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

How many times , thus far, have you written 16 rather than 17 when writing the date? It happened to me three times in one day the other day! I am off to the races thgis week with almost a full week of shows. 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 4
• Wednesday: Little People’s Country Daycare @ 9:45am
• Thursday: Pembroke Library @ 10:00am – Raising a Reader: Week 1
• Thursday: Jonathan Bourne Library @ 6:30pm
• Friday: Renaissance School @ 9:30am/10:30am
• Saturday: Norwell Public Library @ 10:30am

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. Kingston
3. Pembroke
4. Bourne
5. New Bedford
6. Norwell

I love stormy weather. I know it’s not all that fun to go out in and I know that it makes everything more complicated when trying to venture somewhere with the little kiddos in tow – but something about it always comforts me. The sounds; the rain hitting the windows, the wind whistling through the trees, all of it puts me at ease in a way I can’t explain. Bad weather also makes the crowds at my storytellings grow so of course I can’t complain there! This week I travel to Kingston and North Billerica (twice!). That’s a whole lot of miles!

Here is the storytelling schedule for this week:

• Tuesday: Hingham Library @ 4:00pm – Raising a Reader: Week 3
• Wednesday: Growth Unlimited @ 9:00am
• Thursday: Little Learners @ 10:30am/12:30pm
• Friday: Little Learners @ 10:30am/12:30pm

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. Kingston
3. North Billerica

I have been enjoying this new year already! I was able to visit one if my favorite schools that I visit annually – and the shows went spectacularly! I also started Raising a Reader this past week with a full crowd in Hingham. Even though we have no more spots left in Hingham we are starting up a new session in Pembroke starting in February. If you’re interested call Pembroke library and register today!

Here is the storytelling schedule for this week:

• Monday: Martin Luther King Jr Day
• Tuesday: Whole Foods in South Weymouth @ 10:00am
• Tuesday: Hingham Library @ 4:00pm – Raising a Reader: Week 2
• Wednesday: Jack N Jill Preschool @ 10:00am
• Thursday: Jack N Jill Preschool @ 10:00am
• Friday: Jack N Jill Preschool @ 10:00am

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. South Weymouth
2. Hingham
3. Abington
4. Quincy

I host a live video sharing some of my favorite songs and stories every Sunday at 7:00pm on my Facebook page – if you haven’t liked the page yet this is the perfect reason to do so!  My children join me for some classic tales and traditional songs that we share with you!  As an added bonus we give special shout-outs to anyone who says “Hi” to us during the live broadcast.

We’ve been having a blast with it so far and have so many stories to share – so go here and like the page!