John Lithgow and the Book Donation Challenge!

Would you like to see agencies in Indiana receive 20,000 free books written by John Lithgow? Visit here to answer fun trivia questions and cast a vote for Indiana when you get one right. As of this morning Indiana has the most votes!

Children's Services Department Video!

Check out the new Children's Services department video!

Celebrate "National Library Week"

Celebrate National Library week during library hours from Sunday April 13th through Saturday April 19th .

Check out what's happening in Children's Services at the Main Library

• National Library Week Daily Activity

Receive a gift for trying the daily activity. Stop by Children's Services all week to try out the activity of the day.

• Guess The Book Character

Test your book character knowledge! How well do you know your favorite children's book characters? Stop in Children's Services at the Main Library all week
(April 13th-19th) and try to complete the "Guess the Book Character" worksheet.
The characters will be scattered throughout the Children’s Department with short hints to help you along. All participants will receive a gift for trying!

• Library Trivia Contest / Drawing for Free Mp3 Player!

Play the Library Trivia National Library Week and enter to win a Zen Mp3 player to download Overdrive audiobooks.

• "I Love the Library" Smart Start Storytime Wednesday 10:30 a.m.

Join us for a Storytime dedicated to yours truly(the library). Stop by Children's Services on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. and listen to stories about libraries and the reasons we love them!

Early Reader Roundup: I Am Invited to a Party

The Fabulous Fridays Homeschool Book Club: Early Reader Roundup met yesterday afternoon to talk about the book I Am Invited to a Party by Mo Willems.

We made Elephant & Piggie puppets from fun stuff on Willems' Pigeon Presents website, we wrote our own Elephant & Piggie stories, we talked about emotions and even made some faces. Check out more photos of the program on Flickr.

Homeschoolers in Grades K to 2: Join us on Friday, May 16th @ 1:30 p.m. to discuss Nate the Great and the Mystery of the Stolen Base by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat.

Homeschoolers in Grades 3 to 6: Join the Reading Rocks group on Friday, May 16th @ 1:30 pm. to discuss Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis.

Art Out of the Box: Wood Art

The Art Out of the Box homeschool group met yesterday afternoon to learn about wood art and paint boxes. Check out photos of all of the projects and the kids at work on Flickr.

The last Art Out of the Box program for this school year will meet on Thursday, May 8th @ 2 p.m. to talk about photography. See you there!

Want to learn more about Spring?

The weather is warming up. The grass is growing. The birds are chirping. It's Springtime! If you want to read some fun books about Spring, ask your Children's librarian for help or check out our Spring booklist.

A Child's Book Review: Emma's Turtle

Emma's Turtle by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Marsha Winborn, was reviewed by 3-year-old Helena:

This is a funny book, because the turtle thinks that everything is something different.

Submit your child's book review to me via email and you may see it in a future "A Child's Book Review" blog post.