Issue 24, December 2011
 

Children's Programming for December!!!

Toddler Time

Wednesday mornings
10am - 12noon

All New Story Time and Play Group for babies and toddlers. Make friends and connections with other parents and their children. Toddler Time will include simple stories, singing and music, craft time, and play time. It's a whole lot of fun! Sign up using our new online Calendar.

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Picture Book Party

Saturday Dec. 3, 1:00pm

Piggy and Elephant by Mo Willems

The children's room celebrates a different children's book character one Saturday each month. This program is available to anyone at any age who loves children's picture books and their characters. Have fun with stories, songs, and a simple craft. Sign up using our new online Calendar.

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Reader's Theater

Monday Dec. 5,
3:30 - 5:00pm

Reader's Theater is an activity in which students, while reading directly from scripts, are able to tell a story in a most entertaining form, without props, costumes, or sets. This is a reading activity, and students are not asked to memorize their lines. They are, however, encouraged to "ham it up" and use intonation and gestures appropriate to their characters and their characters words. We expect to work on some speech skills, some acting skills, reading skills, and each time putting on a mini performance for our grown-ups. For students in grades 4 and up. Sign up using our new online Calendar.

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Tween Book Club

Monday Dec. 12, 3:30-6:00


Skellig by David Almond

Let's face it, book clubs aren't for bookworms anymore. They're fun, exciting, rich com- munities of like-minded read- ers who love the written word from classics to contemporaries and everything in between. We will be reading and discussing a "Book of the Month" each month. Read the book, join the group, and voice your thoughts and opinions. New this season we will also watch the movie adaptation of the book and compare. For ages 9 and up and will meet once a month 3:30-5:45 Mondays. Sign up using our new online Calendar.

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Holly Day

Thurs, Dec. 15,
3:30 – 5:00pm

Join us for holiday stories, snacks, and crafts. The program is suitable for all ages and all faiths, a time of joy & celebration. Holly day will focus this time on bird crafts, ornaments, and gifts for our feathery friends. We hope you can join us. Sign up using our new online Calendar.

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Film Fridays

December 16th, 3:30 – 5:00

We'll be showing free movies that have been based on books in the library complete with popcorn and juice. Once a month "Film Friday" will be offered from 3:30 – 5:00
December 16th -- Horton Hears a Who rated G. Adapted from Horton Hears A Who by Dr. Seuss. Sign up using our new online Calendar.

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Sewing Class

Monday Dec. 19,
3:30 - 4:30pm

In this class participants will get together to learn stitches, use simple patterns, practice using a needle and thread, and try simple sewing projects. This class is for ages 9 and up. Patience is required! All levels of sewing abilities welcomed. Sign up using our new online Calendar.

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Beading Day

Tuesday, December 20,
3:30 -4:30

We'd love to invite children who are interested in beading to come to the library on Tuesday, December 20th 3:30 -4:30. Beads, string, wire, key chain, and jewelry armatures will be available for them to create gifts for their family and friends, or something special for themselves for the holidays. Please register. Sign up using our new online Calendar.
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Lego Lego Lego

Thursday, December 22,
3:30 -4:30.

"Julianna, can we bring out the Legos?"
This time I'll answer 'YES!"
We'll have an hour of Lego building.
I'll have Legos you bring your imagination and know how.
Snacks and Legos! Be there!

(Note: We have a nice collection of Legos, but if anyone has any to donate, we'd love to increase our collection so we can do this more often with a greater supply. Thank you.)

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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

International Children's Digital Library

This online catalog, designed for children, allows not only searching by keyword, but also by color of covers, length of books (short, medium, long), age group, types of characters (kids, real animals, imaginary creatures), picture books, chapter books, award winning books, fairy and folk tales, make believe books, true books, and more. As an international site, the library features books in 76 languages, from Afrikaans to Yiddish. The colorful site is designed with large icon buttons that children will find easy and fun to use. Parents and other adults will enjoy the site as well.* more

SlimeKids

"SlimeKids features an extensive collection of book trailers organized by year and by grade level as well as numerous language arts-related games in such categories as spelling, typing, vocabulary and grammar." It's purpose is to help students to explore their interest in books and reading. more

• *Reproduced with permission from copyright 2010 by the ipl2 Consortium (http://www.ipl.org). All rights reserved.

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Desk Phone: 687-7023

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Children's Services Phone:
687-2044

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