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Kids Events @ the LibraryFebruary 2015
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We offer engaging events for kids of all ages at all of our branches each month. Join us! |
Pajama Night It's Pajama Night at the Milford-Miami Township Branch on Monday, Feb. 2, 6:30 p.m. Each month, we are exploring a theme with stories and a craft. In February, we'll have sensory stations set up to encourage play using different textures and materials. For instance, see what happens when you mix paint with glue and create a picture on aluminum foil. It will be a crackling good time! This program is for families with children ages 3-10.For more information, visit or call the library at 248-0700.
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Family Night: Pie in the Sky Families are invited to join us as we celebrate Great American Pie Month at the Union Township Branch on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 6:45 p.m. Listen to stories and sing songs about this delicious treat! Make a Cherry Pie you can keep forever and be sure to wear your PJs to this evening storytime. For more information or to register for the program, visit or call the library at 528-1744 or register online.
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Sensory Circus Sensory Circus for ages 0-4 will be at the Union Township Branch on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 9:30 a.m.. Children can develop their motor skills as they explore a variety of stations where they can see and touch sand, water, playdough and so much more. Kids will love this educational playtime! For more information or to register for the program, visit or call the library at 528-1744 or register online.
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How to Love Your Dragon Join us at the Owensville Branch on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. for a family storytime all about dragons. We will read dragon books, play dragon games, eat dragon food and make our very own sock puppet dragons to love and train.For more information or to register for the program, visit or call the library at 732-6084 or register online. This program is for families with children ages 3-11.
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Discovery Club Come to the Union Township Branch for Discovery Club: Heart Smart. February is American Heart Month, so let's get heart smart. We'll explore how the heart works, test our pulse and learn what is good for your heart. Ages 8-12. For more information or to register for the program, visit or call the library at 528-1744 or register online:
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Silly Love StoriesWe love books and we love to be silly! Do you? If so, help us celebrate Valentine's Day with your family and friends while we share a silly love story at the Amelia Branch on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 10:30 a.m. We'll make a related silly craft and enjoy a yummy snack. See you there! For more information or to register for the program, visit or call the library at 752-5580 or register online. This program is for ages 3-10.
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Family Fun Movie Night Warm up inside the Goshen Branch on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 6 p.m. while we watch a special movie presentation and create your own version of “Olaf” the snowman to take home. Snacks will be provided. It'll be fun! For more information or to register for the program, visit or call the library at 722-1221 or register online.
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Chinese New Year Celebration Happy New Year! Join us for this celebration at the Milford-Miami Township Branch on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2 p.m. we will read books about the Chinese New Year, play games and make a Chinese drum and a lantern. We also will share some snacks. See you there!For more information or to register for the program, visit or call the library at 248-0700 or register online. This program is for children ages 5-12.
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Stuffed Animal Sleepover It's a Stuffed Animal Sleepover at the Williamsburg Branch on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 6 p.m. Kids can wear pajamas, bring their stuffed animals and enjoy bedtime stories and songs. The stuffed animals will stay overnight in the library. You can pick them up the next morning after 11 am, and receive a small scrapbook chronicling their overnight adventures. They will enjoy their stay at the library! For more information or to register, call the library at 724-1070. This program is for ages 2-6.
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Move to the Music! Shake, shimmy and groove to the beat at the Amelia Branch on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m. in this special music-inspired session of our monthly Bedtime Stories program, a family storytime, filled with stories, songs, crafts and more. Enjoy music-themed stories and dance it out with us. Make your own maracas to take home and shake-shake-shake! Don't forget to wear your pajamas! For more information or to register for the program, visit or call the library at 752-5580 or register online. This program is for ages 0-8.
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TLC: Tween Literature Club New Richmond BranchTuesday, Feb. 3, 6:30 p.m. Attendees ages 10-12 meet the first Tuesday of each month during the school year for TLC [Tween Literature Club]. Book and movie discussions, creative writing exercises, and plenty of snacks to go around! For more information call the library at 553-0570.
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Books for Black History Month
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I, too, am America
by Langston Hughes
A sumptuously illustrated edition of Hughes' inspiring poem reflects his authentic call for equality while reminding readers that all Americans are united despite their differences, in a volume that features artwork by the Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator of Barack Obama.
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Molly, by golly : the legend of Molly Williams, America's first female firefighter
by Dianne Ochiltree
An introduction to the achievements of African-American heroine Molly Williams describes how she worked as a cook for New York City's Fire Company 11 until the fateful winter day in 1818 when most of the firefighters succumbed to the flu and Molly jumped into action to stop a house fire. By the award-winning author of Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins.
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I see the promised land : a life of Martin Luther King Jr.
by Arthur Flowers
Describes the apartheid South in Martin Luther King's time, which in many ways was not very different from the early days of slavery, with descriptions of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the formation of civil rights groups, and mass movements against segregation
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Martin & Mahalia : his words, her song
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
A poetic tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Great March on Washington explores the intersecting lives of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and gospel singer Mahalia Jackson at the historic moment when their joined voices inspired landmark changes. 50,000 first printing.
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Hey, Charleston! : the true story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band
by Anne F. Rockwell
Presents the story of the band started by the Reverend Daniel Joseph Jenkins after the Civil War to provide funds for African American orphans and which successfully toured the United States and Europe and fostered the popularity for "rag" and jazz music
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A splash of red : the life and art of Horace Pippin
by Jennifer Bryant
The creators of the Caldecott Honor-winning A River of Words present a sumptuously illustrated introduction to the life and work of artist Horace Pippin, describing his childhood love for drawing and the World War I injury that challenged his career.
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