Children's Events - Week of September 30/October 1

Here's what's coming up this week:

Monday, September 30

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell at 10:30 AM.
• Ambler Marble Club Demo at 4 PM.

Tuesday, October 1

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Ambler at 10:30 AM.

 Wednesday, October 2

• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell.

Thursday, October 3

• Baby Story Time with Ms. Tegan at 10:00 AM. Learn more and sign up here!
• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Ambler.

Friday, October 4

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at 10:30 AM.

Saturday, October 5

• The Friends of the WVPL Library Book Sale starts! Find new-to-you books and new-to-the-family books here! Children, teen, and adult reads available from 50 cents to $3.00 each! Maybe even do a little Holiday shopping. The Friends of the Library, with your help from book sales, donated the two new children's computers at Blue Bell.

For these events and more, visit our Kids Page here! Or follow on Twitter @WVPLYouth

Children's Events - Week of September 23

Here's what's coming up this week:

Monday, September 23

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell at 10:30 AM.

Tuesday, September 24

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Ambler at 10:30 AM.
• Dr. Steve is BACK tonight at 7 PM at Blue Bell to talk about Daily Life in Ancient Egypt. For ages 6-up.

 Wednesday, September 25

• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell.

Thursday, September 26

• Baby Story Time with Ms. Tegan at 10:00 AM. Learn more and sign up here!
• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Ambler.
• Magic Show at Ambler featuring Mike Scanzello happening at 7 PM.

Friday, September 27

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at 10:30 AM.

Saturday, September 28

• Art with Laura at Ambler at 10:30 AM.

For these events and more, visit our Kids Page here! Or follow on Twitter @WVPLYouth

Baby Story Time - September 19, 2013 - What Was Read

Today marked the start of a five week Baby Story Time Session! There were four babies and their caregivers in attendance. There were stories and songs and lots of fun to be had. The theme today was BABIES!

Baby Story Time at Blue Bell is a story time session geared specifically toward babies (ages 6 months to 23 months). We'll read stories, sing songs, chant rhymes, and play with baby! Baby Story Time is also an event for parents and caregivers to learn about early literacy skills to help prepare baby for reading as well as to help foster a love of reading.

What Was Read

• You and Me, Baby / concept and words by Lynn Reiser ; photographs by Penny Gentieu.: - JJ REI
• With repetitive words, this book goes through normal activities that a baby does with his or her caregiver.
• Peekaboo Baby / Sebastien Braun.:- JJ BOARD BRA
• Under familiar objects, someone is hiding. Who could it be?
• Oops! / David Shannon.:- JJ BOARD SHA
• Diaper David is learning words! Here are his first words throughout the day.

What We Did

• Sang my favorite opening and closing songs: "If You'd Like to Hear a Story" and "The More We Read Together." 
• Sang a song to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," but changed the words to highlight an activity such as clapping, waving, patting knees, and hugging. Many of today's babies enjoyed this one!
•  Sang "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" as we pointed to each part.
• Recited a bounce rhyme about "Popcorn!" where gently wiggled baby and lifted up on each pop!

Early Literacy Tip

• Background knowledge is all about helping to build knowledge and build a firm foundation upon which all information is organized. The more experiences, the more knowledge babies will gain. In a little while, I’ll tell you how talking to a baby can help build that background knowledge.
• Talk! Talk! Talk! Talk to your baby. Narrate the day or talk about what is going on or think out loud as you make a meal and they watch. Use “I feel,” “I hear,” as jumping off points to introduce new words and reinforce old ones. Talk in specifics in an attempt to identify things. Baby doesn’t always know that “it” means the chair or phone.

Children's Events - Week of September 16

Here's what's coming up this week:

Monday, September16

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell at 10:30 AM.

Tuesday, September 17

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Ambler at 10:30 AM.

 Wednesday, September 18

• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell.
• Middle School Book Group! Join us for our first meeting for readers in grades 6-12 at 4:30 PM at Ambler. Visit here for more.

Thursday, September 19

• Baby Story Time with Ms. Tegan at 10:00 AM. Learn more and sign up here!
• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Ambler.
• Blue Bell Lego Club at 4:30 PM! Join us to make a Lego Creation. For ages 3-12 (parents/caregivers of those 5 and under must attend with child).

 Friday, September 20

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at 10:30 AM.

For these events and more, visit our Kids Page here! Or follow on Twitter @WVPLYouth

What Was Read - Morris Arboretum - September 10

Ah fall! School has started. The leaves are starting to change colors and we have a very hot and humid day! That didn't stop families from enjoying some stories at Morris Arboretum today! Today's special theme was farms, in honor of all the farm festivals and harvesting that will be coming up soon.

What was Read

• Giggle, Giggle, Quack / by Doreen Cronin ; pictures by Betsy Lewin.:Farmer Brown and Duck are back (of Click, Clack, Moo fame!). This time, Farmer Brown is taking a well-deserved vacation. He left notes for his brother and Duck, so far, hasn't done anything. Why is Duck looking at that pencil?
• Chickens to the Rescue / John Himmelman.:There is trouble at the farm! A watch down the well? Dog ate homework? A cow in a tree? The chickens are here to save the day!
• Barnyard Banter / Denise Fleming.:Animals on the farm make different noises. Through out the farm, there is a goose chasing something.

What We Did

• Sang my favorite opening and closing songs: "If You'd Like to Hear a Story" and "The More We Read Together."
• Performed the rhyme "5 Squeaky Clean Pigs"
• Sang "Old MacDonald"

I'll be at Morris Arboretum again on October 8. at 10:30 AM*

*Please note if you want to attend this story time, you must register in advance and you may need to pay an admission fee (unless you are a member). We do have a Morris Arboretum pass available to check out of the library.  I am there once a month and another librarian from Montgomery County is there on the other Tuesday.
 

Children's Events - Week of September 9

Wondering what we've been up to? Planning events of course (and looking for your next favorite book)! Here's what's coming up this week:


Monday, September 9

• Miss Michelle is back! Join us for her first Fall Story-Guitar Time at 10:30 AM at Blue Bell.

Tuesday, September 10

• Stories at Morris Arboretum with Ms. Tegan at 10:30 AM. Registration required with Morris Arboretum. There is a charge to enter Morris Arboretum.
• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Ambler at 10:30 AM.
• Middle School Book Group! Join us for our first meeting for readers in grades 6-12 at 4:30 PM. Visit here for more.

 Wednesday, September 11

• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Blue Bell.

Thursday, September 12

• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Ambler.
• Blue Bell Lego Club's first meeting for the 2013-2014 school year at 4:30 PM! Join us to make a Lego Creation. For ages 3-12 (parents/caregivers of those 5 and under must attend with child).

 Friday, September 13

• There will be NO Story-Guitar Time today.

Saturday, September 14

• Art with Benita at Ambler at 10:30 AM.
• Family Movie Matinee at 1:30 PM. For the whole family. Click here to see the title.

For these events and more, visit our Kids Page here! Or follow on Twitter @WVPLYouth