Public Event
Nature Walk at Barton Nature Area
Thursday July 7, 2016: 7:00pm to
8:30pm
Barton Nature Area
All Ages
Public Event
Nature Walk at Black Pond Woods
Thursday June 2, 2016: 7:00pm to
8:30pm
Black Pond Woods Nature Area
All Ages
Blog Post
The Wonder Garden
by eapearce
Icelandic illustrator Kristjana Williams collaborated with author Jenny Bloom on the new children’s book The Wonder Garden, a gorgeous look into five drastically different habitats. Williams and Bloom use unique locations around the world to introduce young readers to 80 amazing animals that we likely wouldn’t encounter here in the United States. From the Amazon Rainforest, they take us to the Great Barrier Reef, to the Chihuahuan Desert, to the Black Forest, and finally drop readers off in the Himalayan Mountains, where we get to learn about animals like the Asiatic Black Bear and the Bengal Tiger. The diversity in these habitats really allows Williams and Bloom to emphasize the beauty and uniqueness of our planet and showcase some of the world’s more unusual flora and fauna. Kids and adults alike will be drawn to the big, bright illustrations in this book, and will be eager to turn the pages to see what world awaits them next. The cover perhaps says it best: “Fold back the covers of this book and let the gates to Earth’s wonder garden swing wide open.”
Public Event
Sensation Stations
Tuesday August 9, 2016: 10:30am to
11:30am
Downtown Library: Secret Lab
Ages 10 Months–2 Years
Public Event
Sensation Stations
Monday July 11, 2016: 10:30am to
11:30am
Malletts Creek Branch: Program Room
Ages 10 Months–2 Years
Public Event
Sensation Stations
Thursday June 9, 2016: 10:30am to
11:30am
Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
Ages 10 Months–2 Years
Blog Post
Explore how machines work in a new hands-on book for kids!
by eapearce
Explore the mechanics of simple machines with the help of two zoo animals in the awesome new hands-on book How Machines Work: Zoo Break!. Sloth and Sengi have spent their entire lives in their zoo enclosure and even though it’s pretty comfortable, they both long to see more of the world. So, with the help of some simple machines, they decide to break out! The coolest thing about this book is the lift-the-flap and fold-out features, which allow readers to see how machines work and move. Sloth and Sengi make use of wedges, wheels and axles, levers, inclined planes, screws and pulleys to stage their escape, and it’s fun to see their successes… and their failures. This book presents machines in simple, easy-to-understand language, and the fun storyline will pull kids in. Even the cover of this book is interactive, featuring gears that readers can actually turn to see Sloth get dipped into a pond!
For other cool books about machines, check out The Lego Technic Idea Book Simple Machines, National Geographic’s 125 Cool Inventions and The Kids’ Book of Simple Machines: cool projects & activities that make science fun.
Public Event
Preschool Science Session
Saturday October 8, 2016: 11:00am to
11:30am
Malletts Creek Branch: Program Room
Ages 2-5
Public Event
Preschool Science Session
Sunday September 11, 2016: 12:30pm to
1:00pm
Malletts Creek Branch: Program Room
Ages 2-5
Public Event
Excellent Explosions!
Saturday October 8, 2016: 2:00pm to
3:00pm
Pittsfield Branch: Program Room
Grade K-5