Memoirs of a Goldfish

If you're looking for a good book to read with your children, Memoirs of a Goldfish is AMAZING!

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It's the cutest book about a fish that starts off swimming in his very own bowl and soon it becomes over crowded with other fish, plants, and fish bowl decor. It's perfect for 4 and older. There's plenty of conversational cues in this book that offer children a chance to think about what is happening.

So hop on over to your public library and check it out! Also, you should swing by your library anyway just to see if they're doing any fun summer reading programs for kids. Our library is doing a "Dream Big" event and if I read to my daughter for 20 minutes everyday for 14 days we can turn in our tally card and get a prize. And we're allowed to turn in 4 cards throughout the summer. How fun is that!

Maybe some of us aren't comfortable with using the public library because it's not something we did growing up. Maybe some of us feel too embarrassed to ask these questions so let's help each other out!

Any tips you can share on how to get familiar and feel at home in the library? 

Policies? 

Tools and materials that are available that we may not know about? 

Things you do with your kids while you're there? 

Item limits for check-out?
Is it better to hand the books you're returning to the clerk at the time you're checking new books out or should you just put them in the drop box?
You're by no means limited to these questions. If you can think of anything outside of what I came up with, be sure to share them in the comments. Even if it's basic and natural to you, it may not be to someone else so share away and enlighten us with your library knowledge!