Early Bird Learning Activities

By Shelley Harris, Children’s Librarian What kind of things do you hear during the winter? When there’s a lot of snow on the ground, it can actually be very quiet! ...

By Shelley Harris, Children’s Librarian Well, 2021 has certainly begun right where 2020 left off: with a lot of tough topics. Even our youngest kids know when big or upsetting ...

By Shelley Harris, Children’s Librarian Every year, our final Early Bird Reader tip we send via text (Want weekly early learning tips from the Oak Park Public Library? Sign up ...

By Shelley Harris, Children’s Librarian Songs are powerful! When we plan our storytime classes, we organize them to build energy and then calm kids down before we send them back ...

By Shelley Harris, Children’s Librarian I’m one of those odd ducks who loves winter and snow and is excited to get this season started. I know—my co-workers shake their head ...

By Shelley Harris, Children's Librarian This holiday season is not at all what any of us had planned on. For most of us, celebrations will look different and traditions might ...

By Shelley Harris, Children's Librarian Miss Jenny and I both love building fun sounds into our storytimes and our videos. Sounds, especially unexpected ones, get and keep everyone’s interest and ...

By Shelley Harris, Children's Librarian Mr. Andy, one of our past librarians, always used to tell caregivers that he could remember the words to "Sweet Caroline" much better than he ...