Transportation: Snakes on a Train -- 2/17/26

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.

Click HERE for the February virtual Story Time.

Snakes on a Train by Kathryn Dennis
I Am (Not) Scared by Anna Kang

Books:
All Except Axle by Sue Lowell Gallion
Cars Galore by Peter Stein
Little Plane Learns to Write by Stephen Savage
One-Dog Canoe by Mary Casanova
Red Truck by Kersten Hamilton
Two Dogs on a Trike by Gabi Snyder

Craft: Train

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (engine, wheels/strips)

- Color pieces

- Glue strips into wheels making sure to not glue the snipped ends together

- Slide engine into slits in wheels

Extension Activities:

- Play a game of Conductor Says (Simon Says).

- Take a train ride (ex - zoo train, amusement park train, day-trip train ride, etc).

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Transportation: 20 Big Trucks -- 2/10/26

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.

Click HERE for the February virtual Story Time.

20 Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street by Mark Lee
Elecopter by Michael Slack
Moo! by David LaRochelle

Books:
Along the River by Vanina Starkoff
Bears in the Snow by Shirley Parenteau
The Best Bike Ride Ever by James Proimos
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
Planes Fly! by George Ella Lyon
Tiny Little Rocket by Richard Collingridge

Craft: Paper Plate Rocking Boat
- Color outer ring of paper plate blue for water

- Color inner circle of paper plate as bottom of boat

- Fold plate in half (color on outside)

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (triangle sail, fish)

- Color pieces

- Glue sail to plate along fold

- Glue fish onto blue ring of water

Extension Activities:

- Elecopter is part of a series of books where animals are combined with types of transportation (ie - Monkey Truck, Turtle Tug).  Ask your children to design other animal/transportation combos.

- Use a small toy car to paint a picture.  Dip wheels into paint and then run it along a piece of paper.  Repeat with additional colors.

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Transportation: Bunnies on the Bus -- 2/3/26

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.

Click HERE for the February virtual Story Time.

Bunnies on the Bus by Philip Ardagh
The Mixed-Up Truck by Stephen Savage

Books:
Clickety Clack by Rob & Amy Spence
How to Train a Train by Jason Carter Eaton
I'm Tough! by Kate McMullan
Number One Sam by Greg Pizzoli
A Plane Goes Ka-Zoom! by Jonathan London
Taxi, Go! by Patricia Toht

Craft: Hot Air Balloon
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (balloon, basket)

- Color pieces

- Hole punch a hole at the bottom of the balloon and at each top corner of the basket

- Cut a piece of yarn

- Tie basket and balloon together 

Extension Activities:

- Visit the Transportation Museum to learn about different types of transportation and to view the different types of vehicles.

- Talk about safety while riding different types of transportation.  How are they different between the different types?

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Virtual Story Time: Greenlight -- February 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.) 

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

Greenlight by Breanna Carzoo

Books:
Cars, Signs, and Porcupines! by Ethan Long
Go! Go! Go! Stop! by Charise Mericle Harper
Red Light, Green Lion by Candace Ryan
Runaway Signs by Joan Holub
Sign Off by Stephen Savage




Extension Activities:
- Play a game of Red Light, Green Light.
- Visit Breanna Carzoo's website for various printable activities to go along with the book.
- Practice counting by counting how long you are stopped at a traffic light.

Kids Song: If You're Happy and You Know It -- 1/27/26

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.

Click HERE for this month's online Story Time.

If You're Happy and You Know It! by Anna McQuinn
My Friends Make Me Happy! by Jan Thomas

Books:
Happy by Emma Dodd
The Happy Book by Andy Rash
A Happy Place by Britta Teckentrup
I Am Happy! by Michael Rosen
Singing in the Rain by Tim Hopgood
Snow Happy! by Patricia Hubbell

Craft: Silly Smiles

- Draw silly mouths/smiles on cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out mouths/smiles

- Color mouths/smiles

- Optional: Add sequins if you like

- Glue a craft stick to back mouths/smiles

Extension Activities:

- Extend the song "If You're Happy and You Know" by asking your child(ren) to come up with additional actions and verses.

- Make a collage of Happy Items.  Cut out pictures of things that make you happy from an old magazine.  Glue them onto another sheet of paper as a collage.