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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 …

Using interactive picture books in a storytime is a great way to energize your program. It doesn’t just make books more fun, it’s also educational. For younger groups, it creates body…

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…

Next week marks the start of National Library Week!

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.

Grab some March library ideas in this blog post from the Trapped Librarian. Library lessons for March include celebrating Reading Week, Leprechaun Storytime, How to Catch a Leprechaun, Animal Research Projects, and Yoga Storytime. Your March library programs can be engaging, rigorous, and FUN! Click on through for March library activities that will make your library the center of your school!

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

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

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.

November library lessons can be fun and engaging! Keep your elementary students actively learning with your November library lessons! These November library activities are low-prep so you can stay flexible during special holiday events in your elementary school library. Get some November library bulletin board ideas and book display ideas too!