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Tune in for Storytime Success
You know what I wish? That one day the stars align and the theme of the B.C. Summer Reading Club matches either the Collaborative Summer Library Program or the iRead Summer Reading Program. You all have some amazing ideas! Today’s post will shine a light on the creative work being done this summer with the… Continue reading The Day the Crayons Quit Display, Scavenger Hunt, and Photo Contest
We’ve all been there. You’re doing a storytime based on a theme and you’re drawing a blank on books. Depending on how long you’ve been in your role as a storytime presenter this problem can cause all levels of anxiety. Today I’m sharing my top five strategies for finding a storytime book based on a… Continue reading Help! I Need Storytime Books on [Insert Theme]
*taps mic* Is this thing still on? Hello, friends! There’s something about being fully vaccinated that has me returning to my old loves. (Well, vaccines and dust bunnies but we’ll get to that in a moment.) Like Katie, I want to get into a semi-regular blogging routine again. Writing pushes me to reflect and connect, two… Continue reading How the Rhyming Dust Bunnies Inspired Me to Blog Again
First and foremost, thank you for all the heartwarming comments left on my last post. I definitely shed a few tears reading and responding to your kind words! I think we have a whole community of ambassadors of love and joy. While I needed to take the fall away from the blog, I just couldn’t… Continue reading 2020 Favourite Storytime Picture Books
I don’t know another way to start this post except to introduce everyone to the newest member of the Jbrary family. Meet Dana’s new little bean, Islay. I’m calling her our Ambassador of Love and Joy. She’s already a fan of rainy B.C. summers and when her mom and auntie coincidentally form a Black Hat/Blue… Continue reading Ambassador of Love and Joy
This is an evolving list of online storytime resources for families, preschools, and day cares. It includes videos, websites, and podcasts to support those who cannot make it to the library for any reason. The focus is on early literacy support online – songs, rhymes, movement, and stories. You can also follow the hashtag #kidlitquatantine… Continue reading Storytime Online Resources
Why hello, friends. It’s been awhile! I’m interrupting my blog hiatus to bring you a recap of the Winter 2020 Vancouver meet-up of the Library Services for Children Journal Club. The LSC Journal Club is a project I started with my friend Christie that brings library staff together to read and discuss relevant research to… Continue reading LSC Journal Club Winter 2020: Volunteers in Libraries
It’s time for my one-and-only Jbrary tradition – my favourite storytime books published this year! The is the 6th year I’ve shared a round-up of the picture books published within the past 12 months that worked well for me in a storytime setting. It’s fitting that this post will be my last before I go… Continue reading 2019 Favourite Storytime Picture Books
In September I wrote a blog post about the monthly research review provided by the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) at the University of British Columbia called HELP Reads. Moving forward I’m going to share a selection of articles from these reviews every quarter to highlight recent and relevant research to the field of children’s… Continue reading Emerging Research: Fall HELP Reads Articles
It’s been a hot minute, but the new issue of YAACING is here! It’s a mix of spring and summer, hence sprummer. YAACING is the newsletter produced by the Young Adult and Children’s Services division of the British Columbia Library Association. I write a column in it called “We’ll Link to That!” where I share… Continue reading We’ll Link to That: Sprummer 2019