Early Bird Learning Activities

By Children's Librarian Shelley Harris “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning.” That’s a quote from ...

By Children's Librarian Shelley Harris Greetings and salutations! Jenny and I have been having fun sharing words this week, from words about apples to what we can find around our ...

By Children's Librarian Shelley Harris Back in the pre-COVID-19 days, we used to get small kids coming up to the desk and proudly reading a book to us. Their caregiver ...

By Children's Librarian Shelley Harris Like the sounds we talked about last week, rhymes and rhyming words are an important part of pre-reading and reading. It’s another way to play ...

By Children's Librarian Shelley Harris When we think about talking with our smallest kids, there are so many sounds involved: animal sounds, choo choo sounds, airplane sounds. These may feel ...

By Children's Librarian Shelley Harris Welcome back and happy autumn! Recently, Miss Jenny shared a book about a day that should have been exciting and wonderful turning into a big ...

By Shelley Harris, Children's Librarian Miss Jenny and I have been sharing a lot of words this week—big ones like "disappointed" and fancy ones like "scarlet." The more words kids ...

By Shelley Harris, Children’s Librarian Rhyming is a key skill for kids on the path to reading. When kids can easily hear parts of words, it helps them understand how ...