Books about Libraries -- Storytime Plan

I love books about books!  Each September, I would begin the fall storytime session with books about books.  There are tons of great stories about books, libraries and reading. 

Here is an EXAMPLE of a storytime framework I might use.  Generally, I gather all the materials together a week or two in advance.  A day or two before storytime, I take the items and stack them in order I plane to use them.  I often place a sticky note on the back of the book as to the next activity or place the books and activities in order on the "teacher's table".  Finally, I always pull more books than I could possibly read.  It gives me the opportunity to chose according to my mood and to take the temperature of my audience.

Please feel free to use the plan and modify it to fit your library needs.

 Storytime Week:  #1
 Date of Program:  Tuesday 9-10-13 & Thursday 9-12-13     Time: 10:00 a.m.
 Title of Program:   Libraries and Books

Ages:  3-5 years

Length:  30-45 mins.

Book titles and Authors:
Beatrice Doesn't Want to -- Numeroff, Laura Joffe
Dinosaur vs. the Library -- Shea, Bob
D.W.'s Library Card -- Brown, Marc Tolan
Lola at the Library -- McQuinn, Anna
Maisy Goes to the Library -- Cousins, Lucy

 Activities:

 Draw and Tell:
"It's Time for Storytime" --  Lee, A. from Even More Draw and Tell Stories
 Game/Chant:
READ letters on clothes.  As we place the letters on the clothes line, I would introduce the letter with beginning sounds.  Encourage the children to repeat the letter as it is pinned up.  Eventually, the children are chanting R-E-A-D with me.
 Songs: 
"Five Little Monkeys" -- P-Nut Emanem from CD Mother Goose Rocks Volume
"Shake My Sillies Out" -- Raffi from CD More Singable Songs

 Craft:
 My Letter
    materials:
    1- 9 x 11 construction paper capital letter for each title (the first letter of each child's first name)
    marker
    stickers
    cardboard for base to color on 

Special Equipment:
CD player
Cricut machine for cutting out letters prior to storytime
Dry erase board and marker
Clothes line with 4 clothes pins and four letter cards R - E - A - D

 Realia or Props:  
Giant Library Card
D.W. Doll
backpack and hat

Take Home Activity:
How to care for books activity sheet from Mr. Wiggle's Book -- McGraw Hill

 Refreshments (take home):
dinosaur fruit snacks