April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Here are a few links for information and ways to get involved....
Child Welfare
Prevent Child Abuse America
American Humane Association
Annually, the second Saturday in April serves to increase awareness of the benefits of baby massage.
Check out these books about infants and baby development -
Baby Play j PARENTING 649.5 Bab
The Infant Mind 155.422 R
Green Babies, Sage Moms 649.1 FAS
Brain Games for Babie, Toddlers, and Twos
NEW SPANISH EARLY READAERS!
Come check out all our new Spanish early readers! You asked, so we are offering!
Great for if your child is learning Spanish, or if your family speaks Spanish at home!
A note about age restrictions for children's programs:
One of our missions as a children's room is to keep kids learning and growing in a safe and healthy library environment. For this reason, programs are often limited to certain ages or numbers of participants depending on the nature of a program. If you have any questions about certain restrictions, please don't hesitate to speak with the Children's Librarian or the children's room staff.
We do offer programs for children birth to 8th grade, so keep an eye out for things that may interest your child! Along with our regular monthly programs (Science Experiments, Lego Club, Book Group, Chess and Checkers Club, etc.) we have special programs that do not happen regularly. Check our calendar or stop in the library to pick up the list of events!
The Together We Can Family Network
A network of activities, support, education and community resources for all families with children, prenatal through kindergarten.
Every year, TWC partners with the Library in order to provide early literacy programs, often in the form of music and song. Check out their website to find out what other programs TWC has for your children and your family!
Encouraging Your Children to Read
The links below will take you to sites that provide great suggestions for helping your child develop and maintain an interest in reading. Check back often - we'll keep adding and modifying the list of suggested links.
20 Ways for Parents to Encourage Reading
Children Who Can Read, But Don't
20 Ways for Parents to Encourage Reading
Children Who Can Read, But Don't
Helping with Homework
Virtual Middle School Library
Lots of links on this page, to sites that will help you with general education information, or with specific subject areas, like Math, Language Arts, Science, etc.
Family Education
This site is packed with 'back-to-school' information - and it goes beyond homework help (although there is a great homework section here...)
The main back-to-school page includes links on getting ready for school, back-to-school safety, 'what parents need to know this school year', and even breakfast and lunch ideas and recipes.
This site is packed with 'back-to-school' information - and it goes beyond homework help (although there is a great homework section here...)
The main back-to-school page includes links on getting ready for school, back-to-school safety, 'what parents need to know this school year', and even breakfast and lunch ideas and recipes.
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Bunicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery, by Deborah Howe
 (from the Amazon.com review): This immensely popular children's story is told from the point of view of a dog named Harold. It all starts when Harold's human family, the Monroes, goes to see the movie Dracula, and young Toby accidentally sits on a baby rabbit wrapped in a bundle on his seat. How could the family help but take the rabbit home and name it Bunnicula? Ages 9 to 12) |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1, by Jeff Kinney  Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twi ...more Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship |
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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread, by Kate DeCamillo  The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin. |
The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), by Rick Riordan
 When the goddess Artemis goes missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped. And now it’s up to Percy and his friends to find out what happened. Who is powerful enough to kidnap a goddess? They must find Artemis before the winter solstice, when her influence on the Olympian Council could swing an important vote on the war with the titans. Not only that, but first Percy will have to solve the mystery of a rare monster that Artemis was hunting when she disappeared—a monster rumored to be so powerful it could destroy Olympus forever. |