National Cookie Day!

With some YUMMY books!

National Cookie day celebrates the cookie in all its sweet glory.  Did you know that the English word "cookie" is derived from the Dutch word "koekje" which means little cake?

Cookies come in all different shapes, sizes and flavors.  To celebrate National Cookie Day, come to the Children's Room to pick out a title from some of our favorite stories about cookies, or bake a batch of cookies from one of our many cookbooks and invite some friends over.  

Try some of these delicious picks:

... and many more!

November is Picture Book Month

Picture Book month is an international literacy initiative that celebrates the print picture book.  Come celebrate with picture book favorites selected especially for you by the North Bellmore Library staff!  

* READ*SHARE*CELEBRATE*

Enjoy new picture books, displayed each month in the New Book Section of the Children's Room.

GASTON by Kelly DiPucchio, with  pictures by Christian Robinson

   

Nature or nurture?  Gaston, born into a family of fancy french poodles, looks and acts different.  His coiffure, bark, and demeanor need work.  His ears stick up, not down; he ruffs instead of yaps, slobbers instead of sips.  Mrs. Poodle and her daughters Fi-Fi, Foo-Foo, and Ooh-La-La love him just the same.  The pictures are delightful, celebrating each dog's expressive personality.  Kids who might feel the odd man out in their own families will take heart from this.

PICNIC  by John Burningham

John Burningham returns with his trademark sketchy pictures with dappled marker coloring, establishing a sunny tone that is perfect for a day in the countryside.  In this new book, a boy and girl prepare a picnic lunch and set out to eat it.  Along the way they meet Sheep, Pig, and Duck and the comedy begins.   The interactive hunt-and-seek game adds to the fun of the story.

Come visit us at the Bellmore Family Street Festival!

Join us at the Bellmore Family 

Street Festival on 

Saturday, September 20th!

Stop by the library's table for lots of exciting information on our programs and services.

Patrons who show us their North Bellmore Library card will receive a cool giveaway and a raffle ticket to win more cool stuff!

Child patrons get a chance to spin the wheel for an awesome prize.

Why not stop by and say hi?

**Giveaways available while supplies last.

Over the moon ...

...at storytime.

Children ages 5-8 years were treated to a storytime out of this world today!  Storytime began with a reading of Margaret Wise Brown's book Goodnight Moon.  The boys and girls had lots of fun and learned many new facts about the moon.  Did you know that luna is moon in Spanish?  Did you know that Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon?  And we discovered the moon is not made of cheese!

                       
                           

We played a great moon memory game and finished with making moon pillows while listening to moon music! Everyone had a great time.

Summer Reading Program 2014

The 2014 Summer Reading Program's theme is...
                    "FIZZ, BOOM, READ!"

...Sign up begins Monday, June 23th 

in the Children's Room.

Celebrate Children's Book Week with the North Bellmore Library!

Join the North Bellmore Library as we celebrate the 95th annual Children's Book Week, May 12-18, 2014!  Our young patrons may cast their vote for their favorite author and their favorite illustrator of the year by clicking here.

The Children's Choice Book Awards (CCBA) is the only national book awards program where winning titles are selected by children.  Last year, over 1,000,000 votes were cast by young readers!  

This year marks the 7th Annual Children's & Teen Choice Book Awards!  From now until Monday, May 12, 2014, children will be able to vote at ccbookawards.com for their favorite author, illustrator, and book of the year. 

The award program was created in 2008 to provide young readers with an opportunity to voice their opinions about the books being written for them and to help develop a reading list that will motivate children to read more and cultivate a love of reading. 

2014 Children's Book Week Poster by Robin Preiss Glasser!

The official poster commemorates the 95th annual celebration of Children's Book Week, the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country.

The North Bellmore Library has 5 posters to give away.  Just fill out a raffle ticket at the Children's Room desk during Children's Book Week to be eligible to win a poster and free book!



2014 FINALISTS

This year’s finalists are:

Illustrator of the Year

Oliver Jeffers, The Day The Crayons Quit (Philomel)

Victoria Kann, Emeraldalicious (HarperCollins)

James Dean, Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus (HarperCollins)

Anna Dewdney, Llama Llama and the Bully Goat (Viking)

Grace Lee, Sofia the First: The Floating Palace (Disney Press)

Author of the Year

Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck (Amulet)

Rick Riordan, The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus, Book 4) (Disney/Hyperion)

Veronica Roth, Allegiant (Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins)

Rush Limbaugh, Rush Revere and The Brave Pilgrims: Time-Travel Adventures with Exceptional Americans (Threshold/S&S)

Rachel Renee Russell, Dork Diaries 6: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker (Aladdin/S&S)

Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year

The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers (Philomel)

Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos, illustrated by Joy Ang (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Alphabet Trucks by Samantha R. Vamos, illustrated by Ryan O’Rourke (Charlesbridge)

Bear and Bee by Sergio Ruzzier (Disney/Hyperion) Chamelia and the New Kid in Class by Ethan Long (Little, Brown)

Third to Fourth Grade Book of the Year
Bean Dog and Nugget: The Ball by Charise Mericle Harper (Knopf)
Cougar by Stephen Person (Bearport Publishing)
The Matchbox Diary by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline (Candlewick)
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale by Duncan Tonatiuh (Abrams)
Bugs in My Hair! by David Shannon (Blue Sky/Scholastic)

Fifth to Sixth Grade Book of the Year
Prince Puggly of Spud by Robert Paul Weston (Razorbill)
Lawless: Book 1 by Jeffrey Salane (Scholastic)
National Geographic Kids Myths Busted! by Emily Krieger, illustrated by Tom Nick Cocotos (National Geographic Children’s Books)
Hokey Pokey by Jerry Spinelli (Knopf)
Battling Boy by Paul Pope (First Second)

ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS

Winners will be announced on a live video broadcast during Children's Book Week at the Children's Book Week Charity gala to benefit Every Child a Reader (ECAR).

LEGOS AT THE LIBRARY

The Lego Masters Club was a huge hit for boys and girls in grades 3 and up.  In fact, we practically had to kick them out each week when the session ended!  Why Legos in the library? Children came for 4 weeks of building and mechanical fun, and worked on their scientific and mathematical reasoning skills in the process.  Also, promoting creative play contributes to literacy development by increasing attention span, memory, and language and vocabulary skills. Play can be educational!

  

Everyone shared their creativity at the showcase pictured below.  For the finale, the children collaborated on  a demolition derby  to end this session of  Lego Masters. Join us over the summer to create robots and rockets, as part our Summer Reading Club theme, FIZZ BOOM READ!

The Ants Go Marching One By One, Hurrah! Hurrah!

BUGS STORYTIME

Storytime was all about Bugs this week.   The children enjoyed picture books  such as I love Bugs by Emma Dodd, and The Big Bug Book, a pop-up book by David Carter.  

Morning Program

We enjoyed making our bug magnet craft, and wearing our bug antennae.  However, our favorite activity was marching like ants, while singing the old time favorite,  The Ants Go Marching One By One, Hurrah!  Hurrah!  

Morning Program

Afternoon Program

We ended  with a picnic for the little ants, and  for the children as well! Since April is National Poetry Month, we read Step Gently Out by Helen Frost, and Face Bug, poems by J. Patrick Lewis, while enjoying a snack.  The children were fascinated by the beautiful photographs of bugs. We all agreed that bugs are interesting creatures, but we'd prefer if they didn't come to our next picnic!

The circus was here, the circus was here!

CIRCUS STORYTIME

Circus storytime was a HUGE hit among the 3-5 year old group today. The children enjoyed stories about the circus, circus animals and learned about circus shapes with the book Circus Shapes by Stuart J. Murphy. 

Afternoon Program

We had lots of fun trying out some circus activities such as walking the high wire, jumping through a "hoop of fire" and racing through the the big top tent.

Walking on the High Wire

Circus storytime fun!

The children ended the day with an awesome clown craft.  They had so much fun that we hope no one will actually run away to the circus!

Penguin Storytime

Morning Program

Picture Book Storytime (for 3-5 year olds) was all about Penguins this week!  The kids enjoyed penguin themed songs, fingerplays, and many stories, including the pop-up book The Puzzled Penguin by Keith Faulkner. 

It was fun to line up to play the game "Feeding fish to the penguin".  Many kids particularly enjoyed wearing penguin masks and waddling like a penguin through the igloo, while listening to the actual sounds that penguins make.  If your child would like to join us, there is still room for more friends in the morning and afternoon sessions!  Check the Inklings newsletter, call us, or visit the Children's Desk for more information regarding registration.

Feeding the Penguin!

Afternoon Program

Winter Reading Club 2014!

Reading Is Snow Much Fun

Cold winter days are the perfect time to curl up with a good book and READ! Children age 3 - Grade 6 may join our annual Winter Reading Club and read for fun and prizes. 

 Visit the Children's Desk in the library to register for this awesome Winter Reading Club.  Children will receive a reading chart and bookmark at time of registration.

 Hope to see you soon!