Story Time Music Favorites: "We Are the Dinosaurs" by Laurie Berkner

This song gets the little ones rocking and rolling. "We Are the Dinosaurs" definitely tops my story time participants list of favorite action songs. Once you hear this song, you won't be able to get the infectious beat out of your head.

Congratulations to Our Color Your World Spring Coloring Contest Winners

Everyone did such an egg-cellent job decorating their egg coloring pages. After much review of the incredible artwork we chose a winner from each age group. The winners are: 

Preschool (3-4 year-olds) 

Ariana 

1st-2nd Grade

C.C.

We would like to thank all the participants for creating their beautiful pictures which added  delightful spring cheer to the library. Everyone did such a great job!

Daddy and Me Story time Sunday, May 22 at 3 pm in the Activity Room

What does a Sunday afternoon, books, and songs have in common? They all equal a splendid story time spent with your one and only dad (or grandpa or uncle) at the library! 


The books being read will be centered on our love for dear old dad, the craft will be totally daddy, and the songs and dances will have our dads dancing all day long. Dads rule! 


This program is open to children from 2 yrs. to 7 yrs. 


*Registration is required. Please call the youth services reference desk at 630-368-7734 to sign-up for our 3 pm story time program. 

Kid-Friendly Websites

Are you looking for information for your upcoming school report about penguins or need to know more about Paul Revere to get ready for your school play? Why not check out a list great of websites chosen by the ALA (American Library Association).

Tips for parents: Websites are categorized by grade level so it's a perfect way to make sure the site is developmentally appropriate for your child.

Doing research just got a little easier. Just click on the following link.

Great Websites for Kids

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

"Spring Into Reading" with a bright and interactive song and dance-filled story time. Welcome to Budding Bookworms 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 time.

Here's a sneak peek at our Rainy Day Scottie Craft and a great movement activity that will teach children about thunderstorms and storm safety. 

A Dark and Cloudy Day Movement Activity 


Things You Need 
A Piece of aluminum foil folded in half (when tapped or shaken sounds just like rain falling on a tin roof)
Hand Fan or electric fan (to create wind)
Toy Drum (thunder sound) * children could also stomp feet*
Small spray bottle filled with water (a spritz of water mimics rain) 
Flashlight (Turn on and off to imitate lightning) *Children can clap hands for lightning clap*


Directions
Follow the actions (highlighted in green) for a thunderous time!


 A Dark and Cloudy Day 

The dark clouds rolled in

and the wind whooshed and blew (use hand fan or electric fan)

I heard a rumble from above ( beat toy drum or stomp feet)

and a clap of lightning too (clap hands)

The sky became bright (turn flashlight on and off)      

from the lightning strike 

and the rain dripped 

dropped from the sky (spray a fine mist of water from a spray bottle) 

so inside I ran to keep (children can run in place) 

safe and dry! 

by Jennifer Hatcher 

Keeping Nice and Dry 

Sing, Sing a Song! Open Mike Night

Oak Brook's definitely got talent! We sang, recited poetry, and had a great time. Some of the talent included  lovely performances of Amazing Grace and Hound Dog, a fantastic poem written by Langston Hughes, and a lion picture drawn by a very talented young artist.The following are some of the attendees of the show! Everybody take a bow you certainly deserve a big round of applause for sharing your exceptional talents with us. 

April 20th Story time Topic: Bunnies

Hop to it!  Join us on April 20th at 4:30 pm when the Reading Robins Preschool Story time topic is bunnies! We'll be reading bunny books, singing hoppy songs, and have a hopping good time. Get up and hop on over to this awesome story time. 

Here's a sneak peek at our Four-Carrot Bunny craft and a song that will have you hopping and bopping the whole day through!

Bunny Pooka (Tune:"Hokey Pokey")

You put your bunny paw in. 

You take your bunny paw out. 

You put your bunny paw in 

And you shake it all about. 

You do the Bunny Pooka

And you hop around a lot 

That's what it's all about!

Continue with other items to put in and take out such as: bunny foot, bunny nose, bunny ear and bunny tail. 

by Jean Warren

I Love Carrots!

Going Retro: Old School Reading Rainbow Theme Song

Okay everybody, I'm going old school. Does anyone remember the Reading Rainbow theme song? I became hooked on books because of this show and I'd like to share the old theme song with you. It will certainly get you in the mood to check out a great book at the library. Reading Rocks!

Flickr in the Night: Oak Brook Library Photos Now on Flickr

We are proud to announce that you can now view pictures of many of our recent special events on our Flickr photostream. Just click the following link to view the pics we have already uploaded. 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oakbrooklibrary/

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

"Spring Into Reading" with a bright and interactive song and dance-filled story time. Welcome to Budding Bookworms 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 time.

This week's story time topic is bunnies. We will bring the story time alive by reading one or two of these books: Tickle Tum by Nancy Van Laan, Raymond Rabbit's Early Morning by Lynne Dennis and Ollie's Easter Eggs by Oliver Dunrea. 

Here's a sneak peek at our Funny Bunny craft and a hip-hoppity good song!

See the Little Rabbit  

See the little rabbit

go, hop, hop, hop. 

See her ears go 

flop, flop, flop. 

See her eyes go 

blink, blink, blink. 

See her nose goes

twink, twink, twink. 

See her white coat, 

so soft and furry. 

see her run-away

in a hurry! 

by Jean Warren 

I'm somebunny!

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