Ponytails in May!

This May we are reading books by Robert Munsch. We've been enjoying Munsch's unique sense of humor in Thomas's Snowsuit, I Love You Forever, Get Out of Bed, and Stephanie's Ponytail. After reading about Stephanie, who wore a ponytail to be unique until everyone at school copied her, we also copied Stephanie and created some of her ponytails . . . with finger paint!

Finger painting is always a fun activity and last Thursday was no exception. Check out our finger-paint masterpieces.

 "A nice ponytail coming out the back of her head"

" A ponytail right above her ear"

"A ponytail coming out the top of her head like a tree"

"A ponytail above her nose"

First Oral History Hour Tuesday April 17th, 2012!

On Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at 3:30 pm the Library will be hosting its first Oral History Hour. This new program, developed in partnership with FSM archaeologist Adam Thompson and the Pohnpei Office of Historic Preservation, will feature traditional tales from Pohnpei's mythical past told by guest story-tellers. Geared toward a young audience, our hope is that the Oral History Hour program will help educate young Micronesians about their culture and history, instill a sense of pride, and motivate further exploration of the traditional culture and the art of story-telling.

March 2012 is all about Dr. Seuss!

Would you read them in a box? Would you read them with a fox? During the month of March, story hour is all about Dr. Seuss! March 2nd was Dr. Seuss's birthday and all over the world people celebrated by taking time out from school to read his books. He has made reading fun for so many children over the years.

Pohnpei Public Library decided to honor Dr. Seuss by reading a few of his books this month. It was a daunting task to make our selections, as Dr. Seuss wrote 44 books, but we narrowed it down to ten for the month. Join us every Thursday at 3:30 to find out which ones we chose.

You can visit Seussville for more information about Dr. Seuss and activities you can do with your family.

International Organization of Migration (IOM) Teaches Children About Distaster Preparedness

Today at Story Hour, Yolanda from IOM made her second guest appearance. We sang our disaster preparedness song, read a comic book about what would happen if a tsunami hit Pohnpei and how people should respond, had a question and answer session, and painted some tsunami pictures as a craft activity. It was a great, educational day!