We are getting in the Halloween spirit with our Virtual Story Time this week. Miss Theresa reads a book about a cute skeleton and Miss Megan reads a book about creepy carrots! Check them out below.
For our craft this week, we are offering a cute and spooky door hanger that the kids can assemble out of foam stickers. Come to the library and get your kit!
This week, we are celebrating fall again! The trees are finally changing and we will be experiencing cooler weather next week. Check out our stories below!
For our craft this week, we are again asking patrons of all ages to color an owl for our bulletin board. We are asking the owls be colored at the library instead of being taken home. So far, we only have one owl and he is lonely! Let’s give him some friends.
This week, our story time is tied in with our fall bulletin board. Pete the Cat has gone into storage, and we are in the process of putting up new bulletin board decorations in the children’s area.
It is going to look something like this:
But we need your help! When you come in the library, every patron is encouraged to color a small owl that will sit on the branches of our tree on the bulletin board. This display will stay up until December, when we decorate for Christmas. Come snag one!
In the meantime, enjoy our two owl-themed stories this week.
Monday, September 21st was the first day of fall. We’re likely to have more summer weather for a few more weeks, but the evidence of changing seasons is around us. Farmers are already harvesting and many trees are turning colors. We are celebrating the start of autumn this week with story time! Check out the stories below, accompanied by a fun craft.
We made these at the library a few years ago and they were a big hit. All you need is a few supplies — a piece of paper, a few colors of paint, q-tips, and something to draw your bare tree with. Enjoy!
Camping is one of the only summer activities that wasn’t canceled this year, and lots of families spent quality time in the great outdoors. We are celebrating that activity this week with a couple stories and a fun craft.
Below, check out the accompanying craft. It is a cute foam scene your kids can put together. We get these kits from Oriental Trading Company, a business based in Omaha, and they are always a huge hit. Stop by the library to get one for free!
You’ve heard of the old excuse about the dog eating a child’s homework. Dogs have also been known to snack on the occasional library book. (Yes, this has happened at our very own library more than once.)
But have you ever heard of a book eating a dog? Watch the video to learn more about this very hungry book we have here at the library! Then you can come to the library and see it for yourself.
We are still experimenting with our camera and how we can use it at the library. Miss Theresa recorded a fun watermelon-themed story time, complete with a tasty treat to accompany it. Watch the video below, then check out the link to the cute and easy recipe.
One of our most missed activities during this pandemic has been Story Hour. We sorely miss the kiddos that visited us every week, and we have heard the kids miss us too!
Right now, we are playing around with two different formats for story times that are “social distancing friendly.”
One option is to have a live story time via Zoom. We have our dates listed for September, and parents can sign up here. You will be sent an invitation link via email after you sign up. The available dates and times can be viewed on the form.
If a live story time isn’t an option, we are also experimenting with…
This is a prerecorded story time that can be enjoyed at any time. One or two stories are recorded per video to keep the files small and manageable. Miss Megan recorded one last week.
What do you think? Would you prefer we hold story times via Zoom or do your children like to listen to the prerecorded ones? Let us know!