Blogging about Lego Clubbin and other library program ideas
I talked about this more in depth last year, but a making a movie every year to help promote summer reading has really elevated my school visit presence but also takes a lot of the pressure off. If you're looking for how to make a movie, you can go to last year's post here where... Continue Reading →
Getting ready for Summer Reading at my library. We usually incorporate the CSLP theme in some way--this year it's "Color Our World." Scavenger hunts are always a big hit, I did a city-wide one during the "Universe of Stories" theme that I called The Amazing Space Race. And I did an outdoor nature scavenger hunt... Continue Reading →
Peak behind the curtain--was originally going to call this article something like "Why you NEED to make a Summer Reading PSA" to make it more attention grabby. But in reality, you don't really need to. You don't really need to do any of this. Burnout is real, especially in this field; as a children's librarian,... Continue Reading →
When I started at my new library, one of the first things I did was change my summer reading program to a summer learning program. Our old program might have looked like yours. For every hour or every number of pages, you got raffle tickets. More you read, the more you got. It felt like... Continue Reading →
Over the summer, I was struggling with how to do programming that would be safe for our community and our kiddos. Like many of you, I decided to do an outdoor scavenger hunt, but I put a little bit of a spin on it. Similar to the "The Amazing Space Race" idea I did a... Continue Reading →
So I thought up this idea a few weeks ago. A library assistant suggested that we have a library mascot over the summer and hide it around the library or around town and we take pictures of it. I think most libraries do something like this on Facebook, and it's a great way to engage... Continue Reading →
It took awhile to come up with a good idea for the 2018 SRP theme of "Libraries Rock," but I came up with one that's really simple and creative. Our tweens and teens took parody photos of famous album covers around the library! To get kids inspired, I printed out a bunch of pre-approved album... Continue Reading →
The Lego Librarian 