As I’ve mentioned before, our Summer Reading Club theme this year is Funny Business. What better excuse to throw a Silly Songs Dance Party! I was completely inspired by magnanimous Angie at Fat Girl Reading who shared her Baby Dance secrets including her playlist! A lot of these songs I stole from her, but the… Continue reading Silly Songs Dance Party
Month: July 2014
The Magic That Was ALA Annual: A Recap
So a few weeks have passed since the glory that was #alaac14. We’re mostly surviving. I thought writing this post would help keep the magic alive. Well this post and this picture. Words cannot capture how it was amazing to meet all these folks in real-deal life, these folks and so many more. We were… Continue reading The Magic That Was ALA Annual: A Recap
Book Character Parties: A Round Up
Fall planning, you sneaky beast, you! The other week I was thinking about what to plan for the fall when school starts back up, so I asked my Twitter friends the following question: And I have to say, ya’ll made it rain! There were so many ideas and blog posts thrown my way that I… Continue reading Book Character Parties: A Round Up
We’ll Link To That: Summer 2014
We are excited to finally share our column in YAACING Summer 2014! YAACING is published by the Young Adult and Children’s Services (YAACS) arm of the British Columbia Library Association and if you’d like to catch up on our past columns you can find them here: Spring 2014 Winter 2014 Fall 2013 While so much… Continue reading We’ll Link To That: Summer 2014
Scarf Songs and Rhymes for Storytime
Last spring my colleague, Tess Prendergast, let me borrow her collection of storytime scarves to use with my preschool storytime group. They were such a hit that I knew I wanted to film some scarf songs for Jbrary. The great thing about scarves is that you can use them with any age – babies, toddlers,… Continue reading Scarf Songs and Rhymes for Storytime