Library Selections: Pink Pup and Little Pip

We finally made it to the local library recently.  I love the library, but I have no business taking out books.  I always end up with a fine.  Back home, in Ohio, the library would forgive fines once a year.  That's great, because I found a book in a box once that I had for 6 years.  Horrible, because no one else can check out that book.  I eventually did return it.  But, the library already forgave and forgot it years before.  Not in the DC area though.  If you have a fine, there is no cap for how high your fines can go, and then they turn you over to a collection agency!  Whoa!

As I've gotten older, I've gotten more responsible.  I learned that if I just take the books back before the due date that I don't have to deal with the whole late fee thing.  And then, I can take out more books without shelling out a bunch of cash!  I'm brilliant before my time, I know.

Anyhow, after we got a library card, we picked out a library book to read to Lily.  I wanted one with pictures of animals she has seen before and pictures of animals she hasn't seen before.  Last week, we got "Little Pink Pup", which is a true story.  This week, we picked up "What's in the Egg, Little Pip?"  I have to admit, the covers are a huge draw!

Storytime at the Library

 We made our first visit to a library story time last week.  I was really nervous to take Lily, because she's not a sit-in-one-spot-and-read-to-me kinda gal.  She's a balls-to-the-wall-pirate kinda gal.  You can thank her mom for that.  However, I'm on vacation and terrified of staying in the house all day with the baby who gets bored and cranky.  There must be adventure.  It's adventure or death.  See, I told you that she's a pirate.

She happened to wake up from her nap in time for me to throw everything in the car and go.  I love how we all can just roll into these kid things whenever we want.  This because the person who creates the schedule is not capable of reading a clock (analog or digital).  It includes a car ride, which Lily has a love-hate relationship with.  She loves going places, but she hates the car trip there because of the car seat.  Lately, she's been so excited when I pick her up out of the car seat.  She gives me big kisses and hugs.  It's hilarious.  Poor beanie baby.

The librarian running the program read stories to us, read stories with us, acted out nursery rhymes, and blew bubbles.  I mean, any program that includes bubbles is a winner in our book.  And, this is a free program to boot.  There were lots of toddlers, a few crawlers, and a couple of babies around Lily's age.  She really liked being handed her own copy of one of the books to read.  And, she really liked the bubbles.  She also liked seeing all sorts of different people. 

Mommy win.