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Children's Department

Welcome to the Missouri River Regional Library Children's Department!

The Children's Department has a wide variety of materials available for checkout and use in the library. We have board books, picture books, easy readers, chapter books, magazines, spanish language materials and nonfiction books. We also have a wide selection of videos and DVDs, music CDs, audiobooks and books with cassettes or CDs.

The Children's Department also has two computers devoted to use by children, which contain programs specially geared towards children.

The staff of the Children's Department would be happy to help you with finding the items you are searching for. Please don't hesitate to ask for assistance.

If you don't see an item in our collection and would like to suggest we purchase it, please contact the Children's Librarian, Angie Bayne, at baynea@mrrl.org or 634-6064 x.253.

Upcoming Events

June 1 - August 13, 2010

Summer Reading Club 2010
For Kids, Teens & Adults
Fun Programs & Activities All Summer Long!
Read Your Way to Cool Prizes!

Monday, July 26

Celebrate Mark Twain with Family Movies
10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. in the MRRL Art Gallery
Contact: Ruth Ann Stratman   634-6064, ext. 229   stratmanr@mrrl.org
Family Event. Bring your own blankets, fold up chairs, and pillows and join the fun as we celebrate Mark Twain by watching several of the many movies created in his honor.

Tuesday, July 27

Reading Buddies Program
6:30 p.m. in the MRRL Art Gallery
Contact: Angie Bayne   634-6064, ext. 253   baynea@mrrl.org
Reservations Required.

Wednesday, July 28

Family Program: Hooray for Fish
10:30 a.m. in the MRRL Art Gallery
Contact: Ruth Ann Stratman   634-6064, ext. 229   stratmanr@mrrl.org
Family Event. Something is fishy at your library! Be sure to come and find out what it is.

Tween Club: Picturing America
6:30 p.m. in the MRRL Art Gallery
Contact: Ruth Ann Stratman   634-6064, ext. 229   stratmanr@mrrl.org
Ages: 10-13. Reservations not required.

Thursday, July 29

Storytime for Preschoolers
10:30 a.m. at Osage County Library
Contact: Jan Crow   (573) 897-2951   crowj@mrrl.org
No reservations required. Day care groups please call ahead.

Reading Buddies Program
3:00 p.m. in the MRRL Art Gallery
Contact: Angie Bayne   634-6064, ext. 253   baynea@mrrl.org
Reservations Required.

Kids Club: Picturing America
6:30 p.m. in the MRRL Art Gallery
Contact: Ruth Ann Stratman   634-6064, ext. 229   stratmanr@mrrl.org
Ages: 6-9. Reservations not required. Games and trivia exploring the Picturing America art display.

Saturday, July 24

Reading Buddies Program
10:00 a.m. in the MRRL Art Gallery
Contact: Angie Bayne   634-6064, ext. 253   baynea@mrrl.org
Reservations Required.

New Materials

Featured Item

What's Lurking in this House? series by Nancy Harris

These books introduce readers to the different pests and plants that could be growing in our living spaces. Each book mixes whimsical illustrations with clear photographs to show readers what can grow under their noses. At the end of each book, readers learn that keeping clean can keep their houses pest-free and safe.

Read “In These Walls and Floors” to learn about rats, life in the attic, and other gross surprises inside a house.

 

Read “In This Bathroom” to learn about silverfish, life on a toothbrush, and other gross bathroom surprises.

Read “In This Bedroom” to learn about dust mites, life in a closet, and other gross bedroom surprises.

 

Read “In This Kitchen” to learn about mealworms, life on a sponge, and other gross kitchen surprises.

Read “In This Living Room” to learn about mice, life on a bookshelf, and other gross living room surprises.

 

 

New Children's Computers

We were awarded a grant from the Missouri State Library and the Institute of Museum and Library Services for new children's computers. We have two computers in the Children's Department, one in the PCC, and one at Linn.

The AWE Early Literacy Stations (ELS) have 54 English learning games and 31 bilingual Spanish games. The ELS is not just another computer with software. It taps into intrinsic learning. Kids are captivated by the interface and start to explore immediately. The ELS makes learning fun, which makes learning effective.

Come experience the AWE Early Literacy Stations for yourself and see just how much fun they really are!