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Children's Programs, Storytimes, and More! February 2014
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Tuesday, January 21 - Friday, March 7 All storytimes are drop in. Tales for 2’s & 3’s (for ages 2-3) Tuesdays @ 10:00 am & 11:00 am ages 2-3 Starlight Storytime (for ages 4-6) Wednesdays @ 6:45 pm Daylight Storytime (for ages 4-6) Thursdays @ 10:00 am Little Ones Playcircle (for birth-24 mos.) Fridays @ 10:00 am
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Storytime on the Spectrum
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The Children’s Room will be offering a monthly storytime program for children on the Autism Spectrum.
This is a special sensory-based storytime for children ages 3-12 and their families. It will be held at 10:00 am on the first Saturday of each month between February and April. Please join us for this unique program starting om March 1. The program will include picture schedules, sensory activities, and, of course, stories in this sensory friendly storytime. This storytime for children on the Autism spectrum is a drop-in program, no registration necessary.
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Take Your Child to the Library Day
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Scooby-Doo is coming to the Children's Room! Join the Library on February 1 as we celebrate TAKE YOUR CHILD TO THE LIBRARY DAY! 10:00 am—1:00 PM Have your photo taken with Scooby-Doo, receive an “autographed” bookmark and make a Scooby-Doo puppet.
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February 18 @ 2:00 - 5:00 pm Ages: 4-10 Join us for this drop-in craft program, no registration required. Crafts offered on a first come, first served basis. Parents/guardians are asked to remain in the Program Room with their child for this craft program.
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1 Million Good Nights Pajama Program
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Be a Hero! Join the Pajama Program in providing 1 Million Good Nights to children in need. Bring in new pajamas and/or a new book to fill up our collection crib. “We know that the number of children in need in the U.S. is growing, due to the difficult economic conditions many American families face. All children need and deserve to feel safe and loved at all times, but especially at bedtime.” --Genevieve Piturro , Pajama Program October 1 marks the start of danger season when temperatures around the country begin to drop – your support will help ensure that we deliver One Million Good Nights to keep children warm and secure at bedtime with comfy pajamas and a nurturing book. This charity program runs through March 20, 2014.
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Celebrate Black History Month with These Festive Books for the Season!
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Ella Fitzgerald : the tale of a vocal virtuosa
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Through the voice of Scat Cat Monroe, a feline fan, an acclaimed author tells the inspiring story of the Queen of Scat while a Caldecott Honor winner's dramatic perspectives and fantastical images offer a jazzy improvisation all their own.
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Fifty cents and a dream : Young Booker T. Washington
by Jabari Asim
A lyrical introduction to the life, achievements and spirit of the former slave and inspiring educator describes the hardships he overcame in youth, the circumstances that challenged his efforts to learn how to read and his triumphant pursuit of a college education. Illustrated by the Caldecott Honor-winning artist of Dave the Potter. 30,000 first printing.
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Jump! : from the life of Michael Jordan
by Floyd Cooper
After endless practices and hours on the court, a young Michael Jordan finally reached the day when his moves were as good, and even better, than his older brother Larry and so challenged him to a game one summer day for all to see--becoming the victor to the shock and surprise of his entire family!
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Satchel Paige
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Having been a star pitcher in the Negro major leagues, Leroy "Satchel" Paige endured great hardships to become the first African-American to pitch in the World Series and who then later became the first African-American inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Reprint.
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The story of Ruby Bridges
by Robert Coles
For months six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of white parents when she becomes the first African American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960
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No More! : stories and songs of slave resistance
by Doreen Rappaport
Accompanied by remarkable oil paintings by an award-winning artist, a compelling collection, drawn from extensive research, traces the early days of slavery to the Emancipation Proclamation through comical trickster tales, secret "hush harbors," and spirituals.
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Hand in hand : ten Black men who changed America
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Presents the stories of 10 African-American men from different eras in American history, organized chronologically to provide a scope from slavery to the modern day. Backmatter includes a Civil Rights timeline, sources and further reading. Illustrated by a two-time Caldecott Honor winner and multiple Coretta Scott King Book Award recipient.
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Ida B. Wells : let the truth be told
by Walter Dean Myers
Details the extraordinary life and accomplishments of the activist, educator, writer, journalist, suffragette, and pioneering voice against the horrors of lynching who set out to better the lives of African-Americans long before the Civil Rights Movement. 30,000 first printing.
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