Guidelines

Definitions of labels (tags) for Sonoma County Library Storytime blog

You can use any of the bold words or phrases as a label for your blog post. Please use as many as are appropriate, as this makes posts easier to find when searching. A blog post can contain a whole storytime outline, ideas for upcoming storytimes, a single book or song, or anything related to storytimes.

Age guidelines for the labels: baby is 0-1.5 years, toddler is 1.5-3 years, preschool is 3-6 years, and school age is 6 years and up.

Type:

Book

Baby book

Big book

Non-fiction book

Pop-up book

Preschool book

School age book

Toddler book

Song

Action song (Song with specific movements)

Album (A whole collection of songs)

Calming song (Song used to bring the energy level down)

Chant

Bounce

Fingerplay (Chant with specific finger movements)

Tickle

Dance

Goodbye

Transition (Anything used to change from one activity to another)

Welcome

Bubbles

Craft

Flannel

Prop

Parachute

Puppet

Ribbon

Rhythm sticks

Scarf

Shaker

Other (Any object/media/story type used in storytime that doesn’t fit in the above categories, i.e., drawing story)

Level - Storytime Name:

All ages

Baby
Toddler
Wee Read

Preschool
Family

School age

Bibliobop

Bilingual

Outreach

Librarian Name:

Your first name (and last initial), if you wish

Themes:

Limit to 1-2 clear, descriptive words (i.e., “Letter Q”, “Trucks”)