Friday, October 20, 2006

November 13-18, 2006 is Children's Book Week. Celebrate at the Library with Altrusa Club members on Monday, November 13 at 6:30 p.m. for a one-hour program of "Turkey Tales" for children of all ages with a parent. The Thanksgiving program includes stories and a craft activity.

Plan to share some great Holiday books with your child. The Library has poetry located in the 818 section of the non-fiction shelving near the magazines, picture books in the children's reading area, easy readers located on the top of picture book shelving, and chapter books located on the Juvenile shelves. Most of our Holiday books are on display in the children's and Juvenile area of the Library.

Some Holiday suggestions:

Thanksgiving: Stories and Poems edited by Bauer
Over the River by Anderson
Turkey Pox by Anderson
Sometimes It's Turkey... by Balian
Arthur's Thanksgiving by Brown
A Turkey for Thanksgiving by Bunting
Gracias, the Thanksgiving Turkey by Cowley
One Fall Day by Bang
Dappled Apples by Carr
A Chill in the Air by Frank
It's Fall by Glaser
Now It's Fall by Lenski

Explore Reading Rockets at: www.readingrockets.org for resources and activities to encourage your child to read. The web-site will direct to other great sources like: http://kids.nypl.org for children's books you can read on-line and other educational activities! These sites include suggested reading lists of appropriate books to share with a child. Our Library owns many of the titles listed.

Remember you can manage your library account on-line at www.newriver.lib.fl.us. Just ask at the desk at the library to set up a pin number.

Library Hours are:

Monday 9:00-8:00
Tuesday 9:00-5:00
Wednesday 9:00-5:00
Thursday 9:00-7:00
Friday 9:00-5:00
Saturday 9:00-2:00

Ethel G. White, Children's Specialist
egwhite@neflin.org


Monday, October 02, 2006

For educational children's activites and Halloween fun go to: http://www.apples4theteacher.com

Take advantage of the many children's books about pumpkins at Bradford County Public Library. Some suggested reading for October:


"The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin" by Margaret Wise Brown
"A Pumpkin in a Pear Tree" by Ann Cole
" Pumpkin Eye" by Denise Fleming
"Grow a Pumpkin Pie!" by Jane Gerver
"Pumpkin Circle, the Story of a Garden" by George Levenson
"All New Crafts for Halloween" by Kathy Ross
"The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything" by Linda Williams



Wear a costume and come to the Library for Trick or Treat. There will be some stories, and a craft activity. The Library will give free book bags to each child on Monday, October 30th at 6:30 p.m. during Trick or Treat @ the Library.

Reading Is Fundamental has been providing books to children for 40 years. Look for reading activities and book lists for children at www.rif.org.

Read with a child every day.

If you have questions or comments please contact me at: egwhite@neflin.org