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Perry Public Library Children’s Department Newsletter
... let
your curiosity lead you! May
2008
Summer Reading Contest
The
end of school and the start of our children’s summer reading program are
just around the corner.
This year we will keep track of children’s reading progress with our new
computer system and
children will earn their prizes right away!
There will be no entry slips to fill out and no waiting until the end of the
week to see if your name is picked for a prize. If you read, you win!
Children will choose prizes for every 5, 10, 20, 30 ,and 40 hours read.
Grand prize entry will be at 50 hours read. The more you read, the more you
win!
Registration and reading begin June 2,
activities start June 16. See inside for the full event schedule.
Kindergarten Kick Off
Wednesday, May 21
10:00 -11:00 am
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For
children ages 4 - 6 who are entering kindergarten in the fall of 2008
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Stories,
crafts, and a movie for the children
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Tips on
kindergarten readiness for parents
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Summer
book look and refreshments
Register
today! Space is Limited
You and Me
Craft Club
New
this summer will be our weekly craft club for kids and adults. Come to work
on your current project or learn a new one. Spend an hour crafting,
chatting, and having fun! We’ll supply scissors and glue, you bring the
rest. We’ll also have a different small project to do each week just for
fun. For boys and girls ages 6 and up. Join us on Mondays starting June
16th at 12:00.
Other
Summer Programs...
June 16 — July 26, 2008
Days and times
subject to change…
Register here starting June 2
For
Little Ones...
· Babytime
/ Inch Worms
(birth-23 months with
caregiver)
- Fridays 10:00
–10:30 am
· Family
Storytime / Wiggle Worms
(birth-age 5 with caregiver)
-
Tuesdays
6:30-7:00 pm
- Fridays 11:00–11:30
am
· Preschool
Storytime / Grasshoppers
(ages 3-5
on their own)
- Tuesdays 10:00–10:30
am
For Older Kids...
· Grades
K-5 Reading Club /
Bookworms
(entering grades K-5 in the fall)
Stories, crafts, games and fun!
- Wednesdays 10:00
–11:00 am
· You
& Me Crafters Club (ages
6 and up)
- Mondays 12:00-1:00 pm
Bring whatever craft project you are working on and spend an hour crafting,
chatting, and having fun! We’ll supply scissors and glue, you bring the
rest.
Parents encouraged to attend.
· Tween
Movie Tuesdays!
(ages 9 and up)
Movies just for tweens
— Tuesdays
12:00-1:30 pm
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bring a friend, we’ll supply the popcorn!
Special Summer Events
Lake Metroparks Visit “Bugs & Butterflies”
For grades K-5
July 16th 10:00am
Closing Party
with
Flower Clown & Ice Cream!
July 26 11:30 am
by
invitation
For Your Child’s Safety….
Please remember that children under age 8 must be with an adult at all
times,
in all areas, while visiting the library.
Children ages 8-12 must have an adult on the library premises at all times.
Children, and their safety, are of great concern to Perry Public Library.
The library staff tries very hard to ensure that you and your children have
a fun, pleasant, time while visiting the library.
Parents need to remember that the library is a public place that welcomes
customers of all ages. The library staff cannot monitor children when they
leave the library building. We also cannot prevent children from
interacting with persons whose interest in children is not entirely
wholesome.
For
their safety, we require that
children under age 8
have an adult (age 16 or older) with them at all times in all areas of the
library.
Children ages 8-12
must have an adult (age 16 or older) on the library premises at all times.
We
also discourage older children from remaining at the library longer than 2
hours. After this time, tweens and teens tend to become bored and
disruptive. Please remind your children that appropriate behavior is
expected of them at all times while visiting the library.
Parents and caregivers, not library staff,
are responsible for the behavior and supervision
of their children in the library.
New Computers!
The
Children’s department has two new computers! These terminals will be
for children ages 12 and under only.
Children over age 12 and adults must use the main computer center
terminals. Children using the computers will have a
1/2 hour time limit,
even if no one else is waiting to get on. Users may have two 1/2 hour turns
per day. These turns may be back to back.
The computers in the library are filtered. However, filters are not 100%
effective in blocking sites that may be offensive to any individual or
harmful to children. For their safety, children under age 8, who are using
the computers, will need to have a parent or caregiver, age 16 or older,
present at the computer terminal at all times.
All In One Place!
All
books for children from birth through grade 6 are now in the children’s area
of the library. Fiction books are divided by reading level. Non-fiction
books are labeled either “Easy” for grades P-2, or “J” for grades 3-6, and
“Tweens” for topics of particular interest to preteens.
Early Literacy Fun!
These activities are for parents to
help their children develop early language and literacy skills. They address
awareness of books and print, sounds and rhymes, and use of language.
Parents can use the activities during play and daily routines.
Ages
0-23 months
Music
& Sounds
Have music on when your child does a favorite activity, or while riding in
the car. Move with your child to the music. Play different kinds of music.
Encourage your child to make sounds (La La) or sing. Take turns making
sounds or saying words with your baby. Make the same sound your infant is
making (ba-ba). Make sounds of familiar animals (dog, cat). Make sounds
of familiar objects (car, water, wind).
Read
“Moo Baa La La La” by Sandra Boynton
Ages 2-3
Rhyme Time
To
have your toddler hear rhyming words, you can sing or listen to songs with
rhyming words (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star) and say nursery rhymes (Hickory,
Dickory, Dock). Use silly rhymes during routines (Go to bed, cover up your
head, blow your nose, wiggle your toes). Play finger games (Pat A Cake).
Start a song or nursery rhyme. Leave out the rhyming words and see if your
toddler remembers them (Humpty, Dumpty sat on a __?). Encourage your
toddler to say the words and verses without your help.
Read
a rhyming book together like “Goodnight Moon” by Margaret Wise Brown.
Have your toddler say the rhyming words with you (bears, chairs, hush,
mush).
Ages
3-4
Talking about Food
Talk about what you are eating. Ask your child about the taste and smell of
the food. Encourage your child to describe food with more than one word
(orange and round, juicy and sour). Have your child practice counting
raisins and nuts and comparing sizes (big, little). Ask your child harder
questions about food (Is an apple a fruit or a vegetable? What else tastes
sweet?).
Read “Growing Vegetable Soup” by Lois Ehlert
Have Some Girl Time
Strengthen your mother daughter relationship with these easy and fun
activities.
Read
a Book Together
Choose a book to read that includes a mother-daughter relationship. Read it
separately, then discuss it together, comparing and contrasting your own
personalities and your relationship against that of the characters in the
book. How are you and your daughter alike? How are you different? What would
you like to change about yourself?
Cook
or Bake Together
Whether it’s a batch of chocolate chip cookies or a spaghetti dinner, the
time you spend in the kitchen together can be a great chance to bond. The
resulting food will be a wonderful reward; that you cooked or baked it
together will make it even more enjoyable.
Shop
Together
Don’t limit yourselves to necessities like school supplies or clothes -- try
visiting an antiques store, consignment shop or a garage sale. Limit your
budget to $2 and see what treasures you can find!
Have
a Coffee Talk
Meet over coffee or hot cocoa, whether in your own kitchen or the local
coffee shop, and have a girl talk with each other. Talk about your days,
what you plan to do, anything!
Plant
a Garden Together
Springtime is the perfect time to get outdoors and plant. In most areas, all
danger of frost has passed and plants are abundant at most garden and home
improvement stores. A garden will provide many future opportunities to bond
together as well – whether it’s sowing, watering, weeding or watching the
plants grow. Then bake or cook and serve your harvest together.
Get
Crafty
Sew, knit, quilt or scrapbook together. Make your own greeting cards. Many
craft stores now offer classes on various techniques – sign up for one to
hone your skills or to develop a new crafting skill with your daughter.
Take
Photos
Be
a tourist in your own town and take photos of each other in front of Town
Hall, the lake, a museum or gallery, or any other tourist sites in town.
Then develop or print out your photos and make photo albums or scrapbooks
together.
Volunteer
Whether it’s at the local animal shelter or retirement home, the time you
and your daughter spend together doing something good will be rewarding. In
addition, it teaches your daughter the value of helping other people.
Bestsellers
Bestseller List for
April 17, 2008
from: www.booksense.com
1. Diary
of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Jeff
Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810994737
2. Diary
of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney,
Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136
3. The
Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf,
$11.99, 9780375842207
4. Tweak:
Growing Up on Methamphetamines
Nic Sheff, Ginee Seo, $16.99, 9781416913627
5.
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Trenton Lee Stewart, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316003957
6. The
Invention of Hugo Cabret Brian
Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99, 9780439813785
7. Once
Upon a Time in the North
Philip Pullman, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375845109
8. The
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $16.99,
9780316013680
9. Just
Listen Sarah Dessen, Puffin,
$8.99, 9780142410974
10.
The Big Field Mike Lupica,
Philomel, $17.99, 9780399246258
11.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $9.99,
9780763639877
12.
The Willoughbys Lois Lowry,
Houghton Mifflin, $16, 9780618979745
13.
Marley John Grogan, Collins,
$6.99, 9780061240355
14.
The Girls' Book Juliana Foster,
Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016292 /
15.
The Tale of Despereaux Kate
DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290
Thank You!!!!
We
want to extend a big
thank you!
to
our patrons who donated books, games, and other items to the children’s
department recently. Your generosity is very much appreciated.
Anonymous:
wooden puzzles and board books
The Brem family:
board games and puzzles
Nancy Mackey:
two
bean bag chairs
The McCann family:
board games and puzzles
Christine Weaver:
board games
Fall Programs Sneak
Peek
Storytimes for Young Children
· Babytime
- Wednesdays 10:00 am
· Family
Storytime - Tuesdays 6:30 pm
- Wednesdays 11:00 am
- Fridays 10:00 am
· Preschool
Storytime - Mondays 10:00 am
- Tuesdays 10:00 am
Programs for School Age Children
· Reading
Patch Club
— Monday evenings once a month
· Young
Explorers Club
— Friday afternoons once a month
· B-Tweens
Club
— Friday afternoons once a month
· Paws
For Reading
— Saturdays once a month
(September, October, November)
Days and times may change…See the full fall schedule in August!
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