2008 was a busy year in Children's Services! Here are some highlights:
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January 2008 musicians from the Fort Wayne Philharmonic performed pieces from Beethoven Lives Upstairs in the Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery.
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February 2008, the winners of the Your Reading Pet Photo Contest were announced.
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March 2008 over 300 children & adults attended the Homeschool Sneak Preview.
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April 2008 the kids in the Early Reader Roundup group practiced their emotions with Mo Willem's Elephant & Piggie characters.
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May 2008 Time 2 Chime, the homeschool handchime choir, finished off their year of practice with a live performance.
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June 2008, Fritz the GermanFest dog stopped by Children's Services to sign up for the Catch the Reading Bug Summer Reading Program.
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July 2008 kids had the opportunity to meet a ballet dancer from the Fort Wayne Ballet as part of a special SmartStart Preschool Storytime.
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August 2008 kids displayed their good sportsmanship and concentration skills at the Children's Services Chess Tournament.
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September 2008 things got very fancy at the Fancy Nancy Tea Party.
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October 2008 the Art Out of the Box kids painted two cars on the Library Plaza.
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November 2008 hundreds of children and grown ups enjoyed performances by Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players.
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December 31, 2008 we prepared for another wonderful year!
Please remember: The Main Library and all branches of the ACPL will close at 5pm today & will be closed all day tomorrow. Please visit early to pick up your books and other materials. The Main Library will re-open on Friday, January 2nd at 9am. Branch libraries will re-open at 10am.
Visit this fun website to paint like Pollock with your mouse. Make sure you have plenty of time to spare, this is an addictive activity!
On Friday, October 9th the Art Out of the Box kids met to discuss famous self portraits and create some self portraits of their own. See the rest of their amazing work here. Thanks to Scrumdilly-do! for the project idea!
The Art Cars were beautiful! Check out photos from the program here.
Art Out of the Box: Art Cars - Friday, September 11th 2pm to 4pm
Fans of children's picture books will want to know about the website of the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature. Not only will you find information about the museum, located in Abilene, Texas, but also a long list of artist biographies and a variety of children's art activities based on the artwork of well-known illustrators. It's definitely worth a look!
Children of all ages are invited to stop by the Children's Department at the Main Library to create a portrait of their special someone for Father's Day.
In March the Art Out of the Box kids met to learn about Indiana Quilts. After the discussion, the kids sat down to design a quilt block which will be made into a quilt for Project Linus. To see the rest of the quilt blocks click here.
In February the Art Out of the Box kids met to learn about and discuss mail art (art that uses the postal service as a medium). We viewed and discussed mail art pieces in a traveling gallery from the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft and after the discussion the kids responded to the approximately 90 pieces of mail art that they had received from kids at schools and libraries across the U.S. To see all of the mail art photos, click here.
Look at all of this Mail Art that we have received from kids across the U.S.! Over 75 pieces of art have arrived on my desk so far, and I think there is even more on the way. So, homeschoolers in grades 1 to 6, please join us on Friday, March 13th from 2 to 4 p.m. for the Art Out of the Box: Mail Art program. In this program you will learn about mail art, view a traveling mail art gallery, discuss art, and create mail art to send back to all 75+ kids that sent us art. It is going to be a busy and extremely fun afternoon!
Stitchin' and Pullin': a Gee's Bend Quilt by Patricia McKissack with illustrations by Cozbi A. Cabrera is not to be missed. History and art are intricately stitched together by the author & illustrator to create this lovely picture of the Gee's Bend community. Don't skip the introduction or the author's note!
On December 31, 2008 we prepared for another wonderful year!
Surrender by Whisper
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