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Let Your Imagination Loose With Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss (also known as Theodor Seuss Geisel or Theo LeSieg) was born on March 2. Not only is Dr. Seuss’ birthday celebrated on the 2nd, but the National Education Association celebrates Read Across...
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Calm Down Bottles
Sometimes you just need a moment to calm down. Everyone does! Especially overstimulated, tired, cranky, frustrated, (insert your own adjective) children who can’t effectively communicate their emotions...
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Buzz, Hiss, Moo, Rawr! Turning Sounds Into Words
What sound does a cow make? Moo! What sound does a chicken make? Bawk, bawk, bawk or cluck, cluck cluck! Many very young children are well aware that a tiger says “RAWR!” Spend a day in the life of a...
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Click to See Childhood Literacy and Technology Presentation
Chip Donohue, Ph.D., a nationally recognized expert on technology use in early childhood, recently visited Columbia to highlight some current research findings, best practices and big ideas on this...
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Enjoy a Story Book Trail as Part of Bike, Walk and Wheel Week
We love seeing our patrons in the library enjoying their favorite books, but spring is also the perfect time to enjoy the outdoors with your family. May 3 through 9 is Bike, Walk and Wheel Week (BWWW)....
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Summer Reading 2015
Get ready for Summer Reading! You can stop by your library or bookmobile and sign up starting on Monday, June 1. The library’s Summer Reading program is a fun way to stay engaged in reading and...
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Stacking, Sequencing and Narrative Skills
Can stacking cups really help with your child’s literacy? The answer is yes! Stacking is an early sequencing skill. When children successfully stack cups, they have also put them in a sequence....
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Bring the Ocean to You!
Summer is heating up, and unfortunately for us, mid-Missouri is about a thousand miles away from the nearest sunny ocean beach. But the library is here to help! Check out these books about the ocean...
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Our Super Summer!
Your friendly Spider-man Librarian Thanks to all our patrons for making this summer such a memorable one. “Every Hero Has a Story” has been one of our more popular Summer Reading themes, and kids,...
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Fall Into September Programs
Warm weather is still hanging around, but we’ll all be admiring colored leaves and wearing our favorite hoodies before too long. We have lots of fun programs at our branches in September. See just a...
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Scheduling Your Story Times
Many patrons small and tall enjoy our story times. We have story times for different age groups, and we try to keep our story times on a fairly regular schedule (only occasionally interrupting for a...
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Fall for Some Great Rhymes
I absolutely love this time of year when we dust off our hoodies and the enchanting smell of pumpkin spiced lattes permeates the air. Fall is a beautiful time of change, and one thing we should...
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Chilling Children’s Books
October is finally here, which means that it’s the perfect time to curl up with some candy corn in one hand and a Halloween-themed book in the other. We have recently acquired several new scary and...
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2015 Missouri Building Blocks: Buddy and the Bunnies in Don’t Play With Your...
One of this year’s Missouri Building Block nominees is “Buddy and the Bunnies in: Don’t Play With Your Food” by Bob Shea. This is a fun story about a monster named Buddy who really wants to eat the...
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2015 Missouri Building Blocks: Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera
Have you ever taken a song and added your own words? Jane Cabrera does this with “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.” As her characters row down the stream, they spot a variety of animals, each making a noise....
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Teal Pumpkin Project
Last year I heard about a wonderful idea called the Teal Pumpkin Project. The primary goal of the project is to make trick-or-treating on Halloween safer for children with food allergies. To do this,...
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2015 Missouri Building Blocks: Bear Sees Colors
The Building Block nominee “Bear Sees Colors” by Karma Wilson allows readers accompany Bear and Mouse on a beautiful stroll through the forest. Along the way they visit their furry friends and discover...
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Parent Cafe
Would you like the opportunity to share and receive ideas about parenthood, meet new people and make new friends? Then Parent Cafe could be perfect for you! The Parent Cafe program, being hosted in...
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2015 Missouri Building Block: This Book Just Ate My Dog
In “This Book Just Ate My Dog” by Richard Byrne, a girl named Bella takes a walk with her dog. During their walk, her dog disappears into the gutter of the book (the center seam where the pages come...
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Pick Up a Parent Pack!
Pregnancy can be a wonderful, joyous time you will cherish for the rest of your life. However, it can also be a baffling and sometimes uncomfortable process. If you or someone close to you is an...
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