Storytime is offered weekly as a drop-in program: first come, first served at the Corvallis Public Library's Main Meeting Room. Children must be accompanied by a grown-up. Drop-in.

 

All ages welcome. Short stories, songs, and rhymes will be shared. Children must be accompanied by a grown-up. Drop-in.

 

A bilingual storytime in English and Spanish for children of all ages. Children must be accompanied by a grown-up. Drop-in.   

 

The First Readers Book Club is for kids who are reading early reader books and features a book club kit every other month. Each kit includes a paperback copy of an early reader book, discussion questions, and a craft. Available while supplies last. Books and supplies are provided by the Friends of the Library. 

 

Do you remember spending special times with your grandparents or someone that is like a grandparent to you? Do you have pictures of them that you can share with your children? For some families, grandparents play or have played an integral role in their family life at some point or another in time. What would your children share about their grandparents? Use this opportunity to develop young children's early literacy skills through the practices of talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing.

 

Sing:
Singing and reciting nursery rhymes break down words into smaller parts, helping children hear the sounds of the language. It can reinforce vocabulary, teach rhyming sounds, and It makes language learning fun. Try to recite this rhyme together -
 

These are grandma's glasses.            (Make "glasses" over eyes with fingers)

This is Grandma's hat.                  (Place hands over head to make hat)

And this is the way she folds her hands.    (Clasps hands together and place on top of lap)

And lays them in her lap.                 (Place clasps hands on top of lap)

 

Read
Reading together is one of the most important activities that can help a child become a successful reader. Books help develop children's vocabulary, comprehension, ability to retell a story, letter recognition and phonemic awareness (sounds of the language), all of which are important foundational skills that help children learn to read. It is also a great way to inspire imagination and propel conversations and discussions. Use it as a bonding time, or a great way to pass the time as you are waiting. Explore some of the following books about grandparents.