Tips to Help Parents & Kids Enjoy Storytime

• Participate with your child and have fun! Parents who are listening to the story and showing interest in books are wonderful role models for their children. Please plan to visit with other parents either before or after Storytime.
• Save snacks for another time. Children are better able to participate in Storytime activities if their hands are free and they are not distracted by others eating around them. Do, however, feel free to nurse or bottle-feed small babies.
• Relax! It is not expected that your child will sit still and participate in every activity. If your child becomes too restless or unhappy, step outside for a moment. Come back in when your child is ready to return to the Storytime or try again another day.
• Parents are welcome to attend Storytime for 3-5 year olds, but may also treat it as a first independent activity for their children. You may spend this time in the Library with your other children or pick out some materials for yourself. Ask your child to tell you about what happened at Storytime.
• Youth Services staff can help you decide which is best for your children: Baby & Toddler Time or Storytime

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Previous Storytimes:
Winter (January 11, 2012)
Feet (December 14, 2011)
Hodge Podge (November 2, 2011)
Autumn (October 12, 2011)
Animals We Read About Less Often (September 28, 2011)
Farm Animals (September 14, 2011)
Food, Glorious Food (August 24, 2011)
It's still summer! (July 27, 2011)
Summer...at last! (July 13, 2011)
Dads (June 22, 2011)
Footwear (May 25, 2011)
Mothers (May 4, 2011)
Rabbits and Ducks (...and a stray pigeon) (April 13, 2011)
Is It Spring Yet? (March 30, 2011)
Love and Friends (February 16, 2011)
Something Old, Something New (January 26, 2011)
Snowy Days Are Here Again! (December 29, 2010)
Triple Treat: Storytime, Reading and Your Library (December 15, 2010)
Thanksgiving (November 24, 2010)
Says Who? (November 3, 2010)
Nursery Rhymes (October 20, 2010)
Ugly Pie (and Other Autumn Things) (September 29, 2010)
Body Parts (September 1, 2010)
On the Go! (August 4, 2010)
Jungle Animals (June 23, 2010)
Happy Birthday! (June 9, 2010)
Rhyme and Rhythm (May 26, 2010)
Growing Things (April 28, 2010)
Spring is in the Air (April 7, 2010)
Green Things (March 17, 2010)
Wild Things (March 3, 2010)
Animals (February 10, 2010)
Fun With Shapes and Letters (January 20, 2010)
The Letter "P" (December 30, 2009)
New Books (December 2, 2009)
Apples and Pumpkins (November 4, 2009)
It's Autumn! (September 30, 2009)
Elephants and Pigs (September 16, 2009)
Summer Fun! (July 22, 2009)
Be Creative! (June 24, 2009)
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds (June 3, 2009)
Frogs (April 29, 2009)
It's Spring! (April 22, 2009)
Babies (March 25, 2009)
Farm Animals (March 11, 2009)
Rhymes (February 25, 2009)
Big and Little (January 28, 2009)
Winter is Here! (January 7, 2009)
Dinosaurs (December 3, 2008)
In November (November 19, 2008)
Apples and Pumpkins (October 29, 2008)
Hats and Shoes (October 15, 2008)
When Summer Ends, It's Autumn! (October 1, 2008)
Birds (September 17, 2008)
Working (September 3, 2008)
It's a Colorful World (August 6, 2008)
It's Summer! (July 23, 2008)
What's Cooking? (July 16, 2008)
Variety is the Spice of Life (June 11, 2008)
Favorites (to be read again and again) (May 28, 2008)
Stories in Song (March 12, 2008)
Animal Sounds (March 5, 2008)
Happy Birthday! (February 6, 2008)
Escape With a Book (January 2, 2008)
It's Winter (December 12, 2007)
Dogs & Wolves (November 7, 2007)
Autumn (October 10, 2007)

Previous Storytimes:
Snow! (December 7, 2011)
Picture Book Art (November 16, 2011)
Mice (October 19, 2011)
Dogs and Cats (September 7, 2011)
Animal Fun (August 17, 2011)
Hop, Jump & Wiggle! (August 10, 2011)
Let's Count (July 6, 2011)
Summer is Coming! (June 1, 2011)
Things Aren't Always What They Seem (May 11, 2011)
It's Spring: Construction, Baby Animals and Mud (April 27, 2011)
Let's Read Together (March 23, 2011)
Silly Stories (March 2, 2011)
Great Books from 2010 (February 9, 2011)
Let's Rhyme (January 19, 2011)
Bundle Up! (January 5, 2011)
Books We Love at My House (December 8, 2010)
Warm Up with Books (November 17, 2010)
The Minnesota State Fair (September 8, 2010)
The Great Outdoors (August 25, 2010)
Pigs and Cows (July 28, 2010)
Frogs and Toads (July 14, 2010)
Let's Get Moving (June 30, 2010)
Happy Birthday! (June 2, 2010)
New Books (May 19, 2010)
Bugs and Moms (May 5, 2010)
Animals and Vegetables (April 15, 2010)
Sounds (March 24, 2010)
Take Time to Snuggle (February 24, 2010)
Yum! Food and Other Delicious Things (February 3, 2010)
Friends (January 13, 2010)
Snow (December 23, 2009)
A Hodge Podge of Books (October 21, 2009)
The Letter "B" (October 7, 2009)
It's a Busy World! (September 9, 2009)
Introducing...Art! (August 5, 2009)
Beach Reads (July 8, 2009)
Imagine That! (June 10, 2009)
New Books (May 20, 2009)
Fruits and Vegetables (August 13, 2008)
Let's Celebrate! (July 2, 2008)
Hands! and Ducks (June 4, 2008)
Storytime is Back at the Main Library! (May 7, 2008)
Let's Have Fun! (February 27, 2008)
New & Notable (January 30, 2008)
A Sampler of Favorites (January 9, 2008)
Baby Animals/Polar Bears (December 19, 2007)
Baby & Toddler Storytimes (November 2007)
New & Notable Books (October 3, 2007)
Where Is It? (August 29, 2007)
Let's Sing & Dance (July 25, 2007)
Frog and Toad are Friends (June 27, 2007)
In the Meadow and the Pond (May 2, 007
Bugs (April 4, 2007)
Shoes & Boots (March 7, 2007)
Valentine's Day,the Color Red & the Letter "R" (Feb. 14, 2007)
Brr! It's Cold! (Jan. 31, 2007)
New Books (Jan. 10, 2007)
Babies on the Move and Tools (Dec. 6, 2006)
Toys (Nov. 15, 2006)