Preschool/Kindergarten
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Pajama Story Time
Wednesdays, March 3 & 17,
and April 7 & 21
6:30 to 7:15 PM
Put your children in their PJs, let them choose their favorite stuffed animal, and come to the library on Wednesday nights for Pajama Story Time with Mrs. Tuckerman. The fun begins at 6:30 PM when she will be reading cozy bedtime stories that will relax your children and have them ready to jump into bed. Soothing songs and fingerplays will add to the fun! Pajama Story Time is for children three years and older. This is a drop-in program.
No registration required.
Music with Margie
Thursdays, March 11 & 25,
and April 8 & 29
10:30 to 11:00 AM
Join Margie Warner for singing, dancing, and winter musical fun! Please register in advance for each class. Limit 30 people. For children ages 2-1/2 to 5 and caregivers.
Special!
Afternoon at the Movies
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Saturday, March 27 "The Princess and the Frog" |
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Saturday, April 17 "Cloudy with a |
Popcorn will be served!
An adult must remain with children age 6 and younger.
Children ages 7-12 must be accompanied by an adult
who remains in the library. Ages 5-12.
Terrific Twos is Back in March!
Wednesdays, March 3, 10, 17 & 24,
April 14, 21 & 28, and May 5 & 12
10:30 to 11:15 AM
An interactive program featuring songs, rhymes, movement activities and stories followed by playtime. For toddlers 24-36 months old and a caregiver. Register in February.
Danny Magic
Tuesday, April 13
from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Danny is a professional comic magician from Shelton, CT. His "comedy magic show is a fast paced hilarious encounter with mind-boggling magic." This show is appropriate for children aged four and older. Call 860 345-2204 to register. Don't miss this entertaining family show!
My Little Pony by Madeline Keithan
March 2010 Display
Madeline Keithan is a kindergartener at Burr Elementary School. She has collected "My Little Ponies" since she was 3 years old. Her favorites are Rainbow Dash, Sweetie Bell, and Toola-Roola.
Kids, interested in displaying your own collection? Have your parent or guardian call the children's librarian, Ms. Diane, at
860 345-2204.
Nutmeg Book Club
Children in grades 4-6 can join the Kids Book Club to read the Nutmeg Nominees. The club meets on the third Tuesday of each month (except during school vacations) from 6:30 to 7:30 PM. Copies of the featured book are available to borrow around the first of the month. Participants read it before the meeting and come ready to discuss it. Each member is given the opportunity to choose a book from the Nutmeg list and share a snack on the evening that their book is discussed. Fun enrichment activities are always planned to wrap-up the evening. New members are welcome to join by calling Diane Therrien, Children’s/YA Librarian, at 860 345-2204.
Teacher's Assignment Alert
Brainerd Memorial Library welcomes advance notice of upcoming school assignments in any form. Notify us at least one week prior to the assignment, and we'll be that much better prepared to assist your students.
Please provide the following information:
(1) School name.
(2) Grade(s).
(3) Is this assignment for more than one class?
(4) Assignment start date (approximate date is OK).
(5) Anticipated due date.
(6) Description of assignment.
(7) Any specific books or other resources that you suggest we purchase to support this or future assignments.
Class Field Trips
Teachers are invited to contact the Children's Department to schedule class field trips. The field trip is designed to introduce children to their library, familiarize them with library resources and the Dewey Decimal System, provide them with a library card and encourage their participation throughout the year, at special events and during the summer reading program. Field trip activities include a tour, entertaining stories and free time to look for books and check out materials. A special book detective treasure hunt is included in extended field trips designed for grades 3 and older.
For further information or to schedule a field trip, please call Diane Therrien 860 345-2204.
Home Access for Scholastic BookFlix
Scholastic BookFlix is a new online literary resource that pairs clas-sic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related non-fiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration.
From the American Library Association.
ALA children's librarians evaluate web sites
to find the best for kids and parents.
Links For Parents
Advocates for Youth - Parent's Sex Ed Center. Not just sex ed- but information on developmental and social issues, links to advice columns, and worksheets and exercises to help you prepare for 'The Talk".
The Connecticut Association for the Gifted - Resources of all kinds for parents and educators alike to help for gifted children.
Drug and Substance Abuse Information
Brought to you by the Partnership for a drug free America
The Exploratorium - Looking for Cool hands-on activities? Or quick and easy science experiments you can do at home? This site from the San Francisco Science Museum can help you provide your children with hours of amusement, along with some fascinating facts.
Family Fun - Provides answers for every family's needs. Find resources on parenting and raising healthy children, activities, entertainment, recipes, family travel and attractions, budgeting, shopping, coupons, and answers from the experts, other moms.
Figure This! Parents' Site - Family members—as children's first teachers—are crucial to student success. And the more adults become engaged in their children's education, the greater the chances that children will succeed. The resources listed here may help as you work with your child.
Great Kids CT - "...the web site for parents devoted to information on parenting, education, and health and safety. The resources available on this site are related to children from birth to eight years".
Kids Health - Provides doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence.
Parents Guide to the Internet - Brought to you by the U.S. Department of Education.
RIF - Reading is Fundamental - Book ideas, craft and activity ideas, and grants to help make them possible.
Reading Rockets - This is a great resource for parents and teachers. It provides research documenting the importance of summer reading, as well as resources and ideas to encourage reluctant or struggling readers. There are also links to fun, enjoyable, summer reading lists.
Surfing the Net With Kids - Common sense safety tips, teacher approved sites, book reviews, book clubs, information for kids, teens and their parents.
Your Child: A Health Resource Guide site provides a descriptive directory of both print and online sources about children’s physical, developmental, mental, and dental health. Connecticut organizations and government agencies are included throughout the Guide.
For more links for parents, see Parent & Child
on our Useful Websites page.
Call 860 345-2204 and ask for the Children's Room.
2011
Intermediate Nominees
Elephant Run
by Roland Smith
Nick Freestone is trying to escape Nazi bombs in London when his mother sends him to stay with his father on a teak plantation in Burma. Unfortunately he arrives in Burma just as the Japanese invade the country and take his father prisoner. Can he and his new friend Mya risk their lives to help POWs escape on elephant back?
Eleven
by Patricia Reilly Giff
Just before his eleventh birthday, Sam discovers his own picture in a mysterious newspaper article in his grandfather's attic. Although gifted with woodworking skills, Sam can't read, so he enlists the help of a new girl at school to solve the puzzle of who he really is and where he came from.
First Light
by Rebecca Stead
Seven generations ago, a group of people hunted as witches escaped to a sanctuary beneath Greenland's ice cap. When Peter arrives in Greenland with his scientist parents, he discovers Thea and a passage to an underground city. Together the two teenagers must save the underground community and in doing so, discover their hidden connection.
Iron Thunder
by Avi
Thirteen-year-old Tom Carroll finds work at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on a secret project that may benefit the Northern armies during the Civil War. Pursued by spies from the South, he ends up in the middle of a sea battle. Will he find the courage to survive?
The Lemonade War
by Jacqueline Davies
When Evan's sister Jessie skips third grade and ends up in his fourth grade class, he is worried she will embarrass him with her school smarts. To settle the question of who is smarter, he challenges Jessie to a lemonade war. Which sibling can run the most successful lemonade stand in a five day competition?
Night of the
Howling Dogs
by Graham Salisbury
What would you do if you were camping on an island beach with your boy scout troop and a huge earthquake woke you? What if a tsunami followed the quake and you were trapped against a cliff? What if a bully, and your least favorite person, was the only hope of rescue?
No Talking
by Andrew Clements
How will the teachers and principals react when a normally way-too-talkative class nicknamed the "unshushables" suddenly becomes SILENT? Is it because of a student rebellion? A strange disease? Or is it just the result of a contest between the boys and the girls?
One-Handed Catch
by M.J. Auch
Losing a hand doesn't mean losing Norm's dreams. It just means it will take hard work and humor to succeed at everything from everyday tasks to playing baseball.
Swindle
by Gordon Korman
Griffin Bing is the "man with a plan." After a collector cheats him out of a valuable baseball card, he recruits his diverse group of friends in an adventure that includes vicious dogs, high-tech security, tall trees, and a frozen turkey.
The Thing About Georgie
by Lisa Graff
Everything is a challenge for Georgie, a 42 inch dwarf, including school furniture, running track, and playing an instrument. To add to his worries, his mother is expecting a new baby, he has a fight with his best friend, and he gets paired with "Jeanie the Meanie" for a school project. Can anything else go wrong?
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we discuss another of the
2011 Nutmeg Nominees!
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