One week we spun a spider web. Another week we danced to a song about an octopus named Henry. Yet another time, we counted five speckled frogs. Adventures abound during the toddler and preschool story times, which occur weekly at the Perry Hall Library. Imaginations run wild and ideas flow as librarians and a dedicated group of trained volunteers prepare these fun and informative reading and activity sessions. My name is Melanie Brevis, and I'm one of the librarians who leads toddler story times. Do you remember attending story time at the library as a child, or that special time of day when …
"Everybody smile and wave, here comes Noah!" Squeals of laughter, clapping, and happy singing spill from the meeting room as 15 babies and their caregivers wave, wiggle and say hello at the opening of the Baby Boosters Program at the Perry Hall Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library. My name is Andrea Shore and I'm one of the librarians who helps present the wildly popular Baby Boosters series, held every Tuesday morning at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Spaces fill quickly for these small-group interactive early literacy programs, designed especially for babies age 0-23 months and their …
Greetings from the new Perry Hall Library! My name is Darcy Cahill, and I am fortunate to be the manager of this beautiful new branch of the Baltimore County Public Library system. We opened on March 9, 2009, and have had a fantastic 18 months. The business level for the new library exceeded all expectations, and we are deeply grateful to the community for your support. Perry Hall residents weren't kidding when they said they needed a larger library, as the statistics I am about to share with you demonstrate. Our first full fiscal year ran from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. In that …
