Library Blog
Posted on Wed, April 15, 2020 - 08:00pm
Family Storytime is LIVE on Zoom starting in November 2020! (And in case you missed them, you can also catch Miss Alyisha's special October storytimes, S'More Stories.) You'll find all of our storytimes on our Story Time Events page. You can still enjoy our previously recorded sessions below.
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Category: Story Times Online
Posted on Mon, April 13, 2020 - 08:00pm
Writing is part of early literacy – but it takes a lot of coordination, fine motor skills, and even shape recognition to write! None of those skills are possible until children are older, so let’s focus on the pre-writing skills… all babies have to start somewhere, and scribbling is the first step…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Mon, April 06, 2020 - 08:00pm
Of course literacy has everything to do with reading… but your child can do a whole lot of literacy learning before they can actually read! The best pre-reading activity you can do with your baby or toddler is to enjoy a book together, whether you read all the words or not. Making books and reading…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Sun, April 05, 2020 - 08:00pm
Are you working on 1000 Books Before Kindergarten? Keep going! This program is still running even if the library is closed, and you can count absolutely everything anyone read with your child – even ebooks!
New to the 1000 Books program? Click here to find out more. The idea is to read 1000 books…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Sun, March 29, 2020 - 08:00pm
As we introduced last week, Early Literacy is what a child knows about reading or writing long before he or she can actually read or write. One part of this knowledge is simply hearing and learning spoken language. Singing is such an excellent way to share new words with babies, toddlers, and even…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Mon, March 23, 2020 - 08:00pm
Welcome to our new weekly blog series: Early Literacy Activity Ideas.
Literacy is so much more than reading a book - or even learning how to read. All the things babies and toddlers do that make connections in their brains that will later help them learn how to read is called Early Literacy. These…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Sun, March 22, 2020 - 08:00pm
Miss Jess is hosting a variation of our weekly storytimes! These sessions will look a little different than our library storytimes, but we want to help you keep up your regular routines. Each day will feature your familiar songs & rhymes, along with a few ideas to keep you reading at home. You…
Category: Youth Services, Kids