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Winter Reading 2016 Is Finally Here

January 21, 2016

Despite the frigid temperatures, our annual Winter Reading Program is heating up! Make sure to stop by the Youth Services Desk to sign up for the program and receive your official winter reading log. After you have finished your log, bring it in for a prize and an entry into a drawing for other fun prizes. Feel free to complete additional […]

2016 Newbery and Caldecott Winners Announced

January 15, 2016

Each January, the American Library Association announces the winners of prestigious awards for children’s books. We are thrilled to announce the 2016 Newbery and Caldecott Medal Award winners! 2016 Newbery Medal Award Winner Last Stop on Market Street, written by Matthew de la Peña and illustrated by Christian Robinson Summary: A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother. His grandmother helps […]

Clowning Around with Mary Macaroni

January 12, 2016

A special visitor stopped by to entertain and dazzle during the library’s Preschool Information Night. The one and only, Mary Macaroni, had us dancing, laughing, and singing the evening away. While the children were entertained, caregivers had the opportunity to peruse local preschools’ information booths. A fun night was had by all! If you didn’t have a chance to make […]

Peppermint Play Dough Recipe

January 4, 2016

Ms. Dana had several requests for her festive peppermint play dough recipe from her program “Sweet Scent of the Holidays” back in December. Try whipping up a batch for a fun afternoon with your little one sometime soon. Here is the simple recipe she used: To make candy cane play dough you will first want to make a batch of white peppermint play dough. […]

Spheros Are Here

December 21, 2015

Sphero is the ball revolutionized. It is an app-enabled robotic ball that we can drive, race, code, change the LED colors for amazing light shows, and more. The Library just purchased a classroom set of these robots. We will get started playing with them on February 27 from 1:30 -2:30 pm OR 3:00 – 4 pm and the event will be […]

STEM Kits to Check Out

December 18, 2015

The Library recently started a STEM Kit collection. For three weeks you can check out a STEM Kit, bring it home, and introduce your child to a fun, educational STEM related project. Our kits range from constructing pulleys and levers with LEGO Education, building circuits with Snap Circuits, studying bugs or rocks, and building with Magna Tiles. The STEM Kits […]

Starting from Scratch

October 16, 2015

Have your kids tried Scratch (http://scratch.mit.edu) yet? Scratch is a free programming language designed to help kids learn how to write computer programs by dragging and dropping scripts to create animations, games,interactive stories, music, presentations, and more. There are a lot of easy ways to get started with Scratch. Some of our favorite Scratch lessons include Scratch Jr. and creating […]