Kids’ Blog

Ban This Book by Alan Gratz is one of the greatest stories I have ever read. The main characters are unique, well rounded, and realistic. A number of children’s books suffer from 1-dimensional and stereotypical characters. Not the case here. [...]

Babies love music!  Music can be used to calm babies, make connections with babies, and get babies excited.   Different types of music can inspire different reactions from babies. When my children were little, I used music to calm them [...]

What is one name of Peter Cottontails siblings? Who is a friend of the man in the yellow hat? Can you name 2 colors that are found on Elmer the Patchwork Elephant? Which animal in Dear Zoo is too tall? [...]

It was an ordinary day in after school day care. I was supervising the main room, talking with a few kids, and doodling. Because we were at the art table, I was surrounded by a group of mostly calm and [...]

Clipboards are perfect for working on activities in the car, outside, in a treehouse, or in your bedroom.  They are sturdy enough for coloring, writing, word searches, word puzzles, or drawing on.  They can also be [...]

Time to use your imagination! Paper wands/Pinwheels can be used as a princess or fairy wand or just for decoration. Materials you could use: (Be creative. It is fun!) Patterned paper Craft paper Craft [...]

Hi Miss Rachel here! You probably remember playing school or house with your friends. These are all examples of creative or imaginative play. Maybe you pretended to work on a farm, acted like a firefighter, or were a play nurse/doctor. [...]

Bunny Craft Time for bunnies! Pick at least two different colored pieces of paper to work with. The bunnies are made with different shapes as seen below! Rectangles, circles, and hearts help make these bunnies look adorable. Once you [...]

  Hello from Ms. Keri!, As many of our wonderful patrons know, I love to crochet and I also love being able to have the opportunity to share this love with the tweens at the library. My Krochet Klub [...]

We want you to know that we are all doing well. Our spines are hurting a bit since they haven’t been cracked in a few weeks and we miss storytime, but the children’s librarians tucked us away in our shelves [...]