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Poland library offers new Gotta Move Story Time program
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Neighbors | Tim Cleveland.Poland library assistant supervisor Amanda Kollar (left) began the Gotta Move Story Time event by getting the children up and clapping their hands.
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Neighbors | Tim Cleveland.A young boy rolled his arms to the song "The Wheels on the Bus" during the Gotta Move Story Time program at the Poland library.
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Neighbors | Tim Cleveland.A young girl got moving to the song "The Wheels on the Bus" during the Gotta Move Story Time event at the Poland library.
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Neighbors | Tim Cleveland.The children stomped their feet to the song "If You Listen and You Hear Me" during the Gotta Move Story Time at the Poland library.
By TIM CLEVELAND
For the first time, the Poland library offered a Gotta Move Story Time program Sept. 29 for children to come and participate in something that was more than a traditional story time event.
“We just wanted to offer a different type of story time, one that focuses more on action, rhymes and movement for ages 2-5,” Poland library assistant supervisor Amanda Kollar said. “We’re going to combine early literacy with a story where they’re going to move. There’s a lot of kids that, especially when they’re younger, don’t want to sit for a long time, so this gives them a chance to still join in and they don’t have to worry if they’re not going to sit the whole time.”
The monthly program lasted 30 minutes, during which Kollar led the children in songs such as “If You Listen and You Hear Me,” “The Wheels on the Bus,” “Can You Hop?” and “Hickory Dickory Dock.”
Kollar said all children are welcome to the Gotta Move Story Time, but she added that the program is designed mainly for children who have a hard time staying still during a traditional story time.
“It’s much more interactive and hopefully they’ll participate and join in the rhymes instead of just sitting and watching,” she said. “We’re hoping to get them to join in more. There’s some kids a traditional story time isn’t best suited to them because they can’t sit for a long period of time and parents hesitate to bring them because they’re afraid they’re going to be disruptive. We want kids to come, so this gives them a chance not to worry about that.”