Thursday  |  August 6, 2020 at noon
Summer Reading Special Activity: Week Nine: Welcome Home!
Special Activity: We will read Home by Carson Ellis and do an "Around Your House" Scavenger Hunt!

Tuesday  | August 11, 2020 at 10:00 am 
STORY TIME ONLINE: Week Nine: Welcome Home! 
There is no place like home as we conclude our summer travels.
Story Time featured story: Come Home Already, by Jory John, illustrated by Benji Davies.

Monday  |  August 10, 2020 at 10:30 am 
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Week Nine: Welcome Home!
There is no place like home as we conclude our summer travels.
Toddler Time featured story: Zoo Borns: Zoo Babies from Around the World, by Andrew Bleiman and Chris Eastland. 

Thursday  |  August 6, 2020 at noon
Summer Reading Special Activity: Week Eight: Reading Takes You Through North America!
Let’s explore our own continent of North America.
Special Activity: We will read Pictures From Our Vacation by Lynne Rae Perkins and make a graphic novel/ comic strip of a special memory.

Supply List:
Paper (folded); pencil

Tuesday  | August 4, 2020 at 10:00 am 
STORY TIME ONLINE: Week Eight: Reading Takes You Through North America!
Let’s explore our own continent of North America.
Story Time featured story: Scout Moore, Junior Ranger - Yellowstone, written by Theresa Howell with illustrations by Jeffrey Ebbeler.

Monday  |  August 3, 2020 at 10:30 am 
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Week Eight: Reading Takes You to North America!
Let’s explore our continent of North America.
Toddler Time featured story: Out on the Prairie by Donna M. Bateman; illustrated by Susan Swan.

Thursday  |  July 30, 2020 at noon
Summer Reading Special Activity: Week Seven: Hop on board as we sail away to South America!
Special Activity: We will experience the rainforest as we make a rain stick and read The Great Kapok Tree: a tale of the Amazon rain forest, by Lynne Cherry.

Supply List:
Paper towel tube or 2 toilet paper tubes taped together, aluminum foil, rice or dried beans or popcorn seed, paper or markers to decorate the outside, and tape.

Tuesday  |  July 28, 2020 at 10:00 am 
STORY TIME ONLINE: Week Seven: Reading Takes You to South America!
Hop on board as we sail away to South America.
Story Time featured story:  Love and Roast Chicken: a trickster tale from the Andes Mountains by Barbara Knutson.

Monday  |  July 27, 2020 at 10:30 am 
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Week Seven: Reading Takes You to South America!
Hop on board as we sail away to South America.
Toddler Time featured story: Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino with pictures by Steven Kellogg.

Thursday  |  July 23, 2020 at noon
Summer Reading Special Activity: Week Six: Reading Takes You to Africa!
Special Activity: Learn about African folklore as we read Anansi The Spider by Gerald McDermott and make a spider web craft.

Supply List:
2 sticks; yarn

Tuesday  |  July 21, 2020 at 10:00 am 
STORY TIME ONLINE: Week Six: Reading Takes You to Africa!
Let’s go on a safari through the amazing continent of Africa! 
Story Time featured story:  Caldecott winner Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema.

Monday  |  July 20, 2020 at 10:30 am 
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Week Six: Reading Takes You to Africa!
Let’s go on a safari through the amazing continent of Africa! 
Toddler Time featured story: Papa, Do You Love Me? written by Barbara Joose with illustrations by Barbara Lavallee.

Thursday  |  July 16, 2020 at noon
Summer Reading Special Activity: Week Five: Reading Takes You to Antarctica!
Special Activity: How do the animals here stay warm? We will find out as we read Penguins Don’t Wear Sweaters by Marikka Tamura and complete a hands-on activity to learn how animals beat the cold.

Supply List:
2 ziplock bags (quart size) or a pair of rubber gloves; Crisco or other type of shortening; Bowl; Water; Ice cubes

Tuesday  |  July 14, 2020 at 10:00 am 
STORY TIME ONLINE: Week Five: Getting chilly in Antarctica!
Things are going to be cool this week as we travel to Antarctica! 
Story Time featured story:  Penguins, Penguins Everywhere by Bob Barner.

Monday  |  July 13, 2020 at 10:30 am 
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Week Five: Reading Takes You to Cool Places!
Things are going to be cool this week as we travel to Antarctica! 
Toddler Time featured story: Peter Loves Penguin by David McPhail.

Thursday  |  July 9, 2020 at noon
Summer Reading Special Activity: Week Four: Reading Takes You to Australia!
Special Activity: Join us as we journey across Australia in the story Possum Magic by Mem Fox and make aboriginal clapping sticks.

Supply List:
Two Rulers or Paint Sticks or Popsicle Sticks; Paint

Tuesday  |  July 7, 2020 at 10:00 am 
STORY TIME ONLINE: Week Four: Reading Takes You Down Under!
We are off to the smallest continent, Australia!
Story Time featured story: The Biggest Frog in Australia by Susan L. Roth

Monday  |  July 6, 2020 at 10:30 am 
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Week Four: Reading Takes You Down Under!
We are off to the smallest continent, Australia!
Toddler Time featured story: Pouch! by David Ezra Stein.

Thursday  |  July 2, 2020 at noon
Summer Reading Special Activity: Week Three: Reading Takes You to Asia!
Special Activity: Join us today as we read A Carp for Kimiko by Virginia L. Kroll and make our own koi fish kite.

Supply List:
Toilet Paper Tube, Hole Punch, String, Streamers, Glue, Scissors

Tuesday  |  June 30, 2020 at 10:00 am 
STORY TIME ONLINE: Week Three: Reading Takes You to Asia!
Now, we are on to the huge continent of Asia. This week we will see the wonders of China and Japan.
Story Time featured story: The Beckoning Cat by Koko Nishizuka; illustrated by Rosanne Litzinger

Monday  |  June 22, 2020 at 10:30 am 
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Week Three: Reading Takes You to Asia!
Now, we are on to the huge continent of Asia. This week we will see the wonders of China and Japan.
Toddler Time featured story: Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr., illustrated by Eric Carle

Thursday  |  June 25, 2020 at noon
Summer Reading Special Activity: Week Two: Reading Takes You to Europe!
Special Activity:  We will build a replica of the Eiffel Tower and read Gustave Eiffel’s Spectacular Idea.

Supply List:
Newspaper, Stapler, Tape

Tuesday  |  June 23, 2020 at 10:00 am 
STORY TIME ONLINE: Week Two: Reading Takes You to Europe!
What will we discover on our tour of Europe? We will visit Italy, France, Spain, England, the Netherlands, and Germany and we won’t even need a passport!
Story Time featured story: City Cat by Kate Banks

Monday  |  June 22, 2020 at 10:30 am 
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Week 2: Reading Takes You to Europe!
What will we discover on our tour of Europe? We will visit Italy, France, Spain, England, the Netherlands, and Germany and we won’t even need a passport!
Toddler Time featured story: Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees by A.A. Milne

Thursday  |  June 18, 2020 at noon
SPECIAL ACTIVITY ONLINE: Reading Takes You Places - The Adventure Begins

Are you ready to travel the world without leaving your home? This week we will set out on our adventure. 
Special Activity: We will make a rubber band car and read Wherever You Go. 
(See supply list for rubber band car below)

CRAFT SUPPLY LIST:

Tuesday  |  June 16, 2020 at 11:15 am 
STORY TIME ONLINE: Reading Takes You Places - The Adventure Begins

Are you ready to travel the world without leaving your home? This week we will set out on our adventure. 
Story Time featured story: Goldfish on Vacation by Sally Lloyd-Jones

Monday  |  June 15, 2020 at 10:30 am 
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Reading Takes You Places - The Adventure Begins

Are you ready to travel the world without leaving your home? This week we will set out on our adventure. 
Toddler Time featured story: On-the-Go-Time by Elizabeth Verdick