Sea Animals Story Time

Books that we read :

"Five little sharks swimming in the sea" by Steve Metzger
"Barry the fish with fingers" by Sue Hendra
"Way down deep in the deep blue sea" by Jan Peck
"Mister Seahorse" by Eric Carle
"Shark in the park" by Nick Sharratt
"The Seals on the bus" by Lenny Hort

Songs that we sang :

Slippery Fish
Row your boat
5 little goldfish
Wheels on the bus
Skidamarink
ABCs

Craft : Make an octopus by filling the top of a paper bag and tying it off with string. Then cut the rest of the bag into eight legs.

Wheels Story Time

Books that we read :

"Sheep in a jeep" by Nancy Shaw
"Farmer Dale's red pickup truck" by Lisa Wheeler
"Don't let the pigeon drive the bus" by Mo Willems
"I'm dirty" by Kate and Jim McMullan
"Maisy drives the bus" by Lucy Cousins
"Duck on a bike" by David Shannon

Songs that we sang :

Wheels on the Bus
Row, row, row your boat
If you're happy and you know it
Open shut them
Head, shoulders, knees, toes

Craft : Take home a plastic container and decorate it to be a car or bus.

One World Many Stories - Summer Reading 2011

Summer Reading club is here again! The theme is "One World Many Stories." Come into the library this summer to sign-up and get a reading log to mark progress of the time you've read. Prizes are given for every 2,4,6,8,10 and 12 hours or reading. If you get to 12 hours, you will be entered into the grand prize drawing for a Kodak digital camera provided by the Friends of the Library. Stop into the library on the following days and take part in these activities :

Wednesday June 15th : Scavenger Hunt and Passports Program (6 PM)
Wednesday June 22nd : British Tea Party and Heraldry (6PM)
Wednesday June 29th : French Fun Night (6 PM)
Wednesday July 6th : Eastern Delaware Nations Performance (6 PM)
Tuesday July 12th : Thai Culture with Anong Cantolina (6:30 PM)
Tuesday July 19th : Hispanic Cultural Music with Jesse Rivera (6 PM)

Hope to see everyone this Summer!

Dads/Grandpas Story Time

Books that we read :

"Knuffle bunny too" by Mo Willems
"Just go to bed" by Mercer Mayer
"A Sick day for Amos McGee" by Philip C. Stead
"The Father who had 10 children" by Bénédicte Guettier
"The Hello, goodbye window" by Norton Juster
"Can I help?" by Marilyn Janovitz

Songs that we sang :

If you're happy and you know it
Jumping and Counting
Open shut them
Head, shoulders, knees, toes & Neck, elbows, hips, feet
Skidamarink
ABC's

Craft : Make Dad or Grandpa a Father's Day card for this Sunday.

Colors Story Time

Books that we read :

"Mouse paint" by Ellen Stoll Walsh
"Brown bear brown bear" by Eric Martin
"I ain't gonna paint no more" by Karen Beaumont
"Where is the green sheep" by Mem Fox
"A color of his own" by Leo Lionni
"Clifford the big red dog" by Norman Bridwell
"Red is a dragon" by Roseanne Thong

Songs that we sang :

Color rhyme
5 red apples
2 little blackbirds
Scruffy the cat wore his colors
Skidamarink
ABCs

Craft : Color a paper with crayons, then color over it with black crayon. Take a toothpick and trace out a design so the colors come through the black crayon.