Storytime Graduation Ceremony

Is your child starting 'big school' next year?

 

Join us at Narellan and Camden Library on the following dates for a small 'graduation ceremony' for those children who will be leaving Storytime to attend 'big school' year:

*Tuesday 27 November @ 11am (Camden)
*Wednesday 28 November @ 11am (Narellan)
*Thursday 29 November @ 11am (Camden)
*Friday 30 November @ 10am and 11am (Narellan)

If your child is starting 'big school' next year please advise the storytime staff to ensure that your child receives an award.

Storytime will cease for the year on Friday 21 December.

Storytime and BIBs 2012

Storytime and BIBs session will resume at Camden and Narellan Library in the week beginning the 16th January.

Sessions are as follows:

• Tuesday 17th January, 11am: Storytime (Camden)


• Wednesday 18th January, 10am: BIBs (Narellan)


• Wednesday 18th January, 11am: Storytime (Narellan)


• Thursday 19th January, 10am: BIBs (Camden)


• Thursday 19th January, 11am: Storytime (Camden)


• Friday 20th January, 10am: Storytime (Narellan)


• Friday 20th January, 11am: Storytime (Narellan)

Storytime @ Camden & Narellan Library

Next year a few of our regular storytime attendees will be starting primary school. To celebrate this the theme for this week will be focusing around the first day of school.

The book that we will be reading is "The First Day of School" by Toby Forward. This story focuses on the new experiences that the children will experience on their first day of school.

During this week we will also have a mini graduation for children leaving storytime to start school next year. These children will be presented an award to thank them for being a very special member of our Storytime family.

Storytime @ Narellan - 2nd & 4th November 2011

The theme for this weeks storytime at Narellan is "Down on the farm".

During storytime we will be singing farm themed songs such as Old Macdonald had a Farm and 5 Little Ducks.

For the craft we will be making Mother Goose.

The book to be read during this session is:

Silly Little Goose by Nancy Tafuri.

Storytime @ Camden - 1st & 3rd November 2011

The theme for this weeks storytime at Camden is "Down on the farm".

During storytime we will be singing farm themed songs such as Old Macdonald had a Farm and 5 Little Ducks.

For the craft we will be making a baby chick.

The book to be read during this session is:

Hoppity Skip Little Chick by Jo Brown.

Book Week at the Library

Last week at Narellan and Camden Libray children who attended storytime were invited to dress up to help celebrate Children's Book Week 2011.

To view all the photos taken at the Book Week storytime sessions visit our children's facebook page.

Storytime @ Camden 23rd August 2011

Today at Camden Libray children who attended storytime were invited to dress up to help celebrate Children's Book Week 2011.

Below are some of the photos taken at storytime:



For other photos from today's storytime check out our children's facebook page. Look for the album titled "Storytime - 23rd August 2011"

Dress up for Storytime

To help celebrate Children’s Book Week 2011 come to storytime dressed up as your favourite character on the following dates:

• 11am, Tuesday 23rd August (Camden)

• 11am, Wednesday 24th August (Narellan)

• 11am, Thursday 25th August (Camden)

• 10am & 11am, Friday 26th August (Narellan)

Mayor at Narellan Storytime

On Wednesday 3rd August the Mayor of Camden, Greg Warren, came to visit storytime. Mayor Warren helped sing some of the songs and read the story of the day, Let's Use It Again by Andrew Hopgood.

Please find below some photos:

The Mayor is coming to storytime

To celebrate Local Government Week the Mayor, Greg Warren, will be joining us at Narellan Library on Wednesday 3rd August at 11am for storytime. The Mayor will be reading the story of day and joining in with the songs.

We will also have a special visit from the Council's Environmental Education Officer, Denise Franovich. Denise will be joining us to talk about the importance of recycling.

So, come and join us at storytime to help celebrate Local Government Week with the Mayor and Denise.

National Simultaneous Storytime @ Narellan Library

Tomorrow 170,000 Australian children will read the same book at the same time.

It’s fun, it’s feathery and at 11am tomorrow, Wednesday, May 25, it will have at least 170,548 children spellbound. It’s "Feathers for Phoebe" by Rod Clement, this year’s book selection for National Simultaneous Storytime.

Narellan Library will be holding National Simultaneous Storytime at 11am during our regular storytime session.

A feature event in the Australian Library and Information Week (ALIA) calendar, National Simultaneous Storytime is Australia’s biggest single storytelling event. It is celebrated in schools, public libraries, kindergartens, childcare centres and bookshops. This year, 1,102 simultaneous readings will take part across the nation, including, for the first time, children with vision and hearing impairments, and children in detention centres.

You can now download an animated, fully-voiced podcast of “Feathers for Phoebe” in different media formats for display on Interactive White Boards and Data Projectors.


TIP: right click on the link and select ‘Save Link As / Save Download As’


Download the Podcast in MP4 Video (QuickTime/M4V format – 102MB)
( http://www.alia.org.au/storytime/resources/NSS2011Podcast.m4v )

Download the Podcast in AVI / DivX (Windows / AVI format - 89MB)
( http://www.alia.org.au/storytime/resources/NSS2011Podcast.avi )

Watch the Podcast on YouTube
( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlPDb2H6Ppo )

Storytime @ Narellan - 30th March & 1st April 2011

The theme for this weeks storytime at Narellan is Animals - In the Pond.

During storytime we will be singing duck and pond themed songs and making a duck puppet for the craft.

The book to be read during this session is:

Little Twitching by Phil Cummings.

Storytime @ Camden - 29th and 31st March 2011

The theme for this weeks storytime at Camden is Animals - In the Pond.

During storytime we will be singing duck and pond themed songs and making a duck puppet for the craft.

The book to be read during this session is:

Little Twitching by Phil Cummings.

Storytime @ Narellan - 16th & 18th March 2011

The theme for this weeks storytime at Narellan is Animal Adventures - Pets.

During storytime we will be singing animal themed songs and making dog ears for the craft.

The book to be read during this session is:

Grumpy Gloria by Anna Dewdney.

Storytime @ Camden - 15th & 17th March 2011

The theme for this weeks storytime at Camden is Animal Adventures - On Safari.

During storytime we will be singing animal and safari themed songs and making a Tiger Hat for the craft.

The book to be read during this session is:

We've all got bellybuttons! by David Martin.

Storytime @ Narellan - 9th & 11th March 2011

The theme for this weeks storytime at Narellan is Animal Adventures-Elephants.

During storytime we will be singing elephant and jungle themed songs and making an Elephant puppet for the craft.

The book to be read during this session is:

Riding on an Elephant by Heather Heyworth

Storytime @ Camden - 8th & 10th March 2011

The theme for this weeks storytime at Camden is Animals - Farm.

During storytime we will be singing animal and farm themed songs and making a Cow puppet for the craft.

The book to be read during this session is:

Around the House the Fox Chased the Mouse by Rick Walton.

Monday Night Storytime @ Narellan - 7th March 2011

Monday Night Storytime occurs at Narellan on the first Monday of each month.

The theme for this months storytime is Author Study - Margaret Wild.

During storytime we will be singing various songs and making a Pocket Dog puppets for the craft.

During this session we will be reading 2 books by Margaret Wild:

Pocket Dogs and Chatterbox.

Storytime @ Narellan - 2nd & 4th March 2011

The theme for this weeks storytime at Narellan is Animals - Farm.

During storytime we will be singing animal and farm themed songs and making a Cow puppet for the craft.

The book to be read during this session is:

Around the House the Fox Chased the Mouse by Rick Walton.

Storytime @ Camden - 1st & 3rd March

The theme for this weeks storytime at Camden is Animal Adventures-Elephants.

During storytime we will be singing elephant and jungle themed songs and making an Elephant puppet for the craft.

The book to be read during this session is:

Riding on an Elephant by Heather Heyworth