As this
column is being typed, visions of gingerbread houses are dancing through the
heads of over 50 children signed up for our Gingerbread House Decorating Event,
which will be history by the time you read this column. Those same visions are dancing through the
heads of staff members who will mix about 25 batches of royal icing and put
together those 50+ houses before the children arrive on Saturday morning. As in past years, surely it will prove to be
a good time indeed for all involved. Our
teen staff and teen volunteers are a huge help with this project and are
greatly appreciated!
Since the last writing of Kids’
Corner on November 11, some changes have taken place in the children’s
library. The desk is now manned from 11
a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. Story times have changed as well. Preschoolers now meet on Monday beginning at
11:15. On Tuesday, infants come to story
time at 11:15. Toddlers have their story
time at 11:15 on Thursday mornings.
Please stop by the library or check our website for the exact dates that
each of these groups of youngsters meets.
The display rack just inside the
children’s area has been continuously stocked with Christmas books for the past
several days. These books, as well as any
others that are on display, may be checked out.
A number of new chapter books and picture books have recently come into
the library. One of these books could
possibly win the Caldecott or Newbery award this winter, so make sure you check
out some of these new titles. Here are a
couple of the new chapter book titles. The
first is Cold Cereal by Adam Rex. Fine
print on the cover reads “there’s a little bit of magic in every box.” Inside
the dust jacket is a chart like a typical nutrition label on food items. It reads as follows:
That should be intriguing enough to attract some
readers! The next title is The Boy on
Cinnamon Street by Phoebe Stone. This is
the description provided by the publisher “A wounded girl and the boy who won’t
give up on her. Seventh grader Louise
Terrace has a secret admirer. He sends
her notes when she needs cheering up, and draws chalk hearts on the sidewalk
outside her apartment. It should be the
perfect romance…but somehow they never meet up.
“It’s the same with gymnastics. Louise is a natural champion. She can do cartwheels all day long and even
backflips on the balance beam. She
should be captain of the school team…but somehow it doesn’t work out.
“There’s something holding Louise back,
a family secret from the past so heart-breaking that it’s got her frozen
inside. And it’s going to take a
miraculous spring to thaw her out again.”
For the younger crowd, new to our
collection is Hello! Hello! by Matthew Cordell.
In our techno-saturated society, a young lady finds a meaningful escape
in the great outdoors. Follow her on her
escapades in the pages of this book.
Philip Stead’s newest, A Home for Bird is a cleverly written, wonderful
story of friendship. Do plan to stop by
and check out these or other new titles on display in our in both the Easy book
and J Fiction areas.
In a never-ending quest to assist
parents with valuable early literacy materials, Memorial Library is putting
together 6 by 6 kits in line with the statewide initiative of the same name. These colorful yellow and blue bags will
contain a book and a suggestion card of activities to use with the book. The kits are geared to three separate age
groups—early talkers, talkers, and pre-readers.
Be watching for more information about availability of these resources
in the very near future.
With Christmas fast approaching,
plan to stop in and check out some materials, as the library will be closed
December 24, 25, and 26. Have a Merry
Christmas and we’ll see you at Memorial Library!
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