
Be sure to visit the JUMP page for a full schedule of baby playgroups and preschool story times and kid friendly events all year long! These AADL programs are always free and open to anyone.
Blog Post
Library Space Camp!
by PizzaPuppy
Looking for something fun to do during Spring Break? We'll be hosting Library Space Camp on Thursday, April 6th from 1-3 PM, with special guest Astronaut Tony England!
Join us in making astronaut helmets, creating space-related crafts, running a science experiment, launching straw rockets, watching videos from the International Space Station, and even meeting a real astronaut! We'll have some of our Tools out on display to interact with, including our telescope and our Mars globe. We'll also have a book display filled with many different space books and movies to check out.
Can't wait until the event? In the mood for more space stuff? Take a look at the Smithsonian's Space! The Universe as You've Never Seen It Before or Space: From Earth to the Edge of the Universe for awesome space facts. Learn from Profesor Astro Cat's Frontiers of Space or see what it takes to become an astronaut with How to Be a Space Explorer. We also have great movies about space. Check out Destiny in Space, filmed in space by astronauts. Tour the International Space Station with NASA ISS: A Tour or learn about The Planets with one of America's favorite science guys, Bill Nye!
Public Event
Guided Meditation for Young Kids
Friday May 26, 2017: 2:00pm to
3:00pm
Westgate Branch: West Side Room
Preschool - Kindergarten
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PreK Bits - "A" is for AFRICAN Stories
by ryanikoglu
“We Were In Deepest Africa” and Ms. Rachel rumbled with jungle stories in Storytime.
HEAD, BODY, LEGS: A Story From Liberia by the author/illustrator team Won-Ldy Paye & Margaret Lippert ... a story of how the final body design came to be.
We found our own body parts and did the "Hokey Pokey" to "Shake it all about".
LEOPARD’S DRUM: An Ashanti Tale From West Africa is a story of jealousy, sharing and problem-solving ... in the jungle.
Keep on rumbling in the jungle with more of Ms. Rachel’s favorite tales (and music) from Africa:
Zzzng ! Zzzng ! Zzzng !: A Yoruba Tale.
The HATSELLER And The MONKEYS with wonderful illustrations by Baba Wague Diakite.
ANANSI And The TALKING MELON and more by Janet Stevens.
WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE’S EARS in book format. Here is the same story on DVD narrated by James Earl Jones.
MUFARO’S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS in book format. Here is the same story on DVD by Reading Rainbow.
Putumayo recordings like the CD KID’S WORLD PARTY add wonderful African soundtracks to listen and dance.
The CD GIFT Of The TORTOISE offers more wonderful African music by Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Public Event
Sensory Storytime
Saturday June 17, 2017: 10:00am to
11:00am
Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
Age 3–7
Blog Post
Power Rangers!
by PizzaPuppy
The new Power Rangers movie hits theaters tonight! Go Go Power Rangers!!
If you have Power Rangers fever, rest assured that the library has plenty to keep you entertained.
We have the official movie novelization if you can't wait to see what happens in the new movie.
For early readers, we have books such as Mega Mission, Meet the Rangers, Rangers Unite, Samurai Strike, and Armed for Battle.
Give our Power Rangers graphic novels a try with series like Super Samurai and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
We also have a great selection of the many television series that make up the Power Rangers universe, including the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers, MegaForce, Super Megaforce, RPM, Zeo, Samurai, Super Samurai, Time Force, Jungle Fury, and Dino Charge. We even have the 1995 original movie.
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PreK Bits - "Qu" is for QUESTIONS
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel and Ms. Betsy used "Qu" for questions throughout Storytime.
DUCK! RABBIT! …"What is it?" There are two opinions.
We participated in the action rhythm "A Quooty Qua" ... to repeat our "Qu" sound.
... We changed the sound from the action rhyme "A Tooty Ta". "What does 'Quooty qua' mean?"
TOO MUCH NOISE ... "What can I do about all this noise?" Peter asks the Wise Person.
For answers to more questions, try these favorites:
WHEN The WORLD Is DREAMING ... "What do little animals dream?"
CAN ONE BALLOON MAKE An ANIMAL FLY? ... and more questions asked at the zoo.
WHO DONE IT? ... follow visual clues to find an answer.
AH-HA to ZIG-ZAG ... If you were starting an Art Museum, what would you put in it ? Here is an "Artful" Alphabet.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ...? ... things are lost?
So MANY questions !
So little TIME !
Public Event
Dancing Babies with Robin Robinson
Saturday August 26, 2017: 10:00am to
10:40am
Malletts Creek Branch: Program Room
Babies, Toddlers, And Preschoolers Up To Age 5 Years.
Baby Playgroups
Dancing Babies with Monica Higman
Sunday August 13, 2017: 1:00pm to
1:40pm
Westgate Branch: West Side Room
Babies And Preschoolers, Up To Age 5