Balloons Over Broadway

     Do you ever wonder how the wonderful Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade got started? What about those amazing and enormous balloons that fly overhead? The story of the parade and it's grand balloons has been creatively shared in Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet. It's a Caldecott Honor Winner and  I love the whimsical illustrations  that help to tell the story. This journey of a little boy who was curious to figure out how to make things move may inspire you too! Come check it out at the public library.

What's New At Your Library?

Hello Patrons and Friends,
This summer we have been weeding old books and busy ordering new ones to spruce up our children's collection. I am really excited about our new books and want to share just a few of what has come in to the library. Come check these out...they are here waiting for curious readers! These "Your Life As" series are humorous and fun while giving great information about the way life once was in a number of settings.

                                             Your Life as a Cabin Attendant on the Titanic
                                             Your Life as an Explorer on a Viking Ship
                                              Your  Life as a Cabin Boy on a Pirate Ship
                                              Your Life as a Pioneer on the Oregon Trail
                                               Your Life as a Settler in Colonial America

                                                  Hope to see you soon at the library, Yeah!

Calling All Dads

12 Things Dads Can Do With Their Kids at the Library

1. Look for DVDs, videogames, books, and manga with your child
2. Attend a family-friendly movie or other children’s programs
3. Join the summer or winter reading clubs – lots of great shows that are free and rewards for summer reading
4. Come to a storytime
5. Work on homework together using their many databases
6. Look at the displays and talk about what you discover together. (Check out the library's  old telephone display!)
7. Participate in the Lego Club offered throughout the year
8. Play computer games
9. Make up a knowledge search game where kids race to find the answer to 10 questions (Sort of a scavenger hunt for information)
10. Check out the library for exclusive deals they have Georgia State Parks and Zoo Atlanta
11. Oh, almost forgot! Read with them! Studies have shown that children who were read to for 20 minutes each day, starting from birth, start school able to read and ready to learn
12. Research your family history together in the Odom Genealogy Library
13. What other things can you think of?

At the Library...July

Our Summer Reading Club, Dream Big: Read, has signed on nearly 750 children for reading fun! Although our June summer programs are at an end summer reading will continue until August. Reading logs can be returned to your child's school or the library for a certificate and rewards for reading efforts. During July we will have Lego Club on Tuesdays from 2:00 until 3:00. Places are limited to 15 so please phone ahead to register your child. On July 10th there will be a children's story time at 1:00 featuring The Water Breathing Dragon by Gary Hardy. Gary is a local area author who is self published and hoping to promote his book.

On July 12th at 10:00 Jett Kiminas will be here to present Beginner's Origami. Places are limited to 12. Please register by phoning the children's department.We hope to see you at the library, Yeah!

Lego Club

After our very successful Lego Club that was held in February, I have decided that May is as good a time as any for round 2. I invite children ages 7-12 to come along on Tuesday evenings from 4:30 to 5:30 for some Lego fun. We will have challenges, learn a bit from some books, and build, build, build. Please let me know if you are interested in signing up. Places are limited to 15!

   

 

 

The Moultrie Colquitt County Children’s Library invites youth to join our Lego Club.

When: May, Tuesday evenings 4:30-5:30

Where: Children’s Library at MCCLS

For: Ages 7-12

What: Club nights include a half hour of stories and Lego challenges, 

       followed by a half hour of building. Learn about amazing world

       structures, use teamwork, and lastly, get creative with building!

How: To sign up, see Michele Croft or Norma McKellar, in the    

     Children’s room or phone the library at 985-6540.

(Places limited to 15)

Blog Slog

If any of you are out there following you have already realized that this blog has been asleep for some time. It is almost official... I will soon graduate and can return to the land of the living. No more lengthy discussion questions, endless papers to write, and reading chapter after chapter on how to be a librarian. I think I am ready already! At any rate the blog is back and the posts will be forthcoming in a timely manner. Watch this space.

Tumble Book Library

E-books for E-Kids

Now here for the year!

Moultrie Colquitt County Library is pleased to announce our subscription to Tumble Books for kids. Patrons can access Tumble Books  and Tumble Readables through the library website, mccls.org. Go to Tumble Books  and Tumble Readables by accessing the kids page on our website.

Tumble Book Library is an online collection of Tumble Books – animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.

Tumble Readables is an online collection of read-along titles for elementary, middle school, and high school students which features adjustable online text and complete audio narration. Sentences are highlighted as they are being read and the pages turn automatically.