Today is King Tut Day!

On this day -- November 4th -- in 1922, the entrance to King Tut's tomb was discovered in Egypt's Valley of the Kings by Howard Carter and his workmen.

Check out some books about Tutankhamen and/or Ancient Egypt, and learn more about the pharaoh known as the "boy king".

Ballet Dreams

Today we were excited to welcome a special guest to storytime!

Miss Lucia Rogers of the Fort Wayne Ballet joined us for a story, she taught us some dance steps, answered our questions about dance, and then some of us had our picture taken with her!

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Thanks, Miss Lucia! We loved having you visit storytime and tell us about Ballet!

Percy Jackson Fans -- Take Note!

Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, has recently published

The Lost Hero,

the first title in his newest series,
Heroes of Olympus.

Place your copy on hold today!

Launching Young Readers

All developing readers go through typical stages of learning. If you are a parent, teacher or caregiver helping a child learn to read, this PBS series will be of interest to you. Click here to watch an episode online or view the contents of the series of ten episodes. If you don't want to watch the online version, or you would like to show an episode to a group, check out the DVDs from our Parent Teacher Collection at Main Library.

Happy Halloween!

We hope that you have a great Halloween!

Yesterday, Junie B. Jones & Pippi Longstocking spent some time reading at the Reading Tower in Children's Services.

Note: Pippi can't really read. She doesn't have time with all of the thing finding that she has to do to learn about reading and plutification. Junie B. is in first grade now and is a big important reader and that is all.

Bees are Fascinating Creatures!

If you are interested in bees or other insects, or if you are just looking for something new and interesting to read, then you will want to check out this book!

You'll find fabulous photos and really cool information about honey bees, such as how they make honey and how they build their hives. You'll also learn some interesting ways scientists have been studying honey bees over the last few years.

The Hive Detectives: Chronicles of a Honey Bee Catastrophe
by Loree Griffin Burns

Pippi Visits the Library!

Pippi Longstocking dropped in at Main Library this week! Actually, it was Delaney, but she sure looks like Pippi. Delaney just finished reading Pippi Longstocking and came in to pick up Pippi Goes On Board and Pippi In the South Seas, all by Astrid Lindgren.

If you're trying to think of some way to dress up, book characters make great costume ideas. We love your costume, Delaney!