The Bookmobile will not be at any stops this week for scheduled maintenance. We will resume a normal schedule Tuesday, May 28.

Parents & Teachers

Get connected to everything you need to raise a better reader and grow your child’s imagination. Homework help and other resources for parents and educators. Links to helpful websites – both practical and entertaining.

Recent Parents & Teachers Blog Posts

Crafting with Kids

Ideas for crafty parents

When people who love crafts become parents, their priorities and time for hobbies may shift, but crafting with kids is a way to continue to creating together. Find and share ideas of how to continue crafting by including your whole family in the experience.

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Being Daddy – The Battle of the Nap

Babies and sleep. Sometimes the two go together like peanut butter and jelly, but other times more like oil and water. In this post Nate explores the latter view with a look at the mind boggling difficulty of nap time.

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Sunnyside Up Saturday: Macaroni Soup

(For ages 2-4 with an adult)
Saturday, August 20
10:00–11:00 am – Marvin Auditorium

Join “Miss Carole”,Dubbed “the Pied Piper of children’s music”, as she shows how songs, stories, fingerplays, rhythmic movement and instrument play will expand a child’s musical experience in a fun way.

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Zoo Animals Live

    Dennis, from the Topeka Zoo, brought a variety of snakes and reptiles to the August Zoo Animals Live. The Blue Tongue Skink is one of 300 reptiles that live in Australia. They do have a blue tongue that they use to discourage predators. Also, from Australia, Dennis brought a Bearded Dragon. They have adapted well [...]

Make & Take craft program

From Pizza to Frogs, Crafts for Kids

We have had several Saturday morning make & take crafts programs in 2011. Lots of themes were covered from bugs to pizza. Read more for links to all the handouts for these programs.

Where Did My Free Time Go?

Being Daddy – Where Did My Free Time Go?

When I was visiting the dentist not long before the arrival of my daughter, I mentioned to the hygienist that my wife and I were expecting our first child in a couple of weeks. She told me to be sure to keep up with my brushing and flossing because once the baby arrives, your time [...]

Date Night

Being Daddy – Date Night

Join Nate as he offers anecdotes and insight from the viewpoint of a brand new Dad. In this installment he talks about going out together as a couple for the first time after the baby arrives.

Join Summer Reading. Your child's school could win

Does Your School Measure Up?

You can check here to see how your school is measuring up against the schools in your district and county for the SummerFest school competition.

It’s a Girl

Being Daddy – The Timing of Labor

Join Nate as he offers anecdotes and insight from the viewpoint of a brand new Dad. In this installment he talks about the timing of labor and the beginning of sleepless nights.

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Keep Your Skin Safe This Summer

Have you ever looked closely at your bottle of sunscreen? Is yours from a few years ago like mine? The FDA is setting new standards for sunscreen labeling so you know what kind of protection you’ll have with your product.Take a look at your bottle and see whether your sunscreen makes the cut.