{"id":1927,"date":"2009-06-15T07:00:28","date_gmt":"2009-06-15T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/?p=1927"},"modified":"2011-11-07T08:47:27","modified_gmt":"2011-11-07T14:47:27","slug":"blast-awat-boredom-with-a-library-card-and-not-just-for-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/blast-awat-boredom-with-a-library-card-and-not-just-for-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Blast away Boredom with a library card&#8230; and not just for books!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/category\/blast-away-boredom\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/boredombanner.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Need more ideas? Try <a href=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/01\/blast-away-bor\u2026th-momstoolboxblast-away-boredom-with-momstoolbox\/\" target=\"_self\">this one<\/a> to get you set for anytime boredom sets in&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On with today&#8217;s idea&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Library Card.. and not just for books!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Libraries, like the rest of the world, have really expanded lately. With a library card, you can now check out so much more than just books&#8230; there are movies, CDs, games, game players&#8230; lots of things!<\/p>\n<p>Plus, with a library card, your options for reading are almost limitless! Choose a theme of the week and see how many interesting books your family can find (and read) about that topic, fiction and non-fiction. Read all about it and then choose a new theme the next week. (If you need help with theme ideas, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeasmom.com\/2009\/05\/camp-wannalaffalotta-stay-tuned-for.html\" target=\"_blank\">FishMama&#8217;s<\/a> awesome weekly suggestions for the summer.)<\/p>\n<p>If there are some specific titles you have in mind, call ahead or use the internet to reserve your choices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PLUS, many libraries host free activities for families over the summer<\/strong>. In addition to storytimes, your library might host craft times and live performances.<\/p>\n<p>Our library way out in the &#8216;burbs is hosting puppet shows, ventriloquists, magic shows and more. What is your hosting?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check back every Monday through Thursday for ideas to have more fun all summer long. Need more ideas? Try this one to get you set for anytime boredom sets in&#8230; On with today&#8217;s idea&#8230; A Library Card.. and not just for books! Libraries, like the rest of the world, have really expanded lately. With a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[384],"tags":[279,284],"class_list":["post-1927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activities-for-kids","tag-boredom-buster","tag-reading"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1927"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9763,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1927\/revisions\/9763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}