Summer Reading Club 2016!

Click on the tab above to find out everything you need to know about our Summer Reading Club! 

Caterpillars!

We have caterpillars in the Children's Room again this year!  Stop by and check them out.  In the mean time, read up on the different stages of a butterfly's life with these posts:

Stage 2: Caterpillars

Stage 3: Pupa (Chrysalis)

Also, check out this video of one chrysalis exercising it's defense mechanism against what it thinks is a threat - but is really just another caterpillar.

Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Reading Lists

Please visit our Leveled Reading Lists tab (above) for an explanation of the Fountas and Pinnell Leveling system.  All of our leveled reading lists are available for you to browse.  Links are included to the record for the book in our catalog so you can see if it is currently available.

At this time there are partially completed lists for levels A-Y.  The lists will be updated regularly as we continue to level our collection.

If you would like to know what reading level a specific title is, please call or visit the Children's Reference Desk and a librarian will be happy to assist you.

Happy 100th Birthday Beverly Cleary!

Happy 100th Birthday, Beverly Cleary!

Thank you for Ramona, Mitch & Amy, Maggie, Ribsy, Henry, Ellen, Socks, Otis, Ralph, Emily, Beezus and Leigh!

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

Over a year and a half ago we officially launched our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program.  We just want to remind you that this program is ongoing throughout the year and you may sign up for it at any time.  Additionally, if you have already signed up, don't forget to bring in your reading logs.  Every time you complete a reading log you get a prize!

Here are the numbers so far:

7 children have reached 
50 Books!

5 children have reached 
100 Books!
4 children have reached 
150 Books!
3 children have reached 200 Books!
1 child has reached 
250 Books!
4 children have reached 
300 Books!
3 children have completed 400 Books!
1 child has completed 750 Books!

and 1 child has completed 1000 Books!

Keep up the good work!

Recommended books are marked with a special sticker, but you can read any book you want!  Just be sure to mark it down and bring in your log so you can get your prize!  Check out the display in the front window of the Children's Department at the library to browse through our selection of books.

If you do not know what 1000 Books Before Kindergarten is, keep reading to find out how the program works!

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What is 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten?

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It is a free reading program that promotes early literacy.  The concept is simple. Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, or toddler and keep track of how many you read. The goal is simply to have read 1,000 books before your child starts kindergarten.

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Is it possible to read 1,000 books that quickly?

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Absolutely! If you read just 1 book a night, you will have read about 365 books in a year. That is 730 books in two years and 1,095 books in three years. If you consider that most children start kindergarten at around 5 years of age, you have more time than you think!

The library will facilitate the program by helping you to keep track of how many books you have read and by handing out prizes as you reach different milestones in the program.

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Why should I participate?

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Good question!  Early literacy is an important part of your child’s early education.  Reading together each day will help them to prepare for kindergarten and the educational demands they must eventually meet.  

D.E.A.R.

Celebrate "Drop Everything and Read"

Join us for this national, month-long celebration by dropping everything (chores, errands, paperwork, staplers...ok, maybe not that last one) to read!

Ever since Beverly Cleary wrote about D.E.A.R. in Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (pages 40-41), D.E.A.R. programs have been held nationwide.

Find the book here.

Simply read at home, or anywhere really, to celebrate!  Remember to make reading a priority not only this month, but every month!

See you in the library!

Fun Stuff in the Children's Room

Legos aren't just for building, they're for spelling too!  "Book" is one of our favorite words here at the library!

Bookmark Contest Winners

CONGRATULATIONS

Christiano Cuesta 

K-2nd Grade

and 

Lillian Prince

3rd-5th Grade

for being the winners of our "Love Your Library" bookmark design contest.

The winning bookmarks are available in the Children's Room.

Honorable Mentions:

Michael Clare, Christina Czeisel, Arush Das, Lily Deonis, Ayden Schwint, Carlie Schwint, Caroline Stafford

2016 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award

2016 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award

Honoring an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.

Winner:
Jerry Pinkney

The 2016 winner is Jerry Pinkney, whose award-winning works include "The Lion and the Mouse," recipient of the Caldecott Award in 2010.  In addition, Pinkney has received five Caldecott Honor Awards, five Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards, and four Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honors.

Read his full bio here.

2016 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award

2016 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award

For the most distinguished beginning reader book.

Children's Book Winner:

Don't Throw It to Mo!

by David A. Adler



Mo Jackson is a little boy with a big passion for sports.  He may not be the biggest, the strongest, or the fastest player, but he won't let that stop him from playing!

Mo is the youngest kid on the Robins, his football team.  His classmates don't mind, but the kids on their rival team tease him for being a "butterfingers" who's too tiny to catch the ball.  But Mo's coach has a plan to turn Mo's little size into a big win for the Robins!




2016 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Books:

A Pig, a Fox, and a Box
Jonathan Fenske


Supertruck
by Stephen Savage


Waiting
by Kevin Henkes

What did you think about "Funny Bones"?  Did you enjoy it?  What did you like about it?  Do you think one of the other books should have won?

Leave your thoughts in the comments section below!