April 13-15, 2008 is National Library Week. Wherever you live, take time to go into your local Public Library. Get reacquainted with it and check out a book that looks good. Of course you should do this more than once a year but we live in a busy world.
Chase's Calendar of Events explains this event:
"A national observance sponsored by the American Library Association. Celebrates libraries and librarians, the pleasures and importance of reading and invites library use and support."
So come on in and celebrate with us.
Tuesday story time: 10:15am
Wednesday Grandparents and Books 3:30pm
Thursday infant story time 10:00am
Wacky Library Books:
"I Can Do Anything" by Will Power
"How to Get Along With Your Sister" by Sharon Sharealike
"Jewelry Collecting" by Pearl Nicholas
"The Unfinished Story" by Cliff Hanger
"You Don't Say" by Ida Clare
"Oops, I Did It Again" by Miss Take
"Embarrassed in the Shower" by Kurt N. Fell
See you soon! By the way, Ms. Nissa calls me a "blogalarian". It has a nice ring to it!
Monday, April 14, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
homework help
We have some good news from our Homework Center. They are now helping students in grades 1 through 6. They started out with just grades 3 through 6 but now feel they can open up to more grades. We are hearing such great things about this center so please come in and take advantage of this free offer.
Joke of the day: Why was the dinosaur afraid to go back to the library?
Answer: It's books were 60 million years overdue. (We'd be OK with that if it just paid it's fine.) :)
Joke of the day: Why was the dinosaur afraid to go back to the library?
Answer: It's books were 60 million years overdue. (We'd be OK with that if it just paid it's fine.) :)
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Spring break is almost over ...
Everything must come to an end. Even spring break. A lot of you came through the library this week. We haven't been this busy since the Summer Reading Program!
It could be possible that you may, just may, have put off doing your homework. It has happened. Fear not! It's not too late! We are open Friday and Saturday from 12pm to 5pm.
The most popular question this week has been students needing a Newbery winning book. At this point, we do not shelve the Newbery or the Caldecott books in a special area. They are shelved in the fiction or non-fiction areas but are marked with a strip of blue tape and a strip of red tape. We can easily show you where they are.
I have good news! One of the mothers who brings her children to our homework center told me that her son has raised his grades from D's to A's in just three weeks! (I'm really not trying to sound like a commercial.) She brings her children here twice a week and she said they love coming in to work with a Cal Poly Pomona student. They get one on one attention and it has really made a difference for them.
This program is a winning situation for both the children and the college students. The younger children love the attention and the college students learn skills that will help them in many aspects of their life.
Come on in and improve your grades. Your parents will love it!
It could be possible that you may, just may, have put off doing your homework. It has happened. Fear not! It's not too late! We are open Friday and Saturday from 12pm to 5pm.
The most popular question this week has been students needing a Newbery winning book. At this point, we do not shelve the Newbery or the Caldecott books in a special area. They are shelved in the fiction or non-fiction areas but are marked with a strip of blue tape and a strip of red tape. We can easily show you where they are.
I have good news! One of the mothers who brings her children to our homework center told me that her son has raised his grades from D's to A's in just three weeks! (I'm really not trying to sound like a commercial.) She brings her children here twice a week and she said they love coming in to work with a Cal Poly Pomona student. They get one on one attention and it has really made a difference for them.
This program is a winning situation for both the children and the college students. The younger children love the attention and the college students learn skills that will help them in many aspects of their life.
Come on in and improve your grades. Your parents will love it!
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Story Time
Wow! Did we have fun today? Yes we did! I love spring break because not only are we really busy but I get to see story time "graduates" who have gone on to either preschool or to kindergarten. This picture is not our story time but it could be. I'm not quite into the digital age yet but I will be!
We have new play equipment that we got through a grant called ELF (Early Learning Families). We put toys throughout the children's room and we have special toys to use after story time. The favorite so far is our backpacks filled with learning toys for children to play with their parents or caregivers. This lengthens the time at the library and gives more one on one time with the parent or care giver. We have added another toddler time on Wednesdays and an infant story time on Thursday mornings. We have board books and baby toys for the infants and it is fun to watch this group interact.
So come on in. There is much to see and do. We have board books and picture books to introduce Laura Ingalls Wilder to the very young.
Joke for the day:
Knock-knock
Whose there?
Foe.
Foe who?
Foe me? You shouldn't have!
We have new play equipment that we got through a grant called ELF (Early Learning Families). We put toys throughout the children's room and we have special toys to use after story time. The favorite so far is our backpacks filled with learning toys for children to play with their parents or caregivers. This lengthens the time at the library and gives more one on one time with the parent or care giver. We have added another toddler time on Wednesdays and an infant story time on Thursday mornings. We have board books and baby toys for the infants and it is fun to watch this group interact.
So come on in. There is much to see and do. We have board books and picture books to introduce Laura Ingalls Wilder to the very young.
Joke for the day:
Knock-knock
Whose there?
Foe.
Foe who?
Foe me? You shouldn't have!
Monday, April 7, 2008
I'm Back!
It is great to be back! Since you are all on spring break, spring on into the library. A lot of you were in today and all the computers were filled! This is a good week for you to catch up on homework or get ahead. It's also a good week just to read for fun. We're ready for you. New books for both children and YA's have been put out on our new books shelf. Check it out! (Literally.)
For the preschool set, the month of April is as follows:
Tuesday story time: 10:15am with Ms. Lois is on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th. We meet every Tuesday unless we are closed.
Wednesday toddler time: 10:00am with Ms. Nissa is on the 9th only. Ms. Nissa will start up again May 14th.
Thursday infant story time with Grandma Sue is on April 10th, & 17th.
She begins again May 1st.
So come on in to either catch up, move ahead or to read for fun.
Joke for the day: Why are kindergarten teachers so great?
Answer: Because they know how to make little things count!
For the preschool set, the month of April is as follows:
Tuesday story time: 10:15am with Ms. Lois is on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th. We meet every Tuesday unless we are closed.
Wednesday toddler time: 10:00am with Ms. Nissa is on the 9th only. Ms. Nissa will start up again May 14th.
Thursday infant story time with Grandma Sue is on April 10th, & 17th.
She begins again May 1st.
So come on in to either catch up, move ahead or to read for fun.
Joke for the day: Why are kindergarten teachers so great?
Answer: Because they know how to make little things count!
Friday, April 4, 2008
Love this sign!
Wouldn't this be great to have in our library? This is actually at the Seattle Public Library. Yesterday I visited a friend in Indio, California. She took me to her library out there. While it wasn't as fabulous as our library, it was nice to visit and see what other libraries are doing. Right now they are doing the In-N-Out Food for Thought reading program. We do that in the fall. Their children's section was way off to the side and they didn't even have a children's librarian working. The YA section was quite small as well. On the good side, their adult room was large and had quite a few public computers. The new books were located in the front where you come in. I left with the thought that it was a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to work there. :)
I will be so glad to get back to work on Monday! I miss seeing your smiling faces. Please make sure to come in next week. Your parents may need to come in to get tax forms so come on over to Childrens and say hey to us. It really brightens our day!
I will be so glad to get back to work on Monday! I miss seeing your smiling faces. Please make sure to come in next week. Your parents may need to come in to get tax forms so come on over to Childrens and say hey to us. It really brightens our day!
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Happy April Fool's Day!
Hey children & teens,
This is just to let you know that we decided to throw away all of our books. The computers are such a disappointment that they are going as well. We've canceled story time and this blog was a real bad idea.
I'm having a mid life crisis and I have decided to become a break dancer. Grandma Sue is going into construction work and Ms. Nissa has just signed up to be a presidential candidate for the democratic party.
Our teen section will be turned into a haven for the homeless and the children's area will be gutted and turned into a theater and will offer free popcorn. There will be however no sodas allowed under any circumstances!
APRIL FOOLS! Wow that was fun! April fools seems to be the only day where lying is acceptable. Actually it's only acceptable if you know people can see right through you.
Have a great day. We at the library have been laughing all morning!
This is just to let you know that we decided to throw away all of our books. The computers are such a disappointment that they are going as well. We've canceled story time and this blog was a real bad idea.
I'm having a mid life crisis and I have decided to become a break dancer. Grandma Sue is going into construction work and Ms. Nissa has just signed up to be a presidential candidate for the democratic party.
Our teen section will be turned into a haven for the homeless and the children's area will be gutted and turned into a theater and will offer free popcorn. There will be however no sodas allowed under any circumstances!
APRIL FOOLS! Wow that was fun! April fools seems to be the only day where lying is acceptable. Actually it's only acceptable if you know people can see right through you.
Have a great day. We at the library have been laughing all morning!
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