Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. That is one of many nursery rhymes that we sing at the Baby Toddler Storytime I host at the Valencia Branch. On the surface, you see a room…
We are excited to share that your library now offers ABCmouse Early Learning Academy – a high quality online educational resource for young children, which is available to you when you visit the library! ABCmouse is a comprehensive early learning site for children ages 2 through 6+; covering reading…
Los niños que no continúan desarrollando actividades de aprendizaje durante el verano tienden a perder o disminuir sus habilidades académicas en las diferentes áreas. Cuando ellos no practican la lectura durante el verano disminuyen sus habilidades de comprensión lectora necesarias para seguir avanzando a niveles superiores. Con el Programa de…
Summer is fast approaching and if you’re a parent that means you need a plan to ensure that your children are properly prepared for school in the fall. Studies show that children that do not read lose an average of 2 months of academic knowledge over the summer. There…
Please join us for one, or all, of the wonderful stories and songs offered for free thanks to the sponsorship by the City of Santa Clarita Cultural Landscape Fund. All three performances will be held during the month of May and no registration is necessary. “Firecracker Dragon” with Storyteller Barbara…
This Saturday is our 4th annual Dia De Los Niños Celebration! Saturday, April 30th, 11AM-12PM We will have Music! Crafts! Face Paint! An International Storyteller! And Special Guests! “El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), commonly known as Día, is a celebration every day of…
This past November, I happened upon a middle grade book with a fantastic cover. One of the main characters shares my daughter Fiona’s name so I decided to make this my next book to read. Little did I know that I would be going down a rabbit hole that would…
Hi folks. Storytime is wrapping up but don’t despair. We have some exciting performers coming your way. This may we will have 3 performers visiting our Santa Clarita Public Libraries. Our first performer will visit our Valencia Library on Wednesday, May 4th at 10:00 am. Barbara began her professional storytelling…
I have a secret to confess…my favorite children’s books are always the ones that make me laugh and my experience has been that no one does it better than Mo Willems. His series Elephant & Piggie is pure brilliance! These early reader books written about a cautious grey elephant named…
National Library Week is all about loving your library! This year we celebrate the theme “Libraries Transform”, reminding all of us that libraries of today are not just about being a big building that holds many books, but what we do for and with people, how we connect with each…
