Kid BITS - Storytimes START

Sat, 03/15/2008 - 10:23am by ryanikoglu

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PreSchool STORYTIMES and BABY PlayGROUPS START again this week.
Look forward to 7 WEEKS of Programs with "fresh faces in old places".
The Schedule is the same. The Leaders have changed.
Don't forget to bring "singers","patty-cakes","laughers" and "cozy-laps".
We'll be seeing YOU!

Join An Online Book Group!

Sat, 03/15/2008 - 10:05am by ErinDurrett

Do you enjoy reading book jackets and covers? Do you have five minutes in your day to enjoy a excerpt from a book in your favorite genre? Well then a Online Book Group is for you!!!

A few months back, I joined 3 online Book Discussion Groups. Each Week (Monday-Friday), you start a new book and read a few pages a day, so by the end of the week you have read a chapter or two of a book that may become one of your favorites. Choose from: Business, Non-fiction, Classics, Fiction, Romance, Mystery, Horror, Teen, Science Fiction, and more!

Readers can comment about book selections several places throughout the site and are encouraged to email Suzanne (the leader of the groups) with any suggestions or questions.

Join a Book Group Today!

DVD Bits - World War II

Sat, 03/15/2008 - 9:57am by ryanikoglu

Two gripping films of World War II Europe can be found in the Library Collections. Sophie Scholl: Die Letzten Tage is the trial and "final days" of Sophie Scholl, her brother, and another member of the White Rose, who became synonymous with civil courage through their resistance and protest against the Nazi regime. Another is Louis Malle's film Au Revoir Les Enfants based on the director's childhood experience in boarding school during the German occupation of France in World War II. If you would like to read a memoir of the Holocaust, the library has more excellent choices.

Story Bits - Snow

Sat, 03/08/2008 - 12:01pm by ryanikoglu

Warm-up winter with these snowy stories. Kumak's House; All You Need For A Snowman; Ezra Jack Keats' classic Snowy Day; and Stranger In The Woods ... perhaps as satisfying as hot cocoa with marshmallows.

When Harriet Met Sojourner by Catherine Clinton

Wed, 03/05/2008 - 10:46am by Tahira

Find out what might have happened when two of America's most famous women, Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth met for the first time in When Harriet met Sojouner. Told in alternate biographical pages Catherine Clinton explores the lives of these great women and the day their lives intercepted.

Story Bits - Leprechauns

Sat, 03/01/2008 - 12:36pm by ryanikoglu

Sure and 'tis time for leprechaun lore. Leprechaun's Never Lie is a favorite of mine. 'Twas not enough? Try for more gold with
Clever Tom And The Leprechaun; Too Many Leprechauns; and Fiona's Luck.

The Jump At The Sun Treasury (An African American Picture Book Collection)

Tue, 02/26/2008 - 4:19pm by Tahira

Celebrate these wonderful stories from African American Heritage, in The Jump at the Sun Treasury. From the calls of street vendors to a tale of a haunted house there is something for everyone in this unique collection.

Poetry Bits - "I'm Sorry"

Tue, 02/26/2008 - 3:00pm by ryanikoglu

This Is To Say: Poems For Apology And Forgiveness is a book full of "sorry" and "forgiveness" poems in haiku, pantoums, snippets, and rhymes. The idea began with a 4th grade group exercise to write a "Sorry" poem to mother....

African-American Bits - "Kid Book" series

Thu, 02/21/2008 - 5:58pm by ryanikoglu

"The "Miami" series grew out of a real need that Pat McKissack saw in children’s books: There weren’t many books about middle-class African American kids." The following title series can fit this need.
Michael Andrew Jackson, 3rd grader, also known as "Miami" stars in Miami Makes The Play; Miami Gets It Straight; and Miami Sees It Through.
Hey Li'l D! Stuck In The Middle stars "Li'l Dobber", aka Bob Lanier, as the kid who is crazy about basketball.
Willimena Thomas, 3rd grader, stars in How To Lose Your Cookie Money; How To Fish For Trouble; and more.
Books by Ann Cameron, have been published for a while and led the way. Look for Gloria, Huey, and Julian in their books, such as Gloria's Way; Julian, Secret Agent; and The Stories Huey Tells.

Dance Bits - For KIDS

Tue, 02/19/2008 - 1:53pm by ryanikoglu

Do you DANCE? There are new dance books for kids to discover in 792.8. Dancing Wheels is the photo story of a dance troup that incorporates the movements of dancers who dance standing up and those who are in wheelchairs. For grade school kids we have new additions in classic ballet training such as Usborne Ballet Treasury; Usborne Starting Ballet; and Ballet School. So tutus or not, stretch your toes, and feel the music.