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Here you’ll find posts for all our news announcements, programming activities, book reviews, and other events.
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NOVEMBER Book Babies + Toddler Time: Duck, Duck, Goose
“Play is serious business when it comes to a child's health and development. From peek-a-boo to pat-a-cake and hide-and-seek to hopscotch, the many forms of play enrich a child's brain, body and life in important ways.” HealthyChildren.org. When reading books with...
Teen Craft: Duct Tape Pens
Learn to make duct tape flower pens! You will need the following supplies: exacto knife (preferred) or scissors ruler cutting board (or use the...
Book Babies: I Love You!
"Children love books that reaffirm your love for them. Especially as they grow older and learn to deal with their emotions, it’s important for them...
March Mother Daughter Book Club
Hello Mother Daughter Book Club friends! Welcome to our American Girls discussion page. For our March 4, 2021 meeting, we will highlight our...
Story Time: Friends!
Making friends is easy for some children and more difficult for others, but when you show your child "how" to be a friend, it makes the task seem...
Book Babies: Let’s Get Dressed!
Getting dressed is a great opportunity to practice singing, talking, and playing with you child, and you do it every day! It doesn't take a lot of...
On the Same Page: Regency Dance Lesson
Regency Dance Lesson Friday, February 26, Via YouTube Join us to learn steps to some basic dances of the time period. It will be helpful to have a...
On the Same Page: A Good Long Walk
A Good Long Walk Logs due by noon, Monday, February 22 As all Austen readers know, her characters are champion walkers. Whatever the novel, the...
On the Same Page: Selfie Scavenger Hunt
This February, be on the lookout for things that tie in to our On the Same Page book Persuasion. See if you can get a photo of each of the following...
Kid and Tween STEAM: Cardboard Constructions
Try this cardboard square construction challenge! Things you will need include: about 15 squares of cardboard (we did 3 1/2" x 3 1/2") scissors
How Jane Austen Rewrote Romance with Professor Jacqueline Harris
Join BYU-Idaho English Professor Jacqueline Harris as she answers questions and helps us understand how Austen's Persuasion differs from her other...
Story Time: Fashion!
Lights! Camera! It's fashion! This week we learned that "F" is for fashion, and "fashion" can help you express how you are feeling, where you want...
February Bibliomaniacs
This month for Bibliomaniacs we'll be talking about what we're reading over Discord, and then get together over Zoom on Monday, February 22nd at...
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