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Celebrate Memorial Day |
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News From the Children's Room
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Come check out a book about Memorial Day to celebrate Memorial Day Weekend! The Children’s Room has both fiction and nonfiction books about the holiday. To learn more about war memorials, such as the World War I, World War II, the USS Arizona, and Vietnam War memorials, check out the series War Memorials, by various authors, and Symbols of Freedom, by various authors.
We also have books of patriotic poems and songs, such as America, the Beautiful, by Katharine Lee Bates, The Glorious American Songbook, by Cooper Edens; Yankee Doodle, by Richard Schackburg, and This Land is Your Land, by Woody Guthrie. If you’re looking for music to celebrate Memorial Day Weekend, you can also borrow the children’s CDs Patriotic Songs and Marches, This Land is Your Land: Favorite American Folk Songs, and Songs About America. |
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National Physical Fitness & Sports Month |
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News From the Children's Room
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Celebrate National Physical Fitness and Sports Month by taking out one of our many books on sports, outdoor activities, and fitness. We have books on both indoor and outdoor sports, such as soccer, hockey, swimming, baseball, and tennis, among others. We also have books on outdoor activities, including kayaking and hiking. If you want to look for books about activities you can do in your own neighborhood, we have books on skateboarding, in-line skating, and yoga. Check out a book on any of these sports or fitness activities at the Library for the month of May. |
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Summer 2013: Dig Into Reading! |
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News From the Children's Room
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Last week, we listed the first five reasons why your child should join the Summer Reading Club. The next five reasons are:
- Summer Reading Clubs promote reading for enjoyment.
- Summer Reading Clubs encourage parents to read to their children.
- Summer Reading Clubs may be the only non-sport activity available to children.
- Toddlers respond to the sound of language.
- Toddlers and preschoolers get the opportunity to hear wonderful stories for the first time.
This year’s Summer Reading Club theme is “Dig Into Reading!” The Little Diggers Read-to-Me Club is for children ages 2½-5 years old (not entering Kindergarten in Fall 2013) while the Explorers Reading Club is for children entering Grades K-5 in September 2013. Special-needs children are welcome with an adult. As part of the Summer Reading Club, children can choose from a variety of activities that they can do either at home or at the Library in order to win prizes.
Registration for the Summer Reading Club begins June 17 at 9:30 AM in the Children’s Room and is ongoing. Non-residents can register beginning Monday, July 1, at 9:30 AM. Check for our flyers in the Children’s Room for more information about the Summer Reading Club and additional summer programming. |
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Social Storybook for Children with Autism |
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News From the Children's Room
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 The Garden City Public Library is proud to present a social storybook for children with autism, I Visit the Garden City Public Library. The book was created and designed by the Library’s Children’s Department with funds from the federal Library Services & Technology Act, awarded to the New York State Library by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. The book, which features a wizard doll visiting the Library, is intended to help children with autism become familiar with the Library before visiting, and can be checked out by parents and teachers alike who have or work with children with special needs. The book is available to check out in the Children’s Room office and there is also a reference copy that may be viewed in the Library only. Additionally, the book is available to view online.
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Children's Librarians Talk to PTA |
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News From the Children's Room
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 Children’s Librarians Barbara Grace and Laura Giunta attended a meeting of the Garden City School District’s PTA to talk about the Library’s electronic resources. The meeting was held at Stewart School on Thursday, January 17, 2013.
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