Every year the team at Services for Older Adults delivers Valentine's Day cards to Books by Mail home-bound patrons and partner agencies. It continues to be a successful tradition at Services for Older Adults as we seek inclusive ways to provide Brooklyn's diverse older adult population with free and equal access to BPL resources through programming. Check out these love-filled cards we sent this year!
Valentines Day Book Adventures @ Sunset Park!
This past Monday, Sunset Park Library held our monthly Book Adventures program. This month was a Valentine’s Day edition speed crafting extravaganza!
Together we read Love Monster and the Last Chocolate by Rachel Bright, which the kids enjoyed as we guessed what our monster might decide to do with his box of chocolates.
Afterward, the kids rotated between four different stations:
You’re a Koality Friend
I Chews You
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Cupid’s Bow
Hugs to our Elders
And the kids had a great time! As they went around, they enjoyed making beautiful Valentine’s cards for family and friends, even making cards to send to Services for Older Adults for the senior citizens in our communities.
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Tip: I reused some unsharpened Summer Reading pencils, craft tape, Modge Podge, and duct tape to create these Cupid Bows...and the kids loved them! Everyone was asking if they could make another.
Check out the titles we used for our program:
This Is Not a Valentine written by Carter Higgins
A valentine is all about sweetness and gooey love, but this book is about all the things you might give someone that are not exactly gifts, but that show that you care for them and for what they think--but is not that a kind of love?
Check the CatalogBagel in Love written by Natasha Wing
Bagel wants to compete in a dance contest, but everyone from Pretzel to Croissant turns him down until, at last, shy and lovely Cupcake agrees to be his partner.
Check the CatalogLove Is written by Diane Adams
A girl finds a baby duckling, and discovers that love is taking care of something that needs you, and also knowing when to let it go.
Check the CatalogValensteins : (a love story) written by Ethan Long
On a cold, dark night perfect for scaring, Fran is making a valentine, causing other members of Fright Club to howl and hiss over the idea of being in love.
Check the CatalogLlama Llama I Love You written by Anna Dewdney
"Little llama shows his friends and family how much he loves them with heart-shaped cards and lots of hugs. What could be sweeter than Llama Llama on Valentine's Day?"--Amazon.com
Check the CatalogPlant A Kiss written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
"One small act of love blooms into something bigger and more dazzling than Little Miss could have ever imagined in this epic journey about life, kindness, and giving."--Amazon.com
Check the CatalogMr. Goat's Valentine written by Eve Bunting
"When Mr. Goat learns that it's Valentine's Day, he sets out in search of gifts for his first love, but his choices are a little unconventional"-Provided by the publisher.
Check the CatalogHow Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?written by Jane Yolen
" Illustrations and rhyming text present some of the different ways dinosaurs can express their love, from cleaning up after making a mess to smiling sweetly instead of roaring.
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Valentine's Day titles Continued:
Groggle's Monster Valentine by Diana Murray
10 Valentine Friends: a Holiday Counting Book by Janet Schulman
Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian
Hug Machine by Scott Campbell
Love, Mama by Jeanette Bradley
Love from the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Ollie's Valentine by Olivier Dunrea
When an Elephant Falls In Love by Davide Cali
The Yuckiest, Stinkiest, Best Valentine Ever by Brenda Ferber
BPL Valentine's Day Highlights
Teens at Highlawn Library are encouraged to always love themselves while showing love to others
Happy Valentine's Day to all!
This blog post reflects the opinions of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of Brooklyn Public Library.
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