Library Blog
Posted on Sun, April 26, 2020 - 08:00pm
Snuggling together for a family movie is a great way to spend some of these rainy days! We like to occasionally host Family Movies at the library, but you can do it at home too. You probably already have a streaming service – or at least a few favorite DVDs – to choose from, but did you know you…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Thu, April 23, 2020 - 08:00pm
This month we’re introducing you to Margaret Peterson Haddix. Ms. Haddix’s work features adventure and mystery, creating riveting, suspenseful stories for older elementary and middle school readers that you won’t want to put down.
Her brand-new book was just published on April 7 and isn’t even in…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Mon, April 20, 2020 - 08:00pm
In our virtual storytimes this week, we talked a little bit about our essential workers, from grocery store employees to mail carriers to healthcare workers. You can honor them by encouraging your children to take on these roles in dramatic play!
You’ve probably heard that play is a child’s work.…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Sun, April 19, 2020 - 08:00pm
We’re all missing our annual April break library tea party, but you can host your own tea party at home! There are usually three parts to our tea party: games, snacks with tea, and planting a seed.
First, dress up in your best tea party clothes! Find your fancy necklace, bowtie, gloves, or hat, and…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Thu, April 16, 2020 - 08:00pm
Using these really fun cards from Barefoot Books, take the following elements to write a story of your own! Work on your writing skills by creating a story (make sure it has a beginning, a middle, and an end!), or share a story out loud with the whole family as a bedtime story!
Better yet, have one…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Mon, April 13, 2020 - 08:00pm
Writing is part of early literacy – but it takes a lot of coordination, fine motor skills, and even shape recognition to write! None of those skills are possible until children are older, so let’s focus on the pre-writing skills… all babies have to start somewhere, and scribbling is the first step…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Sun, April 12, 2020 - 08:00pm
Have you been curious about the library’s Pokémon Club? Always wanted to come, but aren’t sure how to play? Check out the Pokémon Trading Card Game online! You can create a login and jump right in to playing, but if you need help getting started, you’ll also find a series of YouTube videos…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Thu, April 09, 2020 - 08:00pm
Spring is here! Take a deep breath and enjoy the fresher air and fleeting moments of sunlight… and notice the little bugs that have come out of hiding! We can’t bring you a Take & Make kit, but we can suggest this fun buggy craft that the whole family can get in on!
Use an inkpad and blank…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Mon, April 06, 2020 - 08:00pm
Of course literacy has everything to do with reading… but your child can do a whole lot of literacy learning before they can actually read! The best pre-reading activity you can do with your baby or toddler is to enjoy a book together, whether you read all the words or not. Making books and reading…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Sun, April 05, 2020 - 08:00pm
Are you working on 1000 Books Before Kindergarten? Keep going! This program is still running even if the library is closed, and you can count absolutely everything anyone read with your child – even ebooks!
New to the 1000 Books program? Click here to find out more. The idea is to read 1000 books…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Sun, April 05, 2020 - 08:00pm
The battle is on! Just because you’re not in school right now doesn’t mean the Richardson-Olmsted Battle of the Books can’t continue! In collaboration with your 4th grade teachers, we are presenting the RO Battle of the Books online.
This year, due to our special circumstances, the Battle is open…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Thu, April 02, 2020 - 08:00pm
Bored yet? Try board games! Playing board games is a great way to spend time with kids… and work on literacy, math, and social skills in the process! Reading cards or spaces, counting die pips or spaces moved, and taking turns are all useful skills. Take a break from the screens and spend some…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Sun, March 29, 2020 - 08:00pm
As we introduced last week, Early Literacy is what a child knows about reading or writing long before he or she can actually read or write. One part of this knowledge is simply hearing and learning spoken language. Singing is such an excellent way to share new words with babies, toddlers, and even…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Sun, March 29, 2020 - 08:00pm
Missing the library about now? We are too! But you can keep reading – there are always old favorites to revisit, maybe new books at home you’ve never read, and, of course, ebooks through Hoopla, Overdrive, and Libby.
We want to support your at-home reading and learning right now, so we’re starting…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Thu, March 26, 2020 - 08:00pm
Our first featured author spotlight is on Kate Klise, AFL favorite and frequent visitor! Each summer, Ms. Klise visits Easton and stays in the library’s own Queset House. She offers writing workshops for all ages, and sometimes might even get a little of her own writing done during her stay!
Ms.…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Mon, March 23, 2020 - 08:00pm
Welcome to our new weekly blog series: Early Literacy Activity Ideas.
Literacy is so much more than reading a book - or even learning how to read. All the things babies and toddlers do that make connections in their brains that will later help them learn how to read is called Early Literacy. These…
Category: Youth Services, Kids
Posted on Sun, March 22, 2020 - 08:00pm
Miss Jess is hosting a variation of our weekly storytimes! These sessions will look a little different than our library storytimes, but we want to help you keep up your regular routines. Each day will feature your familiar songs & rhymes, along with a few ideas to keep you reading at home. You…
Category: Youth Services, Kids