Join us for songs with Laz Slomovits, check out beautiful traditional dresses and books and make felt bookmarks with flower designs. Experience the rich Hungarian culture this Sunday, October 12th at the Downtown Library at 2:00 pm.

Is the ACT or SAT in your future? Learn how to access Learning Express Library which offers a wide variety of practice tests including the ACT and SAT. Take a practice test, and then find out how you did.

Saturday, October 11 | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Pittsfield Branch - Computer Training Center

Parents Ask ... "Is there a list of 'Family Movies' that might include my 6 year old too?" Finding a list to match your values is always a trick, but these websites might help.
Kids First: The Coalition for Quality Children's Media where you can find reviews, age levels, and subject listings.
British Film Institute offers a Top 10 and Top 50 list.
For younger children, my all-time favorites are Babe; Pollyanna; E.T.; Mary Poppins; Fly Away Home; and Jungle Book.

How often can a student find a free Tutor whose core academic proficiency has been assessed & has undergone a thorough reference & background check? How often can you find a free tutor who has been trained in research-based teaching methodology & Michigan's state standards? EVERY day from 2pm-11 pm, from the comfort of your own home with your library card verification. Tutors are for grades 3-12 but can be useful for WCC students, too!

Kitchens and Food are everyday life. Babies know food. Try these and carry-on about food!
Yum! Yum! a book of "food" Nursery Rhymes.
Check out these Song Discs and Sing along.
"Biscuits In the Oven" with Raffi in Baby Beluga
"Teddy Bears Picnic" with Kevin Roth in Unbearable Bears or
"Pat-A-Cake" with Sharon, Lois and Bram in Mainly Mother Goose

Yummy stories about apple pie and carrot soup will make you hungry at the Downtown Tuesday preschool storytime this week .

Looking for something fun to do with the kids?? Well, look no further!
Gardening with Children by Beth Richardson is an exciting book to share with the kids. What I like most about this wonderful book are the activities created by the author. She discusses creating fall holiday gardens, making scarecrows, carving personalized pumpkins, making cornhusk dolls, making apple wreaths, and saving seeds. You can easily do these activites indoors in case the weather turns temperamental. Another great aspect of this book are the 130 photographs and many illustrations to help you along your way. Enjoy!

We're doing Old MacDonald Had a Farm in PlayGroups this week. You can find the following books to carry on with the animals.
A Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker.
Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins.
This is The Farmer by Nancy Tafuri.
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes.
Tractor Adventures in DVD.
Hard Hat Harry's Farm Equipment And Space Adventures in DVD.

Election Day is coming Tuesday November 4, 2008. Kids can experience the election process and some voting history through these books.
Vote 4 Amelia;
Duck For President;
Papa's Mark;
With Courage And Cloth: Winning The Fight For A Woman's Right To Vote;
Vote! and
The Kid Who Ran For President

Outrageous hats and backward dressing jazz up the storytime jamboree at the downtown preschool Tuesday and Wednesday storytimes next week . Put on your silliest outfit and find out how hen hatches a plot to get scarecrow’s fabulous hat.