Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (Grades 1-3)

We’re celebrating Thanksgiving just like Good Ol’ Charlie Brown and all his Peanuts Gang friends. We’ll have games, a craft and Thanksgiving snacks while we show the classic TV special on a big screen.

REGISTRATION begins Monday, November 16.

440.933.8128 x253

Voicemail registrations are not accepted.

Great Author Websites

This week in storytime we featured one of our favorite authors, Mo Willems. Children loved the mischievous Pigeon and roared with laughter as we acted out the book There’s A Bird on Your Head with Elephant and Piggie. We used Mo Willems wonderful websites to help inspire us. We found our craft on the website Pigeon Presents. You can click here for a direct link to Mo’s Pigeon door hanger.

There are so many wonderful authors that have amazing websites. Here are a few to get you started:

Jan Brett – Author of Gingerbread Baby, The Hat and The Mitten.  Enjoy hundreds of activities filled with Jan Brett’s beautiful art work. There are recipes, games to print, crafts, post cards and more. Visit the site and click on the activities tab to explore.

Eric Carle – Author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Busy Spider and Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me. Click on the Resources tab and explore the Caterpillar Exchange Bulletin Board where teachers, librarians and parents posts activities to use with most of Eric Carle’s books.

Denise Fleming – Author of In the Small, Small Pond, Lunch and Barnyard Banter. Click on Activities to enjoy coloring pages, games and activities specific to Denise’s books.

*Our Past Storytime theme pages have picture book lists, fingerplays, song suggestions and directions for making a themed craft.*

 

Barnyard Boogie

Calling all preschoolers and younger to join Miss Misty on Saturday November 7 at 10:30 a.m. in the Gallery. We will shake, shimmy and cockle doodle do with Miss Misty and her guitar. We’ll sing, dance and play instruments to your favorite barnyard tunes.

Pumpkin Party for Grades K-4

Saturday, October 24, 11:00 a.m. – noon in the Gallery.

Decorate your own pumpkin at home and bring it to the Library. We’ll have fun, games, contests and surprises. Spooky fun is around every corner.

Register by calling 440.933.8128 x253

Do-It-Yourself Storytime

If you’re not feeling well or can’t make it to storytime, try this at home. It’s your very own do-it-yourself storytime! Keep your child engaged in reading by using books, music and materials you already have. It’s fun and educational.

Click here to go to our Do-It-Yourself Storytime page.

*Our Past Storytime theme pages have picture book lists, fingerplays, song suggestions and directions for making a themed craft.*

Calling all 1st – 3rd Graders!

The Harvest Hoedown party still has spots available.

Join us for fun and games on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. to celebrate the harvest season! There will be a snack provided.

Registration begins Monday, October 12, 2009. Register by visiting the Children’s department or by calling 440.933.8128 x253. Voicemail registrations are not accepted.

Book Lists, Fingerplays, Songs and Crafts

Every week we are adding to our Past Storytime Themes page. New additions include Absolutely Apples (Apple Theme) and Birds of a Feather (Bird Theme). These pages have great picture  book lists (appropriate for babies, toddlers and preschoolers), song suggestions, fingerplays and instructions for making a craft.

*Storytime pages can be found via the widget

on the right hand side of this blog*

Harvest Hoedown! (Grades 1-3)

Join us for fun and games on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. to celebrate the harvest season!

Registration begins Monday, October 12, 2009. Register by visiting the Children’s department or by calling 440.933.8128 x253. Voicemail registrations are not accepted.

Storytime Walk-in Song

Many people have asked us about our walk-in song for this season’s storytimes. On Mondays and Tuesdays, we have been playing “Gospel ABC” by Choo – Choo Soul. Check out the video of the song below and visit their website for more information.

Article from The Plain Dealer

Have you ever felt frustrated when a child sits on your lap to hear you read “Goodnight Moon” for the 100th time? On Monday September 14, 2009, John Campanelli wrote a wonderful article regarding repetition and reading (and the frustrations and joys that go along with it).

Click here to read The Plain Dealer article “Again! Again! Again! Again! Again!”