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Join us at the library to view the eclipse through safe solar glasses (limited supply, feel free to bring your own), and do a simple eclipse-themed craft.
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Join us for new and classic card games and board games (no video games)! Old-fashioned fun for the whole family. Refreshments also provided.
Children 9 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Please REGISTER so we will know how many snacks we need!
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Students in grades 3-5 can get started in the chess world with our beginner-friendly 6-session class.
Register online. For grades 3-5
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Tuesdays 10:15- 10:45 AM Founders Room Join us for stories and songs for the little ones! Ages 0-3, open to all
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Tuesdays 4:00 PM Founders Room We'll have a fun craft for you to make at the library every Tuesday afternoon. Crafts are geared for ages 5+ Younger kids are welcome.
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Preschool Storytime (weekly event)Wednesdays 3:30- 4:00 PM Children's Room Come to the library for stories and songs in the Children's Room! Ages 3-5, open to all
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Love to play chess? Come to the library to be matched with someone for a game. For kids, teens, adults--all ages welcome.
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COCOA HOUR (weekly event) Thursdays at 4:00 PMCorner BooksWeekly book group for grades 1 and 2 returns! We will read a book aloud, and discuss it while enjoying cocoa and cookies.
For grades 1 and 2, no registration necessary.
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Makerspace CoderDojo is a free after-school computer programming club for young people ages 8-17. Learn basic computer programming, play with robots, or work on your own project.
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Join us for a fun and interactive morning of stories, puppets, songs, and a craft. All ages welcome!
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Saturday, April 13 at 11:00 AM Founders Room Come for a fun hour of creating with Lego. Kids can take their Lego creation home with them or leave it here to be re-used at next month's club meeting.
All ages welcome, kids under 5 must be with an adult.
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Come to Book Buddies book club to discuss this month's book, The One and Only Ivan, eat snacks, and do an activity. For grade 3 only
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This month we will read and discuss Holes by Louis Sachar. We will also enjoy snacks and do an activity. For grades 4 and up only
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Sunday, April 21 at 3:00 PM Storytime Room Open play time with our Thomas the Train wooden toy collection. All ages welcome!
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We regularly create book lists on upcoming holidays and interesting topics. This month discover books about Earth Day and ways to love our beautiful planet, as well as grade level book lists. You can also get a personalized list. Chat with a librarian who will create a book list just for you. Come by the library or send us an email: jdesk@beltiblibrary.org
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Though we've shifted to in-person storytimes, you can still watch recorded storytimes on the library YouTube channel. Listen to stories and sing along with us wherever you are.
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I am a dragon! : a squabble & a quibble
by Sabina Hahn
Mistaken for a very large frog, a grumpy dragon gets fired up when a group of frogs insist he's the one who's wrong, in this laugh-out-loud picture book about misunderstandings, imagination, forgiveness and friendship.
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A very cranky book
by Angela DiTerlizzi
A snarky tale of a very cranky book that might not be so cranky after all. Hilarious!
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Wei skates on
by Nathan Chen
As his first big competition approaches, Wei, who has been training hard and hopes to win, gets more and more anxious, making mistakes on the ice until his mom shows him a way to handle his nerves, no matter the outcome. Also available as an eBook.
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Dear stray
by Kirsten Hubbard
After adopting a tigerish stray kitten from the shelter, a little girl who lashes out when she's uncomfortable, discovers she and the kitten are kindred spirits as they figure out just the right ways to help calm each other—and live with their wild natures. Also available as an eBook.
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The masjid Kamal loves
by Ashley Franklin
Inspired by the classic nursery rhyme“This Is the House That Jack Built,” this joyful story follows Kamal as he goes to the masjid on Friday where he can be with his friends, hear the teachings of the imam and pray with the community he loves. Also available as an eBook.
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Going places
by Peter H. Reynolds
A go-cart contest inspires the imaginations of a community of kids who use identical kits to hurriedly build go-carts, with the exception of Maya, who takes her time to build a unique go-cart that is all her own.
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Brave baby hummingbird
by Sy Montgomery
This breathtaking picture book tells the story of hummingbirds, the most exquisite and extraordinary of winged creatures, from their early life to making their way into the world. Also available as an eBook.
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Piano Wants to Play
by Colleen Kong-Savage
In this celebration of music and friendship, Amy and Piano share a special bond as they make joyful noise together, but when Amy grows up and moves away, leaving Piano abandoned and alone, a new home results in a surprise reunion.
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Maybe a whale
by Kirsten Pendreigh
After Grandpa dies, a girl and her mother take the trip he had planned for her, kayaking along the Pacific west coast to look for the whales that he loved. Beautiful.
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The Princess Protection Program
by Alex London
Escaping from her Ever After, Rosamund enters the Princess Protection Program where she adjusts to life in the real world, which has her asking more and more questions, including the most important question of all: can she change her story?
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Top story
by Kelly Yang
Mia Tang is back, and in this 5th book in the Front Desk series, she is spending winter break in San Francisco's Chinatown! Rich with history and hilarious aunties and uncles, it's the place to find a great story--one she hopes to publish while attending journalism camp at the Tribune. But this trip has as many bumps as the hills of San Francisco!
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Free throws, friendship, and other things we fouled up
by Jenn Bishop
New to Cincinnati, where her father is now coach of the University basketball team, eighth-grader Aurora (called Rory) finds herself isolated by the heated team rivalries--especially when it turns out her new friend Abby's father has a mysterious feud with Rory's father that threatens her new friendship.
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Amil and the after
by Veera Hiranandani
In 1948, 12-year-old Amil, who is both Muslim and Hindu, struggles to find his place in Bombay, India, until his twin sister suggests he tell his story through drawings meant for their late mother as he tries to find hope and a sense of belonging in a chaotic world. Also available as an eBook.
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The world divided by Piper
by Caela Carter
Diagnosed with early-onset puberty when she was 6, 11-year-old Piper struggles to balance the new experiences of puberty when her doctor decides it's time to end her treatment, all while studying for a decathlon and growing up--until a little friendship and a lot of female solidarity change everything.
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