Upcoming Programs in May

Here are some programs that will will happening next month in the Children's Dept at the Central Library. Please visit  "Library Events"  for more information and to register.

Storytime for 2 and 3 Year Olds- Monday May 6 at 10 am-  Audience: 2 and 3 year olds and caregivers.

Mother Goose on the Loose- Tuesday, May 7at 10 am- Audience: Infants 6-23 Months and caregiver.

Gaming Night-Wednesday, May 16 at 6 pm-Audience: Teens ages 12-17

Lego Club-Monday, May 14 at 4 pm-Audience: Grades 2-6

Summer Volunteer Sign-up- Tuesday, May 22 at 4 pm and Wednesday, May 30 at 6 pm - Children ages 11- 17 with a library card in good standing, must attend either of our two sessions with a parent/guardian. Parent signature is required.


Coming This Summer- Dream Big-Read! ( June-July 2012)

Hope to see you soon!!

National Library Week

Did you know that this week is National Library Week? Created in 1958 by the American Library Association (ALA) to increase awareness of the library, it's usually falls during the second week of April.  For more information, check out ALA's official site.

Want to celebrate Library Week?Here are some recommended books:
I Like the Library-Anne Rockwell
D.W's Library Card-Marc Brown
Beatrice Doesn't Want to- Laura Numeroff
We're Going on a Book Hunt-Pat Miller

And of course, our door is always open!

Happy Library Week! Keep Reading!!

Bookworm List: National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month. It was created in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States.

For more information, visit National Poetry Month-Poet.org

Want to check out some books of poetry? Here are some recommendations:

• Something Big has been Here-Jack Prelutsky
• Dark Sparkle Tea-Tim Myers
• Tour America: A Journey Through Poems and Art-Diane Siebert
• A Light in the  Attic-Shel Silverstein

Happy Poetry Month! Keep Reading!!