Posted in Explore and Discover on December 30, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Alison Johnson I know it may be hard to believe, but there are times when a marathon of Disney movies or Doctor Who is just not appealing. Sometimes I am so tired of being inside, that even if it is cold and snowy, I just have to get outside and do something. I think […]
Tags: activities, adults, frozen bubbles, kids, outdoors, painting, play, snow, weather, winter
Posted in kids on December 22, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Rachel Edmondson When I was in school, one of my favorite things about winter break was that I didn’t have to read books assigned for class because that meant I had time to read books I picked myself! Studies have shown that kids are more motivated to read when they are allowed to pick […]
Tags: books, children's books, kids, kids books, parents, reading, recommendations, stories, suggestions
Posted in Explore and Discover on December 17, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Abra Cole Winter officially starts next week on December 21. This fall, we’ve already had below freezing temperatures and snow. And in the months ahead, we can expect even more snowy days and below freezing cold. I propose the following idea: there is no reason to shelter inside until spring! As the Norwegians say: […]
Tags: activities, adults, bubbles, fun, kids, nature, outdoors, parents, snow, snowmen, sticks, teens, walks
Posted in News on December 16, 2020 at 6:00 am
You’ll find programs that help you express your creative side, explore entertaining games and online adventures, and stay informed or learn new skills to help you in 2021. FOR EVERYONE Virtual Art Show: Call for Submissions Calling all artists! No matter your age, we want you to be a part of our Virtual Art Show […]
Tags: adults, Among Us, art, Boggle, business, clean wood burning, creative, crochet, early learning, kids, LEGO, literacy, Medicare, online gaming, resident artist, Schitt's Creek, STARS Training, stories, story time, storytime, tea blending, teens, trivia, tweens
Posted in News, Parents and Teachers on December 15, 2020 at 6:00 am
Guest blog by Dr. Allison Wilson Community spaces and familiar routines offer rich opportunities for meaningful interactions and learning with young children. Everyday Language and Learning Opportunities (Project ELLO) focuses on increasing the number of quality, language-rich interactions between caregivers and young children. ELLO resources encou […]
Tags: caregivers, child care, conversations, development, early learning, ELLO, kids, math, parents, talking
Posted in Parents and Teachers on December 10, 2020 at 6:00 am
BY CAITLIN WHEELER MEMOIR, A MOMENT IN A LIFE Unlike biography, which is the story of a life, memoir is a story within a life—a moment or a thread of moments that shed light on a larger truth. Everyone has stories like these: little moments in our lives that illustrate something bigger about how we […]
Tags: grandparents, kids, memoir, memoir writing, parents, reading, teens, writing
Posted in Parents and Teachers on November 24, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Tammy Henry At some point in our lives, all of us will face the death of a loved one and the grief that such a loss entails. Facing death is never an easy thing, and for children, who have significantly less experience with the complexity of life and emotions, it can be a bewildering […]
Tags: caregivers, children, grief, grieving, healing, kids, loss, loved ones, pain, parents, picture books, reading
Posted in News on November 18, 2020 at 6:00 am
December brings helpful and cheerful online programs! Learn about caring for holiday flowers, creating ornaments, making digital art and watercolor paintings, finding Medicare cost savings, playing holiday movie trivia, and reading during a special Winter Camp Read-a-Rama. Don’t forget to catch our Storytime Shorts videos on our Facebook page on […]
Tags: adults, art, Camp Read-a-Rama, consumer education, crafts, financial literacy, gardening, kids, parents, reading, teens, trivia
Posted in kids, News on November 4, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Gwendolyn Haley Reading experts agree that choice plays an essential role in developing a lifelong love of reading. So if you want to raise a reader, let your child choose the books they read. Kids get to pick the winners of the Readers Choice Book Awards—a built-in motivator to read! This year, we’re encouraging […]
Tags: Beanstack, book award, Evergreen Teen Book Award, kids, online reading challenge, prizes, reading, Sasquatch Book Award, Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award
Posted in News on October 28, 2020 at 6:00 am
Storytime Shorts Our librarians miss having storytime with our youngest library customers and their families. And we’ve heard from some of you that you’ve missed storytime too! So our librarians have recorded some wonderful picture book stories, songs, fingerplays, activities, and flannel stories using the felt board for our new video series St […]
Tags: activities, babies, caregivers, early learning, kids, learning, parents, playing, preschooler, reading, rhymes, singing, stories, storytime, toddlers