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More offline professional development if you are working from home or sharing devices! Get started here! Now that you have a vetted best of the best storytime activity list, let’s do some storytime planning with it. You may already be … Continue reading →

Thanks for waiting for me to get back to these posts! (Imagine, things being unpredictable right now, smh) By now you’ve put together a Top 40 List and looked closely at what was on it and now I’m going to … Continue reading →

First exercise! (See this post for more info) Write a mission statement for storytimes at your library. Why? Because we can’t make effective changes to improve our programs and services unless we know where we’re trying to go and what … Continue reading →

Recently the amazing Amy at Catch the Possibilities posted a pic of her Valentine Tree (you can see versions on the Flannel Friday Pinterest here and here) and I just fell in love with the shape of her tree and … Continue reading →

Hi all! Here is a super long repost of the announcement I placed on Facebook at the beginning of the month! tl;dr: Flannel Friday is transitioning to a new method for collecting and sharing ideas! Believe it or not, Flannel … Continue reading →

Placeholder is here! Add a link in the comments for this week’s ideas. If you want to try the new submissions process for Flannel Friday, read about it here or test it out: here’s the link to our Tumblr and … Continue reading →

Happy New Year! Here are a few ideas to start off another awesome year of storytimes: Look ahead to Valentines Day already with Storytime with Miss Tara! She has a set to go with Love Monster and the Last Chocolate. … Continue reading →

Hey team, here we are in another year together, how awesome is that? As you can tell, Mel’s Desk has been pretty much in mothballs since I became a supervisor three years ago. I miss it so much but it’s … Continue reading →

Hi team! It’s been so long since I was able to help out with Flannel Friday I am super happy to host this week! Three cheers for our three entries: As Kathryn says, “Not every child has a teddy bear … Continue reading →