Jennifer C.'s blog

Happy Birthday Eric Carle!

Submitted by Jennifer C. on Fri, 03/19/2010 - 5:37pm

This Saturday, March 20th, was the birthday of famous author/illustrator Eric Carle. In his honor, we held a special craft and story time. We learned a little bit about this famous man and then took the opportunity to create your own tissue paper collage art.  The program ran for one hour. We will be posting photos soon. Keep an eye out for future art/author programs!

See you soon!

St. Patrick's Day Storytime

Submitted by Jennifer C. on Fri, 03/19/2010 - 5:29pm

 

Yesterday morning at storytime, we made special St. Patrick's Day shamrock wands. Don't miss next week's storytime! We will sing songs, do fingerplays and read stories around the central theme of farms and farmers. The craft will be Old MacDonald's farm, which you can then take home and be able to sing along to with your children. Hope to see you there!

Para Los Ninos Program - this Thursday at Stratford!

Submitted by Jennifer C. on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 3:39pm

This Thursday at 5pm we will be hosting our monthly "Para Los Ninos" parent/child workshop and storytime.  The program was created by a partnership of the Children's Museum and Houston Public Library. We will be exploring the theme of "Loving Limits" and how to live them out with your child. There will be a storytime, mini-workshop, and three or four fun activities. Please join us!

A Librarian 23 Years in the Making

Submitted by Jennifer C. on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 5:27pm

Get to know us here at Stratford!

Our branch manager here at Stratford, Sarah Davis, describes working in the library as a return to her first love.  As a high school student and girl scout, Sarah volunteered and worked part time in her local library in Missouri. However, upon graduation, she decided to go away to Graceland University in Iowa, where she earned her bachelor's degree in education. She later attended Emporia State for a Master's degree in Learning Disabilities. Sarah then taught various grade levels, often in special education classrooms, for 23 years. As much as she enjoyed teaching, however, she decided one day that it was time to return to a library setting.

How Much is a Dollar?

Submitted by Jennifer C. on Sat, 02/06/2010 - 12:11pm

This week we would just like to spotlight one of our wonderful Stratford patrons, Yvette Gardner, a mother of a busy 3 year old daughter and regular attendee of our baby/toddler story time on Thursday mornings.

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