Welcome back babies and toddlers!

Babytime and Toddler Time started back up this week.  It was wonderful to see the library hoppin' and crawlin' with all the babies and toddlers.

Babytime is Tuesday at 9:30 for ages birth to 12 months.

This week at Babytime we read:
What do we do with the baby? by Rick Walton
Kiss tickle cuddle hug by Susan Musgrave
Llama llama hoppity-hop by Anna Dewdney

Toddler Time is Thursday at 9:30 & 10:30 for ages 12 months through 36 months.
This week at Toddler Time we read:
Chu's Day by Neil Gaiman
1, 2, buckle my shoe by Anna Grossnickle Hines
We also sang Old McDonald Had a Farm using flannel board pieces and played Red, Yellow, Green with the shakers.

More information about Babytime

More information about Toddler Time

All storytimes are free and open to the public.  Please contact the Children's Help Desk if you have any questions 405-372-3633 x108 or childrensreference@stillwater.org  

Grandparents Day

Grandparents Day is celebrated on September 8th this year.  Make sure you remember to tell all the grandparents and adopted grandparents in you and your children's lives just how grand they are each and every day!

Opening Song: The More We Get Together
*We sing and clap to our opening song.  All Stillwater Public Library story times start with this song and the children learn that song means story time is starting.

The more we get together
Together, together
The more we get together
The happier we'll be
Cause your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we get together
The happier we'll be.

Book: Piglet & Granny by Margaret Wild

Fingerplay: Grandpa & Grandma's Spectacles

Here are Grandpa's Spectacles (make circle with thumbs and index fingers and hold over eyes)
And here is Grandpa's Hat (join hands at finger tips and place on head)
And here's the way he folds his arms (fold arms)
And takes a little nap (snore)

Here are Grandma's Spectacles (make circle with thumbs and index fingers and hold over eyes)
And here is Grandma's Hat (make triangle by putting two hands fingertips touching over head)
And here's the way she folds her hands
And puts them in her lap (fold hands and put in lap)

Book: The Napping House by Audrey Wood

Poem: The World's Greatest Grandparents
This is the perfect time to say
that I'm so glad to have
grandparents like you.
When I'm near you
I can feel your love,
when I'm away from you
I miss you very much.
Surely you must be
the greatest grandparents
in the whole wide world.
I love you so very much!
http://freepoemsonline.net/poems-htm/grandparents6.htm

Book: The Giant Hug by Sandra Horning
  
Craft: The children made cards with extra longs arms to give a long distance hug.

Beyond Storytime: How many ways can you tell grandparents that you love them? I can think of sending cards through snail mail, telephoning, sending emails, Skype, and visiting. What can you add to the list?
Super cute printable:  http://www.papercoterie.com/blog/grandparents-are-awesome/

Other books to checkout:
Hooray For Grandparents' Day! by Nancy Carlson
Grandparents Song by Sheila Hamanaka
Silas' Seven Grandparents by Anita Horrocks and Helen Flook

   

Manners Storytime

Manners can be tricky to teach young children especially as certain behaviors are allowed one setting but discouraged in another setting.  However, there are plenty of humorous and lively books that make learning manners fun.
As a reminder we ask that children visiting the library use soft/inside voices, only walking feet, and respect the books and computers while having fun!

Opening Song: The More We Get Together
*We sing and clap to our opening song.  All Stillwater Public Library story times start with this song and the children learn that song means story time is starting.

The more we get together
Together, together
The more we get together
The happier we'll be
Cause your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we get together
The happier we'll be.

Book: Time to say "Please!" by Mo Willems


Song: Manners (sung to I'm a Little Teapot)
I have super manners. Yes, I do.
I can say "Please," and "Thank you," too.
When I play with friends, I like to share.
That's the way I show I care!

Book: The Bear Who Shared by Catherine Rayner

Song: Share your toys (sung to Row, row, row, your boat)
Share, share, share your toys,
share them with your friends
It's so much fun to share your toys,
sharing has no end.

Book: Nobunny's Perfect by Anna Dewdney

Craft: We made the "Keys to Manner" by coloring out keys that listed out some key words to know: Thank you, You are welcome, Please, and Excuse me.

Beyond Storytime:
Activities to teach children manners: http://www.livestrong.com/article/86630-activities-teach-children-manners/  Having a fancy dinner sounds particularly fun, especially when paired with a reading of Fancy Nancy books!



Other books to checkout:
Manners by Aliki
Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur by Judy Sierra
Emily's Magic Words: Please, Thank you, and more by Cindy Post Senning & Peggy Post
Don't Slam the Door! by Dori Chaconas

 

Back to School Storytime

It's back to school time. For some of our regular storytime attendees that may mean starting kindergarten or preschool.  Along with the excitement of being a big kid going to school, there may be some fears and nerves.  The library has wide selection of back to school books to help prepare your child for the first, and parenting books to help you on that first day as well.

Opening Song: The More We Get Together
*We sing and clap to our opening song.  All Stillwater Public Library story times start with this song and the children learn that song means story time is starting.

The more we get together
Together, together
The more we get together
The happier we'll be
Cause your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we get together
The happier we'll be.

Book: Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes by Eric Litwin
Hear the song at: http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/feature/petethecat/

Song: If You Like to Come to School (sung to: If You're Happy and You Know It)
If you like to come to school, raise your hand.
If you like to come to school, raise your hand.
If you like to come to school,
If you like to come to school,

If you like to come to school, raise your hand.

If you think school is cool, raise your hand...

Book:Teacher! Sharing, Helping, Caring by Patricia Hubbell

Fingerplay: Ready for School
Two little house closed up tight,
(Fists closed up tight, thumbs in)
Let's open up the windows and let in some light.
(Make finger circles)
Ten little finger people tall and straight,
(Hold fingers erect)
Ready for the bus at half-past eight
(Fingers run to catch bus)

Book: Llama, llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney

Song: Mary Had a Little Lamb

Mary had a little lamb,
Little lamb, little lamb,
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow

Everywhere that Mary went,
Mary went, Mary went,
Everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go

It followed her to school one day
School one day, school one day
It followed her to school one day
Which was against the rules.

It made the children laugh and play,
Laugh and play, laugh and play,
It made the children laugh and play
To see a lamb at school

Craft:  Mary Had a Little Lamb
On a piece of paper is the scene of school house with "Mary" and on a craft stick is the picture of lamb which can follow Mary to school.

Beyond Storytime: 
Ideas on making back to school fun, scroll down for craft suggestions. http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-make-going-back-to-school-fun

Other books to checkout: 
We [love] Our School: A Read-Together Rebus Story by Judy Sierra
Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School by Herman Parish
Dinosaur Starts School by Pamela Duncan Edwards

For Parents:
http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Back-to-School.shtml
http://families.naeyc.org/learning-and-development/music-math-more/12-teacher-terms-demystified
http://www.ivillage.com/how-ease-back-school-anxiety/6-b-139704
http://school.familyeducation.com/back-to-school/school/34528.html

Coming Soon!

Dewey Decimal Theater

Family friendly films on a wide array of subjects will be shown each second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. on the library’s giant screen.

Each month, the Dewey Decimal Theater will show a film classified in a different section of non-fiction starting with the 000s, or General section, and ending with the 900s, or History and Geography section.

“Family Film Night” is free of charge and open to all ages.  Children are welcome to wear their pajamas, with shoes, and to bring a pillow to the movie.  Popcorn will be available, but participants are encouraged to bring a water bottle with a closeable lid.

AUGUST 13th movie will feature your favorite monsters who are interested in collecting the screams of children.
SEPT 10th movie will follow a congressman who is called to build an ark.
OCT 8th movie is the animated version of girl and her prince who have turned into frogs.
NOV 12th movie shows a girl who inspires her community by winning a spelling bee.

Call 405-372-3633 x108 for specific title.

More Storytimes
Babytime and Toddler Time will resume the first week of September.  Due to the popularity of Toddler Time we will now have two sessions on Thursdays at 9:30 & 10:30.  Babytime will now be held on Tuesdays at 9:30.  Miss Elizabeth will led the first 10-20 minutes with books and songs and then everyone is invited to stay and play in the storytime room.
For more details of Babytime and Toddler Time click on the appropriate label listed on the right sidebar.

We Dug Summer Reading!

Congratulations to everyone who participated in Summer Reading Program 2013!  We had an outstanding number of children sign up and read.  If you have not already done so please take a moment to fill out our survey Thanks!

Highlights from the summer

Number of children who signed up:
1049

Number of children who read at least 10 hours:
371
Total hours read:
8,225

Number of books including (audiobooks) checked out from the Children's Dept: 
25,485

Tuesday performances:
Science Museum Oklahoma
Magician Kevin Wade
Oklahoma Children's Theatre (Rumpelstiltskin)
Author Darleen Bailey Beard
Hill's Irish Dancers
Monty Harper
Rana McCoy's Operetta Penny Ante Pirates
Professor B Looney.

Dinosaur Storytime

Opening Song: The More We Get Together
*We sing and clap to our opening song.  All Stillwater Public Library story times start with this song and the children learn that song means story time is starting.

The more we get together
Together, together
The more we get together
The happier we'll be
Cause your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we get together
The happier we'll be.

Book: Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones by Byron Barton

Song: Dinosaur, Dinosaur
Dinosaur, Dinosaur, stomp around
Dinosaur, Dinosaur, shook the ground
Dinosaur, Dinosaur, some gave fear
Dinosaur, Dinosaur, we wish you were here

Book: The Littlest Dinosaur by Michael Foreman

Song: Where Oh Where did the Dinosaurs Go? (tune of Where oh where has my little dog gone?)
Where, oh where, did the dinosaurs go
Where, oh where, can they be?
They used to roam 'round the swamp
But now they are gone, you see!

Book:  No T. Rex in the Library by Toni Buzzeo

Fingerplay: Hiding Dinosaurs
Dinosaur, Dinosaur, where can you be?
Hiding behind me (hands behind back)
Where you cannot see,
Now you see one. (Bring out one hand)
It's waiting for you.
Here comes another, (bring out other hand)
And now you see two!

Craft: Make a dinosaur.  We colored body parts of a dinosaur and connected the joints with brads.



Beyond Storytime: Check out the dinosaur exhibits at the Sam Noble Museum in Norman, OK. http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/

Fun Dino-activities to do at home: http://puppydogtails.blogspot.com/2011/10/d-is-for-dinosaur.html

Other books to checkout:  
Dini Dinosaur by Karen Beaumont
Dear Tyrannosaurus Rex by Lisa McClatchy
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague
Nonfiction dinosaur books can be found in 567.9


For Dinosaur loving parents:
My Beloved Brontosaurus: On the road with old bones, new science, and our favorite dinosaurs by Brian Switek (567.913 SWI)