Madcap Puppets presents Tales of the Silk Road! Ages 3 and up are welcome at 3:30 on Wednesday, January 27th in the community meeting room. Prepare for sidesplitting laughter!

The committees have spoken... the 2010 winners of the Newbery, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King awards have been announced! Newbery Winner: When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead Honors: Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, by Phillip Hoose The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, by Jacqueline Kelly The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg, by Rodman Philbrick Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin Caldecott Winner: The Lion and the Mouse, written and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney Honors: All the World, illustrated by Marla Frazee (written by Liz Garton Scanlon) Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski (written by Joyce Sidman) Coretta Scott King Author Winner: Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall, by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Author Honor: Mare's War, by Tanita S. Davis Illustrator Winner: My People, illustrated by Charles R. Smith, Jr. (written by Langston Hughes) Illustrator Honor: The Negro Speaks of Rivers, illustrated by E.B. Lewis (written by Langston Hughes) Be sure to check out these titles on our Shelfari bookshelf to the right! For more, check out The JCLC Kids' Catalog.

Sign up today for January's Bookmania! Copies of the book are available at the children's desk.

The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver are almost here! Prepare yourself with these winning websites... Olympic.org: Official Website of the Olympic Movement Snow Sports Library SR/Olympic Sports Team USA Vancouver 2010

Cool Links!

Brrrr! Check out these oh-so-cool links... Snow Stuff: Bentley Snow Crystal Collection How to Make a 3-D Paper Snowflake Make-a-Flake SnowCrystals.com SnowDays Snowflake Designer The Snowflake Factory Check back soon for Winter Olympics links!

Your trip to the circus starts at the Emmet O'Neal Library!

Come to the children's department and pick up your reading pass, then get us to stamp it every time you finish a book. Four stamps earns you a free ticket to Ringling Bros. FUNUNDRUM at the BJCC Arena!

Madcap Puppets presents "Tales of the Silk Road" at the Emmet O'Neal Library! Ages 3 and up are invited to enjoy this puppet production at 3:30 on Wednesday, January 27th.