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Young readers can practice reading during a private read-aloud session with our volunteer dog who is all ears! No pre-registration required; sign in for a time slot at the Children's desk when you arrive.
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Monster building using cardboard and code for young makers and future engineers! For ages 8-12.
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Baby Bounce Mondays, 10:30- 10:45 am Jan 26 only Storytime Room Join us for stories, rhymes, movement, and fingerplays just for developing babies. Limited capacity for the first 10 pairs of caregivers and infants in the Children's Room. For babies 0-18 months. No Baby Bounce Jan 5, Jan 12. Jan 19 |
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Children's Patio Any time on any Monday (9-5, weather permitting), come and create your own masterpiece with chalk on our Children's Patio. All ages welcome! |
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Tuesdays, 10:15- 10:45 AM Founders Room Join us for stories and songs for the little ones! Ages 2-3, open to all |
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Tuesdays,3:30-4:30 PM Founders Room We'll have a fun craft for you to make at the library every Tuesday afternoon. Crafts are geared for ages 5+ Younger kids are welcome. |
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Preschool StorytimeWednesdays, 3:30- 4:00 PM Children's Room Come to the library for stories and songs in the Children's Room! Ages 3-5, open to all
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Founders Room Join us for an interactive and fun bilingual Spanish and English story time for infants and toddlers. All ages welcome! No storytime Jan 8 and Jan 15 |
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We regularly create book lists on upcoming holidays and interesting topics, as well as grade level recommendation lists. This month take a look at our lists featuring some of our favorite picture books featuring snowy days and Winter, and about Martin Luther King Jr Day and Groundhog Day. You can also get a personalized list. Chat with a librarian who will create a book list just for you. Come by the library or send us an email: jdesk@beltiblibrary.org |
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Though we have several weekly in-person story times, you can also watch some of our recorded story times on the library YouTube channel. Listen to stories and sing along with us wherever you are. |
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Woodpecker Wham!
by April Pulley Sayre
Enter woodpecker world and get a bird's eye view of their amazing everyday life: hiding from hawks, feeding hungry chicks, and drilling holes to build cozy little homes.
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Nightsong
by Sally Soweol Han
After a long day in the hustle and bustle of the big, noisy city, Lewis is ready to go home. But when the bus breaks down and they are stuck waiting along a country road, he finds himself listening to new noises all around him. The more he listens, the more he discovers that nature's sounds are full of music.
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If You Want to Write a Story
by Jeff Mack
A mouse and his stuffed bunny's galactic adventure demonstrates the fiction-writing process and compares it to traveling through space--it may take a long time and you may not know where you're going, but sooner or later, you arrive!
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If I Built a Town
by Chris Van Dusen
A boy imagines all the things he would include if he were creating a perfect town. Follow along as he builds his community from scratch with over-the-top creativity! Perfect to inspire young inventors.
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Recess: A Picture Book
by Lane Smith
The hilarious Lane Smith has produced an irresistibly fun and interactive picture book in which students participate in riotous recesses to break up the tiresome moments at school. Read it aloud for kids to shake their wiggles out!
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The Shindig Is Coming!
by Charise Mericle Harper
After receiving an urgent mountaintop message from the blue jay, Mouse proclaims to all the woodland creatures: The Shindig is coming! The entire forest is soon abuzz with everyone asking the same question: What is a shindig? Meetings are held. Assumptions are made. Honey cake is served. Finally Bear declares the answer. A shindig is a party, which is just like a meeting only fun. Problem solved! . . . Or is it? Find out what happens in this laugh-out-loud original chapter book for readers ages 7 and up.
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Pocket Bear
by Katherine Applegate
Pocket Bear was born during the throes of WWI, designed to fit into the pocket of a soldier's jacket, with eyes sewn a bit higher than normal so that he always gazed upward. That way, glancing at his pocket, a soldier would see an endearing token of love from someone back home, and, hopefully, a good luck charm. Now, over a century later, Pocket serves as unofficial mayor of Second Chances Home for the Tossed and Treasured, where stuffed toy animals are refurbished and given a fresh opportunity to be loved.
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How to Save a Library
by Colleen Nelson
Casey is tired of always being the new kid at school. Now, for the first time in Casey's life, he finally feels settled--that is until his dad's job at the library is threatened. In order to save the one place in the world that feels like home, Casey joins the Kids Community Action Network (C.A.N) where his team will compete for community funding. Unfortunately, this means working with Addison--a former friend, turned not-so-friend--who isn't going to make it easy on him.
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Moonleapers, Book 1: Moonleapers
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
A girl learns she's part of a network of time travelers who fight evil in this suspenseful series starter. Perfect for fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society and City Spies! As Maisie finds herself thrown into the world of moonleapers, will she be able to learn more about the secretive group, and--gulp--help them accomplish their crucial mission in time?
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Pennies
by Lora Senf
Four best friends are drawn into a deadly scheme when they set out to investigate the strange disappearances taking place in the eerie town of Blight Harbor in this compelling and imaginative middle grade adventure. It's June of 1921 and best friends Mae, Lark, Brigid, and Claret have plans for the perfect summer. But when they discover a door in the forest floor that leads to an alternate world with purple skies and fearsome creatures, everything takes a turn for the worse.
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