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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fall Storytime--Hello,
September! is the title of the Fall Storytime programs in the Children’s
Library of Livingston County Library. The five program series is planned
for preschool children three, four and five years old. It will begin on September 1 at 10 a.m. and there is no registration. Everyone is
invited. There are five thirty minute programs planned, one on each of
the five Wednesdays of September. The weekly programs will highlight the
children’s senses during the autumn season. For more information, click
on the "Children" tab above and then "Events".
Loretta Washington, storyteller,
will present a program in the Courtroom of the Livingston County
Library on September 9 at 6:00 p.m. She will also be
performing at area schools
and at the Chautauqua.
 Kirsten
Moore is showing two titles available from a special display at the
Children’s Library of
Livingston County Library.
The books, MOSES, WHEN HARRIET TUBMAN LED HER PEOPLE TO
FREEDOM, by Carole Boston Weatherford and HENRY'S FREEDOM BOX: A TRUE
STORY FROM THE
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD,
by Ellen Levine were both illustrated by
Kadir Nelson. A reading list of Civil War and slavery era books is also
available for families, teachers and young readers who wish to prepare
for the upcoming visit of the storyteller, Loretta Washington. The list
includes picture books, chapter books, non-fiction and biographies appropriate for school
children of various ages. In addition to the twenty titles on the
reading list, there are many more books on these topics available for
check out at the library. More
information below under "NEWSWORTHY".
Summer Reading 2010 pictures can
be seen
here.
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NEWSWORTHY
A proposed reading list of
Civil War and
slavery era books from the Children’s Library at
Livingston County Public Library has been prepared for families,
teachers and young readers who wish to prepare for the visit of the
storyteller Loretta Washington. The list includes
picture books, chapter books, non-fiction and biographies appropriate
for school children of various ages. In addition to the twenty titles on
the reading list, there are many more books available for check out . Go to the Children's
"Events" page for the
list of titles.
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Summer Reading Review--WOW!
Wonders Of Water, the 2010 Summer Library Programs presented by the
Children’s Department of
Livingston County Library began on June 2, a stormy Wednesday
morning with the Fishing Program presented by Steve Shoot and concluded
on July 28 with the Big Penny Giveaway and the dedication of the
cutting room to Phyllis Harkness. During June and July the
children’s library staff offered a total of 16 library programs attended
by 635 children and 355 adults. For comparison, the figures for 2008 (no
programming was possible in 2009 due to the renovation project) there
were 18 programs attended by 322 children and 171 adults. This year
there were 382 Independent Readers who reported reading 9,139 books. In
2008 there were 271 Independent Readers who read 8,966 books.
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Check out this
website! It is sponsored by
Hachette Book Group and the books featured are from Little Brown &
Company publishers. There are several great things at this site,
especially, books featured in their entirety in the lower right hand
portion of the page. Be sure to visit! Different books are
featured each month.
*********Check out the
2009 Bookmark Winners on the "Teen" page***********
Click
here for past library news...
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