Local Guides World
Carly Anderson
1 reviews on 1 places
Quaint and beautiful little library, with an exceptional staff. While I’m impressed by many things about this little library, my favorite offering here is their story time program. I have a little toddler who just loves books, so we’ve been to our fair share of story times between Salt Lake and Utah County in the last few years and this is the very best one we’ve been to BY FAR. They offer story time four times a week, on two different days—the stories and songs take up about 25 minutes of the time, and then there is always a craft afterwards that relates to the theme of that days story time. The children all sit on a little rug so they can see the book being read up close, while caretakers/parents watch from rows of seats next to it.
While the organization of the story time here is a great recipe for gaining and keeping the attention of the kids—what makes this story time GREAT is the reader. An absolutely lovely human named Ms. Anita reads to the kids each week and SHE. IS. EXCEPTIONAL. I haven’t seen a librarian who comes close in skill set and whimsy to her, the kids just sit in awe and listen to her every word and you can tell by their little faces that they are enchanted. She makes the effort to remember names, and talk to everyone who comes to visit. It’s a whole experience, and it’s one of the very most important rituals my toddler looks forward to most every week. I can see her confidence grow when she’s at story time, and the positivity it adds to her life—and it’s all because of Ms. Anita and the heart she puts into it.
While the organization of the story time here is a great recipe for gaining and keeping the attention of the kids—what makes this story time GREAT is the reader. An absolutely lovely human named Ms. Anita reads to the kids each week and SHE. IS. EXCEPTIONAL. I haven’t seen a librarian who comes close in skill set and whimsy to her, the kids just sit in awe and listen to her every word and you can tell by their little faces that they are enchanted. She makes the effort to remember names, and talk to everyone who comes to visit. It’s a whole experience, and it’s one of the very most important rituals my toddler looks forward to most every week. I can see her confidence grow when she’s at story time, and the positivity it adds to her life—and it’s all because of Ms. Anita and the heart she puts into it.