Library storytime ideas

Best Story Time Ideas for Preschoolers Do you have daily story time with a classroom of kids? Do you run story time at your library? Do you just enjoy reading stories and doing book inspired activities and songs with your child? If you answered YES to any of these questions then these ideas are for …

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.

Everything you need to know to start a story time program for kids in your community. Book ideas, tips and planning sheets for getting started.

Themed story times that you will find on this blog: Baking Breakfast Cars and Trucks / Transportation Christmas Clouds Elephant Farm Flow...

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.

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…

Don't let a short schedule keep you from providing engaging library programming. These 30-minute library lessons are perfect for librarians!

Anything involving big vehicles seems to be a hit for toddlers and preschoolers. Today we focused on the construction site, building and digging and rolling and dumping. We touched a bit on small s…

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…

This storytime was for a visiting preschool class here at my library, after a tour of the building. I wanted to educate them on all things library! Read Aloud Books Read It, Don't Eat It!Written and illustrated by by Ian Schoenherr Now you have the book, what should you do with it? A list of rules in a way, but with a fantastic rhythm and rhyme scheme. It was the perfect way to talk about how we treat our books at the library. We Are in a Book! Written and illustrated by Mo Willems A reader…