April 6th Story Time Topic: Birds

Tweet, tweet, ain't that sweet?  Join us on April 6th at 4:30 pm when the Reading Robins Preschool Story time topic is birds! We'll be reading bird-themed stories, singing pretty songs, creating a cool craft and dancing our story time away.  This story time is definitely for the birds!

Here's a sneak peek at our Blueberry the Bluebird craft and a song that will have you peeping and cheeping all day long!

Birds (Tune: "Here We go Round the Mulberry Bush")
This is the way we scratch for worms, scratch for worms, scratch for worms. 
This is the way we scratch for worms so early in the morning. 
This is the way we peck our food, peck our food, peck our food. 
This is the way we peck our food so early in the morning. 
This is the way we sit on our eggs, sit on our eggs, sit on our eggs. 
This is the way we sit on our eggs so early in the morning. 
This the way we flap our wings, flap our wings, flap our wings. 
This is the way we flap our wings so early in the morning. 
This the way we fly away, fly away, fly away. 
This is the way we fly away so early in the morning. 

Blueberry the Bluebird

*Registration is required so that all children may receive a craft. Please call the library at 630-368-7700 to register. 

Budding Bookworms Wanted!: Lapsit Story time (1-2 Year Olds) Topic: Birds

"Spring Into Reading" with a bright and interactive song and dance-filled story time. Welcomto BuddingBookworms Lapsit Story time (Mondays at 10 am), where story time and play time are combined. We'll shake our wiggles out, sing, tell flannel board stories, read a book or two and have loads of fun. We use items such as egg shakers, streamers or bubbles to bring our story time to life. Bring your doll or teddy bear along so they can enjoy this story.

This week's story time topic is birds. We will bring the story time alive by reading one or two of these books:  Wee Little Chick by Lauren Thompron, Whose Chick Are You? by Nancy Tafuri or Blue Goose by Nancy Tafuri.

You'll feel like chriping after you sing this song!

Birds Fly High (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)

Birds fly high and bees fly low,

Caterpillars crawl and river flow,

Cats meow and cows go 'moo'.

Puppies bark and babies 'coo'.

So many things to see and hear,

I use my eyes and I use my ears.

Big Crafts for Little Hands: Introducing Crafts During Budding Bookworms 1 and 2 Year Old Story time

Little hands deserve big crafts too. We are now introducing developmentally appropriate crafts for our littlest patrons. Budding Bookworms, our lap sit story time for one and two year-olds will now contain a craft that will help memorialize the fun we had in story time. Get ready to get your wiggles, giggles and jiggles out during our half-hour program filled with songs, dance, fingerplays, games, a craft and of course, books!


*Registration is required so that all children may receive a craft. Please register by calling the youth services reference desk at 630-368-7734.


Here's a sneak peek at our Birdie in a Nest craft:

Tweet, tweet ain't that sweet?

We're Taking A Break and Creating A Craft!

The library is buzzing with activity! Check out these photos of the crafty creations made by some of the children who came to our open craft program "Take a Break and Create a Craft" this week. The glitter, glue sticks, and stickers were certainly put to good use.

Stamp Happy!

Just stamp it!

Look what I made!

An artiste at work!

Smile for the camera!

Lounging at the library!

Let's read a book!

Check out these cool crafts!

Turtle says hi!

Fishy wishes!

The Library is Blooming With Possiblilities! Children's Gardening Program With Oak Brook Garden Club

Psst! Want to hear a secret? On Saturday, May 14th at 2 pm the Friends Meeting Room will be blooming with possibilities. The Oak Brook Garden Club will be presenting a gardening program for children in grades K-3. 

This hour long program will be filled with flowers, veggies and tons of fun! We'll read a wonderful book about gardening, look at pictures of flowers, plants and vegetables commonly found in the garden, plant a seed in our Plant a Seed workshop, and eat a yummy snack of cookies and juice. 

Registration will be required in order to attend this program. We hope to "see-d" you there!

Check this blog regularly in order to see more information about this upcoming program.

Breaking News: Book Displays That Are Ripped From the Headlines

We've decided to create a book display focusing on current world news events. The event we are currently highlighting is the tragic earthquake that recently hit Japan. This display will change frequently, so check back soon to see the next event that will be showcased.

Perky Poems that Pick You Up! (Jennifer's Poetry Picks for Young Readers)

Poetry blends the artistry of the written word with the beauty of rhythm and rhyme. Poems are a great way to introduce even the youngest child to the sounds of language in an engaging and musical way. Take a trip to the library and check out our vast variety of poetry ranging from humorous to haiku.


Here's my perky poetry picks which can be found at your library!

• City I Love by Lee Bennett Hopkins (Poems about cities)
• Come To My Party and Other Shape Poems by Heidi B. Roemer (Delightful poems in the shapes of their subjects (ex. a poem about mittens in a mitten shape)
• Busy In The Garden by George Shannon (Poems about gardening and the great outdoors)
• Lunch Money and Other Poems About School by Carol Diggory Shields
• From the Doghouse: Poems to Chew On by Amy E. Sklansky (Poems about dogs)
• Here's A Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry collected by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters (Beautiful poems obtained through the talents of numerous authors)

Here's a sample of a poem that is something to bark home about!

Astrodog

I'm on my way to outer space 

just like I always dream. 

I'm riding in a spaceship--

what a marvelous machine!

It launched me high above the earth 

and right on past the moon. 

Inside I'm like a butterfly 

still wrapped in its cocoon. 

Up here it's black as darkest night. 

The earth looks blue and green. 

I travel through the starry sky 

toward places never seen. 

(Poem found in From the Doghouse: Poems to Chew On by Amy E. Sklansky)

Doggone good poetry!

Watch the Adorable Story of Sid the Seed by Daniel R. Pagen (Perfect for ages 3-6)

Our Color Your World Spring Coloring Contest Is Beginning to Add a Little Color to the Library! (Updated 4/5/11)

Take a look at the first few entrant's masterpieces. I will continue uploading pictures of the children's coloring pages as they are turned in. 

Spring Is In The Air! Take a Break Create a Craft Program

It's spring break next week. Why not Take a Break and Create a Craft? That's just what you will do if you come to our open craft program next week running from March 28th-April 2nd during the hours of 10 am-3pm. We will set up a craft table  loaded with a fun new crafts to make on each day of the week. On Monday, younger kids will be making a Something's Fishy Fishbowl collage. Decorative papers, pom-poms, crayons, stickers, and glitter are among the many craft materials that you will be able to decorate your fish with. Older children can choose to make a Bead-tiful Beaded Bracelet. 

Something's Fishy Fishbowl collage

Closeup of Something's Fishy Fishbowl Collage Center 

Just Bead It: Bead-tiful Beaded Bracelet Center

Closeup of our Bead-tiful Beaded Bracelet Center