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Hello Friends, We're well into summer. Hope you're having fun and reading lots of books! Curbside service has started. You can email, call us or place a hold in the online catalog and we'll let you know when your books are ready for pickup. There are also a ton of new ebooks and audiobooks. Check the catalog. Hope you are tuning in to our virtual storytimes for toddlers and preschoolers as well as French Storytime with Emilia and a Spanish Storytime with Ingrid! If you would like a shout out or just want to say hello, you can reach us at: jdesk@beltiblibrary.org Warmly, Alicia, Catherine, and Martha
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Visit our Summer Reading page for everything you need for your summer reading journey. We'll post a new theme every other week where you'll find: - Events. Keep checking back because we'll have new virtual performances throughout the summer!
- Summer Reading Log. Keep track of everything you read this summer.
- Book Talk. Book reviews and recommendations by Alicia and Martha.
- Craft Corner. Creative projects for all ages.
- Kids Connect. Share what you create!
- Printout Fun. Downloadable activities.
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Even though we can't see you in person, we're still here to help you find your next read. We'll send you titles of ebooks and audiobooks just right for you! Send us an email to jdesk@beltiblibrary.org We love hearing from you!
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Join us for virtual storytimes with Alicia & Catherine! We'll post them weekly on our library YouTube channel.
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Mondays Ages 2-3 (All ages welcome)
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Wednesdays Ages 3-5 (All ages welcome)
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1st and 3rd Fridays Ages 2-5 (All ages welcome)
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Curbside service is now available. The library building remains closed to the public but you can drop off old books and place new ones on hold for curbside pickup.
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There's a wealth of kids content online. Here are some of our favorites.
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Making Space is a YouTube video series by author/illustrator Christian Robinson (Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honoree for Last Stop on Market Street). Each video offers a way to creatively engage with topics such as friendship, gratitude, limitations, and moods. Use simple materials to make your own art or simply enjoy watching the process behind Christian’s creations.
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#DrawTogether with WendyMac is a 30-minute drawing class for kids of all ages. Each class includes a warmup exercise, a How-to lesson, and sometimes dancing. Learn, laugh, and draw!
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Absolutely Lucy by Ilene Cooper Shy, lonely Bobby Quinn finds his life turned upside-down when he gets a rambunctious puppy named Lucy for his birthday. She is not shy at all and pulls him into many adventures! Grades K-2
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Mrs. Noodlekugel by Daniel Manus Pinkwater When Nick and Maxine look out their apartment building window and see a little house that they never noticed before, they decide to pay a visit, only to discover a secret backyard with talking cats, vision-impaired mice and magical adventures accented by the warm smell of gingerbread. Weird and wonderful Grades K-3
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Cub by Cynthia L Copeland Twelve-year-old Cindy juggles seventh grade friendships, bullies, and cute boys, while also finding her voice as a cub reporter at her local newspaper during the Watergate era. Grades 3-5
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Half Magic by Edward Eager Faced with the most boring summer ever, Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Martha suddenly find themselves involved in a series of extraordinary adventures after Jane discovers an ordinary-looking coin that seems to grant wishes.
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Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis Bud is a feisty and determined ten-year-old living in Flint, Michigan who escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
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A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Joy McCullough A girl with a passion for science and a boy who dreams of becoming a fantasy novelist struggle to find common ground when their parents start dating. Will they be able to find their way on a path they never expected to be on?
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Tesla's Attic by Neal Shusterman Moving into a ramshackle Victorian house after his home burns down, Nick discovers a cache of odd antiques in the attic, where his new friends and he become unwitting subjects in a perilous scientific plan by a devious inventor.
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Rose by Holly Webb While others at St. Bridget's Home for Abandoned Girls dream of adoption, Rose wants only a job and independence until she is hired as maid to Mr. Fountain, an alchemist, and realizes that she, like his grand residence, is filled with magic.
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The Shadow Cipher by Laura Ruby In an alternate-history New York City, three kids try to solve a modern-world puzzle and complete a treasure hunt laid into the streets and buildings of the city. An intriguing adventure blend of mystery and science fiction.
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The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders by Jack Prelutsky Prelutsky's funny and tongue-twisting poems about unusual animals are engaging and memorable, and here have been set to toe-tapping music. Fun for the whole family!
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Guinea Dog by Patrick Jennings When his mother brings home a guinea pig instead of the dog he has always wanted, fifth-grader Rufus is not happy--until the rodent starts acting exactly like a dog. Grades 1-4
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Kenny & the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi Book-loving Kenny the rabbit has few friends in his farming community, so when one, bookstore owner George, is sent to kill another, gentle dragon Grahame, Kenny must find a way to prevent their battle while satisfying the dragon-crazed townspeople.
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Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine Against a bold tapestry of princes, ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, and fairy godmothers, Ella's spirited account of her quest to break a curse that forces her to do whatever anyone tells her to do is a funny, poignant, and enchanting tale about an unforgettable heroine who is determined to be herself.
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Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcherby Bruce Coville When Jeremy Thatcher buys a "dragon's egg" at Mr. Elives's Magic Shop, he is shocked when an actual miniature dragon hatches from the egg and begins to grow and grow and grow.
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