Storytime Crate: Milk & Cookies

STORYTIME CRATES My library system seeks to be as efficient as possible and to avoid duplication of workload. Some tasks are centralized (i.e. collection development). Other tasks and responsibilities are split between a team of librarians. This is the case with storytime planning. Nine of us are responsible for planning and presenting storytime sessions. We…

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Children’s Program: Bubble Wands

This was one of many monthly, Saturday morning children’s programs I conducted while working as a Children’s Librarian in Idaho.* I miss planning and implementing them. These were super fun, and I always had such a nice turnout (10-20 children and their adults). For this particular program, I set up three crafting tables complete with…

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Flannelboard: Five Little Raccoons

This is Five Little Raccoons flannelboard set I created for the Raccoon themed storytime crate I put together during the Fall of 2015. Flannelboard: Five Little Raccoons (via Delta Township District Library) One little raccoon looking for things to do, Along came another and then there were two. Two curious raccoons trying so hard to…

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Flannelboard: Into the Woods

These are the three felt animals I created to flesh out the flannelboard collection that already existed at my library. I combined the two sets in order to say the Into the Woods flannelboard rhyme during a series of Raccoon themed storytime sessions. Flannelboard Rhyme: Into the Woods (via Abby the Librarian) In the woods,…

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