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Showing posts with label Display. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Display. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Library Refrigerator

Visit the new Art Room in Children's Services to create a piece of art to display on the library refrigerator. Watch the refrigerator change over the next few weeks as we add more and more art to the door.

The Art Room is open anytime the library is open. Right now you can explore the Flowers in Art theme. Stay tuned, the theme will be changing soon.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

What's inside?

As you walk through the Children's Department of the downtown library, do you ever wonder what is inside the big blue bags? Or what is inside the small blue and yellow bags? Or what is inside the boxes in the PTC section?
Well, if you have ever wondered about any of these things, the display in our glass case is for you!
We have displayed the "insides" of these items.
The big blue bags are our Kits for Kids. The Kits for Kids encompass an enormous array of subjects. They hold eight picture books, one DVD or CD and usually a book from our PTC collection.
The smaller blue and yellow bags are our Parent and Child Sets. Each bag focuses on one letter from the alphabet or one number. Inside the Parent and Child Sets are applicable books to help your child learn their letters and manipulatives that might be a lacing letter or a letter stamp. There are also activity sheets to provide ideas to further your child's letter and number knowledge.
The Character Education boxes are from our Parent Teacher Collection. Each box contains a DVD, a picture book, an activity book, an evaluation book and a home ties book. These boxes are great and fun ways to teach character.
Please stop by our Children's Department and let us help you find the perfect kit, set or box!

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Curiouser and Curiouser


We have an incredible display up in the Children's Services department at the downtown library.
This Curious George memorabilia is a lovely and cherished gift from Gabriel, one of our favorite patrons. The items are really wonderful and we invite you down to take a look. There are also a plethora of Curious George books available for check out!

Thursday, July 1, 2010

ThE BUtTeRflY PRoJEcT

For the past several weeks, the Children's Services department has invited our young patrons to participate in the Holocaust Museum Houston's Butterfly Project. We provided butterfly templates and markers and the children did the rest!
In an effort to remember the 1,500,000 children who perished in the Holocaust, the Holocaust Museum Houston is collecting 1.5 million handmade butterflies.
The butterflies will eventually comprise a breath-taking exhibition, currently scheduled for Spring 2013, for all to remember. The Museum has already collected an estimated 400,000 butterflies and we will be adding 374 more!
We are readying ours for shipment to the museum in Houston to be a part of this awesome exhibit.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

The caterpillars are here!


We are so excited to present our annual butterfly program. This is a program that begins today with the arrival of our furry friends, the caterpillars and ends with the release of butterflies on June 28th. There are changes that happen everyday in the "butterfly bungalow" located in the Children's Services department and you won't want to miss a thing. The caterpillars are busy eating and preparing for their metamorphoses! We invite everyone to stop by and spend some time watching nature at it's best.

Friday, April 30, 2010

Black History Art Contest




Stop by the Children's Services department to see the wonderful art in our display cases.

The Fort Wayne African/African American Historical Society held the Black History Art Contest for children in April of last year. The contest's focus was African American inventors and researchers who have made landmark contributions to the scientific advancement of society. The keyboard, the pencil sharpener, the lawn mower, the cell phone and the traffic light are just some of the inventions of African Americans interpreted by the students' artwork. All area public, private, parochial schools and youth centers and clubs were invited to participate.
We are thrilled to have this art on display!

Friday, January 15, 2010

I Have A Dream


Please stop by the Children's Service's department
and check out our display of books on
the courageous Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
and the heroic civil rights movement.

Friday, January 1, 2010

Happy New Year!


Hurray, it is a new day and a new year! We hope that you have a great one. Many people have added wishes for the new year to our interactive display in Children's Services. What is YOUR wish for the new year?

All locations of the Allen County Public Library are closed today. We'll see you tomorrow!

Monday, November 16, 2009

Memory Wall 2009

The memory wall in the Children's Services department was created during our Day of the Dead celebration to allow our patrons to remember a loved one who had passed away. While these memorial marigolds ranged from honoring parents to pets, they were all written with love and respect.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Adorable!

Here are just a few of the highlights from the Children's Department interactive Apple Tree.
The children were asked to fill out an apple or leaf answering the question, "What is your favorite thing about fall?".
Enjoy their charming answers!

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Read a Banned Book!

Celebrate your freedom to read during Banned Books Week (September 26th to October 3rd)!

You are invited to stop by the Children's Services department to pick up a banned or challenged book from our display or click here for a list of books challenged and banned in 2008-2009.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Milton Meltzer 1915-2009

Please stop by the Children's Department and check out our display highlighting
author Milton Meltzer.

In the fall of 1956 Milton published his first book, A Pictorial History of the Negro American, co-written with Langston Hughes.

Four of Milton's books went on to become National Book Award Finalists. He has written books on topics ranging from the history of the potato to a biography of George Washington.

Join us in honoring and remembering this great author.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Happy Autumn Equinox!


Today, the day and night will be equal length: 12 hours each. What will you do with your 12 hours of daylight? Plan to stop by the Children's Services department to tell us your favorite thing about fall and pick up a few books to read.

Welcome the new season with joy!
Happy Autumn Equinox!

Friday, September 18, 2009

It's Autumn in the Children's Department


We love autumn and all of the gifts it brings...pumpkins, birthdays, apples, raking and jumping in the leaves.
Stop by and visit our 'apple tree' and tell us what your favorite thing about autumn is.

Friday, September 4, 2009

I spy with my little eye...




Please stop by the Children's Department and check out
our display case of search and find books!

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

Take a wild guess!

Can you guess how much snow (total) we will have in December?
All throughout December we have been collecting guesses to answer the question "How much snow (total) do you think we'll have in Fort Wayne by the end of December?" Visit Children's Services at the Main Library to drop in your guess and to check out the updated totals.


The closest or correct guesses will go into a drawing and three lucky winners will receive a magnetic storybook kit!


Contest ends at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 30th,2008

Monday, December 15, 2008

Snow Globes Galore!

Stop in to Children's Services to check out our most recent display!

Our very own Children's Librarian, Heather Acerro, who has been collecting snowglobes from around the world for over 10 years, has brought her collection to the library for everyone to enjoy!


This collection will be on display through December and the beginning of January.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

I'm Thankful

Stop by Children's Services before Wednesday, December 3rd to add a leaf to our "I'm Thankful" display. If you visit today at 10:30 am you can attend our I'm Thankful! Smart Start Preschool Storytime.