So the weather outside was frightful, but it didn't stop over 25 kids and their folks from joining us for a one-of-a-kind Holiday night! Our first ever, Polar Express Pajama Storytime was a huge success, (despite what looks like dreary expressions on their faces in the photo). Our hallway was adorned with running lights (like the smiles, not visible in the picture), and train-car seating. "Tickets" were required to board. The children ages 5 and up filed into their seats and their uber comfy, pajama wearing librarian read them three stories, with the last being the Polar Express. Lights were low, and for the first time ever I did NOT hold up the pictures in the book. I told them that all the pictures would be "in their heads". Surprisingly this worked! They were actively listening. Before they disembarked the "train" they each received their own bell to take home and then went into our community room for crafts, cookies, candy and hot chocolate (with extra marshmallows). Staff and a teen volunteer helped handout the goodies while the kids worked on a craft. After about 10 minutes, we had a group sing-a-long using our iPad to the projector with video and captions (YouTube). Rudolph, Let it Snow, and Frosty rounded out the night. It was a magical evening and the parents who got involved had a great time too. Here's some things that worked and some that sort of worked:
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I'm well into planning and prepping for winter programs. Our bulletin board has been pretty empty this month so I started some preliminary winter decor. I'm in a wintery steam-punk mood so I went with that. Now I'm thinking of all sorts of fun steam-punk teen events to do! Looking forward to the winter library fun.
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