Calling All Santas
Three Santas are paying visits to Mid-Continent Public Library programs this December.
Three Santas are paying visits to Mid-Continent Public Library programs this December.
Designed for both children and caregivers, the program prepares families for kindergarten and is accessible through a comprehensive website funded by the California State Library.
Letters to Santa meets Blind Date with a Book! Young patrons write letters describing their favorite book topics, and library "elves" gift-wrap two to three library titles for them to enjoy during the holiday break.
It's a snow day! Inside the library...? Fill a room with shredded paper and be prepared for indoor "snowball" fights — cleanup required.
Kids get Thanksgiving ready by practicing dinner table etiquette with familiar Charlie Brown characters.
Bigfoot and his friends visited a local public park and took over the playground! Patrons were invited to hunt them down in a scavenger hunt to earn a special sticker, tattoo and a custom coloring book.
A group of students (ages 6-8) draw portraits of seniors from the community.
In this weekly Facebook Live series, staff present crafts that are easy for kids to create at home. For the fall season, an easy DIY Halloween puppet.
With limited supplies, children are challenged to create a mini rollercoaster maze for a wooden ball to travel through.
To help keep expectations clear, programming librarians share some ground rules that help to start and end storytimes on a high note.