Storytime Videos
Watch your favorite storyteller do storytime like only they can on our YouTube Page! We have an entire playlist of storytime videos featuring all of our Youth staff and even author Peter Raymundo!
- Storytime Friends Masterlist
- The entire Youth team join forces to bring themed storytimes every week, featuring your favorite songs and fun crafts!
- Storytime Masterlist (all storytime videos in one place in a one-on-one style!)
Storytime Friends & Takeouts
Activity Packs include instructions to the featured craft or activity as well as some of the supplies needed. They are available for pickup at all branches each Monday, but you can also download just the flyer PDF below.
- November 28: Hanukkah Party Favors - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- December 5: International Ninja Day - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- December 26: DIY Noise Makers - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
Archived Storytime Takeouts
This is a collection of past issues of Storytime Takeouts up to last month. For the current Storytime Takeouts, visit the above Storytime Friends section. Download the PDFs listed below to make your own storytime magic anytime, and check out or access the books on Tumblebooks, cloudLibrary, or hoopla.
- Archived Storytime Takeout PDF flyers - 2020
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- January 2020 - Birds
- Featuring the Penguin Waddle challenge and a science experiment.
- February 2020 - Bilingual Learning
- Featuring tips on how to best help your child learn Spanish and two bilingual songs.
- March 2020 - Monkeys
- Featuring a recipe for Chunky Monkey Trail Mix and storytime games.
- April 2020 - Counting
- Featuring easy ways to incorporate counting or math principles in everyday activities.
- May 2020 - ABCs
- Featuring musical and hands-on ways to help your child learn the alphabet.
- June 2020 - Family
- Featuring a song and a questionaire to help your child know their family better.
- July 2020 - Red, White, & Blue
- Featuring songs and activities inspired by July 4th, such as making your own fireworks in a jar.
- August 2020 - National Picnic Month
- Ideas to help you create the best picnic ever for your child and their stuffed animal friends.
- September 2020 - Storytime Friends
- DRAGONS - YouTube Link - Activity Pack Flyer
- Make your own fire breathing dragon
- BIRDS - YouTube Link - Activity Pack Flyer
- Make your own bird feeder
- TEDDY BEAR PICNIC - YouTube Link - Activity Pack Flyer
- Make your own spoon puppets of Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- HATS - YouTube Link - Activity Pack Flyer
- Make your own flat cap
- TRUCKS - YouTube Link - Activity Pack Flyer & Truck Craft
- Make your own dump truck with moving pieces
- DRAGONS - YouTube Link - Activity Pack Flyer
- October 2020 - Storytime Friends
- LET'S GO TO THE ZOO -- YouTube Link - Activity Pack PDF
- Make a leopard out of a plate
- WELCOME AUTUMN -- YouTube Link -- Activity Pack PDF
- Practice counting with scarecrows.
- FIREHOUSE STORIES -- YouTube Link -- Activity Pack PDF
- Make a firehose out of a plate.
- SPOOKY TALES -- YouTube Link -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Make a skeleton out of Q-tips.
- LET'S GO TO THE ZOO -- YouTube Link - Activity Pack PDF
- November 2020 - Storytime Friends
- TRAIN TALES -- YouTube Link -- Activity Pack PDF
- Make your own train.
- CELEBRATE VETERANS DAY -- YouTube Link -- Activity Pack PDF
- Make a poppy flower out of paper.
- PUPPETS ON THE LOOSE -- YouTube Link -- Activity Pack PDF
- Make jellyfish puppets.
- THANKSGIVING -- YouTube Link -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Make a turkey headband.
- TRAIN TALES -- YouTube Link -- Activity Pack PDF
- December 2020 - Storytime Friends
- Hanukkah -- YouTube Link -- Activity Pack PDF
- Make a watercolor Star of David.
- Christmas -- YouTube Link -- Activity Pack PDF
- Make angels for your Christmas Tree.
- Kwanzaa -- YouTube Link -- Activity Pack PDF
- Make a kinara.
- Ornament Extravaganza -- YouTube Link -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Make ornaments.
- Happy New Year -- YouTube Link -- Activity Pack PDF
- Make a confetti popper.
- Hanukkah -- YouTube Link -- Activity Pack PDF
- January 2020 - Birds
- Archived Storytime Friends Takeout PDF Flyers - 2021
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- January 2021
- Dinosaurs -- YouTube Link -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Art -- YouTube Link -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Stories to Honor Martin Luther King Jr. -- YouTube Link -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Let's Get Cooking! -- YouTube Link -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- February 2021
- Celebrate Black History Month -- Recorded Zoom Video -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Valentine's Day -- Recorded Zoom Video -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Let's Go Camping -- Recorded Zoom Video -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Favorite PBS Characters -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- March 2021
- Pajama Party -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF -- Susan, Crystal, Lisa
- Spring -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF -- Susan, Crystal, Delaney
- St. Patrick's Day -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF -- Susan, Crystal, Delaney
- Girl Power -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF -- Susan, Crystal, Delaney
- Bunnies and Chicks -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF -- Susan, Crystal, Delaney
- April 2021
- Poetry -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF -- Susan, Crystal, Jaclyn
- Autism Awareness -- Activity Flyer PDF -- Susan, Crystal, Jaclyn
- Earth Day -- Activity Flyer PDF -- Susan, Crystal, Jaclyn
- El Día de los Niños / El Día de los Libros (The Day of the Children / The Day of the Books) -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF -- Susan, Crystal, Delaney
- May 2021
- Children's Book Week -- Activity Flyer PDF
- Mother's Day -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Get Active and Get Outdoors -- Activity Flyer PDF -- Scavenger Hunt PDF
- Gardens and Flowers -- Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- June 2021
- Animal Tail Tales -- Activity Flyer PDF
- Trickster Tales -- Activity Flyer PDF
- Folklore/Father's Day -- Activity Flyer PDF
- Scale Tales -- Activity Flyer PDF
- July 2021
- Creature Features -- Activity Flyer PDF
- Monkey Madness -- Activity Flyer PDF
- Feline Fables -- Activity Flyer PDF
- Heroes & Legends -- Activity Flyer PDF
- August 2021
- Birds -- Activity Flyer PDF
- Under the Sea -- Activity Flyer PDF
- Back to School -- Activity Flyer PDF
- Boats -- Activity Flyer PDF
- September 2021
- Forest Friend -- Activity Flyer PDF
- Teddy Bears -- Activity Flyer PDF
- Autumn -- Activity Flyer PDF
- International Day of Sign Languages -- Activity Flyer PDF
- Color -- Activity Flyer PDF -- Magnifying Glass Template
- October 2021
- Popcorn Poppin' Month - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Fire Fighters - Matching Game PDF - Fire Fighters Books
- Pumpkins - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Spooky Season - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- November 2021
- Diwali:Hindu Festival of Lights! - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Gratitude! - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- December 2021
- Gingerbread People! - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Reindeer! - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Happy Holidays - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Hand Print Santa - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Happy New Year! - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- January 2021
- Archived Storytime Friends Takeout PDF Flyers - 2022
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- January 2022
- Polar Bears! - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Korean-American Day! - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Penguins! - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Launch Into Literacy! - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Ice Skates - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- February 2022
- Planets! - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Valentine's Necklaces! - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Fairy Tales! - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Tooth Fairy! - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- March 2022
- Leprechauns! - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Pot of Gold! - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Butterflies Day - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- April 2022
- April Showers - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Paper Bunny - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Easter Egg - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Hatching Chicks - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- May 2022
- Mother's Day - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Hatching Chicks - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Mother's Day - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Lost Sock - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Jellyfish - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Crab - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Memorial Day Gnome - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- June 2022
- Hot Air Balloon - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Exploring the Great Outdoors - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Heart Rainbow - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Bomb Pop - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- July 2022
- 4th of July Hat - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Chompin' Shark - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Rainy Days - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Dragonfly - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- August 2022
- Paper Bag Ninja Puppet - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Spongy Apple Art - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Flashlight - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- National Dog Day - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Ice Cream Cone - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- September 2022
- Aliens - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Fall Tree - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Autumn Leaves - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Johnny Appleseed Headband - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- October 2022
- Paper Apple - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Popsicle Stick Mummy - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Firehouse Pup - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Diwali Paper Diyas - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Dia de Los Muertos Tissue Paper Marigolds - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- November 2022
- Bottle Cap Turkey - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Thankful Wheel - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- Hanukkah Party Favors - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- December 2022
- International Ninja Day - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- DIY Noise Makers - Activity Pack Flyer PDF
- January 2022
Reading Basics
Ready to take storytimes to the next level? Help your child with their vowels with these tips, games, and activities designed to help 4 - 6 year old readers conquer the basics of pronunciation and reading.
- O and OO (PDF)
- E and EE (PDF)
- AEIOU Part 1: Short Sounds (PDF)
- AEIOU Part 2: Long Sounds (PDF)