Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa! December started off in a festive way. During the first week of December, we enjoyed a few of our favorite winter stories with songs and finger plays, then the children made a winter craft. Happy Hanukkah was the theme for week two. Ms. Laura read stories about Hanukkah with songs and finger plays. The children made their own Hanukkah toys and menorahs and played Hanukkah games. Weeks three and four were both themed Merry Christmas to You. Our stories varied from classics to modern. The children made their own Christmas crafts such as Christmas tree ornaments, poinsettias and Christmas cards. We also sang songs with finger plays and served cookies and cocoa with marshmallows. Our last preschool storytime for the month was Happy Kwanzaa. We read stories about Kwanzaa and had songs and finger plays. Our craft was to design a kinara, make a toilet paper candle or make a placemat using traditional Kwanzaa colors.
Tween Book Club was hosted on December 11. Our tweens were encourage to read any of the American Girl Christmas stories or a Christmas story of their own liking. We served hot cocoa with marshmallows and cookies.
We had two special programs this month starting off with Winter Holiday Crafts on December 16. Ms. Laura read holiday stories and sang songs. Members of the Pearland High School band came by and played Christmas music in the lobby which was enjoyed by all. Our crafts were set up on six different tables. Each table offered a variety of crafts from creating Christmas ornaments to making their own Kwanzaa placemats. We served cocoa, cookies, candy and lemonade. The second special program was on December 22. There were Christmas stories, six different craft stations, Christmas music, and cookies and cocoa. Some of the children then placed their ornaments on our library Christmas tree. Lastly, the children played “Toss the Teddy.” A fun time was had by all.
We are excited about our next event coming up in January. We will celebrate New Year and winter.
This year the children’s department was decorated beautifully. There are lights, Christmas trees, a menorah and fake snow. We also put some Kwanzaa items in the big bulletin display. We’ve placed some of our preschool storytime and special event crafts out for viewing. Many of the library patrons were happy that there were so many diverse activities for their children to participate in. Kudos goes out to the PHS band for playing the Christmas music at the library. This was the first time the library had live music! We had several students here, and they got some snacks and cocoa too! Thank you to them for providing us with such festive music.
Laura, children's specialist
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Children's Update: Pearland
Preschool storytime saw more than 200 people in October. We started off the month by celebrating Johnny Appleseed’s birthday. We read stories and did an apple craft. The next week we recognized National Cookie Month by playing with Play-doh and plastic cookie cutters and had children make their own Play-doh cookies. On week three, the children listened to stories about autumn. Each child decorated his or her own leaf with fall colors. Week four was jack-o-lanterns and harvest time. The craft was pumpkin collage art. Orange, green, yellow and brown strips of paper were used by each child to make a collage. The last week of the month was Halloween. We read funny stories about Halloween and the children made their own Halloween masks.
The toddlers also enjoyed the month of October with about 40 people coming to Toddler Time. We chose to celebrate fall themes. Week one, we celebrated apples. Week two we read about leaves and the changes in the weather. On week three the children enjoyed stories about squirrels. Our final week of the month we read about pumpkins and Halloween. We always allow the toddlers to play with toys for a brief play time after stories. They really enjoy it.
The Tween Book Club was held on October 9. They read “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle.
Halloween Stories & Crafts was held in the evening with 30 people in attendance. We started the program with some Halloween stories. The first six children who arrived got real mini-pumpkins to take home. Our crafts were set up on five different tables. The crafts were:
We are planning a Library Trivia Game on November 18. Our patrons are pretty smart so we'll have to come up with some really creative questions. Our movie night with clerk Charon is scheduled for November 9. There will be plenty of snacks and fun to go around! The next Tween Book Club will be on November 13. November programming will wrap up with our Fall Craft.
We are very pleased with our new A/V shelving. We have welcomed 3 new shelvers to our branch within the last month and a half. They are catching on pretty quickly, and we are so happy to have them.
Laura, children's specialist
The toddlers also enjoyed the month of October with about 40 people coming to Toddler Time. We chose to celebrate fall themes. Week one, we celebrated apples. Week two we read about leaves and the changes in the weather. On week three the children enjoyed stories about squirrels. Our final week of the month we read about pumpkins and Halloween. We always allow the toddlers to play with toys for a brief play time after stories. They really enjoy it.
The Tween Book Club was held on October 9. They read “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle.
Halloween Stories & Crafts was held in the evening with 30 people in attendance. We started the program with some Halloween stories. The first six children who arrived got real mini-pumpkins to take home. Our crafts were set up on five different tables. The crafts were:
- make you own face mask
- 3-D tissue pumpkin craft
- pumpkin collage craft
- toilet paper roll monster/spider craft
- color your pumpkin paper lunch bag puppet
We are planning a Library Trivia Game on November 18. Our patrons are pretty smart so we'll have to come up with some really creative questions. Our movie night with clerk Charon is scheduled for November 9. There will be plenty of snacks and fun to go around! The next Tween Book Club will be on November 13. November programming will wrap up with our Fall Craft.
We are very pleased with our new A/V shelving. We have welcomed 3 new shelvers to our branch within the last month and a half. They are catching on pretty quickly, and we are so happy to have them.
Laura, children's specialist
Monday, October 5, 2009
Children's Update: Pearland
Our preschool storytimes this month were about grandparents, safety, dinosaurs, friends and apples. For grandparents, the children created cards for their grandparents and were very creative. During the safety storytime, the children learned how to use the 911 system. Laura found a coloring page that had a drawing of a phone which emergency numbers could be written onto. We handed out lots of safety-related brochures, pencils and bookmarks. The children made their own dinosaurs out of toilet paper rolls for our dinosaur storytime. Our friends craft was to color a paper chain of friends. The children decorated their own paper apples for our apples storytime. More than 150 people attended preschool storytimes in September.
On September 16, we had our Teen Henna program. This was our second time to have this program this year. The teens and parents enjoyed the different types of designs that they could create. One of the young ladies was having so much fun that she wanted to get the information on where we had purchased our supplies. She has decided to have a henna party for her upcoming birthday.
Regina is now heading the Tween Book Club which meets on the second Friday of the month. In September we read “Number the Stars” by Lois Lowry. We didn’t have quite as many attendees as we hoped, but we understand there may be timing issues with school. Our selection for October is “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeline L’Engle. We are hoping that the participation will increase.
On September 24, a group of 14 children visited us from Primrose Daycare. They enjoyed storytime with us.
We are looking forward to the upcoming Toddler Time starting in October. This will be on every Monday at 10:30 a.m. and will end the last Monday in November.
Laura, children's specialist
On September 16, we had our Teen Henna program. This was our second time to have this program this year. The teens and parents enjoyed the different types of designs that they could create. One of the young ladies was having so much fun that she wanted to get the information on where we had purchased our supplies. She has decided to have a henna party for her upcoming birthday.
Regina is now heading the Tween Book Club which meets on the second Friday of the month. In September we read “Number the Stars” by Lois Lowry. We didn’t have quite as many attendees as we hoped, but we understand there may be timing issues with school. Our selection for October is “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeline L’Engle. We are hoping that the participation will increase.
On September 24, a group of 14 children visited us from Primrose Daycare. They enjoyed storytime with us.
We are looking forward to the upcoming Toddler Time starting in October. This will be on every Monday at 10:30 a.m. and will end the last Monday in November.
Laura, children's specialist
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Children's Update: Pearland
We have had large crowds this summer for our preschool storytimes. More than 400 people attended our July storytimes. We made ABC dough figures, paper treasure chests, paper camp fires and cardboard pinwheels.
Teen Henna was a lot of fun. Two of the teens had such a great time that they even got their older siblings and mother to go with to the Teen Henna event in Alvin.
We have had more than 150 people come to our summer reading programs. We made crafts for July 4 and created fans. One of the children at the fan craft was only interested in mixing the paints; she was not interested in painting.
Ruby Lewis presented a program with the Sea Center Texas Trunk. The children were able to touch live water creatures and make fish prints. Everyone also got a unique shell.
Our teen volunteers are getting tired. They help with summer reading club, assist with programs, shelve picture books and juvenile fiction and help out where needed. Thank you to all the volunteers!
Laura, children's specialist
Teen Henna was a lot of fun. Two of the teens had such a great time that they even got their older siblings and mother to go with to the Teen Henna event in Alvin.
We have had more than 150 people come to our summer reading programs. We made crafts for July 4 and created fans. One of the children at the fan craft was only interested in mixing the paints; she was not interested in painting.
Ruby Lewis presented a program with the Sea Center Texas Trunk. The children were able to touch live water creatures and make fish prints. Everyone also got a unique shell.
Our teen volunteers are getting tired. They help with summer reading club, assist with programs, shelve picture books and juvenile fiction and help out where needed. Thank you to all the volunteers!
Laura, children's specialist
Monday, July 6, 2009
Children's Update: Pearland
More than 500 people have attended our preschool storytimes. We’ve been reading stories related to Texas. Our crafts have included animal stick puppets, bookmarks and dough figures.
Our duct tape crafts for teens were lots of fun. We made rings, bracelets, wallets, placemats and sandals.
Two different daycares visited us for storytime. They also brought the older children to a safety program we held.
More than 300 people have attended our programs throughout the summer. The most popular program was Living in Space.
Our teen volunteers are very helpful. They help with reading club, shelve picture books and fiction, straighten the children’s department and assist with programs. We could not do without them. Thank you all for your help!
Our branch manager retired at the end of June. We will miss her and wish her well in her retirement!
Laura, children's specialist
Our duct tape crafts for teens were lots of fun. We made rings, bracelets, wallets, placemats and sandals.
Two different daycares visited us for storytime. They also brought the older children to a safety program we held.
More than 300 people have attended our programs throughout the summer. The most popular program was Living in Space.
Our teen volunteers are very helpful. They help with reading club, shelve picture books and fiction, straighten the children’s department and assist with programs. We could not do without them. Thank you all for your help!
Our branch manager retired at the end of June. We will miss her and wish her well in her retirement!
Laura, children's specialist
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Children's Update: Pearland
Here comes summer reading! We’re putting the finishing touches on our decorations, and we’ll kick everything off with a visit from Snake-eyed Willie.
One of our shelvers was accepted to film school. Congratulations!
Regina, children's assistant
One of our shelvers was accepted to film school. Congratulations!
Regina, children's assistant
Monday, April 6, 2009
Children's Update: Pearland
Our preschool storytimes focused on party and spring themes. We had more than 100 people come to the storytimes. We made door hangers or bookmarks, baby chick paper hats, and flowers.
Patrons often ask where I get my craft ideas. I find them in library books, magazines, my son's old school crafts, crafts from my own childhood and the Internet.
We have teen programs planned for this summer including Teen Henna and Dance Dance Revolution.
We have a Kite Making and Flying Event scheduled for April 8. Richard Hawkins will be back. Thank you to Mr. Hawkins for all his work on this program!
We are having a big 2009-2010 Texas Bluebonnet Book Festival on April 15. Pearland ISD students, teachers and librarians, as well as a children's acting troupe and guest readers are coming. We'll have book talks, readings, reader's theatre, a mock vote and refreshments. The event was planned by Sylvia, our reference librarian, and funded by a Target Community Grant.
We are finalizing plans for the summer reading club.
We are so excited to be open again! Our patrons have been so thankful. We get so many nice comments. We have hired three new shelvers and are training them.
Laura, children's specialist
Patrons often ask where I get my craft ideas. I find them in library books, magazines, my son's old school crafts, crafts from my own childhood and the Internet.
We have teen programs planned for this summer including Teen Henna and Dance Dance Revolution.
We have a Kite Making and Flying Event scheduled for April 8. Richard Hawkins will be back. Thank you to Mr. Hawkins for all his work on this program!
We are having a big 2009-2010 Texas Bluebonnet Book Festival on April 15. Pearland ISD students, teachers and librarians, as well as a children's acting troupe and guest readers are coming. We'll have book talks, readings, reader's theatre, a mock vote and refreshments. The event was planned by Sylvia, our reference librarian, and funded by a Target Community Grant.
We are finalizing plans for the summer reading club.
We are so excited to be open again! Our patrons have been so thankful. We get so many nice comments. We have hired three new shelvers and are training them.
Laura, children's specialist
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