Have you read to your child today?

Adults -- be sure to pick up a Reading Partners Bookmark and complete at least 6 of the reading activities with your children.  Then, fill out the bookmark and bring it back to the library by July 29, 2011 to be entered into the Reading Partners drawing!  Three $100.00 gift cards will be given away in a drawing, but really, everyone who participates will be a winner, because they will have spent time reading with their children!

Read, read, read with your kids!  Share your childhood favorites with them.   Ask them about their favorite books.  Make up stories with them.  And when they start to learn to read on their own, keep on reading to them!   Need ideas for great books to read aloud?  Ask us! 

Don't Miss the Fun!

The Summer Reading Program is in full swing at all of our 14 library buildings and it continues through July 29th. There's lots of time to get started or to stop by your local branch to pick up a gift for reading you've completed.

Like most branches, Main Library has a full schedule of fun activities for kids this week:

Tuesday, July 5: A World of Games 2-3 p.m. and 7-8 p.m.

Wednesday, July 6: Storytime for Daycares/Preschools (call 421-1220 to register), 9:30 a.m.;
Storytime for Families 10:30 a.m.;
Lego Club 2-4 p.m.

Thursday, July 7: Music is Awesome! (Fort Wayne Philharmonic visits) 11 a.m.

Friday, July 8: Baby Storytime 10 a.m.; Toddler Storytime 10:30 & 11 a.m.;
Modern Pop Art Experience/New York Artist Michael Albert 1:30-3 p.m.
Learn about an artist's life and make a pop-art collage with his guidance!

Saturday, July 9: Get Creative at Barr Street Market 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Library Staff will have everything at Barr Street Market so that you can
create a food print.

We hope to see you soon!

Happy 4th of July!

All Allen County Public Library locations are closed today in honor of Independence Day.

 

 

But we'll all be open tomorrow, so come and visit one of our 14 locations -- maybe over the holiday, you can get some extra reading time in, and be ready to pick up your next gift at one of the Summer Reading Program sites shown here!

Music is Awesome!

Music lovers won't want to miss this special opportunity to see and hear an ensemble from the Fort Wayne Philharmonic this Thursday. Percussion instruments and harp will be featured and children will have the opportunity to learn about the instruments, as well as hear the incredibly talented musicians from the Philharmonic play. To tie in with our summer reading program, One World, Many Stories, they will be playing songs from around the world. We hope to see you there!

What: Music is Awesome! with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic
When: Thursday, July 7, 11:00 AM
Where: Globe Room, Children's Services, ACPL

Coming This Week in Children's Services

Here's what's happening this week at the downtown library -- to see what's going on at your local branch library, click here!

Monday, June 27, 2011
6:30 -7:00 p.m.: Butterfly Storytime and Release
All month, we've been watching our Painted Lady caterpillars grow and change into butterflies.  Join us for this special storytime -- at the end we'll go outside to release the butterflies!

Wednesday, June 28, 2011
9:30 -10:00 a.m. : Smart Start Preschool Storytime for Daycares and Groups
Please call 421-1220 to register your group!
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.: Smart Start Preschool Storytime for Families
No need to register -- just come and have fun!
2 - 4:00 p.m.: Lego Club
Come and join a group of Lego-loving kids, sprawl on the floor, and build!

Thursday, June 30, 2011
2-3:00 p.m. AND 7-8:00 p.m.: Magician Daniel Lusk: Magic, Friends, and Laughter Around the World
Magician Daniel Lusk brings magic from around the world to share the amazement and teach us that no matter where you come from, we can all be friends.

Friday, July 1, 2011
10 - 10:20 a.m.: Babies and Books
Bring in those little babies for stories, rhymes and songs. 
10:30-10:50 AND 11-11:20: Toddler Time
Stories, songs and rhymes for those active toddlers.

Fun for Kids This Week

Don't miss the fun at YOUR library this week:
To see the Program Schedule for a branch close to your house click here.
Programs at the Main Library this week:
Monday, 2-4 p.m., Wii READ, Wii PLAY  Read 20 minutes and get a ticket to play Wii or an assortment of board games for 20 minutes. 
Tuesday, 2-3 p.m. and 7-8 p.m., STORIES IN CHALK  Create your story in chalk on our Library Plaza Sidewalks!
Wednesday, 9:30-10 a.m., STORYTIME for PRESCHOOLS and DAYCARES (please call us at 421-1220 to register).
Wednesday, 10:30-11 a.m., SMART START STORYTIME for FAMILIES (no registration required).
Wednesday, 2-4 p.m., LEGO CLUB We have the LEGOs, you have the building talent, join us and create!
Thursday, 10:30-11:30 a.m., 2-3 p.m. & 7-8 p.m. MARK'S ARK Get to know a menagerie of animals with Mark as your guide in this interactive program.
Friday, 10 a.m., Babies and Books  Stories, music, and other fun for babies birth through 18 months or so, and their grownup(s).
Friday, 10:30 & 11 a.m., Toddler Time  Lots of stories, music and toddling around for toddlers from around 18 months to around three years old, and their grownup(s), of course.

Roz Puppets Photos

A fun time was had by all when Roz Puppets visited the Allen County Public Library to perform "The Emperor's New Clothes", part of this year's Summer Reading Program!



Have you read the story of the Emperor's New Clothes? Originally written by Hans Christian Andersen, there are many adaptations available. Visit the library soon to check out some out today!