Upcoming Programs in April

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

Story Time for 2 and 3 yr olds- Monday, April 1 and 15 at 10 am- Audience: 2 and 3 year olds and caregivers.

Mother Goose on the Loose-Tuesday, April  2 and 16 at 10 am-Audience: Infants Birth to
23 months and caregiver (s).

Story Time for 4 and 5 yr olds- Tuesday,April  9 and 23 at 10 am - Audience: 4 and 5 year olds.


Lego Club-Monday, April 8 at 4 pm-Audience: Grades 2-6

Gaming Night- Wednesday, April 24 at 6 pm- Audience: 12 to 17 years old.

Board Game Fun!-Wednesday, April 17 at 6:30 pm-Audience: Grades 2-6


Multicultural Tales and Treats-Thursday, April 25 at 4 pm-Audience: Grades K-5



Also in April-


Celebrate National Library Week!- April 15-20 ( All Day)
To celebrate National Library Week, April 14-20, and the new Children's Services Department, special activities have been planned for children and their families.  During the week, children may pick up a passport at the desk in the department, search for Louie the Bookworm, and have their passports stamped with an image of Louie.  Children may enter the 'Name the Bear' and 'What I Like About the Library' contests.  Winners will be notified the following week.

Celebrate Your Library- Wednesday, April 17 at 6:30 pm
  A Family Story Time will be presented in our new Children's Programming Room on Wednesday, April 17th at 6:30 pm.  Please register.

Homeschoolers' Ideas Meeting- Wednesday, April 10 at 2 pm
We would like to design monthly programming especially for you.  Please attend this brainstorming meeting to discuss topic ideas.  Your children are welcome to attend and fun activities will be provided for them.

Just for 'Tweens- Tuesday, April 30 at 4 pm
 Tweens are children between the ages of 10 and 12 years old and this program is just for you.  Join us for stories about Spring Fever and use your hands and your feet to make a Little White Duck craft to take home.

See You Soon!!!

Storytime for 2 and 3 Year Olds: A Very Lucky Easter!

Hello, hope everyone had a good St. Patrick's Day yesterday.

Well, the leprechauns decided to stick around for today's two and three story time, so we had a very lucky Easter. The children heard three stories today ( The Luckiest St. Patrick's Day Ever! by Teddy Slater, Chester's Colorful Easter Eggs by Theresa Smythe, and Easter Hop by Jacqueline East.) Once again, we shook some eggs to " I Know a Chicken" by Laurie Berkner, practice our colors with the Color Birds, and made a St. Patty-inspired Easter egg mosaic.

Here are some of the songs we did:



Bunny Pokey added 3-18-01 Original Author Unknown
Sung to: "Hokey Pokey"

You put your bunny ears in
(Place hands on head to make ears)
You put your bunny ears out.
You put your bunny ears in.
And you shake them all about.
You do the Bunny Pokey
And hop yourself around,
That's what it's all about!

Additional verses: "You put your bunny nose in, You put your bunny tail in, You put your bunny paws in"





I'm a little Daisy added 3-15-02 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot"

I'm a little daisy
Tall and slim (Stand on tiptoes)
Here are my petals (Place hands on side of head & wiggle fingers)
Here is my stem (Hold arms down at sides of legs)
When the sun comes up (Make sun with arms)
And the rain comes down (Flutter hands to floor like rain-end in crouching position)
I grow, grow, grow- up from the ground! (slowly raise up bring hand over head)




Our next Storytime for 2 and 3 year olds in April 1 and 15 at 10 am in the NEW Children's Programming room.

Happy Easter and see you soon! 

 

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Hello, hope everyone has a good St. Patrick's Day tomorrow!


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Storytime for 2 and 3 yr old: March into Spring

For today's program, the toddlers and caregivers celebrated the coming spring ( and a little of St. Patrick's Day). We listened to Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie DePaolo and Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox ( plus learned about opposites in Kipper's Book of Opposites by Mick Inkpen). We also shook some eggs, counted some speckled frogs, and made a Irish potato craft ( potato shape with a St. Patrick's hat pattern for the kids to color and glue on the craft.)

Here are a few songs we did today:

This Little Leprechaun added 8-7-97 Original Author Unknown

This little leprechaun slid down the rainbow, (Point to thumb.)
This little leprechaun stayed home. (Point to index finger.)
This little leprechaun picked a shamrock, (Point to middle finger.)
This little leprechaun found some gold. (Point to ring finger.)
This little leprechaun cried, "See if you can catch me," (Point to little finger.)
As he ran home. (Wiggle little finger.)




I'm a little Daisy added 3-15-02 Original Author Unknown

Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot"

I'm a little daisy
Tall and slim (Stand on tiptoes)
Here are my petals (Place hands on side of head & wiggle fingers)
Here is my stem (Hold arms down at sides of legs)
When the sun comes up (Make sun with arms)
And the rain comes down (Flutter hands to floor like rain-end in crouching position)
I grow, grow, grow- up from the ground! (slowly raise up bring hand over head)




Our next Storytime for 2 and 3 is Monday, March 18 at 10 am. We'll still see some leprechauns, but also some bunnies, chicks and eggs.

See You Soon!!

 

Bookworm List: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

This Saturday is the 109th birth anniversary of Thedor Geisel ( aka Dr. Seuss).  Here are some facts about the author ( courtesy of http://thefw.com/things-you-didnt-know-about-dr-seuss/):

1. He actually was not a doctor of anything ( only added the Dr. to his pen name because his father wanted him to go into the medical field).

2. His first book, And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry Street, was rejected by 27 publishers! He finally did find a publisher in 1937.

3. He and wife Audrey never had children ( and actually, he did not like them.)

4. He coined the term " nerd" ( which apprears in If I Ran the Zoo, published in 1950.)

5. He helped animater Chuck Jones with the How the Grinch Stole Christmas cartoon , now a holiday classic ( even though it bombed when it premiered in 1966.)


We have lots of Seuess's books ( and a few bios, which can be found under JUV B SEU. All his books are listed as JUV P SEUS). A few recommended titles:

• The Cat in the Hat
• What Was I Scared of?
• Hop on Pop
• There's A Wocket in My Pocket
• The Bippolo Seed and other Lost Stories

We also have a lot of the films ( including the most recent film, The Lorax) and cartoons. Most are feature, seven day rentals, a few are educational, 14 day rentals. Check the library catalog for more details.

For a little treat, here is the 1972 Lorax cartoon. Enjoy!

Keep Reading!

Bookworm List: Spring is Bursting Out all Over!

We may getting a winter storm this weekend, but here in Children's, spring is bursting out all over. Yes, the books of snowmen, winter, and Valentine's Day have gone back to the shelves to make way for the books of flowers, shamrocks, and bunnies. We even have a leprechaun craft!

Here are a few recommendations from our colorful display of St. Patrick's Day, spring, and Easter books:

• Flowers and Showers: A Spring Counting Book by Rebecca Davis
• Jamie O'Rourke and The Big Potato by Tomie DePaola
• When The Root Children Wake Up by Audrey Wood
• Baby Loves Spring by Karen Katz
• Jack and the Leprechaun by Ivan Roberston
• First Comes Spring by Anne Rockwell

For more, suggested keywords to try-
-Spring-Juvenile Fiction
-Spring-Juvenile Literature
-Easter-Juvenile Fiction
-Rabbits-Juvenile Fiction
-Flowers-Juvenile Fiction
-Birds-Juvenile Fiction
-Leprechauns-Juvenile Fiction
-St. Patrick's Day-Juvenile Fiction
-St. Patrick's Day-Juvenile Literature

Happy Spring and keep reading!

Storytime for 2 and 3 yr olds: Sweet Dreams My Love

At today's 2 and 3 program, we had a bit of a day-over ( sleepover in the daytime). We made a  picture of the cow jumping over the moon ( with " moondust" that thankfully did not create a mess!!), rang some bells to "Twinkle Twinkle" and "Hey Diddle Diddle" and listened to Cindy Moo by Lori Mortensen and Goodnight Moon by Margaret W. Brown.

Here are some of   the songs that we did -


Owl in the Tree
Owl in the Tree goes Who, Who, Who
Owl in the Tree goes Who, Who, Who
Owl in the Tree goes Who, Who, Who
Owl says Who are You?

( This is usually done with an owl puppet. From past experience, some kids may by shy in greeting the owl, other will hug him, which the owl will say " Thank you, but I have to see the other boys and girls now. Bye)



Five Little Sausages

Five Little Sausages
Sittin in a pan
All of a sudden, it went BAM 
( Count down from 4 to 1 sausage)

Hey Diddle Diddle
Hey Diddle Diddle, the cat and the fiddle
The cow jumped over the moon
The little dog laughed to see such sport
And the dish ran away with the spoon.


Our next 2 and 3 story times will be Monday,  March 4 and  Monday,March 18 at 10am in the NEW children's programming room.

See You Soon!

Upcoming Programs in March

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

Story Time for 2 and 3 yr olds- Monday, March 4 and 18 at 10 am- Audience: 2 and 3 year olds and caregivers.

Mother Goose on the Loose-Tuesday, March 5 and 19 at 10 am-Audience: Infants Birth to
23 months and caregiver (s).

Story Time for 4 and 5 yr olds- Tuesday,March  12 and 26  at 10 am - Audience: 4 and 5 year olds.


Lego Club-Monday, March 11 at 4 pm-Audience: Grades 2-6

Gaming Night- Wednesday, March 20 at 6 pm- Audience: 12 to 17 years old.



Journey to The Land of Stories-Thursday, March 21 at 4 pm-Audience: K-5 and families


Scrabble Fun-Wednesday, March 27 at 6:30 pm- Audience: 2-6


See you soon!

Book Review: Goldie and the Three Bears- Diane Stanley

 

Most people know the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. A little girl wanders into an empty house, eats some porridge, falls asleep and waken by a bear family ( Mama, Papa, and Baby.) In Goldie and the Three Bears, we meet a Goldie who knows what she likes ( peanut butter sandwich with no jelly and bears) and what she doesn't ( hats that are too big and shoes that are too tight) Goldie is even particular about finding a friend because she wants one she could love with all heart. But one day, she gets off the school bus at the wrong stop, enters an empty house... and you'll be surprised on what happens next.

This is a cute, updated take on a story everyone knows so well. The Goldilocks character in this book is quite a delight as are the bears ( Baby Bear is a little girl, aww. ) The ending is really cute and sweet.

Goldie and the Three Bears by Diane Stanley
Age Range: 4-8
Lexile: 380
***** ( 5 Stars)

Storytime for 2 and 3-yr olds:I Love You!

Today's 2 and 3 yr old storytime was getting ready for Valentine's Day! Besides making a "LOVE" sign ( love in big words, decorated with small hearts) and getting Elmo valentines, the kids listen to Mouse First Valentine by Lauren Thompson and A Kiss Means I Love You by Kathryn M. Allen. We also did a few Valentine's Day fingerplays ( plus winter) and practiced our shapes.

Here are some of the songs we did today.

Five Pretty Valentines Fingerplay added 8-7-97 Original Author Unknown

Five Pretty Valentines waiting at the store.
(name) bought one and then there were four.
Four pretty Valentines shaped like a "V"
(name) bought one and then there were three.
Three pretty Valentines said "I love you"
(name) bought one then there were two.
Two pretty Valentines, this was so much fun.
(name) Bought one and then there was one.
One pretty Valentine sitting on the shelf.
I felt sorry for it, So I bought it for myself

The Love Bug added 8-7-97 Original Author Unknown

It begins with a grin (smile Broadly)
It turns to giggle (put both hands on mouth and giggle)
You start to laugh (throw head back and laugh out loud)
Your legs start to wiggle (put feet in the air and shake)
You look all around for someone to hug (move eyes back and forth)
What can you do (shrug shoulders)
You've caught the love bug (hug another child or yourself)
ACHOOO!


Our next Storytime for 2 and 3 yr olds is February 18 at 10 am ( in the NEW children's programming room all the way in the back of the NEW children's department. We're still downstairs, but in the former Audio-Visual section.  Please pardon our dust because we are still under construction and we only have the elevator as our mode of getting from here to there.)

Happy Valentine's Day and keep reading!