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Storytime Kits
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Rochester Public Library has created storytime kits to support the efforts
of child care providers, preschool teachers, and families in promoting early literacy
and school readiness.
What you need to know: 
Themes/Titles
- A,B,C and 1,2,3
- All about Babies
- Apples and Pumpkins
- Art Smart
- Bears
- Big Machines
- Bugs
- Camping
- Cats
- Celebrate around the World
- Chicks and Ducklings
- Children Around the World
- Colors
- Colors/Colores
- Community Helpers
- Dance
- Day at the Circus
- Deep Blue Sea
- Dinosaurs
- Dog Tales
- Emotions
- Everyday is Earth Day
- Fall
- Family
- Farm Animals
- Farm Machines
- Feeling Silly
- Fire Safety
- Food
- For the Birds
- Free to Be Me (1 and 2)
- Friends
- Frogs
- Gardening from Seed to Harvest
- Going to the Zoo
- Grandparents
- Hats
- Health Care
- Healthy Hands, Healthy Habits
- Hola Amigos!
- I Like Me
- Imagination Library
- Jungle Safari
- Just Open a Book
- Kids Cooking
- Manners
- Mice
- Mittens & Snowflakes
- Musical Stories
- My Five Senses
- Northwoods
- Number Concepts for Kids
- Nursery Rhymes
- Once Upon a Time
- Penguins & Polar Bears
- Pets
- Planes, Trains & Automobiles
- Rainforest
- Seasons
- Shapes
- Sleepytime Tales
- Snowmen
- Space
- Sports
- Spring
- Squirrels and Scarecrows
- Summertime Fun
- Time to get Dressed
- Tool Time
- Trees
- Turtles
- Weather
- Winter
Storytime Kit Info
Storytime kits contain themed material to emphasize literacy and language use for 2 - 6 year-olds.
They can contain 10 - 15 books, along with media, puppets, puzzles, manipulative toys, activity sheets, and educational tools.
Storytime kits can be reserved up to a year in advance for a specific two week period. Pickup days are Monday through Saturday.
Due to demand, there is a $5.00/day late fee for each kit.
WARNING:
Some items may be a choking hazard for children under three
years of age. Please use items under close adult supervision
If you have comments, suggestions, questions, or to schedule a kit, please call (507) 328-2303, or send an
Funding for the Storytime Kits was provided by:
Rochester Public Library Foundation
Judy and Jim Sloan Foundation
Wal-Mart North,
Rochester MN
Robert and Sarah Keller
Rochester Kiwanis Clubs
Sam's Club
Fundraiser by Ann Farnell and Jane Callahan
Storytime Kit Delivery
We currently have ONE opening available.
To be elligible for delivery, you must be an in-home child care provider living within the city of Rochester.
Call Laura at (507)328-2334 for more details.