]]> Taylor Weinfurter / Library Services Wed, 29 Apr 2015 14:09:13 GMT http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1769&BlogID=112&BlogPostID=14406 Many of our locations are taking a break from regular story times over the winter holidays. Here is a list of story time breaks for all MCPL locations. For further questions, feel free to contact us.

MCPL Wausau: No weekly story time from December 21, 2014-January 4, 2015. Play and Learn story time, which is organized by the Family Resource Center, will still occur on Fridays except on November 28 & December 26, 2014.

]]> Kathleen Kosiec / Library Services Fri, 21 Nov 2014 09:16:28 GMT http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1769&BlogID=112&BlogPostID=13981 Summer Library Program events. At MCPL Wausau, we'll be taking a break from story times in May to focus on school tours, and we've added a unique, summer-only story time ("Sweet Dreams").

Additionally, special children's events will supersede concurrent story times (particularly "Tales for Tots" at Wausau), but don't let that stop you from visiting the library -- there will be plenty of fun and learning for your child in either case.

As always, the story time schedule is viewable at www.mcpl.us/storytimes, but we've also copied it below with the forthcoming changes underlined and colored red. 

Family Story Time

• MCPL Wausau — Saturdays, 10:30am (year-round) (no meetings 5/4 - 6/7)
• MCPL Athens — Tuesdays, 10:00am (year-round)
• MCPL Edgar — Thursdays, 9:30am (Sep.-May) (ends 5/8/14; resumes 9/?/14)
• MCPL Hatley — Tuesdays, 10:30am (year-round)
• MCPL Marathon City — Thursdays, 10:30am (Sep.-May) (ends 5/15/14; resumes 9/11/14)
• MCPL Mosinee — Wednesdays, 10:00am (Sep.-May) (ends 5/7/14; resumes 9/10/14)
• MCPL Rothschild — Tuesdays, 10:30am (year-round)
• MCPL Spencer — Wednesdays, 10:00am (Sep.-May) (ends 5/21/14; resumes 9/10/14)
• MCPL Stratford — Wednesdays, 10:15am (Sep.-May) (ends 5/14/14; resumes 9/10/14)

• MCPL Wausau — Mondays, 6:30pm (Jun.-Aug.) (starts 6/16/14; ends 8/18/14)

• MCPL Wausau — Fridays, 9:30am (year-round)
• MCPL Hatley — Thursdays, 10:00am (year-round)
• MCPL Mosinee — Wednesdays, 10:30am (year-round)

]]> Ben Krombholz / Support Services Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:58:44 GMT http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1769&BlogID=112&BlogPostID=13841 http://www.raisegreatkids.org/physical-affection-tips-every-parent-and-caregiver-needs-know for more information.

Reading is a great way to show your child affection. Have your child sit on your lap while you read, read and snuggle before bedtime together or, if your child is a baby or toddler, attend a lap-sit story time. All of these activities promote parent-child bonding and early literacy.

Check out these picture books about affection that you can share with your child:
1, 2, I Love You by Alice Schertle
Daddy Calls Me Doodlebug by JD Lester
Do You Love Me? by Joost Elffers
Kiss, Tickle, Cuddle, Hug by Susan Musgrave
I Love You, Little One by Nancy Tafuri
Count My Kisses, Little One by Ruthie May and Tamsin Ainslie
I’ll Always Love You by Peaony Lewis
I Love You All Year Long by Steve Metzger
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
Hug by Jez Alborough
 

]]> Taylor W.-MCPL Library Services Mon, 17 Feb 2014 10:50:40 GMT http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1769&BlogID=112&BlogPostID=13683
Even though there are no story times, there are still plenty of things to do at the library! You can do puzzles, play games, read books, and check out book bundles to put on your own story time at home. Book bundles come with a set of themed books and an early literacy sheet with suggested songs, fingerplays, and activities to get your child ready to read.

Happy holidays and we will see you story timers in 2014!

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]]> Taylor W.-MCPL Library Services Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:19:04 GMT http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1769&BlogID=112&BlogPostID=13281
Recurring weekly:

Family Story Time (all ages)

• MCPL Wausau — Sat., 10:30am [Resumes 9/21/13]
• MCPL Athens — Tue., 10am
• MCPL Edgar — Thu.,  9:30am [Resumes 9/19/13]
• MCPL Hatley — Tue., 10:30am
• MCPL Marathon City —Thu., 10:30am [Resumes 9/12/13]
• MCPL Mosinee — Wed., 10am [Resumes 9/11/13]
• MCPL Rothschild -- Tue., 10:30am
• MCPL Rothschild -- Fri., 10:30am [Ends 7/26/13]
• MCPL Spencer — Wed., 10am [Resumes 9/11/13]
• MCPL Stratford — Wed., 10:15am [Resumes 9/11/13]

• MCPL Wausau — Wed. & Thu., 10:30am

• MCPL Wausau — Tue., 9:45am & 10:30am 

• MCPL Wausau — Mon., 10:00am

• MCPL Wausau — Fri., 9:30am

• MCPL Wausau — Mon., 6:30pm [Ends 8/12/13]

]]> Ben Krombholz / MCPL Library Services Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:15:12 GMT http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1769&BlogID=112&BlogPostID=13039 Summer is coming, and with it the Summer Library Program at MCPL!

The next couple of weeks the Wausau Headquarters children's department will be busy with school tours, so there will be no story times May 12th through June 9th at the Wausau Headquarters library. 

Book Babies, Tales for Tots and Preschool Story Times will continue through summer with an adjusted schedule.

Beginning June 10th, join us for Sweet Dreams Story Time.
This story time will be offered every Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. throughout the summer. Come join the summer fun!

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]]> Marissa/Library Services Tue, 07 May 2013 16:10:55 GMT http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1769&BlogID=112&BlogPostID=12539

RED- beginning reader: simple short stories, with easy text, only a few words on each page and many pictures to help tell the story.
BLUE- emergent reader: books have one or two lines of text on each page with simple sentences and pictures to help tell the story.
GREEN- semi-fluent reader, these books have more complex story structures with a plot, more sentences to a page and more difficult vocabulary.  
YELLOW- fluent reader: books with short chapters, more complex vocabulary and sentence structure, with few pictures.

These colors will appear on the spine of all easy reader books.  Ask MCPL children’s staff for more details.
 

]]> Abby Beyerl / Library Services Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:26:28 GMT