Kids' Page

Preschool Story Time

Story Times take place on Tuesday mornings at 10:30, and are geared toward children age 5 and under. Story times include books/stories, songs, rhymes, simple movement, a craft activity, and brief early literacy information for parents and caregivers. We will meet this month on February 7, 14, 21, and 28. On February 14, we will have a special "Love and Friendship" story time to celebrate Valentine's Day!

Program Pictures!

We like to take pictures of our children's programs to look back at all the fun we've had. If you'd like to view some of these pictures, click on the link below!

Click to see Pictures of Library Programs

Special Programs

Jazz Night ~ Tuesday, February 7 at 6:00 ~ Celebrate Black History month with us at a Jazz Party. We'll read stories about the great musicians who contributed to this genre, and listen to live Jazz played by the local group, The Starlight Band. Open to families.

Valentine's Day Party ~ Tuesday, February 14 at 3:30 ~ Show your love for books at a Valentine's Day party! We'll listen to stories, sing songs, and decorate heart-shaped cookies. Open to all ages.

American Girl Tea Party ~ Wednesday, February 29 at 3:30 ~ Feb. 29 is Leap Day and part of school vacation week! To add to the fun, we'll have a tea party in honor of the American Girl series. Bring along your doll (American Girl doll or other) and enjoy old-fashioned games, simple doll making, and tasty treats. Recommended for ages 5 and up.

Children's Book Author's and Illustrator's Birthdays ~ February
Have a birthday party for your favorite author!

Feb. 1: Jerry Spinelli, Meg Cabot
Feb. 2: Eve Rice, Judith Viorst
Feb. 4: Russell Hoban
Feb. 5: David Wiesner
Feb. 7: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Feb. 8: Anne Rockwell, Barbara Joosse
Feb. 10: E.L. Konigsburg
Feb. 11: Jane Yolen, Mo Willems
Feb. 12: Judy Blume
Feb. 13: Simms Taback
Feb. 14: Paul Zelinsky
Feb. 17: Robert Newton Peck
Feb. 27: Uri Shulevitz
Feb. 28: Megan McDonald

New Books

Picture Books:
Buckley, Richard. The Foolish Tortoise
Carle, Eric. The Tiny Seed
Ehlert, Lois. Rrralph
Haas, Jessie. Mowing
Hader, Berta. The Big Snow
Martin, Jr., Bill. Ten Little Caterpillars
McBratney, Sam. I'll Always Be Your Friend
Sierra, Judy. ZooZical
Willems, Mo. Amanda and Her Alligator!
Wright, Johanna. Bandits

Easy Readers:
Cienin, Scott. Batman: Green Gotham
Grayson, Devin. Batman: The Copycat Crime

Transitional Readers:
Abbott, Tony. The Moon Scroll (Secrets of Droon series)
Barrows, Annie. No News is Good News
Bergen, Lisa. A Masterpiece for Bess
Greene, Stephanie. Princess Posey and the Next-Door Dog
Lowry, Lois. Gooney Bird on the Map
Papademetriou, Lisa. Rani and the Mermaid Lagoon
Peterson, John. The Littles and the Trash Tinies
Thorpe, Kiki. Tink, North of Never Land

Chapter Books:
DiCamillo, Kate. The Tiger Rising
Howe, James. Addie on the Inside
Riordan, Rick. Son of Neptune
Selznick, Brian. Wonderstruck

Young Adult:
Baratz-Logsted, Lauren. Little Women and Me
Riggs, Ransom. Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children
Roth, Veronica. Divergent

Graphic Novels:

Nonfiction:
Adler, David A. The Picture Book of Paul Revere
Donaldson, Madeline. Ireland
Gutelle, Andrew. Baseball's Best: Five True Stories
Hynes, Margaret. Rocks and Fossils
Jenkins, Steve. Just a Second
Johnson, Jinny. Rain Forest
Nankin, Frances. Wonder of Weather
Waxman, Laura Hamilton. Let's Look at Sea Otters

Folktales, Fairy Tales, and Mythology:
Arnosky, Jim. Monster Hunt

Poetry:
Salas, Laura Purdie.
Bookspeak: Poems about Books

Audio Books on CD:

DVDs:

Magazines

In the children's room, there are many magazines available for checkout on a variety of topics. Magazines included are:

-American Girl
-Cobblestone
-Dig
-Discovery Girls
-Kids Discover
-National Geographic Kids
-Pack-O-Fun
-Sports Illustrated Kids
-Zoobooks

Downloadable Audio Books and ebooks

Listen Up! Vermont offers several free children's and teen's audio books and ebooks for download. You must have a compatible computer or device. To see what is offered, go to www.listenupvermont.org

Family Resources

Lamoille Family Center
http://www.lamoillefamilycenter.org/home

Building Bright Futures
http://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/index.php

Lamoille County Nature Center
http://www.lcnrcd.com/

Elementary Schools in Lamoille County
http://vermont.schooltree.org/elementary/Lamoille-County-Schools.html

Websites for Kids

KidsSites
http://www.kidsites.com/

National Geographic Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

KidsClick!
http://www.kidsclick.org/

Kids' Reads
http://www.kidsreads.com/

Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com/

PBS Kids
http://pbskids.org/