Posted by admin | Posted in Library Events | Posted on 09-04-2012
We have fun things to do every day at the library! Stop by after school for the following:
Monday: Lego Guessing Game
Guess how many Lego bricks are in a jar for a prize!
Tuesday: Make & Take Craft
Stop by anytime for a quick craft.
Wednesday: Family Game Night, 6:30-8 pm
Leave the TV at home for some fun board games!
Thursday: Drop Everything and Read! 6-8 pm
Relax in the storytime room with a book – and read away your fines!
Friday: Sweet Treats
Stop by anytime for some tasty candy.
Saturday: Movie Marathon, 10-12 pm
Watch short movies all morning long!
Posted by admin | Posted in Library Events | Posted on 22-02-2012
This week was the start of our Spring Programs, including the Word Wonders Vocabulary Club! Word Wonders take home their own Word Wonder Notebook to collect new words. For each new word you learn, we’ll put a piece of candy in your Word Jar behind the Youth Desk. Check out the Word Wall to see what your fellow Wonders are learning!
There’s still time to sign up. Give us a call today at 708-562-2301 or stop by the Youth Desk.
The Word of the Week is…
Commence. To begin, start.
Example sentence: The Word Wonder Vocabulary Club will commence this week!
-Allison, Youth Services Librarian
Posted by admin | Posted in Library Events | Posted on 08-02-2012
Get inspired on Saturdays! Kids in grades 2-4 are invited to join Get Creative. This monthly program will introduce you to simple forms of poetry, crafts, and other fun ways to express your creativity. Sign up today by stopping by the Youth Desk or by calling 708-562-2301.
Find more information about kids programs by checking out our newsletter, available in print at the library or online here.
-Allison, Youth Services Librarian
Posted by admin | Posted in Library Events | Posted on 11-04-2011
Celebrate your library! Every day this week, we’ve got fun things in store for you:
Monday: Love My Library
Do you love the library? Tell us what we’re doing that makes you happy on our giant card and we’ll give you a lovely sticker.
Tuesday: Dots for Dots
Complete a fun dot-to-dot activity sheet, and we’ll give you some dotty candy!
Wednesday: Doggie Match-Up
The Youth Services staff each picked a dog breed they thought best represented their personalities. Try to match them up for a doggie tattoo. Which breed are you?
Thursday: Fruity Trivia
Answer a question correctly about delicious fruit. Then enjoy a fruity treat!
Posted by admin | Posted in Library Events | Posted on 14-03-2011
On Friday I went to the Illinois Children’s Literature Conference and heard firsthand which books had won the Monarch and Caudill Awards. Drumroll please…
2011 Monarch Award Winner:
Rhyming Dust Bunnies, by Jan Thomas
2011 Caudill Award Winner:
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Thanks to everyone who voted here at the library or at your school! I can’t wait to get started on the list of books for next year.
-Allison, Youth Services Associate
Posted by admin | Posted in Library Events | Posted on 18-11-2010
Spots are still available for our Winter Break book clubs:
Girls Read (for girls grade 4 and up) Join us on December 28, 6-7 pm, as we discuss A Crooked Kind of Perfect, by Linda Urban. Snacks included.
Guys Read (for boys grade 4 and up) Join us on December 29, 6-7 pm as we discuss Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder, by Mike Lowery. Snacks included. Stop by the Youth Services department to sign up.
-Omar R., Youth Services Assistant
e Youth Services Spring Programs has begun; stop by and reserve your spot today! 