Saturday's family storytime was in honor of Black History Month. We started off by singing a favorite welcome song, "If You're Happy and You Know It." After clapping, stomping and saying hello, I talked to everyone about how February is a month...
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Tuesday, Jan 26, 2016
We had a great time painting ceramic bowls with help from our friends at Fired Up Iowa City last Monday. A great turn out of enthusiastic artists helped make this program a success. I am amazed each year at the creative ability of our patrons. I...
Wednesday, Dec 30, 2015
Today we started storytime off with our new hello song, " Oh Hey, Oh Hi Hello " by Jim Gill. Hopefully we will be real pros at singing this when Jim Gill gives his show at the Englert on January 23rd. We talked a bit about what everyone's year of...
Wednesday, Dec 16, 2015
Today we started storytime off with a new song, " Oh Hey, Oh Hi Hello " by Jim Gill. This is a fun way to say hello in a bunch of silly voices, plus it's a great way to practice for when Jim Gill comes to town on January 23rd. I talked first about...
Monday, Nov 23, 2015
A couple of people told me I had to read Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate. Now I have to add my own recommendation, please read this book. This story made a huge impact on me in just a few hours (because that's all it took to finish this page turner)
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2015
As the weather turns colder and grayer, it becomes a bit more difficult to be cheerful and happy. So I thought everyone would enjoy a storytime all about what makes us happiest. As usual, we began our time together with our welcome song, " Clap...
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2015
In honor of Veterans Day, we had a veterans and peace themed storytime. As usual, we began our time together with our welcome song, " Clap Everybody and Say Hello ." Afterwards, I introduced the concept of honoring our veterans for their...
Saturday, Oct 3, 2015
With a chill in the air, it was time for the last Farmer's Market Storytime. I found a sunny spot on the Chauncey Swan Park lawn to spread my blankets for a cozy place to read. A small but dedicated group joined me as the band started playing in...
Wednesday, Sep 30, 2015
Today we visited a topic near and dear to every librarian's heart: intellectual freedom. It's banned books week so of course we had to read some banned and challenged books. We started storytime off as usual with our welcome song, " Clap Everybody...
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2015
It may be a new season of storytime, but we started out with our old standard song, " Clap Everybody and Say Hello ." We had a lot of new faces today, but everyone caught on to the song quickly. I chose to read only books from our new shelves today...
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About Morgan
Morgan previously worked at the Iowa City Public Library.