Children's Events - Week of May 26

Here's what we have happening this week:


Monday, May 26

• The library is closed today for Memorial Day.

Tuesday, May 27

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Ambler at 10:30 AM.
• Let's Read Math - 3 week session - For Grades 3-4. Learn more and register here. 

Wednesday, May 28

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

Thursday, May 29

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

Friday, May 30

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

Saturday, May 31

• Toddle Time at 11:15 AM with Ms. Tegan at Blue Bell. Learn more here.

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

Baby Story Time - What Was Read - May 22

Today brings the last Baby Story Time for this school year! I'll be taking a small break to get ready for Summer Reading. I invite you and baby to join our Summer Reading Club. Baby Story Time returns for a special summer time slot on Saturdays, at 10:15 from June 28 to August 2. I hope to see you and baby this summer!

Theme: Peek-a-boo!

What Was Read

• Peekaboo Baby by Sebastien Braun.- JJ BOARD BRA
• Play Peek-a-boo with different babies in this favorite lift-the-flaps book!
• I Kissed the Baby! by Mary Murphy. - JJ BOARD MUR
• The animals are excited about the baby! They all want to kiss, sing, or hug the baby. Simple illustrations and a repeating text make this a fun story.
•  Peek-a-boo! by Roberta Grobel Intrater. - JJ BOARD INT
• Bright photos, simple texts invite a peek-a-boo game and discussion of emotions.
• Peek-a-who? / by Nina Laden.:  
• Part guessing game, part peek-a-boo game.

What We Did

• Sang  my favorite opening and closings songs: "If You'd Like to Hear a Story" and "The More We Read Together."
• Sang "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes."
• Sang "Clap/Wave/Hug Like Me" to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat.
• Recited the "I Bounce/Tickle/Hug You" rhyme.

Children's Events - Week of May 19

Here's what we have happening this week:


Monday, May 19

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

Tuesday, May 20

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

Wednesday, May 21

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

Thursday, May 22

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

Friday, May 23

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

Saturday, May 24

• The library is closed today for Memorial Day Weekend!

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

Baby Story Time - What Was Read - May 15

We had a great turnout with lots of new faces! What a treat!

There is only one session left in the 2013-2014 school year. We'll meet on May 22 at 10:15 AM. After that, we'll move to Saturdays during Summer 2014 starting June 28 at 10:15 AM.
 
Baby Story Time at Blue Bell is a story time session geared specifically toward babies (ages 6 months to 18 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. We meet Thursdays, at 10:15 AM.

Here's what we read today!

Theme: Animals

What Was Read:

• Animal opposites : a pop-up book / Petr Horáček.:  - JJ HOR
• This book has it all! Flaps, pop-ups, and awesome illustrations featuring animals demonstrating an opposite.
• Are you a cow? / by Sandra Boynton.:- JJ BOARD BOY
• The Chicken wants to know, what ARE you?
• Dog comes too / by Hazel Hutchins ; art by Gosia Mosz.: 
• Dog and owner go for a hike. With simple words, the story of their hike is told.

What We Did

• Sang my favorite opening and closing songs: "If You'd Like to Hear a Story" and "The More We Read Together." 
• Recited "Leg over leg, the dog went to Dover, when he came to a wall, he jumped right over!"
• Recited "This Little Cow" (similar to "This Little Piggy." We used fingers)
• Recited "This is the way the baby/farmer/jockey rides." Speeding up on each verse.

Children's Events - Week of May 12

Here's what we have happening this week:


Monday, May 12

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

Tuesday, May 13

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Ambler at 10:30 AM.
• Let's Read Math - 3 week session - For Grades 3-4. Learn more and register here. 

Wednesday, May 14

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

Thursday, May 15

• Baby Story Time at 10:15 AM with Ms. Tegan at Blue Bell.
• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Ambler.
• Lego Club at 4:30 PM at Blue Bell. 
• Bingo for Books & Prizes at 7 PM at Ambler.

Friday, May16

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

Saturday, May 17

• Art with Benita at 10:30 AM at Ambler. Contact Ambler for more.
• Toddle Time at 11:15 AM with Ms. Tegan at Blue Bell. Learn more here.

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

Children's Events - Week of May 5

Here's what we have happening this week:


Monday, May 5

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

Tuesday, May 6

• Story-Guitar Time with Miss Michelle at Ambler at 10:30 AM.
• Let's Read Math - 3 week session - For Grades 3-4. Learn more and register here.

Wednesday, May 7

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

Thursday, May 8 *Please keep an eye on the website. Our new skylight might be installed this day!

• Baby Story Time at 10:15 AM with Ms. Tegan at Blue Bell.
• Story-Guitar Time at 4:30 PM with Miss Michelle at Ambler.
• Lego Club at 4:30 PM at Blue Bell.

Friday, May 9 *Please keep an eye on the website. Our new skylight might be installed this day!

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

Saturday, May 10

• Toddle Time at 11:15 AM with Ms. Tegan at Blue Bell. Learn more here.
• Family Movie at 1:30 PM. Learn more here.

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

What Was Read - Morris Arboretum Story Time - April 29

The renovations at Morris Arboretum are done and we returned for Story Time! Sadly, the weather wasn't nice enough for us to go outside, so we were inside yet again. That didn't stop us though from having a good time!

Curious as to what "Morris Arboretum Story Time" is about? Check out this link for more.

What We Read

• Birds / by Kevin Henkes ; illustrated by Laura Dronzek.: - JJ HEN
• Birds come in all shapes and sizes. A child recounts the types of birds and muses on what might happen if birds left trails and more.
• Feathers / Cassie Mayer. - J 598.147 MAY
• A factual book about body coverings. This one focuses on feathers and features a guessing game!
• Up, Tall and High! : [but not necessarily in that order] by Ethan Long.:- JJ LON
• Short chapters that feature birds who illustrate concepts for kids. There are awesome flaps that add to the story! 
• Look Whooo's Counting by Suse MacDonald. - Request
• A little owl learns to count up to 10.

What We Did

• Sang my favorite opening and closing songs: "If you'd like to hear a story" and "The more we read together."
• Recited "Two Little Black Birds."
• Recited "Little Bird, Little Bird" to the tune of "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear."
• Recited a rhyme that starts "I saw a little bird go hop, hop, hop"

I hope to see you June 3rd at Morris Arboretum! That's the next time I'll be there!

Baby Story Time - What Was Read - May 1

"April showers bring May flowers!" That best described April 30. I saw someone suggest that all of the rain for April happened in that one day. We'll have to see about the flowers, but wow! The first day of May was a lovely, sunny, and warm day!

Here's what we read.

Baby Story Time at Blue Bell is a story time session geared specifically toward babies (ages 6 months to 18 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. We meet Thursdays, at 10:15 AM.

Theme: Colors!

What Was Read:

• Flaptastic Colors  [text, Charlie Gardner ; U. S. editor, Jennifer Quasha].:  - JJ BOARD GAR
• One bright object! What is its color? Flip the flap and you'll find the color as well as a few more objects in that color!
•  Play Baby Play! by Marilyn Janovitz.: - JJ BOARD JAN
• Baby is with friends and will get to decide what to play with...until baby gets tired...
•  Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett.:- JJ GRA
• This book is a play on words as bear becomes and then eats the fruit in the title.

What We Did:

• Recited "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" and had black and white sheep.
• Sang "Heads, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes."
• Recited "Bumping up and down in my little red wagon." Then blue, then green wagon.
• Sang my favorite opening and closing songs: "If You'd Like to Hear a Story" and "The More We Read Together." 

Early Literacy Tip

• Color books are a great way to introduce books to children and bring about print awareness. Use books to show them familiar things and mention what color they are. Talk about colors throughout the day!

Baby Story Time - What Was Read - April 24

Here's what we read on April 24!

Baby Story Time at Blue Bell is a story time session geared specifically toward babies (ages 6 months to 18 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. We meet Thursdays, at 10:15 AM.

Theme: Animals!


What Was Read:

•  Animal Sounds! by Tad Carpenter- JJ BOARD CAR
• Colorful, friendly animals illustrate this story! A grown-up animal says the animal name and the babies make the sound! 
• Chomp! by Heather Brown. - JJ BOARD BRO
• Check out all the different animal mouths as the chomp, growl, laugh, and more! You manipulate their mouths. (This did scare some of our little ones and impressed others).
• Who's That-- Jumping? : and other animal actions.:  - JJ BOARD WHO
• Check out all the different animals and their actions. Great photos!
•  At the zoo / [illustrated by Mandy Stanley].:- JJ BOARD STA
• Simple, colorful illustrations name just a few animals you might see at the zoo.

 What We Did

• Recited a rhyme about being a cat. "I have fur upon my back..."
• Recited the action rhyme "Leg over leg, the dog went to Dover."
• Recited "Five Little Monkeys."
• Sang my favorite opening and closing songs: "If You'd Like to Hear a Story" and "The More We Read Together."