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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

For my Kids First Colleagues

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Yesterday I had the privilege of presenting at our state youth services conference, Kids First, about post-storytime activities and process ...
Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Pokemon Go craft

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In response to how many people are wandering around and near our library playing Pokemon Go, we've decided to replace our regularly sche...
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Friday, December 19, 2014

Do you want to build a snowman?

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One of our reference librarians shared with me a picture of a snowman book stack she saw at http://iworkatapubliclibrary.com/image/10550...
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Storytime Activity Centers for 2-3 Year-Olds

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At my library, I have reluctantly provided crafts after storytimes for 2-3 year-olds.  It is a practice that started long before I came to t...
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Friday, July 26, 2013

Cedar Valley Hunger Games 2013 is coming on September 21!

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

New Interactive Playspace from the Burgeon Group!

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Early last year, I came across a list of the top ten children's libraries in the country, and I noticed that several of them (4 or 5?) h...
Sunday, April 7, 2013

Lego Minifig Crayons and Legopalooza Event

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Next Friday our youth department will host our second Legopalooza event.  We used to have Lego club once a month, but it was difficult to st...
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Kelly
I am youth librarian shared by two large-ish public libraries in Iowa that are six miles apart. A former English teacher and then high school librarian, I moved to a public library job in 2010. I had always wanted to work with younger children at some point in my career, so although I loved working with high schoolers, I knew I might not get another opportunity to work in a public library with younger children, so I made the move, and I absolutely love my job! A public librarian I knew as a child had a profound effect on my development as a reader and learner, and I love having the opportunity to provide the children in my community with the kinds of experiences that shaped me as a reader. I am also a puppeteer dabbling in writing my own scripts and making my own puppets.
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