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Children's Library
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Drop in Craft for Mother's Day Saturday May 3rd 10 - 5:00. All supplies provided at our craft table. |
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Drop-In LEGOs We supply the LEGOs, you bring the creativity! Tuesday 5/6 @ 4pm |
Build to your heart's content with the library's collection of Lincoln Logs. Wednesday 5/14 @ 4:00pm |
Kids Movie:
Wreck-It Ralph Wreck-It Ralph longs to be as beloved as his game's perfect Good Guy, Fix-It Felix. Problem is, nobody loves a Bad Guy. Ralph sneaks into the game with a simple plan -- win a medal -- but soon wrecks everything, and accidentally unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens every game in the arcade. Will Ralph realize he is good enough to become a hero before it's "Game Over" for the entire arcade? Saturday, May 24th @ 1:00 (runs 1:41 Rated PG) |
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Weekly Events for All Ages |
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Baby Play Time
Mondays @ 10am - 12pm Parents & caregivers are invited to socialize and have open-ended play with our toys and puzzles. Ages 0-5 |
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Rhythm, Rhyme, and Story Time with Miss Caroline Thursdays @ 10:30 am Enjoy weekly music and stories with Miss Caroline. * Registration starts the Monday before our Children's Library Room sessions. Registration needed for 5/15 and 5/29! No registration required for 5/1, 5/8 or 5/29. |
1000 Books Before Kindergarten |
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1000 Books Before Kindergarten
The Dillon Library participates in the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten early literacy program. Turn in your reading logs for prizes and more. For more information, please contact the Children's Librarian. |
Message from our Children’s Librarian On-line registration has started for the times our popular Rhythm, Rhyme, and Story Time with Miss Caroline will be held in the smaller Children's Library Room (Thursday 5/15 and 5/29). Registration for these dates will begin the Monday before the event. NO REGISTRATION is needed for when Story Time will be hosted in the large, Community Room (5/1, 5/8, & 5/29). Please go to www.dillonlibrary.org to register for each of your children attending as space is limited. You do not need to register for yourself (as the parent or caregiver / adult attending). __________________________________ Summer Reading Program is coming!! It's going to be all about COLORS this summer. Kick-Off is Saturday 6/21 -- stayed tuned for details! _________________________ Tumblebooks have been added to our kids page, as well as to the Research Databases page under Young Readers, E-books, and Books and Literature. TumbleBooks are Story Books – Chapter Books/Read-Alongs – Non Fiction stories, plus Language Learning videos, puzzles & games created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music, and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, have your child read, or have it read to them. There are even books in foreign languages! TumbleBooks are GREAT for children and teens! ______________________________________ Our Instagram page (@CDPLkids) is up and running - check us out!  Visit and follow us! Maria Provini Children's Librarian, MLIS |
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The Good Egg and the Talent Show
by Jory John
During the talent show, the good egg, accepting the fact he'll be just a regular audience member, gets his chance to shine when his friends need help on stage. New for fans of Jory John!
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One Hen and Then... : the story of a small loan and a big dream
by Katie Smith Milway
Adapted from the best-selling book One Hen, this clever picture book, inspired by a true story, presents an easy-to-understand explanation of microfinance with the help of Kojo, a very determined boy whose big idea leads to a thriving business, allowing him to help other dreamers in his community.
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The Bad Seed goes to the Library
by Jory John
Great for Library Month: when the Bad Seed finds a REALLY COOL book at the library, his mood is elevated as he reads and reads until he finds out he has to return the book so another seed can enjoy it!
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Maisy goes on a Nature Walk
by Lucy Cousins
Hooray! Maisy is packed up and ready to go on a nature walk. Everyone is excited when her friends meet up at the park entrance. They're surprised at how many plants and animals live at the pond...When they head into the woods, they find the animals to be shy...Looking closely at leaves and under logs helps in spotting small creatures like ants and earthworms. And when they hear birds high in the trees, Maisy uses binoculars to get a better look.
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The Big Cheese, Ready-to-read Graphics
by Janee Trasler
When Figgy and Boone find a big wheel of cheese, they try to push it up the hill to their house. They work together, but it keeps rolling down the hill. Then they get an idea to use teamwork--and sharing--to save the day!
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Marya Khan and the incredible Henna Party
by Saadia Faruqi
With her eighth birthday coming up, Marya claims she is having an epic henna party, so now she must convince her family to make it happen and work to pull it off, but everything Marya does seems to end in disaster
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Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine
by Laurie Wallmark
The daughter of famous romantic poet Lord Byron develops her creativity through science and math and writes the world's first computer program to demonstrate the capabilities of inventor Charles Babbage's pioneering mechanical innovation.
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I Survived the Black Death, 1348
by Lauren Tarshis
Travel to medieval England to learn about the horrors of the Black Death as one girl finds hope amid illness and grief, in this story that includes nonfiction backmatter with facts and photos about the real-life event.
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Faker
by Gordon Korman
Trey knows the drill: his dad gets him into a school full of kids with rich parents. Trey makes friends and his dad makes connections. Soon, there's the con, where Trey's dad suckers the other parents into investing in one of his schemes. Once the money's in the bank, Trey, his sister, and their dad are on the run... until they set up somewhere else and start again.
Trey believes his father when he says no one's getting hurt. After all, these parents have money to spare. But Trey's starting to get tired of running... and lying... and never having a friend for longer than a few months. But how do you get your family to stop lying when your lives depend on it?
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Abby in Oz
by Sarah Mlynowski
Abby, her two friends Robin and Frankie, and the annoying Penny, are in their treehouse arguing about what to do for their school project when a tornado appears out of nowhere, scoops up the treehouse, and transports them all to the land of Oz, where they are soon confronted by the Wicked Witch of the East (who is very much alive, and rather angry)!
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