Story boxes...

Storyboxes are themed collections designed for group use by elementary teachers, reading teachers, special needs teachers, daycare and preschool groups, homeschoolers and parenting groups.  They may be reserved up to six months in advance, and are loaned for three weeks. 

Each storybox has a theme and contains a variety of materials based on that theme.  Materials may include fiction books, nonfiction books, big books, books with audio cassettes, videos, puppets and stuffed animals, and other hands-on items where appropriate.  We have tried to include a range of reading levels in each box.  Also included are "masters" and instruction sheets for various crafts and activities relating to the theme.  Feel free to make copies of the ones you wish to use; "masters" should be returned with the storybox.  Craft supplies are not included.  A tabletop puppet stage is also available to borrow; contact the library for details.

With the help of the Anselmo Foundation, our storybox collection continues to grow.  Topic suggestions and comments are always welcome.  For more information or to schedule a storybox, please contact the library.

Storybox topics:

• Africa
• At the Seashore
• Australia
  
• Bedtime
• Books, Reading and Libraries
• Cats Big and Small
• Cold Things
• Colors
• Community Helpers
• Creatures of the Night
• Creepy Crawlies
• Deserts
• Dinosaurs
• Dogs
• Ecology
• Elephants
• Europe
• Families
• Feathered Friends
• Friends
• Fun at the Circus
• Get Up and Go!
• Good Things to Eat
• Holidays
• I Want to Be A...
• In the Forest
• In the Garden
• Letters
• Medieval Times
• Money and Banking
• Music
• Numbers
• Ocean Life
• On the Farm
• Outer Space
• Owls
• Patriotism
• Pennsylvania
• Pets
• Pizza
• Poetry
• Pond Life
• Punxsutawney Phil
• Rainforest and Jungle
• Reptiles
• Rocks, Gems and Minerals
• Sea Life, Light Houses and Pirates
• Sharks
• Sizes
• Space Exploration
• Things that GO
• Under the Sea
• Weather
• The Wild West
• Zoo