Halloween Fun @ Lovettsville Library

Halloween is over but the Lovettsville Library had a blast with their activities last week, so we wanted to share the photos with you.

This week @ your library!!

Here are the events and open registrations for this week. Hope to see you there!!

EVENTS

Monday, June 2nd @ 10:30 a.m. - Storytime, ages 2-3. No registration required.

Monday, June 2nd @ 1:30 p.m. - Storytime, ages 4-5. No registration required.

Wednesday, June 4th @ 10:30 a.m. - Born to Read Storytime, ages 0-24 mos. No registration required.

Wednesday, June 4th @ 1:30 p.m. - Babygarten, ages 0-18 mos. Click here to register.

Thursday, June 5th @ 9:30 a.m. - Adult Book Discussion of In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien. No registration required.

Saturday, June 7th @ 11:00 a.m. - Lovettsville History Alive! Presented by Eugene Scheel. Ages 12 & up. No registration required.

Saturday, June 7th @ 2:00 p.m. - Teen Summer Reading Program Volunteer Orientation. Ages 12-18. Click here to register.

OPEN REGISTRATIONS - Click on links to register.

Father's Day Storytime & Craft, Wednesday, June 11th @ 3:00 p.m. Ages 2-6

Teen Summer Reading Program Volunteer Orientation, Thursday, June 12th @ 7:00 p.m. Ages 12-18.

This week at Lovettsville...

Here are the programs this week for Lovettsville. Hope to see you stop by!

Monday - 5/26 - Memorial Day - Library is closed. Enjoy!

Tuesday - 5/27 @ 7 p.m. - Pajama Storytime. Put your PJs on, bring your favorite stuffed animal, and come to storytime with Ms. Barbara. Recommended ages 2-7. No registration required.

Wednesday - 5/28 @ 10:30 a.m. - Born to Read Storytime. Birth to 24 months. No registration required.

Wednesday - 5/28 @ 10:30 a.m. - Babygarten. Birth to 18 months. Registration required.

Saturday - 5/31 @ 2 p.m. - Teen Movie. Pride & Prejudice starring Keira Knightley. No registration required.

Saturday - 5/31 @ the Lovettsville Community Center - Book Sale! Come out and support the library!

Hope to see you there!!

This week at the library...

The busy season is upon us here at the library, and we are offering you many programs that we know you'll love:

Stitch n' Chat - Tuesday @ 7 p.m.Come down to the library with your stitching for a night of gabbing with ladies in the community. All types of stitching is welcome!! Click on the link to register. For Teens and Adults.

Babygarten - Wednesday @ 1:30 p.m. We still have space for a couple of smiling babies! This six-week program is a great way to expose you baby to literacy. Click on the link to register. Only five sessions left! For babies 0 - 18 mos.

Barbara Curtis, Author - Thursday @ 10 a.m. Come and meet local author Barbara Curtis and discuss her book Mommy, Teach Me, and Mommy, Teach Me to Read. Click on the link to register.

Who's Sleeping in the Squash? - Saturday @ 1 p.m. Learn everything about bees! No registration required. For all ages.

Simple Gifts - Saturday @ 3 p.m. Come down to the library, bring your spoons, and enjoy some folk music! No registration required. For all ages.

Don't miss out on Babygarten (TM)!!

Do you have a baby that is between the ages of 0 to 18 months? Are you available on Wednesday afternoons at 1:30 p.m. for an hour? Would you like to give your child a head start in literacy? Then Babygarten (TM) is for you!

Join us at the library for a new session, starting May 7th, 2008, lasting 6 weeks. It is a fun, exciting and informational program for infants and their parents/caregivers. Click here to register. Space is limited so sign-up soon! Hope to see you there!

Born to Read - What is it?

Today was our Born to Read storytime, for infants and babies. I wanted to post some information about early literacy and what books you could read to your child. All of this information can be found on the American Library Association's webpage for Born to Read. If you ever have any questions, please feel free to ask Barbara or I. We're happy to help.

Early literacy is what children know about reading before they can actually read.

Researchers agree that children are more likely to become good readers if they start school with three sets of accomplishments:

Oral language skills and phonological awareness: Children are able to comprehend and to express themselves with a wide range of words. They are able to distinguish the sounds as well as the meaning of words.

Print awareness and letter knowledge: Children have learned that the black and white marks on a page represent spoken words. They are able to name the letters of the alphabet.

Motivation to learn and appreciation for literary forms: Children have been exposed to a wide variety of literary experiences and have learned to love books and stories.

Some Good Books to Share (Click on the link to go to the LCPL catalog!)

Baker, Keith. Big Fat Hen. Harcourt, 1994.
Bang, Molly. Ten, Nine, Eight. Greenwillow, 1983.
Barton, Byron. My Car. Greenwillow, 2001.
Brown, Margaret Wise. Goodnight Moon. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. HarperCollins, 1947.
Cousins, Lucy. Maisy Drives the Bus. Candlewick, 2001.
Crews, Donald. Freight Train. Greenwillow, 1978.
Dunrea, Olivier. Gossie and Gertie. Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
Fleming, Denise. Mama Cat Has Three Kittens. Henry Holt, 1998.
Fleming, Denise. The Everything Book. Henry Holt, 2000.
George, Kristine O'Connell. Book!. Illustrated by Maggie Smith. Clarion, 2001.
Hill, Eric. Where's Spot? Putnam, 1980.
Hindley, Judy. Eyes, Nose, Fingers, and Toes. Illustrated by Brita Granstrom. Candlewick, 2002.
Intrater, Roberta Grobel. Peek-a-Boo, You. Scholastic/Cartwheel, 2002.
Isadora, Rachel. Peekaboo Morning. Putnam, 2002.
Keats, Ezra Jack. Peter's Chair. Putnam, 1967.
Martin, Bill, Jr. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Illustrated by Eric Carle. Holt, 1984.
Meyers, Susan. Everywhere Babies. Illustrated by Marla Frazee. Harcourt, 2001.
Opie, Iona, ed. My Very First Mother Goose. Illustrated by Rosemary Wells. Candlewick, 1996.
Orozco, José-Luis. Diez Deditos=Ten Little Fingers: and Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs from Latin America. Illustrated by Elisa Kleven. Dutton, 1997.
Oxenbury, Helen. Tom and Pippo Read a Story. Simon & Schuster, 1998.
Rosen, Michael. We're Going on a Bear Hunt. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Little Simon, 1997.
Wells, Rosemary. Max's Bedtime. Dial, 1998.
Williams, Vera. "More, More, More," Said the Baby: Three Love Stories Greenwillow, 1990.
Wilner, Isabel. The Baby's Game Book. Illustrated by Sam Williams. Greenwillow, 2000.
Zelinsky, Paul O. The Wheels on the Bus: A Book with Parts that Move. Dutton, 1990.