Children's blog

Do you have a child who will be starting kindergarten in the next year or two? Do you want help getting your child ready to read?

Pat Biggerstaff, a retired Reading Recovery and Reading Specialist, will lead a workshop for parents on getting their children ready to read and start kindergarten on Tuesday, April 5th at 6:30 p.m. in the MRRL Art Gallery. 

Ann Ingalls, author of The Little Piano Girl will be visiting the library on Friday, April 1st. She will read her book, share photos and music from the period, and have games for the kids.

The 2011 Building Block Picture Book Award Nominees have been announced. The nominees are:

The terrible plop by Ursula Dubosarsky

If you're a monster and you know it by Ed and Rebecca Emberley

The Missouri Association of School Librarians has announced the 2011-2012 Mark Twain and Show Me Reader Award nominees.

The 2011-2012 Mark Twain Award nominees are: 

The Potato Chip Puzzles by Eric Berlin

Join us in welcoming Ann Ingalls, the author of The Little Piano Girl, to Jefferson City on February 3rd at 6:30 p.m. She will read her book, share photos and music from the period, and have games for the kids.

The American Library Association has announced the 2011 Newbery and Caldecott winners.

Moon over manifest by Clare Vanderpool has won the Newbery Medal.

The 2011 Newbery Honor books are:

One crazy summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

Are the kids out of school and looking for something to do during the holidays? We have lots of programming options for you to choose from. There are movies, crafts, story times, and games. So come spend some time with us at the library during the holidays.

Last week was a very busy week upstairs in the library. There was a lot of shifting and moving of books and rooms, but we are all settled into our new spaces now.

The Teen Zone and the Storyhour Room have switched places. This will give the teens much needed space and allow parents the opportunity to watch storytimes from out in the play area.

The National Book Foundation announced the nominees for the 2010 National Book Awards. The five Young People's Literature nominees are:

Paolo Bacigalupi, Ship Breaker

CHARACTERplus is the first county wide initiative to develop character education in EVERY school in Cole County and is dependent upon the participation of all members of our community.