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Children's Picture Books

• Chicken Cheeks - Black, Michael Ian
  
• Odd Egg - Gravett, Emily
  
• Are You Ready to Play Outside? - Willems, Mo
  
• Hinky-Pink - McDonald, Megan
  
• Bear Feels Scared - Wilson, Karma
  
• Bear Feels Sick - Wilson, Karma
  
• Bear Snores on - Wilson, Karma
  
• Bear Wants More - Wilson, Karma
  
• Bear's New Friend - Wilson, Karma
  
• Good Luck Bear - Foley, Greg
  
• Llama Llama Misses Mama - Dewdney, Anna
  
• How I Learned Geography - Shulevitz, Uri
  
• House in the Night - Swanson, Susan Marie
  
• Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever - Frazee, Marla
  
• Fancy Nancy Bonjour, Butterfly - O'Connor, Jane
  
• Fancy Nancy Sees Stars - O'Connor, Jane
  
• Fancy Nancy: Poison Ivy Expert - O'Connor, Jane
  
• Fancy Nancy: The Dazzling Book Report - O'Connor, Jane
  
• Ok Go - Berger, Carin
  
• Read It, Don't Eat It! - Schoenherr, Ian
  
• Abby's Asthma and the Big Race - Golding, Theresa Martin
  
• Curious Garden - Brown, Peter
  
• Fly High, Fly Guy - Arnold, Tedd
  
• Hooray for Fly Guy - Arnold, Tedd
  
• I Love My New Toy! - Willems, Mo
  
• I Will Surprise My Friend - Willems, Mo
  
• Ladybug Girl - Soman, David
  
• Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy - Soman, David
  
• Melvin Might? - Scieszka, Jon
  
• There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly - Arnold, Tedd
  
• Three Robbers - Ungerer, Tomi
  
• Super Fly Guy - Arnold, Tedd
  
• Pet Dragon - Niemann, Christoph
  
• Mercy Watson Fights Crime - DiCamillo, Kate
  
• Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig - DiCamillo, Kate
  
• Mercy Watson to the Rescue - DiCamillo, Kate
  
• Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise - DiCamillo, Kate
  
• Hat - Hoppe, Paul
  
• Duck Tents - Berry, Lynne
  
• Bubble Trouble - Mahy, Margaret
  
• Little Chick - Hest, Amy
  
• Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes - DiCamillo, Kate

Children's Non-Fiction

• What to Do about Alice? - Kerley, Barbara
  
• We Were Gonna Have a Baby, But We Had Angel Instead - Schwiebert, Pat
  
• River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams - Bryant, Jennifer
  
• Turtles - Stevens, Kathryn
  
• Honk, Honk, Goose!: Canada Geese Start a family - Sayre, April Pulley
  
• Teedie: The Story of Young Teddy Roosevelt - Brown, Don
  
• Orangutan Tongs: Poems to Tangle Your Tongue - Agee, Jon
  
• Hermit Crabs - Stevens, Kathryn
  
• Parakeets - Stevens, Kathryn

Juvenile Fiction

• Scat - Hiaasen, Carl
  
• Maze of Bones - Riordan, Rick
  
• One False Note - Korman, Gordon
  
• 39 Clues - Watson, Jude
  
• 39 Clues: The Sword Thief - Lerangis, Peter
  
• Savvy - Law, Ingrid
  
• Underneath - Appelt, Kathi
  
• Great Bear Lake - Hunter, Erin
  
• Mysterious Benedict Society - Stewart, Trenton Lee
  
• Celebi Rescue - West, Tracey
  
• Deoxys in Danger - West, Tracey
  
• Grovyle Trouble - West, Tracey
  
• Team Rocket Truce - West, Tracey
  
• Merchant of Death - MacHale, D. J.
  
• Quillan Games - MacHale, D. J.
  
• Rivers of Zadaav - MacHale, D. J.
  
• War of the Ember - Lasky, Kathryn

Juvenile
Graphic Novels

• Luke on the Loose - Bliss, Harry
  
• Meanwhile... - Feiffer, Jules

Juvenile Audio

• Maze of Bones - Riordan, Rick
  
• Gregor the Overlander - Collins, Suzanne
  
• 39 clues: Sword Thief - Lerangis, Peter
  
• Mysterious Benedict Society - Stewart, Trenton Lee
  
• Mercy Watson Collection: Volume 1 - DiCamillo, Kate
  
• Elijah of Buxton - Curtis, Christopher Paul
  
• Mercy Watson Collection, Volume 2: Mercy - DiCamillo, Kate
  

Juvenile Non-Fiction

• Monsterology: The Complete Book of Monsters - Drake, Ernest
  
• Abraham Lincoln - Stone, Tanya Lee
  
• John F. Kennedy - Kaplan, Howard S.
  
• Bodies from the Ice: Melting Glaciers - Deem, James M.
  
• Sojourner Truth's 'Ain't I a Woman?' Speech: A Primary Source Investigation
  
• Great Depression
  
• Flappers and the New American Woman
  
• Lincoln-Douglas Senatorial Debates of 1858: A Primary Source Investigation
  
• Michelle Obama: First Lady of Hope
  
• More than Petticoats: Remarkable New York Women
  
• Pope Benedict XVI
  
• Barack Obama
  
• Al Gore
  
• Bill Gates: Computer Mogul and Philanthropist
  
• Lance Armstrong: Cycling, Surviving, Inspiring Hope
  
• Hillary Rodham Clinton: First Lady and Senator
  
• Adolf Hitler: Dictator of Nazi Germany
  
• William Shakespeare: Playwright and Poet
  
• Laura Ingalls Wilder - Stone, Tanya Lee
  
• Thomas Jefferson - Ching, Jacqueline
  
• Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice - Hoose, Phillip M.
  
• Save the Earth Science Experiments - Harris, Elizabeth Snoke
  
• Eyewitness Book Moon - Mitton, Jacqueline
  
• Eyewitness Soldier - Adams, Simon
  
• Eyewitness Human Body - Walker, Richard
  
• Eyewitness Junglev Greenaway, Theresa
  
• Eyewitness Book Mummy - Putnam, James
  
• Eyewitness Book Train - Coiley, John
  
• Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamesto - Walker, Sally M.
  
• Denied, Detained, Deported: Stories - Bausum, Ann

Young Adult Fiction

• Abundance of Katherines - Green, John
  
• After Tupac and D Foster - Woodson, Jacqueline
  
• Graceling - Cashore, Kristin
  
• Paper Towns - Green, John
  
• Suck It Up - Meehl, Brian
  
• Hunger Games - Collins, Suzanne
  
• King of the Screwups - Going, K. L.
  
• Spectacular Now - Tharp, Tim
  
• Wolf Queen - Lee, Tanith
  
• Wolf Star - Lee, Tanith
  
• Wolf Tower - Lee, Tanith
  
• Wolf Wing - Lee, Tanith
  
• Infamous - Von Ziegesar, Cecily
  
• Lucky - Von Ziegesar, Cecily
  
• Notorious - Von Ziegesar, Cecily
  
• Reckless - Von Ziegesar, Cecily
  
• Red Rider's Hood - Shusterman, Neal
  
• TTFN - Myracle, Lauren
  
• Tempted - Von Ziegesar, Cecily
  
• Ttyl - Myracle, Lauren
  
• Unforgettable - Von Ziegesar, Cecily
  
• Adored - Von Ziegesar, Cecily
  
• Dread Locks - Shusterman, Neal
  
• Duckling Ugly - Shusterman, Neal
  
• City of Ashes - Clare, Cassandra
  
• City of Bones - Clare, Cassandra
  
• Summer I Turned Pretty - Han, Jenny
  
• City of Glass - Clare, Cassandra
  
• Ark Angel - Horowitz, Anthony

YA Graphic Novels

• Runaways: Pride & Joy - Vaughan, Brian K.
  
• Stormbreaker: The Graphic Novel - Horowitz, Anthony

YA NonFiction

• Body Piercing and Tattoos
  
• Phobias
  
• STDs
  
• Euthanasia
  
• Forensic Biology
  
• Cliques, Crushes, & True Friends: Developing Healthy Relationships
  
• Death Penalty
  
• Gun Control
  
• Class Conflict Fitzgeralds Great Gatsby
  
• Racism Lees to Kill a Mockingbird
  
• Alcohol 101
  
• Drugs 101
  
• Safe Sex 101
  
• Smoking 101
  
• Understanding Great Gatsby
  
• Understanding To Kill A Mockingbird
  
• Student's Guide to Mark Twain
  
• Student's Guide to Edgar Allan Poe
  
• Student's Guide to William Shakespeare
  
• Mean Behind the Screen: What You Need to Know About Cyberbullying
  
• Homosexuality
  
• UFOs
  
• Electronic Devices in Schools
  
• Beat Stress! the Exam Handbook - Croke, Liam
  
• Coping with Loss. the Life Changes Handb - Cronin, Ali
  
• I’m Broke! the Money Handbook - Naik, Anita
  
• Making a Difference: The Changing the World - Sayer, Dr Melissa
  
• Read the Signals. the Body Language Handbook -Naik, Anita
  
• Too Fat? Too Thin? - Naik, Anita
  
• Guinness World Records (2009) - Glenday, Craig

YA Audio

• Graveyard Book - Gaiman, Neil
  
• Stormbreaker - Horowitz, Anthony
  
• Hunger Games - Collins, Suzanne

I would like to thank my Teen Advisory Group (TAG)for their inspiration, dedication, and enthusiasm with our "Library" float in this year's Memorial Day parade in Stone Ridge. The float was beautiful. We would all like to thank Douglas Davenport who loaned us his farm truck for the event and safely transported us along the parade route. Look for us again next year! The TAG group meets periodically through the year and helps with programing and book selection for the Young Adult shelves. They are a great group and an essential support to the Children's Room at the library.

Julianna

Bilingual Bookshelf

Saturday, June 20th at 2:00pm

The children’s room at the Stone Ridge Library wants to announce the inaugural party on Saturday, June 20th at 2:00pm of its “Bilingual Bookshelf.” The brand new grand opening of this shelf is to celebrate the numerous children’s books the library now owns with combined Spanish and English text. With this shelf our hopes are that English speaking families gain knowledge of Spanish speaking cultures while learning and practicing the Spanish language, and for families who speak Spanish to have access to books they can enjoy in both languages.

This “Bilingual Bookshelf” is available through a gift from Tamara Kirson a local resident and bilingual educator in New York City. Tamara is this year’s recipient of the New York Times ESOL Award, as well as being awarded last year the “Outstanding ESOL practitioner” by the Literacy Assistance Center of New York. Last summer the Stone Ridge Library was fortunate enough to work with Tamara during our first ever bilingual story hours.

Festivities at the inaugural party on June 20th will include music by Jim Sullivan who teaches Spanish at Rondout High School. Jim is a musician, specifically a guitar-player, and loves to incorporate music into his classes of foreign language instruction. The music he offers may be traditional, popular or classical. Jim advocates the learning of foreign languages. As he explains, "Learning languages is a core part of being an educated person and becomes more essential as our world gets smaller." Tamara Kirson and Julianna Muth, the library’s children’s librarian will perform a dramatic reading from one of our new books, and delicious ethnic food will be offered to our guests. Please join the library while we celebrate, browse our new bookshelf, enjoy the entertainment, and speak Spanish.

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Be Creative
at Your Library

Let your artistic juices flow this summer with the NY State’s Summer Reading program “Be Creative at Your Library “. We are planning an exciting summer full of programs.

SUMMER READING PROGRAM STORY HOURS
at the Stone Ridge Library

Thursdays: July 9, 16, 23, 30
& August 6, 13

This summer we will let our creative muses guide us along as we explore music, dance, art, & theater.

Pre-K
(3-5 year olds)

10:00- 10:45

(stories, crafts & prizes) Sign-up at the
Youth Commission! 687-0800

Grades K – 5

1:30- 3:00 or 3:30- 5:00

(stories, crafts, games & prizes) Sign-up at Stone Ridge Library 687-2044

Grades 6 & up

A special independent program is available for you. Read Books and win prizes. Stop in to see Julianna or call the library to sign up 687-2044

Bilingual Story Time

Thursdays, July 23, 30 &
August 6, 13 & 20 at 11:00

The bilingual story times program is back this summer. Tamara Kirson a local resident and bilingual educator, and winner of the New York Times ESOL of the year, will be conducting special Spanish/English story hours. Tamara's goal is to have children develop a cross cultural appreciation of the Spanish culture and language while having fun. She will read Spanish cultural stories in English with a sprinkling of Spanish vocabulary. Then through games, choral reading, drama, and crafts the children will secure these words and stories as their own. These story hours are for the Spanish speaking , and the Spanish learning. All language levels are welcome! call 687-2044 to register or stop by the library.

Create more this summer at the library: To register call 687-2044

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Rainbow Day Kick-off

Monday, July 6, 2:00
ages 7 and up

Kick off the summer reading program with a celebration of colors. First we'll create balloon sculptures with Terry Parrett. Learn some of the standard balloon shapes and create your own. Then get wild with color and tye dye shirts, socks, shorts ... whatever you like. You bring the clothes, and we'll have the color. This program is limited to 30 participants so be sure to register.

Bubble Trouble

Monday, July 13, 2:00
all ages

Bubbles are no trouble for Jeff Boyer. This bubble master will dazzle and amaze with his bubble creations, crazy bubble tricks, and the beauty of bubbles. After the program bubble solution will be available for everyone to practice more bubble creations.

Annual Tea Party

Tuesday, July 14, 2:00
all ages

The annual tea party this year is THE event to attend. Darling. Everyone who is anyone will be there. The library's teen group is creating a special play just for your enjoyment. followed by delightful snacks served in lovely tea cups, followed by crafts and activities any diva would enjoy.

Improvisational Workshop

Wednesday, July 15, 5:00
ages 11 and up

We’ve invited the Wayfinder folks to work with teens and tweens during an Improvisational workshop. Improvisational Theatre is a method of acting with no script, no censorship, and lots of surprises. We will practice the technique through a series of exercises similar to those seen in professional improvisational shows and popular television programs like "Who's Line is it Anyway.” Since 'improv' is completely spontaneous, the results are often hilarious. Kids feel comfortable in this casual environment and just let go, lower their defenses and feel accepted. They also gain coping skills for uncomfortable social situations and become less shy, reinforced by positive peer feedback and staff encouragement. This is a thoroughly enjoyable program.

Dog on Fleas

Tuesday, July 21, 11:00
all ages

Kids and critics all agree. Dog on Fleas is a unique beast with equal parts brains and muscle. They have been performing and recording intelligent, gutsy music for kids and adults since 1999, and have no plans to stop. They revel in diverse sounds and styles of music, and you can feel their excitement in every note. In performance, Dog on Fleas is a tornado, sucking up fans and whirling them around in a frenzy of fun. The whump of the bass and drums, the sass of the trombone, and the wow of the guitar and keyboards will convert you. Come be inspired to dance, to sing, to enjoy!

Lego Day

Wednesday, July 22, 3:00-4:00
ages 4 and up

What can you do with a stack of Legos, one hour, and your imagination? Let's find out at Lego Day!!!! Let the archetect in you construct and build: a building, a creature, a vehicle, whatever. Create the most creative creation you can. Awards will be given in as many categories as there are sculptures. Legos will be provided and creations displayed in the Children's Room!

Bead Jewelry

Friday, August 7, 3:00
ages 5 and up

With the help of our teen group this is a time for hanging out and creating beaded jewelry. Bracelets, earrings, pins. Create some for yourself and some for your friends! Be with the Beads.

Movie Day!!!

August 12th 3:00 and/or 5:00

3:00 showing of The Secret of NIMH a 1982 animated film adaptation of the Newbery Medal-winning book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of super-intelligent rats, in whom she has a deeper link than she ever suspected. This movie is rated G.

5:00 showing of Stormbreaker a 2006 spy film based on Anthony Horowitz's novel of the same name, the first novel in the Alex Rider series. After the death of his uncle, the 14-year-old schoolboy Alex Rider is forced by the Special Operations Division of Britain's secret intelligence service, MI6, for a mission which will save millions of lives. This movie is rated PG.

CELEBRATION!

Thursday, August 13, 2:00-3:00
ages 5 and up

You did it, you read all summer! Now let's celebrate with a party. We'll celebrate with an all out epic battle the Wayfinder Experience way, foam swords and lots of DRAMA. For those people who don't want to participate in the Wayfinder activity we'll have Fuse Beads to work with inside. Our party will conclude with ice cream and prizes.

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Register

To register for any program or to get more information please call Julianna at 687-2044 or 687-7023. To e-mail me:
e-mail Julianna

GREAT WEBSITES

Ask for Kids

"Designed to be a fun destination site focused on learning and 'edu-tainment,' Ask for Kids uses natural-language technology that allows kids to ask questions and perform web searches, such as 'When did Hawaii become a state?' ... in the same way they would ask a parent, friend or teacher. Our service combines human editorial judgment, age-appropriate feature content and filtering technology to enable kids to find both relevant and befitting information on the Web." more

StoryPlace: The Children's Digital Library

A bilingual Spanish and English virtual library for preschool and elementary school children. Each theme (shapes, animals, etc.) includes an online story to read or listen to, a print-out activity, and a brief list of related age-appropriate books. The preschool library also includes online activities; children help write the stories in the smaller elementary library. Developed by the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. more

Komodo Dragon

Fact sheet about Komodo dragons, "the world's heaviest living lizards." Discusses physical characteristics, distribution and habitat, behavior, diet, reproduction and growth, and conservation status. Includes images, videos (including Komodo dragon babies), and suggested reading. Link to related news story is broken. From the Honolulu Zoo. more

NIEHS Kid's Pages: Jokes and Trivia!

Collection of jokes, humorous observations, and trivia of appeal to a child's funny bone. Topics include knock knock jokes, school days, hospital humor, advice for graduates, answering machine messages, and great truths for all ages. From the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). more

Frogwatch USA

"Frogwatch USA is a Citizen Science Monitoring Program that gives you the opportunity to help scientists conserve amphibians." On this site read the eight easy steps for becoming a frog-watching volunteer, discover the instructions for frog-watching, and learn about the frog species in your state (including images and sounds). Also includes data from prior Frogwatch seasons. From the National Wildlife Federation through the 2009 season, and Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) thereafter. more

eNature

This site contains thousands of field guides, "ZipGuides" (enter a ZIP code and get a free local wildlife guide), the service "ParkFinder" (national parks and wildlife refuges), birding information, native gardening information, and tips for creating a wildlife list to keep track of plants and animals you see in nature or in your own backyard. From the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). more

Common Sense Media: Entertainment Reviews for Kids and Families

The goal of this "a non-partisan, non-profit organization" is "to provide trustworthy information and create a forum where adults and kids can learn from each other, speak out, and participate in creating a responsible and enjoyable media environment." The site provides browsable and searchable reviews of movies, books, television programs, video games, music, and Web sites. Also includes tips for parents to help create a safer media environment for their children and related information. more

Popcorn!

Recipes (over 40) and nutrition, arts and crafts, a short list of fiction and nonfiction children's books (in Kids section), classroom suggestions, and more--all relating to this "pop-ular" snack food. Also available in Spanish. more

NASA Kids

This NASA site, designed for elementary school-age children, features games, art, stories, simple projects and experiments, and Kids' Club. Also links to other NASA sites appropriate for older children. From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). more

Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine

Companion to a traveling exhibition "created to explore the link between Harry Potter and the history of science." Site features illustrated essays comparing Harry Potter's world with the history of science in the areas of potions, monsters, herbology, magical creatures, fantastic beasts, and immortality. Also includes lesson plans, online activities, and a bibliography. The tour will begin in the fall of 2009. From the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). more

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Desk Phone: 687-7023

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Children's Services Phone:
687-2044

e-mail Children's Services: Julianna