Story Time

From 2010 to 2013, I performed weekly story times in a busy urban branch library. During the 2016-2017 school year, I performed a weekly volunteer story time at a church in my community. For details on these sessions, see About My Story Times.

Story Time Plans 

Click on an age group to browse suitable story time plans.

• Babies
• Toddlers
• Preschoolers
• Beginning Readers
• Ages 0 to 5 
• All Ages 

See a thematic index of story time plans here.

Story Time Resources 

This blog is also home to the following story time resources: 

• Alphabet Activities
• Best of Baby Story Time 
• Choosing Books for Story Time
• Hello and Goodbye Songs
• Lessons Learned in a Year of Story Time
• Outreach Ideas 
• Story Time Crafts
• Story Time Music
• Story Time Planning
• Tips for Fighting Story Time Burnout
• Writing a Successful Piggyback Song

I've written several posts about story time from the point of view of a parent: 

• Board books are (usually) too small for story time!
• Build up your baby story time collection.
• Hold back on the hand motions.
• Preview your story time books.
• Sing story time songs at home.
• Sit with the Grandmas!
• Why I Will Take My Baby to Story Time and You Should Too (at WhatToExpect.com)

I have also posted about story time at The Library Adventure: 

• Library-Themed Songs
• Songs to Develop Literacy Skills
• Tips for Playing the Ukulele at Story Time
• Five Ways to Use a Flannel Board During Story Time
• Crafts for the Craft-Phobic Children's Librarian

After presenting a webinar for Booklist, I received many questions about story time. I answered these in my Story Time Q&A posts: 

• Attendance, Community Culture, and Planning for Groups of Different Sizes
• Early Literacy, Supervisor Support, and Organizing My Repertoire
• Repetition, Large Groups, STEAM, and Behavior Problems