Youngsters who come to the library
for our special story times on Thursday will also hear the story along with
taking part in some other fun activities, including a drawing for a copy of the
book. Even if you have never taken part
in story time prior to November 15, please plan to join us. The age groups and times are as follow:
Infants birth through 18 months meet at 9:15; toddlers ages 19 months through
35 months meet at 9:55; preschoolers ages 3 to 5 meet from 10:30 to 11:15. Story time sessions for the younger two
groups last 20 minutes.
A wonderful time was had by all who
attended our Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy dress-up party. The young attendees looked ‘ magnifique’, as
Fancy Nancy would say. Watch our website
or in-library publicity for upcoming fun events for children.
On your next trip to the library,
check out our tribute to veterans in the north alcove. Even though today is Veterans’ Day, the
display will remain in place for a couple of weeks. Another thing to check out is our new
circulation desk. Installed just last
week, staff members are still moving into drawers and cupboards and getting
used to the new feel of things. So far,
everyone seems really pleased.
The glass display case in the hall
is now housing one of the library’s 27 pre-literacy kits which were made
possible about 9 years ago by a special populations grant. These kits are designed to help parents,
grandparents, and other significant adults work with children in learning or in
reinforcing skills needed when they start kindergarten. Housed in clear, plastic backpacks, these
kits contain books and manipulatives centered around fun topics for little
ones. The kits also include a notebook
offering suggestions on how to use the kit. The notebook and many of the books featured
in the kit are provided in Spanish as well as in English. Parents, grandparents, and caregivers have
lots of great ideas themselves, so the notebook acts as a jumping off point to
get started with the kit. In the Youth
Pages tab across the top of the library web page, select kid’s corner then scroll
down on the left to see a description of each of the kits or stop by the
library and look at the binder that features each kit. Besides
being educational, the kits are a lot of fun!!
Some patrons may not be aware that
the library purchases all the nominated books for the William Allen White award
annually. This award is the Kansas state
award in children’s literature. Kansas
school children get the opportunity to vote for the winner in one of two
categories: grades 3 to 5 and grades 6 to 8.
In order to vote, a student has to have read at least two titles from
one or the other of the lists. These are
always excellent reading as attested to by the fact that lots of adults also
try to read through the titles before the award is announced. The authors of the nominated books must
confirm that they will attend the award ceremony should their book win. This year there was a bit of a problem
getting confirmations due to so many publishing companies being located on the
east coast in the path of Hurricane Sandy.
The event organizers have promised an official final list by November
12. The bookmark list that is located
with the display of these books on the ledge by the Children’s Desk may be
altered after the twelfth. Please ask if
you need assistance in locating the books.
In conclusion, if you failed to call the library to line up a visit to your home daycare, it’s not too late to give us a call. Have a happy Veterans’ Day and we’ll see you at Memorial Library!
Upcoming
events week of November 11
Monday,
November 12 – Friday November 16 KANSAS READS TO PRESCHOOLERS
Tuesday,
November 13
10 a.m. Wii for Adults
10
a.m. Beginning Computer (call
for reservation)Noon Library & Lunch. If you are interested in the Dust Bowl years, the featured
book is The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan.
Wednesday,
November 14
9:30 Spanish Beginning Computer
(call for reservation)
Thursday,
November 15
9:15 Lapsit Story time
9:55 Toddle-in Story time
10:30 Preschool Story time4:30 Chess – beginners & experienced players welcome
6:30 Book Chat – come discuss the
new books you are reading.
