Peep-O-Rama 2014

Here are pictures from our Peep-O-Rama program. A fun, crafty time was had by all.  Everyone had such fantastic ideas.  And can you guess how many Frozen dioramas there were?

Boo!

Happy Halloween from the Cherry Hill Public Library!

Read to Your Monster Pics

Ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and witches, OH MY! We had a blast dressing up and reading together. Here's some pics from our Read to Your Monster program. 

Lego Club Pics

Check out the great creations for our Lego Club: Freestyle:

Dig Into Wildlife

In case you missed the fantastic Dig Into Wildlife program we had last night, here are some pics we snapped of the visiting animals. 


Next week, join us for a pirate program with storyteller Don Dougherty as we take a Treasure Quest!

Program Fun @ the Library

Here's a photo recap of the two awesome programs we hosted at the library this week: Snakes, Frogs, and Turtles, Oh My! by the Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge and Dig into the Past! by the American Swedish Museum.



Doesn't it look like fun? Make sure to come to the library next week to take part in more summer programs!

Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney

The Philadelphia Art Museum has a fabulous exhibition of drawings and watercolors by designer and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. A Philadelphia native, Pinkney won the 2010 Caldecott Medal for his picture book, The Lion and the Mouse. He has also been the recipient of  five Caldecott Honor Medals, five Coretta Scott King Book awards, and four Coretta Scott King Honor Awards. We were lucky to be there Sunday July 7th, when Pinkney was at the museum talking about his work. 
Here he is giving his presentation:

 

And here's a young friend of ours exploring the exhibit: 

 



“Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney” is on display at the Special Exhibitions Gallery, Perelman Building from June 28 to Sept. 22.  "Drawing on the Reverse Side: The Art and Life of Jerry Pinkney" is a simultaneous art show at the Free Library of Philadelphia's Central Branch.  But you don't have to make it into Philly to see his work.  Stop by the library and check out our very own Jerry Pinkney display by the Youth Services desk!

Lego Club Creations

Check out these cool creations from our Lego Club Freestyle on July 7, 2013

Comic-Con Pictures

 

 

Thanks to everyone who came out to Comic-Con. It was great seeing families enjoying the different programs. Want to relive the magic or see what you missed?  More photos are on Facebook in the album "CHPL Comic Con 2013"

The End of the Sprout House...

And then our sprouts turned into tiny beanstalks:

One More Seed House View

It's pretty amazing how fast our seeds grew. These guys look ready to be planted in dirt!

Today's Seed House View

Look at those crazy root systems!

Pictures From the Library: Lego Club Creations and Seed Houses

Here are some of the fabulous Lego creations from yesterday's Lego Club Freestyle:

 

And here is the latest picture from the seed houses germinating in our craft room! Check out the root growth!

 

Summer is definitely in full swing here on the children's floor.  Check out the library's events page to see all of our awesome summer programs!

 



Today's View From Our Seed Houses

Who thinks that they can see just the tiniest bit of sprouting going on...

Decorating Day Success!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Decorating Day program.  Our craft room is now ready to Dig Into Reading!

We have a wonderful cave drawing mural:

A great garden on our windows, complete with burrowing animals:

And we have a window of seed houses:

Here's what they look like today but they should be sprouting soon.

 Check back here for updates or come on into the library to watch them grow!

Race Day With Dad

Check out these amazing marble tracks made at our Race Day.  They were some pretty great feats of engineering. Thanks to everyone who came out to build!!

Crazy for Cookies Pics

End of Summer Carnival 2012

Thank you to all our volunteers who made the carnival a fantastic success! We couldn't have done it with out you.  It was a wonderful event. We can't wait to do it again next year!

Purplicious Party Pictures

Here are a few shots from our AWESOME Purplicious Party.  We had a purple-tastic time!

Peep-O-Rama 2012

We had a blast at this year's Peep-O-Rama!
Kids were inspired to recreate scenes from movies, TV shows, games and, of course, books.



It's never too early to start brainstorming ideas for next year!