Library storytime

DON'T worry if your child isn't paying attention to the book, and DO turn off your phone. Essential library story time tips for parents and caregivers.

Now, I recognize that many caregivers who come to storytime are just as uninformed about how to get the most out of storytime as I was when I first started.

The basic formula I use for our library's story hour uses books, music, movement, and transitions to create the sense of routine that young children crave. This article includes tips for storytime presenters and preschool teachers based on my experience.

There are a lot of things that go into a successful storytime, but planning is a huge part. Whether you are doing a storytime with kids at a library or in your classroom, having a plan in your mind beforehand will eliminate those engagement killing moments where you putz with a CD player or ponder […]

Libraries are magical places filled with adventure, interesting characters, mysteries, and more. Here are some great children's books about libraries, librarians, and those who love to read books.

Our fall session for storytime begins at the end of September, but with Labor Day weekend coming up and fall programming beginning soon after, I know I have to get in gear and started planning for my storytimes. This fall I’ll be offering a toddler storytime for children ages 2 – 3.5 years old with their parents and caregivers as well as a parachute storytime opportunity for a wider range of children ages 2 – 5 with their parent or caregiver. Sometimes I feel like parents think I just pull a…

Storytime is the Heart and Soul of the Library To many people, storytime and libraries go hand-in-hand. But surprisingly many new parents don’t know about the storytime programs available at their…

We had a fantastic Dinovember here at the library! Here is a look at what we did. Our Dinosaurs escaped our storytime storage room and spent the whole month loose in the library! You can check out …

Story time books to get kids moving and grooving during the read aloud. Participation required with these fun and playful picture books. #storytime #booksforkids #circletime #GrowingBookbyBook

We had 14 kiddos today! What fun! Today we focused on fruit. Welcome Songs The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli Music Activity: I changed up "Apples and Bananas." Instead of changing vowel sounds, we did actions with scarves. We pretended the scarves were different kinds of fruit "mine is a blueberry! mine's kiwi!" and sang the song. The actions were: I like to eat eat eat apples and bananas.... I like to shake shake shake apples and bananas.... I like to twist twist twist apples and…