Monday, February 28, 2011

Anti-Bullying Program, Saturday, March 19, 1:00-2:30 p.m

Kids, want to learn how to tackle the problem of bullying? We’ll have fun and learn solutions with activities, tips and resources. Snacks provided. Handouts for parents will also be available, but this program is just for kids!

Please arrive on time so that you don't miss the introduction and icebreaker game!

Anti-Bullying Program
Saturday, March 19, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Meeting Rooms A & B
Registration required. Grades 3-7.

-sv-

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Pocketful of Posies


by Sally Mavor

(2010)(Children's New Books J398.8 POC)

for ages infant to preschool


Although it is full of classic rhymes, beginning with morning rhymes and ending with bedtime rhymes; this is no ordinary nursery rhyme book! The artwork is truly amazing and makes this book stand out. Each scene is sewn by hand by the author. In her author's note she says she uses naturally dyed felt, a variety of stitching methods, found objects and the very occasional drop of glue. You could spend a lot of time just enjoying the details on each page.

Included in the back is an index of first lines for the rhymes therein. It's a lovely book that could be enjoyed for years.-sc-
Check our catalog for this title.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Family Movie Matinee


Sunday February 27th,

2:00 PM

library auditorium


A pair of wolves who are at opposite ends of the social order are put together to repopulate a wolf habitat. They are forced to interact in order to get back to their rightful home.


Children 10 years and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Little Builders: next session is Saturday,February 26 @ 10:30-11:30 a.m.

We have a new blocks to play with! A kind patron donated MEGA bloks®, so we have a lot of new-to-us bricks, vehicles and ramps to play with!

Come join us for this regular monthly program (usually held on the 4th Saturday of the month),for children ages 3 through 5 to play with Duplo® blocks and MEGA bloks® and make new friends. Space is limited and regristration is required. Registration for this session is now open! We would love to see your youngster at this program.

Little Builders
Saturday, December 18
10:30-11:30 AM
Storytime Room
Ages 3-5 (accompanying parents and guardians are welcome, too)

Registration is required. Please phone (503)350-3600 to register or sign-up in person at the Children’s Desk on the first floor of the library. Registration begins one month before each session. -sv-

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Fun Math Worskheets For Kids

Fun Math Worskheets For Kids and free online math practice on number recognition, counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, shapes, time, money, comparison, sorting, position, measurement, and graph math activities for kids in early childhood education, preschool, kindergarten, grade 1 through grade 3 of elementary or primary school.Number Recognition WorksheetsNumber

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Great Website for Kids


The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's All About Birds site is an amazing and extensive resource for anyone with an interest or curiosity about our feathered friends. All About Birds offers up colored photographs, abundant facts on each species, video, and a sound bite for each bird just in case you want to know what a Black-capped Chickadee sounds like (I sure do!). In addition, the site is beautifully designed and super easy to use and offers suggestions on how to get involved with conservation efforts.


I would highly recommend All About Birds as a first stop for any student working on bird research for a school report as well curious explorers of all ages. While visiting the site make sure not to miss the Owl Cam, a streaming video that lets you get up-close and personal with a Great Horned Owl.
--cm

Friday, February 4, 2011

New Non Fiction Review: Kakapo Rescue

Kakapo Rescue : Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
Text by Sy Montgomery
Photographs by Nic Bishop
Best for grades 4 and up
Call number J 639.978 MON

I didn't quite know what to expect from the Seibert Medal winner this year. I'm not what you'd call a bird person, but this book made the plight of the kakapo very accessible to me.

These strange parrots found their way to New Zealand, and without any mammals around, and very few predators began to fill niches never thought possible. They lots the ability to fly and grew to enormous sizes for birds (between 5 and 10 pounds), with very soft feathers and a very distinctive sweet smell. They can live up to be over 100 years old, but unlike other parrots, they are nocturnal -- sleeping during the day and wake up and look for food during the night. When faced with an unusual situation is to remain perfectly still and see what happens. These adaptations did not pose well when mammals DID make their way to New Zealand in about 1150 AD.

At the time this book was written there were only 87 known kakapo left on the entire planet! All are currently on Codfish Island near New Zealand, and have round the clock staff and volunteers to care for them and their eggs. Sy Montgomery spend a lot of time talking about the kakapo Lisa-- a first time mom and her egg. Volunteers set up an infrared camera in her nest, and sleep in a tent not far away. When Lisa goes on the move to look for food the team moves in and sets up and electric blanket around the egg to keep it warm-- when there are only 87 of something left in the world they don't take any chances that something can go wrong.

I learned so much about a bird I never new existed, and I learned the great lengths that people go to to protect an entire species, as well as how easily a species once numbered in the millions, can be wiped down to less than 100 birds in just a few centuries.
Nic Bishop's photographs are extraordinary, and certainly make this title worth wining the Seibert award, especially along side Sy Montgomery's easy and informative writing.

You won't want to miss the Kakapo!

Click here to view this title in the catalog

To learn more about this remarkable bird and the efforts of humans to save it, visit the kakapo recovery programme webiste. It keeps a current kakapo count and gives updates on information presented in the book. The efforts of the folks on Codfish island-- Today the Kakapo count is up to 120!

-JW-

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

February Holidays

February is full of holidays. Check out some materials about them by visiting the library's online card catalog.




President's Day








Valentine's Day











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