Christmas stories!

Hey everyone!

Today at the library many of us had a great time reading Christmas stories to everyone in the depot.  Every five minutes someone new would read a Christmas story that they had chosen. We read stories from 1 to 2 and had a great crowd the whole day. There was also some hot cider, milk and tons of cookies for everyone to enjoy. I chose to read If You Take a Mouse to the Movies by Laura Numeroff  which is a great little Christmas book and a great addition to Laura Numeroff's If You Give a... series. This was actually my first time reading in front of so many people and though I was a little nervous at first, I had a great time reading and listening to all the stories.

Tomorrow we will be having another great Christmas themed event. From noon to 2 we will have tables set out so everyone can come in and make a sled ornament to put on your tree or even give as a gift. We'll have markers, magazines, tissue paper and Christmas cards that they can use to personallize their ornamement.  Come on in, make some ornaments and maybe even check out a few Christmas books before you leave.

Have a great day and a wonderful Christmas!

Raeann

Schools out ......make us a stop

Holiday Greetings .....
this is a busy time with family, friends, and gatherings I know , but make us a stop during the Season.
We have new books, fun things to do , and a smile for you when you visit!
We have Christmas stories every 5 minutes beginning at 1pm until 2pm tomorrow , December 22, along with cookies, milk, and hot (ok ,warmish) cider.
Also on Friday from noon until 2 make and take an ornament !

we will be closed Saturday the 24 and Monday the 26th

until next year ......
Miss Carol

Sonya's Saturday Stories

  Hello, everyone. Guess what? Today Santa was at the library!!! We had SO MANY people stop and talk with Santa. We had lots of fun. Remember, for those of you who visited Santa, we will post pictures on Facebook, and for those of you who did not want your picture on Facebook, we will get those pictures developed. I hope everyone had as much fun as I did!

The other day, a very fashionable girl and her awesome mother said to me, "Where's the Elf?"
... uh...That was certainly a good question! Even I didn't know. Well, today we found him (yay!). He was hiding at Ms. Carol's desk. But now that we found him, he's hidden in a new place. Next time you stop at the library, make sure to keep an eye out for the Elf. For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, read this book:

Elf on the Shelf

by: Carol V. Aebersold

Have a good weekend, everybody!

Upcoming events!

Hey everyone! Christmas is getting closer and closer, but until then we have some awesome upcoming events for everyone to attend.

On Saturday, December 10th we will be having Breakfast with Santa in the community room. There will be a story at 9:30 am and donut holes, milk and juice for everyone to enjoy. There will also be reindeer food for all the kids to take home and leave out for the reindeers to eat on Christmas Eve. Every kid will get a chance to take a picture with Santa and all the pictures will be uploaded toour Facebook page. Santa will stay until the last person leaves, so come and enjoy breakfast with us.

On Monday, December 12th at 5:30 we will be having our Pride Program and everyone who comes can help us clean out the building in the garden while also learning about the environment.

On Tuesday, December 13th from 3:30 to 6:30 we will be having our monthly Lego club, legos are provided and anyone is welcome to come and build lego masterpieces with us.

On Thursday, December 15th at 6:00 we will be having our American Girl Program. This months doll will be Kirsten, a brave pioneer from Sweden coming to America to make a new life with her family in 1854. As always, there will be a snack for everyone to enjoy and a craft. No doll is ever required to attend.

And last but not least, on Thursday, Decemeber 22 from 1:00 to 2 we will be reading Christmas Stories every 5 minutes. There will be cookies, milk and hot cider available for everyone to enjoy while listening to some wonderful Christmas stories.

                             Have a great day!

                            Raeann

Sonya's Saturday Stories

Well, everyone, it's Saturday once again. We've gotten so many new books in since I last posted, but you know, my absolute favorite right now is Marcel the Shell With Shoes On: Things About Me. The book is based off of a stop-motion video. I recommend you google it and watch it. It's so cute >w<. Marcel...
Check it out (literally)!!!

Meet Marcel, a Shell.

He has shoes and a face, and friends, and a whole life. It's not exactly like your life or mine, so that is what this book is about. That is what it's all about...

~~~Coming Up~~~

Breakfast with Santa

Dec. 10, 2011

In the community Room

Story at 9:30

We will have donut holes, milk, juice, and reindeer food!

We will also take pictures of the children with Santa (you will be able to see the pictures on Facebook!).

Santa will stay until the last person leaves!!!

also...

Christmas Stories

Dec. 22, 2011

1:00-2:00 pm

Stories every 5 minutes!

Cookies, milk, and hot cider (yum~)

Have a happy weekend, everyone!!!

December 1st Already !!??

Greetings from December .....
sorry for long absence ...we're back .....

Monday, December 5 at 5:30  our Tween Program will be making a snow globe. This is for ages 7-12
Join us!
This is just the beginning of a very busy month !

If you go to our web page we now have a link to
with your library card you can download over 900 titles ( audios) of children's and young adult titles !
Questions call and we'll answer ....
until next time
miss carol

We're Moving!! Sincerly, The Books

Hello fellow peeps!!

A lot of things have been happening here in the Children's Library over the last few days. For starters, we are getting a lot of new books in for the holidays (which are on the display cart next to the toy area... but they are going fast so make sure you come in and make your holiday selections!)

Next, as the saying goes 'out with the old (or damaged) and in with the new!' As we are approaching the New Year we are preparing our Library for the change as all. How do we do this? We read the shelves, we weed the books, and finally we shift the books to make room for the new books that are coming. However this is quite a time consuming process so for the next few days we hope you will cooperate with our transitions.

So just what does reading the shelves mean??

When we read the shelves we make sure that all of the books are in order and that they will be where they are supposed to be when YOU are looking for a book. Because we all know that a book in the wrong place is a lost book. Being lost is no fun. 

What is weeding?

When we weed the shelves we take books off that are damaged, older, or not really what you want to read anymore. We do this for several reason one being that if we didn't pull the damaged books then the quality of books that you check out would not be what we would want for you. Secondly, if we didn't weed the books we would not have enough space to shelve the new books.

What do we do with the books that we weeded?

Well, we try to save as many books as we can. However, sometimes the books are so old and damaged that most of them have to go to the recycling center. However, some can be saved and those we send to the Friends of the Library Bookstore where the books are sold to make money for new books. Then who knows, maybe you were looking for the book that we put down there to complete your series. So you should check out the Bookstore located in the basement of the main Library. 

What does shifting the books mean?

After we read and weed the books there is usually a lot of space left where the old and/or damaged books used to be. So we shift all of the books along the way so that everyone has a new and room-ier home. So, essentially all of the books have moved. If you can't find a book you would like to read, just let us know and we will help you find the books. Fiction books and Everybody reads have been moved so far.


So far we are about half way through the fiction and completely done with the Everybody Reads. Here is a picture of the completed Everybody Reads.

 

Well that's whats going on here. We hope that you are having a great day and have had a good week!!
Next week is THANKSGIVING!! What are you thankful for?
See you soon Peeps!
Lindsey

Wild Wednesday

Hey everyone!
Nikki here!
I have an exciting event everyone needs to mark on their calendars: our annual Breakfast with Santa!
It is going to be December 10, 2011 from 9:30-11:30 in the community room downstairs.  We will have donut holes, milk, juice, and reindeer food! We will also take pictures of the children with Santa! Be sure to come if you can!
I also have an interesting new initiative to share with everyone.  We are starting a campaign to help people with fines bring them down.  It's called Soup for Fines.  Here's how it works: now through December 30, for every one (1) can of soup you donate to the Library, $5.00 will be waved from your overdue balance, up to $50.00.  Interlibrary loan and E-reader fines are ineligible for waiver. All proceeds go to God's Food Pantry.

That's all I have for now!
Until next time!

Upcoming Events!

Hey, I just wanted to update everyone on the events coming up in the Childrens Departement this month. But before I do that, I want to let everyone know that we now have all of our Christmas books out and ready to check out! So come in and check out a few books to get you in the Christmas spirit.

Now for the upcoming events!

On Monday, November 14th from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm we will be having our monthly Pride club meeting. This month we will be winterizing our garden and talking about wind power.

On Thursday, Novermber 17th from 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm is our American Girl program. There will be a craft, stories and some delicious food. No doll is ever needed to attend and everyone is welcome to come!

Last but not least, we will be having our Dork Diaries Party on Monday, November 21st, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. There will be lots of fun things for everyone to do relating to the Dork Diaries series. So, come in and dork with us!

Thanks,

Raeann!

Fall Garden Party Photos

Hello Everyone!!

Here are some photos from our Fall Garden Party that we had last week. There are more on our facebook page at The Children's Library at the Pulaski County Public Library.
Enjoy!!

Group beginning to form. We had to move inside because the rain and the fall weather hit us hard.

Children participating in our Sack Races. We had several races, a few carpet burns, and a TON of laughs along the night.

Children participating in our Icky Pumpkins. Crushed brains (jello and spaghetti), eyeballs (grapes), and bugs (don't worry. Plastic.) This, as always, was a MAJOR hit. 

One of our Icky Pumpkins. This pumpkin was put together by one of our FABULOUS young patrons.

Pulaski County Extension Horticulture Agent Beth Wilson brought some of her worms (YES the real ones) for the kids to see, touch, and learn about. She also brought a wormy snack for the children. THANKS MS. BETH!!

Pulaski County Extension Horticulture Agent Beth Wilson shows off her wormy friends in her composter.

Some little Ladybugs decided to join the festivities. (Ms. Lori would love...)

Last, but not least, this is US. After a long night of fun with our wonderful patrons and library family.
(R-L Top Row: Raeann (Alice), Lindsey (Red Riding Hood), Ms. Carol (Bumble-bee), Ms. Vicki (Soldier/Woodsmen), Nikki (Owl) R-L Bottom Row: Sonya (Pikachu), Alex, Amber)
Thanks for a fabulous yearly tradition everyone!!

Sickly Friday =(

Hello everyone!!

It has been a very busy week around the library. I hope everyone got to attend our annual Fall Garden Party (which turned out to be inside due to the weather.) We were so glad to have so many of you attend and hope you enjoyed yourselves. I know we all enjoyed all of the costumes and the games.

Ms. Carol has been under the weather this week and unable to do classes due to a frog in her throat. One of our little peeps was very concerned and wanted to know just how big the frog was in her throat. Kids are truly amazing persons.

Speaking of being under the weather, I am sure we all have times when we feel ill or a little sick. For me nothing makes me feel better but some Orange Juice, a nice warm bed, and a good book. So here are some of my favorite books to read when I am feeling a little under the weather…

I Have a Cold. by Grace Maccarone
Itchy, itchy chicken pox by Grace Maccarone
Bear feels sick / Karma Wilson
Clifford the big red dog : tummy trouble / adapted by Josephine Page ; illustrated by Ken Edwards.
Don't you feel well, Sam? / Amy Hest ; illustrated by Anita Jeram.
How do dinosaurs get well soon? / Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Mark Teague.
Llama Llama home with Mama / by Anna Dewdney.
Mommies don't get sick / by Marylin Hafner.
Prudence's get well book / written and illustrated by Alona Frankel.
Rooster can't cock-a-doodle-doo / by Karen Rostoker-Gruber ; pictures by Paul Raatz de Tagyos.
Germs make me sick! / by Melvin Berger ; illustrated by Marylin Hafner.

Before I go I have some quick reminders and updates for you guys.  I hope everyone has a spendiferous weekend and if you get a chance stop by the library for some fun. Saturday is going to be one fun filled busy day here.
At 10:30- Love on a Leash Therapy pets will be here to be read to.
At 11:00- We will be having Tales and Turkeys. After you tell a TALE to a wagging TAIL (That's a lot of Tells. Tales? Tails?) make a beautiful Thanksgiving turkey centerpiece!!
Then at 2 Join us for our Free Family Movie. This month is the sequel to a movie about automobiles. McQueen is in for an adventure with his friend the tow truck.

This week we have plenty of fun as well...
On Monday at 5:30- We will be having our Tween Program on Cartooning and Anime with Logan and Sonya.
On Tuesday we will be having our LEGO club from 3:30 to 6:30 in the Children's Library Depot.
Just a friendly reminder there will be no Storytime Classes on Friday November 11TH!!
Also, in observance of Veteran's Day (THANK YOU to all of our Veterans!!!) the Library will be closed.

Anywho, I hope that everyone is feeling healthy and beautiful!!
Remember to keep feeling healthy you must wash your hands frequently, drink plenty of water, and (as always) eat your vegetables (just as Mom says)!!

Have a WoNdER-filled day!!
Lindsey

Upcoming Events!

Hey everyone, Raeann here to post a reminder about all of our awesome upcoming events. The last week of October will be a busy week for us in the Childrens Department. Along with our regular classes, we will be having the American Girl Program and the Fall Party in the Garden!

     The American Girl Program is Thursday, October 27 from 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm. There will be food for everyone to try, a fun craft and of course stories. No doll is needed to attend and the target age is 6-12, but everyone is welcome to attend.

     The Fall Party in the Garden is Friday, October 28th from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm and we will be showing It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown at dusk. There will be stories at 6 and lots of games, activities, and refresments for everyone to enjoy. The Fall Party is open to the public and free for everyone to attend. We're so excited to see everyones amazing costumes!

     October will be coming to a close soon, so it's time to get ready for all of our November events too! On Saturday, November 5th starting at 10:30 am we will be having a Love on a Leash program. This month's theme is of course turkeys, so come and read to a dog and then create a turkey centerpiece with us.

     There will also be a tween program on Monday, November 7 called All Anime with Logan and Sonya at 5:30. They will be discussing a variety of anime, so come in and have some fun learning about anime. The next day we will be having Lego Club (Tuesday, November 8) from 3:30 to 6:30. Come in and build some Lego masterpieces with us. The Pride Club Program is also coming up in November, so be sure to come Monday, November 14th at 5:30 to learn about the environment with us. There will also be our American Girl Program and a Dork Diaries Program, so keep watching the blog for more information about all of our different programs coming up in November!

Sonya's Saturday Stories

It's so beautiful outside! The sun is shining through the windows, and it makes me want to curl up in a patch of it...like a cat.
Yesterday we had the Chess club! So fun! You should come next time if you missed it yesterday.
Remember: Regular classes next week! Also--Thursday is American Girl. Who is it, you ask? Come and find out on Thursday at 6:00 pm.
Hey, speaking of cats... Check out this book!

Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander

Jason has always thought that his cat Gareth could talk if he wanted to, so when Gareth speaks to him he is not surprised. On finding that Gareth does not have nine lives but does have the ability to visit nine different times and places, Jason eagerly asks to go with him. Together they travel to Ancient Egypt, Roman Britain, pre-Christian Ireland, Imperial Japan, Renaissance Italy, 16th century Peru, late 16th century Isle of Man, 17th century Germany, and America at the beginning of the Revolutionary War. In each place they help someone, often rulers having problems with corrupt or evil officials. Join Jason and Gareth on this exciting adventure of time travel!!!

Weave it to Us...

Oh what a web we weave. Today, Lindsey and I have been having fun with spiders. Well not real spiders. We were fortunate enough to have two bales of hay donated for your library to use for decoration this fall. So... we made spiders. A Momma spider and her baby spider. If you get a chance drive by the Library and see our new friends. They are beside the big oak tree. Momma is Incy and baby is Wincy.

Have a lovely weekend.
Ms. Vicki

The Literacy Bell

Hello Everyone!!

When I posted the earlier blog about the Literacy Bell it occurred to me that perhaps you might like some further information about this wonderful wonderful bell.

First off before we built our new library we wanted to be able to engage the whole community in as many ways as possible, as we are the center of literacy and language in our community. We sought to embrace, encourage, and enable our youngest patrons to be lifelong readers.

Enter the Literacy Bell. The Literacy Bell was lovingly donated in memory of Katherine Hoffman by her children and grandchildren. Its wonderful clear and distinct sound is a symbol for something very special, that incredible and magical moment when a child can make the letters on a page become a word and then that word plays in a sentence and finally that sentence becomes magically a story.

Ringing the bell has become a statement in our community that literacy, language, and lifelong reading equals success and is important to us! Ours is the original Literacy Bell in the United States. However, Georgia and a few other states have Literacy Bell's now as well.

In our community there are 3 public school systems, a Christian school, and a large home-schooled population. All students from each type of education are eligible to be a "bell ringer."

A coupon to ring the bell is given to each student after they have read a book from the list of selected books to a designated person at their school or home school. They also receive a sticker that reads, "I read my first book." The coupon is brought to the Library and allows the bell to be unlocked. The child writes their name and the date in the "Book of Names."

"It began with a wish, evolved into a dream, and is now a symbol of literacy for a small town."

With today's Literacy Bell we had over 100 new readers!!
Congratulations to our NEW readers!!

"The more you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you will go." ~Dr. Seuss

Anywho, I hope this helps.

Lindsey!!

NEW BOOKS!!! (Yay)

Hey Guys!

Guess what today is!! LITERACY BELL!!! Yay!

I know that Miss Carol has already talked to you about the upcoming events but I would just like to emphasize the amount of FUN we will be having at the Garden Party on Friday, October 28th!! Sooo much fun and did I mention that we (your ringmasters) are dressing up as well? FFFUUUNNN!!!!!!!!!!

Anywho, to the more important part of this blog... NEW BOOKS!!

• Dork Diaries: How to Dork Your Diary: Rachel Renee Russell
• Guess How Much I Love You: the pop-up edition: Sam McBratney
• The Great Cheese Conspiracy: Jean Van Leeuwen
• Paul Thurlby's Alphabet: Paul Thurlby
• Happy Pig Day! : Mo Willems

DVD

• Baby Signing Time: Here I go
• Signing Time: My First Signs
• Baby Signing Time: It's Baby Signing Time

Sound Recording

• Tom Sieling: Swimming With the Sharks

Hope you all have a FABULOUS day!!
Lindsey

Coming up and goings ons!

Hi everyone , Happy Monday! Long time no blog ......lots to tell you about .....
Our BIG Fall Party in The Children's Garden on Friday, October 28 from 6-9 pm. Stories, games , activities, refreshments, It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown at dusk. Come in costume , free ,and open to the public.
Then on Saturday, November 5 at 10:30 Tails and Turkeys : Love on a Leash (read to a therapy dog) and then make a turkey centerpiece.
Until next week ........Miss Carol

But the best problem I ever found, I found in my local public library.
Andrew Wiles

Sonya's Saturday Stories

I had an awesome birthday! Thanks for the gifts, Ringmasters. I love them! And Happy Birthday to anyone who had a birthday yesterday!
Well, everyone, Fall Break is almost over, and we all know what that means: School starts up again. With school comes homework, and with homework, comes tests. But you know, it's always nice to see your friends at school again, right? But let's daydream a little longer before we have to go back to school:



Copper, by Kazu Kibuishi

This book is for you comic lovers! Join Copper and his dog, Fred, as they go on some of the craziest adventures. Copper is bright and optomistic, and Fred, well... isn't. These two friends certainly get into odd situations, though. Find out what their up to at the library!!!

Remember:

Monday is the Pride Club at 5:30 pm.

Tuesday is the Lego Club from 3:30-6:00 pm.

Wednesday is Literacy Bell for Pulaski County Students.

Have a happy weekend, everyone!

Sonya

Wildlife

What a beautiful day. It seems the animals think so too. Coming to work this morning I saw 5 deer, a squirrel, a rabbit, 5 ducks, and 2 dogs. I think the animals are gathering food and storing up for the winter.

It's a wildlife, so take a walk and maybe you will see some animals too. The children's library has some great books on Kentucky animals so check us out.

Have fun.
Ms. Vicki

Also:
From all of the ringmasters here in the Children's Library, we would like to wish our fellow ringmaster Sonya a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Wacky Wednesday!

Hello blogosphere!
Nikki here!
How are you all enjoying YOUR Fall Break?
I just want to share with you guys how OUR Fall Break at the Library is going!
As the title of this post says, today has been a pretty wacky wednesday! We had Toddler Tales at 9:30 and Storytime at 10:30 this morning. We had about 30 wonderful library users for our classes this morning. After classes, we set up for gaming in the Depot which started at 1. At 1:30, we had Hopkins Elementary after school program stop by for a visit. They had a blast playing on the Wii's!  At 2:30, one of our fantastic patrons came by and donated 2 hay bales for us to make into spiders to decorate for fall and 3 square bales to decorate our Children's Garden! Shew, that's a lot of stuff and it's only 3:30! I can't wait to see what the rest of the day has in store for us!
We have had so many great visitors this week at the library.  We love it when people come to see us!
Monday we did ALIEN AUTOPSIES! Let me tell you, that was soooo much fun! Today we are having gaming in the Depot from 1-5 pm. If you can make it, you should come on down!
If you haven't been able to make it to the library over your fall break yet, don't fret, we still have stuff planned for this week! Thursday, we have our regularly scheduled Lusic at 5:30 and Stories at 6. Friday, October 7th from 1-2 pm we will be making edible pumpkin treats, so be sure to stop by and make your own.
We look forward to seeing you guys stop by and enjoy YOUR library!
~Nikki
P.S. Don't forget our Fall Party in the Garden! It will be so much fun! We are going to be having stories at 6, games, treats, and a movie at 7:30-ish! Feel  free to come in costume! FREE and open to the public!

Sonya's Saturday Stories

Oh my goodness! Today was so awesome! Not because it's Saturday, but because we had all kinds of things happening at the library. We had Love on a Leash, donut holes, a movie, and... We decorated pumpkins!!! We had fun today, and we hope you have a fun day, too.
 Did you miss all the action today? Well, fear not! Monday is our Tween Program at 5:30 pm. What are we doing, you ask? We are doing Alien Autopsies. Woah. Is that cool, or what?! We hope to see you there.
By the way, while we're disecting our aliens, you ought to check out this book (literally!).

 A Field Guide to Aliens, by Johan Olander

Have you ever noticed strange words spelled out in the night sky? Do you know which alien can't be alone? are you sure that a Knutt has never played a prank on you? Find out all of that and more in this delightfully eerie collection of extraterrestrial lore.

We hope to see you on Monday! Don't forget to pick up your pumpkin if you painted one today.

Till Next Saturday,

Sonya

Reach for the Clouds

There is a chill in the air and Fall Break is right around the corner. So if you have some free time to be outdoors now is a great time for cloud watching. I spotted a cloud that could be a dinosaur but my family thought it was a bear or maybe a blob. That's the fun of it. Spend some family time and find your cloud. A good book to check out would be...

The Could Book
By: Tomie de Paola

Happy Friday
Miss Vicki

A Thrifty Thursday

Hello Everyone!!

Congratulations to all of our school-age peeps. You have almost made it to Fall Break!! What exactly do you plan on doing during your Fall Break? Nothing? Well I have some wonderful news to share with you. In celebration of you not having school for a week we at the Library have scheduled some awesome activities to keep you having fun all week long.

On Saturday, October  1^st (THIS Saturday!!) We are having an incredibly busy day here at the Library. You can come early and stay all day or just drop in.
At 10:30 we will be having Love on a Leash so come and read to the best therapy dogs in Pulaski County. Also, in honor of Laura Numeroff’s new upcoming book release of ‘If You Give a Dog a Donut’ we are celebrating by having donuts and registering for prizes.
At 11:00 we will be having Pumpkins in the Garden. Come and join us in our Children’s Garden and paint your own pumpkin creation!! FREE! We provide the pumpkins and paint.
Finally, at 2:00 you can wrap up your busy day with our Free Family Movie at the Library. This months movie is a wonder family friendly movie about six puppies that are buddies and their Halloween adventure. As always, the Library will be providing FREE popcorn and water.

On Monday, October 3^rd, at 5:30 we will be having our Tween Program. Which is a program specifically targeted for our wonderful little people between the ages of 7 and 12 years old. For this Tween Program we will be having alien autopsies. Come and help us figure out what killed our planetary visitors.

On Wednesday October 5^th, We will be having gaming in the Depot!! What does this mean?? All kinds of board games and wii’s in the Depot. Come and join us for some gaming fun.

Finally to wrap up a very chaotic Fall Break on Friday, October, 7^th,, we will be creating your own edible pumpkin treat.

Since I don’t have any new books to share with you, I would like to share one of my favorite books with you.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Judith Viorst

 Poor Alexander starts his terrible day off with gum in his hair, he drops his sweater in the sink and he knows it’s going to be one of THOSE days. So starts the terrible day of one grumpy Alexander. As his day goes on Alexander faces several other things that contribute to his horrible, no good, very bad day. Several times Alexander vows to move to Australia, especially when he is forced to sleep in his railroad pajamas… he HATES his railroad pajamas. However, Alexander moves on to discover that some days are like that, even in Australia.
Hope you have a FABULOUS day!!
Lindsey

It's a Wonderful Wednesday!

Hey everyone!
It's Nikki and I have some wonderful new books to share with you all!
Beginner Readers:

• Batman The Brave and The Bold: Day of the Dark Knight by Jade Ashe (Level 4)
• My Day by DK Readers (Level 1)
• Emperor Penguins by Deborah Lock (Level 2)

Non-Fiction:

• Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know By Hamilton Wright Mabie and Mary Hamilton Frye
  Call Number: J398.4 Fair
• The Meaning of Life and Other Stuff by Jimmy Gownley
  Call Number: J741.5 Gown
• A Very BabyMouse Christmas by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
  Call Number: J741.5 Holm
• Squish: Brave New Pond #2 by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
  Call Number: J741.5 Holm
• My Dog! A Kids' Guide to Keeping a Happy & Healthy Pet by Michael J. Rosen
  Call Number: J636.7 Rose
• The Boys' Book of Spycraft: How to be the Best Secret Agent Ever by Martin Oliver
  Call Number: J327.12 Oliv
• I Want to go Green! but what does that mean? by Jill Dunn
  Call Number: J333.72 Dunn

Fiction:

• Bigger than a Bread Box by Laurel Snyder
  Call Number: JFic Snyd
• Nerds: The Cheerleaders of Doom by Michael Buckley
  Call Number: JFic Buck
• I Just Don't Like the Sound of No! by Julia Cook
  Call Number: E Cook
• Pumpkin Fever by Charnan Simon
  Call Number: E Simo
• 5 Minute Princess Stories by Disney Press
  Call Number: E Disn

Board Books:

• Cuddly Animals (Baby Touch and Feel) by DK Publishers
• Little Pookie by Sandra Boynton
• Night-Night, Little Pookie by Sandra Boynton
• Let's Get Dressed (Baby Touch and Feel) By DK Publishers
• Cupcakes!
• Count! by National Geographic Little Kids
• Red is Best by Kathy Stinson
• Whose Ears? (A little book with GIANT flaps)

In additon to all these new books, we have all kinds of activities planned for October! We are going to be a very busy Children's Library!

• Saturday, October 1 @ 10:30Dogs & Donuts-(Love on a Leash) Read to a Therapy dog and eat some donuts
  then....11-1 Decorate a pumpkin in the Children’s Garden
• Monday Oct. 3 @ 5:30: Tween Program
  Alien Autopsies (yep, fun!). Find the cause of death of your alien!
• Wednesday Oct. 5 from 1-5: Gaming in the Depot
  We will have board games, wii’s, and x-boxes!
  Friday Oct. 7 from 1-2: Create an edible pumpkin treat!
• Friday Oct. 28 from 6-9:30: Fall Party in the Garden!
  Stories @ 6, games, activities, refreshments, a movie at dusk, come in costume if you wish. Free and open to the public!
• And remember, all of our regularly scheduled infant, toddler, and preschool classes too!

That is just a small sampling of all the fun things we have going on in October! Be sure to stop by and visit us!

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.

~Henry Ward Beecher

Rainy days and Mondays.......

Oh the places I go ....today I visited the preschoolers at Northern Elementary , Miss Tina's and Miss Daphne's crews ,and what a joy they were! We read books about fall and they had me convinced they were at least first graders. Later this week I am visiting Eubank Elementary's morning news show to talk about all things library. On Friday I will join the 4th and 5thn graders at The Carnegie Community Arts Center. Outreach is an important part of what a librarian does, outreach allows us to see and be seen , it's inspiring and FUN! Look for me out and about and remember:

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." Dr. Seuss

"Miss Carol"

Sonya's Saturday Stories

Hello, everyone! Sonya here. Is everyone ready for fall break? I know I am! But it's always fun to see your friends when you return to school, right? While we're all waiting for Fall Break, why not visit the library and check out this book :

It is Rafe's first day of middle school. Ugh. Rafe Katchadorian just wants to get through the year without dying of boredom! But he has a plan. With the help of his friend, Leo, Rafe is going to make a game out of breaking every single rule in the book. That is, every rule in the Middle School's Code of Conduct Handbook. That way, there will never be a dull moment for him as he trudges through middle school. But will this rule-breaking game be worth it? Even the consequences he'll have to pay? On top of that, life at home isn't so great. With a mom that works all the time, a step-dad that just sits around watching T.V. all day, and a sister who gets her nose into everything... And then Rafe breaks a rule that gets the attention of the police. Is it game over? Find out when you read it!

Remember: Preschool Classes are starting back up next week!

Fall Into It

This is Miss Vicki. Today is the first day of Fall. The air is chily, the leaves are colorful and the apples are just right. While continuing our apple theme this week everyone has had the opportunity to enjoy a trip to Haney's Appledale Farm. Now what do we do will all the apples we got while at the farm? Hmm... Caramel covered apples? Fried apples? Baked apples? Applesauce? Or maybe something different, Wormy Apple Croissants. Yummy!

'Wormy Apple Croissants: and Other Halloween Recipies"
By: Brekka Hervey Larrew

You can find this recipe and more in the non-fiction section around the 641's.
Come by and check some out!!!

Happy Fall
Ms. Vicki

Hey Everyone!!

Its Lindsey and I am kind of hijacking Miss Vicki's post because I am sooo excited to share some of the events we have coming up at the Library that we want you and your family to be part of!! Especially for all of you that will be experiencing Fall Break soon.

Can you believe it's fall break already?? Where has 1/2 the semster gone?
I hope everyone has a safe and happy weekend!!
Lindsey

Saturday, October 1st

We are having a VERY busy day at the library! Come early, stay all day... or just drop in!

10:30- Love on a Leash - Come and read to a therapy dog or cat!
Plus in honor of Laura Numeroff's new upcoming release 'If You Give a Dog a Doughnut'
we are celebrating by having doughnuts and registering for prizes!

11:00- Pumpkins in the Garden - Come and join us in the garden to paint your own pumpkin creation!! FREE!! (Remember we will be painting, not carving pumpkins.)

2:00 -  Free Family Movie @ the Library - Finally to wrap up a BUSY day we are showing a wonderful family friendly movie about six puppies that are buddies and Halloween.
**Remember, as always, the Library provides FREE popcorn and bottled water for the movie!** 

Monday, October 3rd

5:30- Tween Program (Ages 7-12 Years)  - Alien Autopsies.
Come and help us discover what killed our planetary visitors!  

Tuesday, October 5th

1:00 - 5:00- Gaming in the Depot (Ages 4-12) - Come and play wii's and board games in the depot.

Friday, October 7th

1:00 -2:00 Create an edible pumpkin treat (Ages 2-12)!! - What a great way to end fall break!

ALSO...

We just got some new books today and I think you might want to check them out!!

Preschool

The I'm NOT Scared Book - By: Todd Parr
Call Number: Everybody Books- E Parr

Leonardo the TERRIBLE MONSTER - By: Mo Willems
Call Number: Everybody Books- E Will

Piggy Pie Po - By: Audrey & Don WoodCall Number: Everybody Books- E Wood

A Bad Kitty Christmas - By: Nick BruelCall Number: Everybody Books- E Brue

Night of the Pumpkinheads - Written by: Michael J. Rosen / Carvings by Hugh McMahonCall Number: Everybody Books- E Rose

Bumble-Ardy - By: Maurice Sendak
Call Number: Everybody Books- E Send

Pumpkin Trouble - By: Jan ThomasCall Number: Everybody Books- E Thom

Ten Little Caterpillars - By: Bill Marin, Jr. / Illustrated by: Lois EhlertCall Number: Everybody Books- E Mart

Ages 4-6 Years

Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus - By: Chris Plehal Illustrated by: James BernardinCall Number: Everybody Books- E Pleh

Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite - By: Anna Harwell Celenza / Illustrated By: Don Tate
Call Number: Everybody Books- E Cele

Finders Keepers? : A True Story in India - By: Robert Arnett / Illustrated By: Smita Turakhia
Call Number: Non-Fiction 954 Arne

AGENT Amelia: Ghost Diamond - By: Michael Broad
Call Number- Fiction Broa

AGENT Amelia: Zombie Cows - By: Michael Broad
Call Number- Fiction Broa

AGENT Amelia: Hypno Hounds - By: Michael Broad
Call Number- Fiction Broa

AGENT Amelia: Spooky Ballet - By: Michael Broad
Call Number- Fiction Broa

Keepers of the School: Fear Itself - By: Andrew Clements
Call Number -  Fiction Clem

Learn to Draw: Phineas and Ferb - Scott Peterson
Call Number -  Non-Fiction 741.5

Pro Wrestling Greats - Ann Weil
Call Number - Non-Fiction 796.8120922

The LEGO Idea's Book: Unlock Your Imagination  - By: Daniel Lipkowitz
Call Number - 688.1 Lipk

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man Made Catastropes 
By: Lenore Look
Call Number - Fiction Look

Ages 7 -12

The Big Time By: Tim Green
Call Number - Fiction Green

As Simple as it Seems By: Sarah Weeks
Call Number - Fiction Week

101 Ways to Bug Your Friends and Enemies: a novel  By: Lee Wardlaw
Call Number - Fiction Ward

Nerds: M is for Mama's Boy  By: Michael Buckley
Call Number - Fiction Buck

The Aviary  By: Kathleen O'Dell
Call Number - Fiction ODel

Ranger's Apprentice: Book 7 Erak's Ranson  By: John Flanagan
Call Number - Fiction Flan

Growing Up Colt: a Father, a Son, a Life in Football By: Colt McCoy & Brad McCoyCall Number - Biography McCO

NEW Books!

NEW books for 4-7 year olds 

Stone Soup (with audio CD)

John J. Muth

32 pages

Three strangers, hungry and tired, pass through a war-torn village. Embittered and suspicious from the war, the people hide their food and close their windows tight. That is, until the clever strangers suggest making a soup from stones. Intrigued by the idea, everyone brings what they have until-- together, they have made a feast fit for a king!

In this inspiring story about people working together, Muth takes a simple, beloved tale and adds his own fresh twist with beautiful illustrations.

Transformers: Spot the 'Bots

Lucy Rosen

20 pages

Lift the flaps in this colorful gatefold to see your favorite Autobots and

Decepticons transform before your very eyes!

Transformers: When Robots Attack!

Ray Santos

24 pages

Fire-spewing coffee makers!  Toasters with nunchucks! When Sam finds a piece of the AllSpark on his old clothes, the machines in his house start going haywire. Can Sam and Bumblebee stop this army of appliances before Sam’s house is completely destroyed?

LEGO Knights' Kingdom: Quest for the Tower

Micheal Anthony Steele

24 pages

The peaceful reign of King Jayko is threatened when Lord Vladek unexpectedly returns with an army of Rogue Knights. The fate of Morcia is determined by King Jayko and his two newest knights as they race against Lord Vladek and his evil warriors to protect the Tower of Ages. Will their strength and courage enable them to get past the dangers and defend the tower from falling into the hands of evil?

Ironman's Friends and Foes

Lisa Shea

32 pages

Tony Stark is buiser than ever with all of the new bad guys in town, and he needs and assistant to help him out. Natalie seems prefect for the shes is her secret code nameis the Black Widow. Is this mysterious new fighter on Iron Man's side.

DC Superfriends: Going Bananas!

Benjamin Harper

32 pages

Gorilla Grodd is on the loose and causing mayhem everywhere he goes. It’s up to Superman, along with Batman and the rest of the Super Friends, to put an end to all the problems this irate primate is causing.

DC Superfriends: Brain Freeze!

J.E. Bright

32 pages

The city of Metropolis shivers when it feels Mr. Freeze's icy touch. But never fear: BATMAN, SUPERMAN, and the rest of the DC Super Friends will melt this coldhearted villain's frosty plans!

Transformers: Meet the Autobots

 Jennifer Frantz

32 pages

Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots have arrived from the planet Cybertron! Somehow they must find a way to defeat the evil Decepticons—and save the Earth. Learn all about your favorite Autobots!

Transformers: Meet the Decepticons

Jennifer Frantz

32 pages

The Decepticons have arrived on Earth ready to fight! With Megatron as their leader, these evil alien robots battle for control of the universe. Learn cool facts and stats about all the Decepticons!

  

Trouble at the Krusty Krab!

Steven Banks

32 pages

Something terrible has happened at the Krusty Krab and it's SpongeBob to the rescue!

The Great Toy Escape

Kitty Richards

32 pages

Andy is 17 now and just three days away from heading off to college. Find out what happens to the beloved toys when they're compelled to leave Andy's room behind and embark on an all-new comedic adventure.

Ironman Armored Adventures: The Crimson Dynamo Returns!

D.R. Shealy

48 pages

Tony Stark is a teenager with an awesome secret—he is also the invincible Iron Man! But even Iron Man is going to have a hard time stopping the armored menace known as the Crimson Dynamo.

NEW books for 7-12 year olds

Ant Antics(DK Readers Series)

DK Publishers

48 pages

Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations with engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.  March, build, swarm! Learn all about the wonderful world of ants and their complex colonies!

Ironman Armored Adventures: Whiplash!

D.R. Shealy

48 pages

Based on an exciting episode of the Iron Man: Armored Adventures animated

television show, this book features Iron Man battling the villainous Whiplash.

Story of Darth Vader
(DK Readers Series)

Catherine Saunders

48 pages

Discover how a promising young Jedi turned to the Dark Side and

became the most feared Sith lord in the galaxy.

Look and Find: The Batman

William Shears

20 pages

 Batman's vilest enemies are on the loose in Gotham City and Bruce Wayne and his butler, Alfred, are preparing to capture them all: • The Penguin (also known as Orwald Cobblepot) • Bane • The Joker • The Ventriloquist • Catwoman • Mr. Freeze While Batman hunts for criminals, preschoolers can conduct a search of their own. Every two-page spread of the book displays a scenario with a theme and an illustrated list of items for readers to find. The settings include: • The Bat Cave, where readers can search for tools to help Batman • Gotham Zoo, where the Penguin has enlisted a variety of birds to foil Batman • The streets of Gotham, where children use matching skills to find bewildered bystanders • An old amusement park full of carnival villains to find • An abandoned theater, where readers search for a collection of puppets • A pet shop where Catwoman has lined up a crew of cats to help her combat Batman • The Gotham winter charity gala, where the citizens have their jewelry on display The story ends at the Arkham Asylum, where Batman has successfully deposited all of the nasty villains. However, being worthy foes, each of them has smuggled in an item or two from prior pages.

My First Machine Sewing Book

Winky Cherry

 40 pages

Winky Cherry introduces sewing to young seamsters—from simple stitches and doll making to understanding and using a sewing machine—in this series. Guides feature clever rhymes and simple instructions, which teach sewing skills, as well as responsibility, commitment, focus, patience, coordination, and orginization. Levels progress through hand sewing, embroidery, doll making, machine sewing, patchwork, and quilting.





Transformers Animated Volume 6Marty Isenberg

112 pages



In "Headmaster," BULKHEAD worries that he's too big and destructive, but a former engineer for Sumdac is about to show all of Detroit that he know plenty about causing damage... unless the AUTOBOTS can stop him! Then, in "When Nature Calls," needing to investigate a mysterious energy signature in the forest outside Detroit gives Sari the perfect opportunity to teach JAZZ and BUMBLEBEE about the wonders of nature. But they're in for more the s'mores and ghost stories when their camping trip is turned upside down as they discover what it is that's been showing up on their scanners!





Phineas and Ferb
Ellie O'Ryan

108 Pages

When Phineas and Ferb's older sister, Candace, discovers that a traffic camera has recorded her brothers' crazy adventures, she is thrilled that she will finally be able to prove that they are always up to something! But Perry the Platypus is after the same camera, because it has also caught him in disguise as Agent P! Who will get to the camera first? Plus, the wild times continue when Phineas and Ferb build a giant bowling alley!



And These are even newer!!!!

Nonfiction:

• Ultimate Guide to Football by James Buckley, JR.
  Call number: J 796.33 Buck
• Look and Find: The Amazing Spider-Man
  Call number: J 793.73 Amaz
• Betsy Ross by Becky White
  Call number: J973.3092 Whit
• Astronaut Handbook by Meghan McCarthy
  Call number: J 629.45 McCa
• 1862 Fredericksburg: A New Look at a Civil War by K.M. Kostyal
  Call number: J 973.7 Kost\
• The Everything Kids Football Book by Greg Jacobs
  Call number: J 796.332 Jaco
• Draw 50 Boats, Ships, Trucks, and Trains by Lee J. Ames
  Call number: J 743 Ames
• Draw 50 Sharks, Whales, and Other Sea Creatures by Lee J. Ames
  Call number: J 743 Ames
• Draw 50 Dinosaurs and other Prehistoric Animals by Lee J. Ames
  Call number: J 743.6 Ames
• Draw 50 Athletes by Lee J. Ames
  Call number: J 743.4 Ames
• Draw 50 Princesses by Lee. J. Ames
  Call number: J 743.4 Ames
• Football: How it Works by Agnieszka Biskup
  Call number: J 796.332 Bisk
• The Ultimate Guide to the WWE by Jake Black
  Call number: J 796.812 Blac
• The Fabulous, Freaky, Unusual History of Pro Wrestling by Angie Peterson Kaelberer
  Call number: J 796.812 Kael
• Witches! The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem by Rosalyn Schanzer
  Call number: J 133.4 Scha
• Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Dog Heroes by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce
  Call number: J 636.7 Osbo
• My Football Book by Gail Gibbons
  Call number: J 796.332 Gibb

Fiction:

• Magic Treehouse #30: Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve by Mary Pope Osborne
  call number: J Fic Osbo
• Lost Voices by Sarah Porter
  call number: J Fic Port
• NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society by Michael Buckley
  call number: J Fic Buck
• Meet Marie-Grace (American Girl Series) by Sarah Masters Buckley
  call number: J Fic Buck
• Cecile's Gift (American Girl Series) by Denise Lewis Patrick
  call number: J Fic Patr
• Marie-Grace and the Orphans (American Girl Series) by Sarah Masters Buckley
  call number: J Fic Buck
• Marie-Grace Makes a Difference (American Girl Series) by Sarah Masters Buckley
  call number: J Fic Buck
• Meet Cecile (American Girl Series) by Denise Lewis Patrick
  call number: J Fic Patr
• Troubles for Cecile (American Girl Series) by Denise Lewis Patrick
  call number: J Fic Patr
• The Amazing Voyage by Geronimo Stilton
  call number: J Fic Stil
• Horton Halfpott by Tom Angleberger
  call number: J Fic Angl
• You Have to Stop This by Pseudonymous Bosch
  call number: J Fic Bosc
• Judy Moody Goes to College by Megan McDonald
  call number: J Fic McDo
• The New Policeman by Kate Thompson
  call number: J Fic Thom
• Ivy & Bean: What's the Big Idea? by Annie Barrows
  call number: J Fic Barr
• Alvin Ho: Allergic to Dead Bodies, Funerals, and Other Fatal Circumstances by Lenore Look
  call number: J Fic Look
• Daniel X: Game Over by James Patterson
  call number: J Fic Patt
• Batman (4 Adventure Stories)
  call number: J Fic Batman