Check Out Our Winter Newsletter!

by elcnfl | Jan 18, 2011 | activities, books, early learning, Imagination Library, parenting, preschool, reading

Hello Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library family and friends! Our winter newsletter is out and ready to be viewed by YOU. In this issue, you can find information on our upcoming Toddler Fests and other exciting winter events. Also, you can learn about what to...

Photo Albums: Your Family’s Story Waiting to be Told

by elcnfl | Jan 5, 2011 | activities, books, early learning, events, Imagination Library, parenting, preschool, reading

There may not be words printed beneath each photograph, but chances are, you know a story you can pass along to your child: the trip to Chicago in that old Plymouth Dart, the Christmas you had an emergency appendectomy, fishing in Nana’s lake. Research has shown that...

A Spring Reading Craft: Planting a Curious Garden

by elcnfl | Jan 5, 2011 | activities, books, early learning, events, Imagination Library, parenting, preschool, reading, recipes

The Curious Garden is a story about a boy’s dream and how one small person can help change the world. The ground may still be frozen up north, but here in Florida it will be planting time soon. If you’d like to try an easy spring craft, read Peter Brown’s...

Doctor’s Orders: Read, read, read!

by elcnfl | Jan 2, 2011 | activities, books, early learning, events, Imagination Library, parenting, preschool, reading, recipes

If you need a pat on the back for the time you spend reading to your child, Dr. Mehmet Oz, renowned physician and co-author of YOU: Raising Your Child (Simon & Schuster, 2010), offers this advice:  “We can’t say it often enough: Read aloud. Read aloud. Read aloud....

What to Read…at Bedtime!

by elcnfl | Jan 1, 2011 | activities, books, early learning, Imagination Library, parenting, preschool, reading

As parents we are all familiar with this  nightly routine: she’s bathed, her teeth are brushed, and she’s settled in your lap for a few moments of reading before you say goodnight. The last thing you want is a bedtime story that makes her want to jump up and...

Fall events and fun for you and your baby

by elcnfl | Nov 3, 2010 | books, early learning, events, Imagination Library, parenting, preschool, reading

TODDLER FESTS! FREE EVENTS with Storytelling, crafts, games and activities, music, character visits and giveaways! November 3: 10:15-11:45 p.m. Anastasia Branch Library, 124 Sea Grove, Main Street, St. Augustine Beach. November 20: 10-11:30 a.m. Putnam County Main...

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