Issue 25, Winter 2012
 

NEW NEW NEW

Children's Picture Books

• Red Sled - Judge, Lita
• Merry Christmas, Splat - Scotton, Rob
• Scaredy-Cat, Splat! - Scotton, Rob
• Splat the Cat - Scotton, Rob
• Splish, Splash, Splat! - Scotton, Rob
• Fly Guy vs. The Flyswatter! - Arnold, Tedd
• Love, Splat - Scotton, Rob
• Secret Agent Splat! - Scotton, Rob
• Doodleday - Collins, Ross
• Owly & Wormy, Friends All Aflutter! - Runton, Andy
• John Deere Busy Tractors, Busy Days - Houran, Lori Haskins
• Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet - O'Connor, Jane
• Fancy Nancy and the Too-Loose Tooth - Glasser, Robin Preiss
• Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse - Carle, Eric
• Heebie-Jeebie Jamboree - Fraser, Mary Ann
• Home for Christmas - Brett, Jan
• If You Give a Dog a Donut - Numeroff, Laura Joffe
• Library Mouse: A World to Explore - Kirk, Daniel
• Otis and the Tornado - Long, Loren
• Smash! Crash! - Scieszka, Jon
• Melvin Might? - Scieszka, Jon
• Blackout - Rocco, John
• Chick 'n' Pug - Sattler, Jennifer
• E-Mergency! - Lichtenheld, Tom
• Grandpa Green - Smith, Lane
• Liesl & Po - Oliver, Lauren
• Llama Llama Home with Mama - Dewdney, Anna
• Me... Jane - McDonnell, Patrick
• Mouse & Lion - Burkert, Rand
• Little House Birthday (Turtleback School) - Wilder, Laura Ingalls
• Little Prairie House - Wilder, Laura Ingalls
• Sugar Snow - Wilder, Laura Ingalls
• New Year's Reunion - Li-Qiong, Yu
• Press Here - Tullet, Herve
• Rah, Rah, Radishes!: A Vegetable Chant - Sayre, April Pulley
• Secret Box - Lehman, Barbara
• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star - Pinkney, Jerry
• Cookiebot!: A Harry and Horsie Adventure - Van Camp, Katie
• Can I Play Too? - Willems, Mo
• Invincible Iron Man: An Origin Story - Rousseau, Craig
• Listen to My Trumpet! - Willems, Mo
  

Children's
Non-Fiction

• Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters - Obama, Barack
• Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance - Fleming, Candace
• Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend - de la Pena, Matt

Bilingual Shelf

• Day of the Dead/El Dia de Los Muertos - Barner, Bob

Juvenile Fiction

• Wonderstruck - Selznick, Brian
• Don't Swap Your Sweater for Your Dog - Applegate, Katherine
• Don't Tap-Dance on Your Teacher - Applegate, Katherine
• Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs - Applegate, Katherine
• Never Swim in Applesauce - Applegate, Katherine
• Never Swipe a Bully's Bear - Applegate, Katherine
• Never Walk in Shoes That Talk - Applegate, Katherine
• Roscoe Riley Rules #7: Never Race a Runa - Applegate, Katherine
• Bad Kitty - Bruel, Nick
• Bad Kitty Christmas - Bruel, Nick
• Bad Kitty Gets a Bath - Bruel, Nick
• Bad Kitty Meets the Bab - Bruel, Nick
• Bad Kitty Vs Uncle Murray - Bruel, Nick
• Warriors: Omen of the Stars #3: Night Wh - Hunter, Erin
• Warriors: Omen of the Stars #5: The Forg - Hunter, Erin
• Rogue Crew: A Tale of Redwall - Jacques, Brian
• Ruby the Red Fairy - Meadows, Daisy
• Sable Quean - Jacques, Brian
• Skyclan's Destiny (Super) - Hunter, Erin
• Sunrise - Hunter, Erin
• Warriors Code of the Clans - Hunter, Erin
• Warriors Super Edition: Crookedstar's Pr - Hunter, Erin
• Alice the Tennis Fairy - Meadows, Daisy
• Amy the Amethyst Fairy - Meadows, Daisy
• Battles of the Clans - Hunter, Erin
• Bella the Bunny Fairy - Meadows, Daisy
• Bluestar's Prophecy - Hunter, Erin
• Dogs in the Dead of Night - Osborne, Mary Pope
• Eclipse - Hunter, Erin
• Evie the Mist Fairy - Meadows, Daisy
• Fading Echoes - Hunter, Erin
• Fourth Apprentice - Hunter, Erin
• Long Shadows - Hunter, Erin
• Lucy the Diamond Fairy - Meadows, Daisy
• Magic Tree House #32: Winter of the Ice - Osborne, Mary Pope
• Petal Fairies #2: Pippa the Poppy Fairy - Meadows, Daisy
• Magic Tree House #47: Abe Lincoln at Last - Osborne, Mary Pope
• Big Nate Out Loud - Peirce, Lincoln
• Geronimo Stilton, Secret Agent books - Stilton, Geronimo
• Thea Stilton: books - Stilton, Thea
• You Have to Stop This - Bosch, Pseudonymous
• Breadcrumbs - Ursu, Anne
• City of Orphans - Avi
• Found - Haddix, Margaret Peterson
• Okay for Now - Schmidt, Gary D.
• Jefferson's Sons - Bradley, Kimberly
• Dragon Castle - Bruchac, Joseph
• How to Dork Your Diary - Russell, Rachel Renee
• Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life - Russell, Rachel Renee
• Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl - Russell, Rachel Renee
• Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star - Russell, Rachel Renee
• Smile - Telgemeier, Raina

Juvenile Non-Fiction

• Star Wars Character Encyclopedia - Beecroft, Simon
• Aztec, Inca & Maya - Baquedano, Elizabeth
• Arms & Armor - Byam, Michele
• Dog Heroes: A Nonfiction Companion to Ma - Osborne, Mary Pope
• Rags and Riches - Osborne, Mary Pope
• Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #25: Abraham Lincoln - Osborne, Mary Pope
• Lego Ideas Book: Unlock Your Imagination - Lipkowitz, Daniel
• Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion - Walker, Sally M.
• Titanic Sinks!: Experience the Titanic's - Denenberg, Barry

Juvenile Graphic Novels

• Pokemon Black and White, Volume 1 - Kusaka, Hidenori
• Big Nate and Friends - Peirce, Lincoln
• Pokemon Black and White, Volume 3 - Hidenori, Kusaka
• Pokemon Black and White, Volume 4 - Kusaka, Hidenori
• Pokemon Black and White, Vol. 5 - Kusaka, Hidenori

Young Adult Fiction

• Divergent - Roth, Veronica
• Matched - Condie, Ally
• Inquisitor's Apprentice - Moriarty, Chris
• Hidden - Frost, Helen
• Crossed - Condie, Ally
• Dead - Higson, Charlie
• Death Cure - Dashner, James
• Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Child - Riggs, Ransom
• What Happened to Goodbye - Dessen, Sarah
• Fault in Our Stars - Green, John

Young Adult Graphic Novels

• Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1 - Meyer, Stephenie
• Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 2 - Meyer, Stephenie
• Sailor Moon 1 (English) - Takeuchi, Naoko
• Sailor Moon, Volume 2 - Takeuchi, Naoko

AFTER SCHOOL
STORY HOURS

Our After School Story Hours will take a look at Humor. Laugh it up at the library this winter with funny books, jokes, and good times. Please register for all our Children's Programs by using our new online Calendar.

STORY HOURS WILL MEET:

Kindergarten and
First Grades

Tuesdays: February 7, 14, 21, 28, & March 6, 13, 20, 27
3:30 - 4:30pm

Second - Fourth Grades

Thursdays: February 9, 16, 23, & March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
3:30 - 4:30pm

A simple snack will be provided. Marbletown elementary students can take the squirrel bus to the library. Please register by using our new online Calendar.

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Toddler Time

Wednesday mornings
10am - 12noon

This Storytime and Playtime combination is designed for Toddlers and Babies and their caregivers to spend time in the Library socializing, listening to stories, singing songs, and doing crafts. Extra toys are brought into the Children's room for playtime, a simple fun story is shared, and friends are encouraged. Please sign up using our new online Calendar.

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Preschool Story Time

Tuesdays: 10:00 - 11:00
January 31, February 7, 14, 21, 28 & March 6, 13, 20.

NEW!!!! Join Amy Dunphy on Tuesday mornings. Bring your Preschooler, ages 3-5, to the library for stories, songs, and crafts. It's a wonderful introduction to the library, a great way to spend those cold winter mornings, as well as a great opportunity to meet other children. Please sign up using our new online Calendar.

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Creator Celebration

Meet local authors and illustrators of children's books. These highly talented people will discuss their stories, ideas, art, and characters with children and their families.

Barbara Bash

Saturday, Feb. 25
at 2pm

Meet Barbara Bash an author and illustrator of many acclaimed books about the natural world for adults and children. Barbara's books are beautiful illustrations of animals and their habitats. Barbara Bash's many talents include calligrapher, illustrator and teacher who leads classes in field sketching, communication practices, as well as the popular Big Brush. Join us and witness for yourself Babrara's artistic talents and illustration skill.

Jacky Davis and David Soman

Saturday, April 28
at 2pm

We look forward to the author/illustrator team of the bestselling books Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy. These delightful books with empowering messages and delightful lessons are created right here in Rosendale by Author Jacky Davis and her illustrator husband David Soman. Dressing up as your favorite bug is encouraged.

Please sign up using our new online Calendar.

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Chess Challenge

Mondays: Feb 13, Mar 19, April 23, & May 21
3:30-4:30pm

We'll have boards and pieces set up once a month on a Monday for chess enthusiasts to engage in a challenging game. Bring your concentration, patience, good sportsmanship, and get ready to do battle. Please sign up using our new online Calendar.

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Tween Book vs. Movie Club

Mondays: Jan 30, March 5, April 9, May 7
3:30-5:45pm

It is the battle of Book vs. Movie! Which is better? Why? What is different? What is the same? Read the book on your own, join the group, we'll watch the movie together, and voice our thoughts and opinions. Please sign up using our new online Calendar.

This club for ages 9 and up We will meet 3:30-5:45 on the following Mondays:

January 30th – Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater

March 5th – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
April 9th – Bridge to Teribithia by Katherine Paterson
May 7th – The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

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Sewing Class

for ages 9 and up
Mondays: February 6, March 12, April 16, May14.
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 for ages 9 and up will be offered once a month on Mondays,
February 6, March 12, April 16, May 14. 3:30 - 4:30. Patience is required! All levels of sewing abilities welcomed. Please sign up using our new online Calendar.

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Reader's Theater

for Grades 4 and up
Mondays: Jan 23, Feb 27, Mar 26, April 30
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. This program is for students in grades 4 and up. We will meet once a month from 3:30 - 5:00 on Monday January 23, February 27, March 26, & April 30. Please sign up using our new online Calendar.

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Film Fridays

Fridays: Jan 27, Feb 24, Mar 23, April 27, May 25
3:30 – 5:00pm

We'll be showing free movies in the library complete with popcorn and juice. Once a month "Film Friday" will be offered from 3:30 – 5:00 We're showing movies that have been based on books. Please sign up using our new online Calendar.

January 27 -- "Winnie the Pooh" rated G. Adapted from Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
February 24 – "Fantastic Mr. Fox" rated PG. Adapted from Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
March 23 - "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" rated PG. Adapted from Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
April 27 -"Curious George" rated G. Adapted from Curious George by H.A. Rey
May 25 – "The Tale of Despereaux" rated G. Adapted from The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DCamillo

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Register

To register for any program please use our new online Calendar. To get more information please call Julianna at 687-2044 or 687-7023. To e-mail me: e-mail Julianna

NEW - CALENDAR

Check out our new interactive calendar where you can click for time, location and description of events and register online. You can even download our programs to your own calendar and get notices to reminded you of our events. more

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GREAT WEBSITES

Play Football: The Official NFL Site for Kids

Touchdown! If you love this word you will love the National Football League site, NFL Rush. This site has games, graphics, contests, interviews, scores, statistics and news just for kids. Vote on weekly MVPs and Plays of the Week, learn about players and coaches. Also, find out about game strategy and positions.* more

National Geographic: Grimms' Fairy Tales

At this National Geographic site, learn about the Brothers Grimm and read some of their dark fairy tales, many of which have been the basis for Disney films and other contemporary fairy tale adaptations.* more

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

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Contact Us

Desk Phone: 687-7023

e-mail: Webmaster

Children's Services Phone:
687-2044

e-mail Children's Services: Julianna