Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Fun Under the Big Top

It's a circus adventure at
Together Time with Miss NayNay!




Monday, January 30, 2012

Monday, January 23, 2012

The winners are here!

Congratulations to the
best children's books of the year!


The Newbery Medal:

Dead End in Norvelt
Jack Gantos



Newbery Honors:

Inside Out and Back Again
Thanhha Lai



Breaking Stalin's Nose
Eugene Yelchin




The Caldecott Medal:

A Ball for Daisy
Chris Raschka



Caldecott Honors:

Blackout
John Rocco



Me...Jane
Patrick McDonnell



Grandpa Green
Lane Smith



Check out these winners
- as well as the winners of
the Coretta Scott King Award,
the Geisel Award,
and the Sibert Award -
in the Children's Department!


Sunday, January 15, 2012

Having trouble on the interwebs?

Get savvy with our
monthly Savvy Surfing classes.

January and February offer
opportunities for you to
find homework help online
and learn more about using ebooks.

Register here
or click on the flyer below
to see a bigger version
so you can scan the QR code.


Saturday, January 14, 2012

2012 brings a new American Girl


Meet McKenna,
this year's American Girl!

Balancing school and sports
is a challenge for McKenna Brooks
as she enters fourth grade.
When she struggles with reading,
she must find a way to keep up.
Can McKenna use her strengths as a gymnast
to succeed in the classroom, too?

Swing by the library
to pick up a book about McKenna!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Welcome, Coach Balagee!

The Chess Club
is delighted to welcome
Coach Balagee Govindan!


Meet Balagee and
discover your chess mojo
at the Emmet O'Neal Chess Club
on Monday evenings
at 6:00pm.

(The Chess Club will not meet on Jan. 16,
as the library will be closed
for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.)

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Brrrr! Brave the cold with a Tumblebook!

It's cold outside,
and strange things are happening
at Jason's house...



Watch the story unfold here.