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?

Snow Day! (Again)

We hope everyone is enjoying their snow day.  The library will be closing at 1p.m. today which means our Night Owls program will be cancelled.  From the view from the children's floor it looks like today is a great day to have some hot chocolate and curl up with a good book.  A family read-along of a children's classic like Winnie the Pooh or The Wizard of Oz sounds so nice on a day like today. Stay warm!

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. 

Elementary Explorers

This week in Elementary Explorers we read:

Iggy Peck, Architect written by Andrea Beaty

and illustrated by David Roberts

 

We also looked at unique building designed to look like everyday objects in the book, Buildings in Disguise written by Joan Marie Arbogast.

 

One of our creative young minds built our own CHPL out of marshmallows and toothpicks! 

 

Lego Club Pics

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

Treasure Quest Pics

At tonight's fun filled program we listened to professional storyteller, Don Dougherty, tell the story of the “Quest for TRUE Treasure.”  He brought a fog machine! And treasure! Check out the pics below!

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!

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!!

Kamishibai Recap!

To help celebrate the 2013 Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival we held a Japanese Kamishibai program at the library. The program included a traditional Kamishibai story stage and candy treats. We read

 

The Little Crab written by Hiroshi Yasuda

and illustrated by Hideo Tominaga.

 

We also read: Kamishibai Man written and illustrated by Allen Say

 

Yoko written and illustrated by Rosemary Wells

 

What's New? Book Bundles!

Have you seen our new Book Bundles? Book Bundles are a cool new display that we have in Youth Services.  Items in our Bundles are hand selected by children's librarians and may include picture books and nonfiction titles, as well as media such DVDs, audio books and music CDs. Our Book Bundle themes rotate and include such favorites as Trains, Dinosaurs, Princesses, Science and Barnyard Fun.

 

Check out our current selection of Book Bundles near the Easy Readers on the Youth Services floor. They've been flying off the shelves!

Crazy for Cookies Pics