
Nov 22, 2023
The Youth Services team at ImagineIF Libraries plans and implements early literacy programs for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers in Kalispell, Bigfork, and Columbia Falls. Our goal in every Storytime is to connect with young children and their caregivers through books, songs, and interactive activities that foster early literacy and social emotional skills. Explore the Storytime Schedule This special Storytime helped preschoolers celebrate and learn about some of our favorite community heroes: firefighters! Columbia Falls has a small fire department with four full time paid firefighters and a slightly bigger crew of volunteer firefighters. We so appreciate Chief Weeks and his…

Nov 8, 2023
The Youth Services team at ImagineIF Libraries plans and implements early literacy programs for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers in Kalispell, Bigfork, and Columbia Falls. Our goal in every Storytime is to connect with young children and their caregivers through books, songs, and interactive activities that foster early literacy and social emotional skills. Explore the Storytime Schedule In the aftermath of our local annual Northwest Montana Fair, we had a fair of our own at storytime! We had a blast with fair-themed stories, and songs and activities inspired by fair food and carnival games. Come one, come all! Books Read: The…

Oct 12, 2023
The Youth Services team at ImagineIF Libraries plans and implements early literacy programs for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers in Kalispell, Bigfork, and Columbia Falls. Our goal in every Storytime is to connect with young children and their caregivers through books, songs, and interactive activities that foster early literacy and social emotional skills. Explore the Storytime Schedule This week's storytimes were all about FOOD, which is always a fun and meaningful topic for toddlers and preschoolers. Books Read: Toddler Storytime Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes ISBN: 9780060588298 The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eats Snacks by Eric Carle ISBN: 9780593384732 Heads,…