Fun Stuff in Rice Lake

Thanks to Ashley for sending in a few cool program ideas! In January we had a “Pete the Cat Party” were we read 2 Pete stories, watched a short Pete the Cat “Wheels on the Bus” video, made our own Pete the Cat with construction paper and...

Dr. Seuss Party Idea

Taking a break from regularly-scheduled SLP workshop reporting for this timely idea from Kris Farley about Dr. Seuss birthday celebrations.  I know many communities are excited about this, and Kris came up with a  “stealth” program to add to the...

Amelia Bedelia Turns 50!

TThanks to Colleen at Chippewa Falls for reminding me that 2013 is that beloved literalist Amelia Bedelia’s 50th Birthday!  Her publisher has come up with some suggestions for a party, you can see the resources here.  But I bet a lot of you have even...

STORYTIMES!

Fall is in the air–I love the crisp days and the smell of leaves and the change in routine.  It’s the time librarians everywhere start up storytime with a new crop of pre-schoolers and say hello to their old friends (4-year olds love being called...

Star Wars Read Day

It’s been a busy week ( I can’t put off writing the grant proposal that’s been dogging me for months any longer)!  I’m happy to be back briefly to report on a super-cool program opportunity that Patti (Durand) passed on to me:Star Wars...