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Children stay active at Gotta Move Story Time
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Neighbors | Tim Cleveland.The children listened intently as children's librarian Ashley Potopovich read the book "Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus" during the Gotta Move Story Time event.
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Neighbors | Tim Cleveland.Austintown library children's librarian Ashley Potopovich read the book "I Spy Pets" to the children during the Gotta Move Story Time event.
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Neighbors | Tim Cleveland.Children's librarian Ashley Potopovich got the children stamping their feet to a song during the Gotta Move Story Time event at the Austintown library.
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Neighbors | Tim Cleveland.Austintown library children's librarian Ashley Potopovich led the children in clapping their hands during the Gotta Move Story Time event.
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Neighbors | Tim Cleveland.Children used musical instruments to play along with the song "Old McDonald Had a Band" during the Gotta Move Story Time event at the Austintown library.
By TIM CLEVELAND
The Austintown library hosted its weekly Gotta Move Story Time event on Sept. 4, giving children a chance to interact with other children while they stay active.
The event is done every Thursday. It is for children ages 2-5 and each session lasts 20 to 25 minutes.
The story time on Sept. 4 had a crowd of 13 children and 12 adults.
“It’s a story time, but it has more like music and movement to it,” Austintown library children’s librarian Ashley Potopovich said. “We usually read two books and then some kind of musical instruments.
“We’ve been doing it for a while now.”
Potopovich began by singing the name song, in which each child gave their name. She then led them in songs that got them up and moving, clapping their hands and stamping their feet.
She then distributed various musical instruments to the adults and children, who used them during the song “Old McDonald Had a Band,” which is sung to the tune of “Old McDonald Had a Farm.”
Potopovich then read the books “Pete the Cat The Wheels on the Bus” and “I Spy Pets.”
“It has them active, moving around, interacting with the books, playing, sharing with one another,” she said.