What a beautiful weekend! It was nice to get some fresh air and be outside. Crazy that it’s happening in February – but we take what we get sometimes. This week Raising a Reader at the Pembroke Library begins again but we also end this week with an Early Childhood Fair at the Kingston Library. These events are always so much fun and it’s nice to meet all of the childcare providers in the area right under the same roof. Make sure to come and enjoy a nice morning with the kiddos!

Raising a Reader continues at the Pembroke Library this Thursday! It’s been a lot of fun so far – call the library to see if there is still space at 781-293-6771 or South Shore Family Network at 508-747-7575

Here is the storytelling schedule for this week:

• Tuesday: Montclair School @ 9:00am & 10:00am
• Wednesday: Johnston Early Childhood Center @ 9:30 & 12:30pm
• Thursday: Pembroke Library @ 10:00am – Raising a Reader: Week 3
• Thursday: Bright Horizons @ 6:00pm
• Saturday: Kingston Early Childhood Fair @ 11:00am

Please check the Upcoming Shows page for more information on all of these shows. All of the Library shows and Early Childhood Fairs are open to the public so please click on the links on the Upcoming Shows page as some of the libraries require registration. Raising a Reader is sponsored by South Shore Family Network.

Places I will be visiting this week:

1. Quincy
2. North Weymouth
3. Pembroke
4. Milton
5. Kingston

I wasn’t thinking we were going to get all the winter snow in one week! I hope everyone is out there enjoying all that the snow has to offer! With no school coming next week I will be traveling all over to tell my tales! Below is the full list of the places I will be on February School vacation week. Keep an eye out if I am in your area and come and see me! I will provide some belly laughs for you this vacation!

If you would like to schedule a time for me to visit your school or library please give me a call at (508) 641-5336.

Here is the storytelling schedule for this week:

• Saturday: Thomas Crane Public Library @ 10:00am
• Monday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. WASHINGTON!
• Tuesday: Whole Foods, South Weymouth @ 10:00am
• Tuesday: Hollis Funday @ 1:45pm
• Wednesday: Whole Foods, Hingham @ 10:00am
• Wednesday: YMCA @ 1:30pm
• Wednesday: Whitman Public Library @ 6:00pm
• Thursday: Sharon Public Library @ 10:30am
• Friday: Fowler Library @ 10:00am
• Friday: An Unlikely Story @ 3:00pm

Please check the Upcoming Shows page for more information on all of these shows. The library shows are open to the public but please call each of the libraries to see if there are a reservation needed.

Places I will be visiting this week:

1. Quincy
2. South Weymouth
3. Braintree
4. Hingham
5. East Bridgewater
6. Whitman
7. Sharon
8. Concord
9. Plainville

Due to the tremendous amounts of snow predicted we are cancelling today’s Raising a Reader at the Pembroke Library but will recovene next week!  Stay safe and enjoy the snow!

The Patriots win! Did everyone stay up for the whole game? Wow – it was a nail biter until the end! Let’s just say the Big Ryan household was going nuts – well, the ones who were still awake, which was everyone over the age of 8. Things were a little crazy there but we pulled it out in the end. As for my week coming up – a lighter week – will be a welcome break from the bustle of the last few weeks. People always ask if I love my job – of course I do – but the travel can get to you sometimes! So it’s nice to hang closer to home this week.

I will begin a brand new round of Raising a Reader at the Pembroke Library this Thursday! It should be a blast – to sign in and register please call the library itself at 781-293-6771 or South Shore Family Network at 508-747-7575

Here is the storytelling schedule for this week:

• Tuesday: Hingham Library @ 4:00pm – Raising a Reader: Week 5
• Wednesday: YMCA @ 10:00/10:30am
• Thursday: Pembroke Library @ 10:00am – Raising a Reader: Week 2

Please check the Upcoming Shows page for more information on all of these shows. All of the Library shows are open to the public so please click on the links on the Upcoming Shows page as some of the libraries require registration. Raising a Reader is sponsored by South Shore Family Network.

Places I will be visiting this week:

1. Hingham
2. Stoughton
3. Pembroke