Mackinac Island Public Library

10/01/2024

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01/27/2024

Something to think about.
The Benefits of Storytime for Children
We know from recent studies in child development and neuroscience that reading books out loud to your child helps develop their reading skills long before they are able to read. So how is library storytime different from reading to your children at home? There are many additional benefits:

Your child(ren) get experience in listening to another adult, including learning how to pay attention to someone who is not their parent or normal caregiver and how to sit quietly while they are speaking
Your child(ren) have the opportunity to become engaged in a story and to see other children become engaged as well- experiencing the public performance of literature in this capacity can be very different from reading to your child at home, when they can stop to ask you questions or decide to change books in the middle of a story
By allowing the library to select authors and titles for storytime, you are opening your child(ren) to a potentially more diverse selection of authors, cultural backgrounds and narrative styles
Library storytime as an event can foster a sense that the library is a special place, helping instill in your child(ren) a lifelong love for your local public library
Making reading a fun activity through storytime helps encourage “print motivation”- i.e. the association of story-telling with excitement to develop the idea of reading as a pleasure and not a chore

The Benefits of Storytime for Parents
Library storytime is not just beneficial for your child(ren) but for you as parents as well in the following respects:

Storytimes are free and don’t require too much planning (although some more popular offerings might require advance registration), providing a quick and easy family-friendly activity at the spur of the moment
Library staff will model exemplary oral reading skills for storytime, such as how to incorporate the book itself into the storytelling process and how to ask your child(ren) questions that will keep them engaged as you read to them at home
At storytime for younger children, you can learn new songs, nursery rhymes and hands-on activities such as crafting and puppetry that you can take home with you, as well as suggestions for new authors and titles of children’s books that you may not have previously been familiar with
Library storytime is a great way to meet other parents in your community and for your child(ren) to socialize with other kids

01/27/2024

Mackinac Island Public Library presents
"Story Time With Miss Audrey"
Thursdays from 1:45-2:45 for ages 0-3 Starting February 1st.
Miss Audrey will be reading "Biscuit"

01/10/2024

This morning After the storm

12/20/2023

Merry Christmas! The Mackinac Island Public Library will be closed Saturday Dec. 23.

12/17/2023

12/12/2023

Looking for some fresh new ideas? We have two new gluten free cookbooks!!

10/11/2023

The library will be closed today , Wednesday October 11.

09/24/2023

Out now in paperback! From the New York Times bestselling author of the Maggie Hope series comes a tantalizing standalone novel inspired by a real-life mother-daughter duo who stumble upon an underground N**i cell in Los Angeles during the early days of World War II—and find the courage to go undercover. Susan Elia MacNeal's MOTHER DAUGHTER TRAITOR SPY is available now!

07/20/2023

Happening next week!