What prompted all of this? I've heard the Oceanside Public Library has a great Toddler Storytime program every week and I have been intending on checking it out for months now. The little one has been under the weather so my normal morning workout has been cancelled most of the week as a courtesy to the other kids and moms at the gym childcare. She seemed to be on the mend yesterday and I seized the opportunity to get over to the library for story time. Also, the weekly Farmer's Market is located directly in front of the library on Thursday's and I've already mentioned how much the munchkin and I enjoy that....bonus!
The outing proved to be a great success. She loved it! We sang songs, read a story, and made a craft to correspond with the book. Her enthusiasm surprised me as she sang on cue and attentively sat on the carpet in front of the teacher, listening to every word of the story. We have this to show for the morning:
And it was all FREE! She even checked out a few books with her new library card.
When Daddy came home from work and heard about our day, he smiled as it brought back memories of his childhood. He said he went to the library every week during the summers for the reading programs and the activities offered. Guess what? Those programs still exist and they are still free. Our library has a number of computers with Internet access and educational games for the kids. The technology is current and the general ease of use surprised me. I feel foolish to have neglected this resource for so long.
