Masterpiece Art Storytime

Yesterday we had a storytime called "Masterpiece Art." We shared stories and songs. We talked about how art is created and about different types of art and artists. And then we created some of our own "Picasso-Like" artwork!

Take a look at some of the art Maeanna, Aly, Olivia, Angela, Troy, Sophie, and Rowan created:





Join us next Wednesday at 10:30 when we'll have more fun with stories! Our theme will be "C is for Crayons!"

Tie Dye on the Plaza Slide Show!

Check out these photos from our Tie Dye program held on the plaza last Saturday!

Masterpiece Storytime

Join us for Smartstart Preschool Storytime at 10:30 today to celebrate masterpiece art!

We'll practice one of the six early literacy skills as we read, sing and play. Don't miss the fun.

Newbery Books Ranked!

Since 1922, the single "most distinguished contribution to children's literature" has been given the annual John Newbery Medal by the Association of Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. Every list you've probably ever seen arranges these award winners by year of award, or perhaps by author. Not this one.

Finally, the list everyone really wants... the awards, arranged--not by year--but by how much a totally biased group of readers enjoyed them. Which Newbery winner, in this group's opinion, is the most fun to read? Well, read on...

For nearly five years, the completely biased, non-scientific, Newbery Book Discussion Group met monthly to digest a randomly selected past Newbery book and an equally random pot luck dinner. Group members were primarily teachers and librarians. All liked to read children's and young adults' books. None could pass up a Dove Bar while arguing the merits of the book under discussion. This Group read, debated, and ate its way to creating a list of Newbery winners in rank order of what we liked best.

In November 2000, the Group "reordered" the list and decided to discuss and add the latest Newbery winner each year. The annotations, like the ranking itself, reflect the flavor of the Group's discussion. In June 2009, we added the most recent winner, The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman, to our ranked list. See the list here.

Lego Contest Winners!

Congratulations to our winners of the "Do You Lego?" Contest!

Karson Miller ( 1st grade) and Isacc Hunsberger (3rd grade) had the greatest number of votes for their lego photos! The winning photos will be made into ACPL bookmarks for everyone to enjoy!

We had some really great photo entries for the "Do You Lego" contest. Thank you to everyone who entered and keep up the good work!

Early Learning Center Mailbox

Hi Elaine,

We love books too! We also love to see you when you visit the library. Thank you so much for the letter.

Sincerely,
The Downtown Library

Tie Dye on the Plaza Today!

Today!
Tie dye!
Library Plaza!
2:00 until 4:00!
Children of all ages!
Bring your own white t-shirt or white pillow case!