Children

Rick Rayburn will be performing a concert at our Osage County Library in Linn on Thursday, August 11th at 10:30 a.m. The event is open to the public and suitable for all ages.

Come listen to Rick, a childen's singer/songwriter, who will be performing some of his original songs created just for the summer reading club.

Come join us at the library for a fun filled concert.Contact Jan Crow at (573) 897-2951 or  crowj@mrrl.org for more information.

What on Earth? 

Jay and Leslie's Laughing Matters will be coming to the MRRL on Wednesday, July 20th at 10:30 a.m. in the Art Gallery.

Jay and Leslie's waky humor, circus skills and theatrical flair will entertain the whole family.

So join us for an hour of juggling, mime, magic and other nonsense...you won't want to miss it!

Moose head bookmarks, fabric snakes, yoyos and table-top footballs. These are some of the crafts you can make on Thursday, July 7th at the Kid's Art: North and Central America Crafts.

The event is open to the first 30 participants the night of the event so come early!

Thursday, July 7th at 6:30 p.m. in the MRRL Art Gallery. Contact Ruth Ann Stratman   634-6064, ext. 229   stratmanr@mrrl.org for more information. 

For more events go to the Kid's Page.

Have you always wanted to see the MRRL Bookmobile or meet the Bookmobile Drivers? Well you can this Wednesday, June 29th at 10:30 a.m. We are celebrating the Bookmobile during our weekly storytime with a special guest from the Bookmobile Driver!

Other programs this week include: Reading to Rover, Martial Arts for Kids, and Handmade Tales.

It is time for Summer Reading! Come to the Library and join us in our trip around the world with the Summer Reading Club. You pick up your passport, read all summer, and then you get a prize. It is that easy.

Stop by the Children's Department today for your Summer Reading Passport to enroll in the MRRL Summer Reading Program. Summer Reading runs June 1st through July 31st.

Do you want to volunteer for the summer?

Do you like children?

Then the Reading Buddies Program at Missouri River Regional Library is perfect for you!

The Reading Buddies Program pairs teen volunteers with struggling kindergarten through second grade students. As a volunteer you would read with the student, play games, do crafts and generally have fun all summer long.

New York Times best-selling author Heather Brewer will be in Jefferson City on Thursday, May 5th at Simonsen Auditorium at 7 p.m. She will talk about her books, answer questions and sign books.

Heather Brewer is the author of The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. The first book in the series, Eighth Grade Bites, won the Missouri Truman Award in 2010.

The 2011 Mark Twain and Show Me Readers Award winners were announced this week at the the 2011 Missouri Association of School Librarians Spring Conference.

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.