Have you contacted the library yet to set up a Summer Reading visit? We would love to come and share Summer Reading with the students at your school. There is no library card required to join! This year, the school with the largest percentage of students joining summer reading will win an Author Visit in the fall organized by Anderson's Bookshop. Call Susan Stumbaugh at the library at 630-961-4100 x2214 or email sstumbaugh@naperville-lib.org and I'll help set up your visit.
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Fun and easy-to-search resources especially for students in kindergarten through 5th grade, with reading level indicators for each article.
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Poetry Month Treasure Hunt
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Celebrate National Poetry Month at all three locations of the library throughout April. Children of all ages may pick up a clue sheet at the children's services desk, and then match the clues to poems hidden throughout the department. Kids may participate on their own, in a group, or with the help of their friends or an adult.
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3-D Software & Printing For Kids (95th)
Tuesday, April 5, 4:00 pm
Idea Lab
Learn how to design a three-dimensional object using Tinkercad as well as the process of printing it using the library's 3-D printer. For 3rd to 5th grades. Program requires advanced registration with a fee and is limited to 12 participants. 95th Street Library, Idea Lab Tuesday, April 5, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Library Explorers Little explorers can create crafts, read books, play with LEGOs, learn about science and have a rollicking good time. For students in 3rd through 5th grades. Program is limited to 15 children. 95th Street Children's Program Room 4:30 - 5:15 Wednesday, April 6 Upcycle Crafts Wednesday, April 28 Games Naper Boulevard Program Room, 3:15 - 4:00 pm Tuesday April 12 Surprise Nichols' Library Storyroom, 4:15-5:00 Thursday, April 14 Zentangles Thursday, April 28 Marble Mazes
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Chemistry: Close Encounters of the Chemical Kind (95th)
Monday, April 11, 4:30 pm
Meeting Room A/B
Kids will be wowed with exciting chemical reactions and electrifying displays of fire and liquid nitrogen. They will learn the basics about atoms, molecules and states of matter while getting involved in experiments with color changes, a mysterious Genie, gooey Gak and springy SuperBalls. This program is presented by The Science Alliance. For students in 1st through 5th grades.
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Sensory Storytime (NIC)
Saturday, May 7, 2:00 pm
Storyroom
The whole family is invited to a 30-minute program of books, songs and fun for children with special needs. All abilities are welcome with an adult caregiver. Inquire at any children's service desk for more information. The program will be take place the first Saturday of each month. For children 3 years old and older. Children's Storyroom 2:00 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5 Saturday, April 2 Saturday, May 7
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The child and parent/adult will read the selected book together and then attend the club's meeting to discuss it with others while enjoying a cookie or two. Each book will be chosen at the preceding meeting and listed on the library's website, www.naperville-lib.org. The library will have multiple copies of each title available for checkout. For children in 3rd through 5th grades. Program is limited to 15 child/parent pairs. *Advanced registration is required for 95th Street
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The Worm Whisperer @95th Street
by Betty Hicks
Monday, April 04, 2016 7:00 pm Children's Program Room
Ellison Ellis Coffey, a lonely fifth-grader, discovers he might have the special gift of talking to bugs and decides to use his ability to win his town's annual Woolly Worm Race.
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Rules @Naper Boulevard
by Cynthia Lord
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 7:00 pm Lower Level Conference Room
Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic
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