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.

A Child's Book Review: Fish and Frog

Robert, age 4, says of the Brand New Readers collection Fish and Frog
by Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Valeria Petrone:

"I like all four of the books. 'Fish Makes Faces' always makes us chuckle."

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.

Entertainment Software Rating Board

Are you planning to purchase a computer game or video game soon? You might like to check it out at the library first. Or click here to visit the Entertainment Software Rating Board website. When you do a search for the game, you will find a rating and the reasons for the rating, as well as a list of the platforms for which the game is available. There is a lot of additional good information there for gamers and their families.

Art Out of the Box: Recycled Art

On Friday, November 14th, the Art Out of the Box homeschool group met to learn about artists in Indiana who make recycled art. Then the group turned library trash into wonderful treasure. The drum set shown above is made of broken computer components, VHS tapes & a broken software case! It is pretty amazing what you can do with the things that are thrown away! To see the rest of the recycled art creations click here.

Happy Birthday Indiana!

Today the state of Indiana is 192 years old! Happy Birthday Indiana!

Celebrate the day by learning something new about this great state. ACPL has a lot of interesting books about Indiana, including H is for Hoosier: an Indiana alphabet by Cynthia Furlong Reynolds.

Hurray for the Hoosier state!

Letter J Play Day!

Start off Letter J Play Day at the Jungle Animals Smartstart Preschool Storytime at 10:30 am. Plan to stay to play with the letter 'J' in the Early Learning Center. There will be many new & fun activities for you to enjoy.

Letter J Play Day activities will be available from 9 am to 8pm today in the Early Learning Center.

Playaways have arrived!

So what IS a Playaway? A Playaway is an audio book smaller than a deck of cards. You don't need an MP3 player, a tape deck or a CD player; you just need to put in a battery and plug in headphones!

The Children's Services department has a small collection available now, but more titles will be arriving soon. Click here to see which titles are now available.