Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas – “Frozen” Film, Crafts, and Games Winter is a great time for a program based around the film “Frozen,” but the film is so popular you would attract a huge audience even [continue reading]
Review of the Week: “Neighborhood Sharks”
Roy, Katherine. Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting With the Great Hunters of California’s Farallon Islands. Katherine Roy, Illus. Non-fic. Roaring Brook, 2014. [44]p. $17.99. 978-1-59643-874-3. OUTSTANDING.GRADES 2-7. In this lively book, the migration of white sharks to [continue reading]
Performers’ Showcase, Library Advocacy Unshushed, Dia de los Libros Grant
Still Time to Register for the ACL Performers’ Showcase in the Bay Area: Do you hire family entertainment for your library (or other venue)? Come see over thirty children’s performers, all in one day, all [continue reading]
National Readathon Day – Jan. 24, 2015
National Readathon Day (NRD), January 24, is only two weeks away. Just in its first year, the event came out of the Random House/Penguin merger in 2013 and asks participants to read four hours that [continue reading]
Lawn Boy Read-Alikes
Entrepreneurs – Lawn Boy series by Gary Paulsen Barrows, Annie. Ivy + Bean: No News Is Good News. Boelts, Maribeth. The PS Brothers. Calhoun, Dia. Eva on the Farm. Clements, Andrew. Lunch Money. Clifton, Lutricia. [continue reading]
Donkeys Storytime Ideas
Donkeys are not always thought of when you think of farm animals, but there are several good books, perfect for storytime, on donkeys. For a craft, we made music shakers to use while we sang [continue reading]
Ethnicities and Cultures Storytime Ideas
School-Age Storytime Ideas Ethnicities and Cultures Many teachers need books to help children learn about and respect a variety of ethnicities and cultures. The following list of books that you can offer to children and [continue reading]
Hamsters and Gerbils Storytime Ideas
It would be great fun to bring an actual hamster to your storytime to go along with the following books. Maybe a local pet store would loan one to the library; as far as I [continue reading]