My daughter and I have a new Tuesday routine.
At 2:15 pm, I pick her and her cousin up from school, drop the cousin off at her house, grab a snack at our place, then head to the public library for a couple of hours.
My daughter spends her time previewing new books, playing computer games, and completing her weekly homework.
I wasn’t the only parent with this idea. From 3-5 pm, this small library branch features plenty of elementary schoolers hanging with tutors or parents and doing the same thing we’re doing.
Saturday has long been Library Day for my daughter and me, but we rarely go to this branch or stay for this long. It’s been nice to become familiar with the librarians and not feel like the library is a box we need to check before we get donuts (our other Saturday ritual).
Our streak is up to three weeks, and we’ve left each time with an assortment of books, audiobooks, and completed math and language arts exercises.
As for the donuts? Well, that’s a story we’ll save for Saturdays.
Learning Together 