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Dig Those Dinosaurs Storytime

We’re digging dinosaurs this week for our storytime theme and we have some dinoriffic books to share! You’ll find them when you type in the tag: #dinosaurfun into the search bar above. Look for books such as Stomp, Stomp! A Dino Romp by Bob Kolar, Dinosaur vs.

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Fire Prevention Week Storytimes

It’s National Fire Prevention week and we’re joining in on the call for safety with a shout out to firefighters and their amazing big trucks.  Go to the search bar above and type in the tag: #savetheday to find some thematic books to place on hold, such as, This is the Firefighter by Laura Goodwin, Firefighter Frank by Monica Wellington, I’m Brave by Kate McMullan,

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Moonlight Magic Storytime

As we head towards a full moon this week, type #moonlight magic into the search bar above to start your journey on a thematic week of moonlight magic!

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Super Powers Storytime Week!

It’s Library Card Sign-up Month and we’re celebrating the super power of a library card by celebrating a Super Power Storytime Theme this week! So grab your library card, or get signed up for one today because we have some super great books to suggest and plenty of great activities to power your reading week.

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Ms. Donna's Picks: The Magic of Reading!

Magic of Reading Book GraphicSummer is approaching quickly, and soon we will be ready to jump into Handley Regional Library System's Summer Reading Challenge! Keep your eyes open for an exciting new way to participate, read, and earn prizes, all while keeping the health and safety of our patrons a priority. 

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Ms. Donna's Space Storytime Picks!

Ms Donna Space BooklistsThe Star Wars celebration of May the Fourth is our inspiration for this week's Storytime book selections! We'll be traveling to outer space, both through books and during our online Storytime with Puppets, which you can watch LIVE at Facebook.com/HandleyRegional at 11:00 AM this Wednesday, May 6th. Ms.

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Ms. Donna's Penguin Storytime Picks!

Penguin Book PicksA few times each year the HRLS Youth Services takes a "Storytime Break" so your storytime presenters can take time to plan for the next season. During this time we sometimes offer something different, like play-times.

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Chickens Cluck Storytime-At-Home

Chickens Cluck Booklist

We are eggggs-tra egggs-ited about this weeks Storytime at Home! Though we are still sad that we cannot share some of our favorite books with our young patrons in person, we are thrilled to have some great title options through our digital resources.

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Frogs and Polliwogs Storytime-at-Home!

Frogs and Polliwogs BooklistRibbit! Hop, hop, hop! Frogs and Polliwogs are the theme this week, and they're a great one to inspire a bit of indoor exercise as we jump and frog-hop at home. Thanks to the many digital resources available, we have great suggestions to inspire some frog-tastic fun with eBooks and more!

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