This is an old post that I wrote, and, for some reason, never published. This was the culmination of my super fun and successful Spy Week t...

Storytime Mob!  At the end of storytime, I stamp the kids hands/arms. I hold a flannelboard flat on my lap and have the kids place th...

I noticed that kids at the circ desk were often bored bored bored and literally trying to climb the wall while their parents registered for...

Image by mconnors via MorgueFile I was brainstorming with @lizpatanders on Twitter about ways to do a "Letter of the Day"...

When Spy Week ended at my library, I did some quick thinking and transformed the table into a Joke Station. I was inspired by April Fool...

 I had a special guest star at storytime recently: a Marching Band! Warming Up Before Storytime I contacted members of a loc...

My favorite Valentine was a letter from a Storytimer at my old library I am feeling the library love today! It's so wonderful to ...

Window seat area My new library has this lovely window seat that houses a shelving unit. There are twelve compartments that with cle...

 Today I'm over on the ALSC blog talking about a fun way to incorporate STEM learning into your spring planning. Click on over an...

Book Bin from The Library Store, Inc. I'm not out to convert anybody, but to share the story of my conversion. Let's talk a...

I've had this post in the draft stage for a while now, but with all the chatter on the Flannel Friday Facebook page on what to do with...

Here's a useful thing I found while poking around: A Game Word Generator Especially useful for people working with teens/tweens ...

Part 1 Part 2 So, here we are. Since I started at my library, every year I offered a lock-in during National Library Week, and last summ...

One of my most successful collaborations is the annual egg hunt we hold at the library. The groundwork for this was laid before I started ...

Image Credit Ok everybody, we just experienced a Twitterstorm of ideas! Katie, our friend over at Secrets & Sharing Soda AND Story...