Monkeys -- 9/15/26

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. A monthly virtual Story Time is posted the first Tuesday of the month on the library's Facebook page.  It is available to view for one month before the next video is posted.

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Warning: Do Not Open This Book! by Adam Lehrhaupt
Maybe . . . by Chris Haughton

Books:
Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett
Curious George by H.A. Rey
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang
Monkey Truck by Michael Slack
So Say the Little Monkeys by Nancy Van Laan

Craft: Monkey

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (head, body)

- Cut out four thin long strips of paper for legs

- Cut out one thin extra long strip for tail

- Color all pieces

- Glue pieces to make monkey

- Curl tail if you like

Extension Activities:

- Act out the story of Five Little Monkeys.  Make simple monkey masks for the children to wear as they "jump on the bed" and "fall off".

- Play a classic game -- Barrel of Monkeys.  See how many monkeys you can chain together before the chain breaks.

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Safari Animals -- 9/8/26

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. A monthly virtual Story Time is posted the first Tuesday of the month on the library's Facebook page.  It is available to view for one month before the next video is posted.

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Five Hiding Ostriches by Barbara Barbieri McGrath
What Does an Anteater Eat? by Ross Collins

Books:
King Lion by Emma Yarlett
Lion Lessons by Jon Agee
Lion Lullaby by Kate Banks
Sloth Slept On by Frann Preston-Gannon
Slow Loris by Alexis Deacon

Craft: Scissor Practice Lion
- Draw a lion's face in center of piece of paper and with lines drawn from face to edges of paper for mane
- Color lion's face and mane
- Cut along lines of mane 
- Curl cut pieces if like




Extension Activities:
- Play a game of Cheetah Run, Turtle Fast.  While lively music plays have kids run and dance.  When the music pauses they freeze and rest like turtles. 
- Go on a Safari Hunt.  Hide pictures of different safari animals for kids to find.

Shapes -- 9/1/26

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. A monthly virtual Story Time is posted the first Tuesday of the month on the library's Facebook page.  It is available to view for one month before the next video is posted.

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Bear in a Square by Stella Blackstone
Kitty & Cat: Bent Out of Shape by Mirka Hokkanen

Books:
Circle Dogs by Kevin Henkes
A Circle in the Sky by Zachary Wilson
Go, Shapes, Go! by Denise Fleming
Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Shape by Shape by Suse MacDonald
Tangled by Anne Miranda

Craft: Shapes Collage

- Cut various shapes (triangles, circles, diamonds, etc) from colored paper

- Glue onto a sheet of paper to make a picture

Extension Activities:

- Have some shapes fun with food.  Fold a soft tortilla in half then cut shapes into it.  To make it into a fun snack to eat brush it with butter and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon before baking.

- Go on a shapes scavenger hunt.  Find items that are different shapes.

Virtual Story Time: Jungle -- September 2026

Each month, Miss Amy records a virtual Story Time that goes along with the monthly theme.  It will be posted monthly in the morning of the first Tuesday of the month.  (The video is available to watch for one month before a new one is uploaded.)

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So Say the Little Monkeys by Nancy Van Laan

Books:
Here Comes Doctor Hippo by Jonathan London

Monkey Truck by Michael Slack

Roar by Katerina Kerouli

Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Jane Cabrera

Run by Guilherme Karsten
Sleepy Happy Capy Cuddles by Mike Allegra
Snuggle Up, Sleepy Ones by Claire Freedman

What to Do If an Elephant Stands on Your Foot by Michelle Robinson

Wild Baby by Cori Doerrfeld

Extension Activities:

- Make some Jungle Trail Mix to snack on.  Include ingredients such as animal crackers, goldfish crackers, banana chips, dried fruit, gummy worms, etc.

- Get up and move by acting like different jungle animals such as elephants, snakes, monkeys, etc.

- Watch one of the many versions of the movie The Jungle Book.

Opposites -- 8/25/26

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. A monthly virtual Story Time is posted the first Tuesday of the month on the library's Facebook page.  It is available to view for one month before the next video is posted.

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Black? White! Day? Night! by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Short Dog, Long Dog by Anna Hrachovec

Books:
Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson
Dogs by Emily Gravett
Good News, Bad News by Jeff Mack
Opposites Attract by Mo Willems
You and Me: We're Opposites by Harriet Ziefert

Craft: Short/Long Dog

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (front and back of dog)

- Color pieces

- Cut squares out of colored paper

- Glue squares in strip between dog's front and back ends to make either a short or long dog

- Optional: Once squares glued into place, accordian fold the squares so dog can be both long and short

Extension Activities:

- Designate an "Opposites Day" in which yes means no and no means yes.  You have to do the opposite of everything you are directed to do.  Can't last the whole day?  Designate a morning or afternoon.

- Play a game of Fast/Slow Freeze Dance.  Yell out fast or slow while the music is playing and freeze when the music stops.

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