Library Services for Preschool Teachers |
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For more information, or to schedule a display or visit, please call us at 815-385-0036, email us, or contact us through our online form, and select whichever service you need from the drop-down subject menu. |
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Preschool Services Skye Kordistos Alie Stansbury
Youth Services Manager |
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School Liaison Introduction |
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Happy New School Year! I wanted to introduce myself to any new teachers we have joining us this year. I am your 2025-2026 Preschool Liaison, Skye Kordistos! I am looking forward to getting to know everyone this year and visiting your locations. As a reminder, the services we offer to our preschools include outreach storytime visits, library tours, and teacher collection bags. Additionally, we enjoy seeing your students' artwork and displaying it at our library! Please email me if you have any questions about our services. |
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According to Worthington Libraries, you are your child's first teacher and preparing them to read is both easy and fun, whether you are on the go or at home! At home: Encourage your child to choose books they are interested in, even if you feel that the story is too long for their attention span or bedtime. Try going on a "picture walk" through the story where you discuss what you see going on in the illustrations. You can even make up your own story about what is happening in the pictures you see! On the go: Point out letters or simple words that your child may recognize, such as ones that start with the same letter as their name or easy rhyming words. |
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Let's Read About the First Day of School! |
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The Pigeon Has to Go to School!
by Mo Willems
The irrepressible Pigeon from the Caldecott Honor-winning Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! throws a fit over his worries about the first day of school, from heavy backpacks to finger paint on his feathers.
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Getting Ready for Preschool
by Vera Ahiyya
The Getting Ready series celebrates milestones and holidays and features a diverse and vibrant classroom and community. Just the right combination of humor and heart gives kids the information and confidence they need to welcome new experiences.
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Little Yellow Bus
by Erin Guendelsberger
In this adorable back-to-school picture book, Little Yellow Bus tries everything he can think of to get out of going to school, but with a little encouragement from his parents, he realizes he can do anything he sets his mind to.
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On the First Day of Preschool
by Tish Rabe
A modern twist on the classic song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" will convince parents and children alike that there is no place cooler than a preschool classroom where there are so many new things to do.
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Do you need a rhyme? Fingerplay: “Way Up High in the Apple Tree”
Way up high in the apple tree
I saw two apples looking at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could
And down came the apples
And mmm, they were good! Do you need an action song? |
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