Meet the Artist: Michele Wood!

On Saturday, October 22, from 2:00-4:00 p.m., visit the Krull Gallery to meet, live and in-person, award-winning artist and illustrator Michele Wood.  Michele Wood was honored with the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award in 1999 for her book I See the Rhythm, written by Toyomi Igus. Come and see her amazing art, which will continue to be on display in the gallery through Sunday, October 23, 2011.   This event is FREE and is open to families and patrons of all ages.

Below is a brief video featured on ACPL's You Tube Channel about Michele Wood's exhibit "Not to be Forgotten":

2011 Summer Reading Program

Suspense is building! Preparations are being made! Let the countdown begin for this year's Children's Summer Reading Program:





The summer reading fun starts on Monday, June 6. Watch this video for a sneak preview of what's coming, and look for information soon at a library near you!

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!

And again: Jim Gill Will Perform on the Plaza!

We cannot believe we get to host the wonderful, fun, amazing and captivating musician Jim Gill at the library! We keep pinching ourselves!! Honestly, this is a musician we dance to regularly in our story times ~ Silly Dance Contest anyone?
Click on the link above to watch Jim in action!

Jim Gill will be at the main library, performing on the plaza for four shows:

Friday July 23 2:00pm AND 7:00pm
Saturday July 24 11:00am AND 1:00 pm

Fun New Picture Books!

Check out the latest video posted on the Make a Splash, Read! summer reading website, featuring Dianna Burt, Children's Librarian at the Hessen Cassel Branch Library.



Be sure to check the Make a Splash! website each week throughout the Summer Reading Program for a new video highlighting books for your summer reading fun!

Olivia!

Meet Olivia today at 2pm!

Spring Puppet Show Re-Cap

Created with flickr slideshow.

Hopefully, you were able to attend one of our Preschool Puppet Show performances a few weeks ago. Here are some shots of the action -- and if you'd like to see the entire performance, tune in on the following dates and times to the Library's Public Access Channels:

Comcast Channel 55 or Verizon FIOS Channel 25:
April 16: 8:42 a.m.
April 17: 2:42 p.m.

Comcast Channel 57 or Verizon FIOS Channel 27:
April 13: 10:00 a.m.
April 15: 8:00 p.m.
April 19: 8:00 p.m.

The Making of My Abuelita

Have you ever looked at a picture book and wondered..."How DID they do that??" Here's a video that shows how illustrator Yuyi Morales spent three years creating the illustrations for My Abuelita, written by Tony Johnston.

Hey, Look At This!

Scream and Run Away!

I am extremely disturbed by everything produced by the repellent Lemony Snicket. This hideous video filled me with hopelessness and despair. Please don't watch it. It includes rare footage of the awful author, so you know that you really don't want to see it; his image is worrisome. And don't visit this website to find more ominous content. Don't. Please.

ACPL LEGO CLUB

We have so much fun during LEGO club at the Main Library!

If you are a kid who loves LEGOS and

you are between five and twelve years of age ~ Come join us!
Tuesday, April 20th
3:30pm-5:00pm

Storytellers on the Move!

You may have noticed that your favorite programs are not on the Children's Services calendar this week or next. We have taken a break from most of our regular programming so that we can focus our energy on Storytellers on the Move. Storytellers on the Move is a wonderful program, providing children in preschools & daycares throughout Allen County with a storytime program and boxes of books. If you would like Storytellers on the Move to visit your daycare or preschool, please call us at 421-1220 and we will put you on the list for our next outing.

Check out this video about Luis Soriano Bohorquez who provides outreach library services on his biblioburro (Library Donkey) in Colombia.

ACPL LEGO CLUB

We are not meeting in January, but please join us Tuesday, February 16th,
3:30 until 5:30 for our next ACPL LEGO CLUB meeting.
Children ages 5-12 are welcome.