Storytime never worked for any of my three kids. Not sure why. But none of them just sat and listed to the story. It was always more work for me, and they didn't really get anything out of it, so I (and my nanny) generally stopped taking them.
Although when the oldest two were three and four, we were visiting my brother in Princeton and went to the Children's Library at University. It was fantastic, and the kids actually loved it. My daughter had a harder time holding still for the initial story, but the librarian was so engaging, and then they did this great craft project (making scarves from felt and having a "snowstorm"). That was the most successful one we ever went to.
