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This month in the Children's Room...
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Preschool Story Time
Mondays at 10:30 am and, Tuesdays at 1:30 pm
Children's Room
Each Preschool Story Time is concept driven with a different theme each week. We use rich books with engaging stories to explore our theme and we always involve music and movement as well as a craft or activity to extend the learning beyond the circle. Dates for June are 4, 5, 11, 18, and 19 - Summer Hours for Story Time begin on June 25 - FOR SUMMER HOURS THERE WILL ONLY BE STORY TIME ON MONDAY MORNING AT 10:30.
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Mother Goose Story Time
Mondays at 1:30 pm and, Tuesdays at 10:30 am
Children's Room
Bring your infants and toddlers to our story time! We will explore Nursery Rhymes together through reading, repetition and recall. Each week we share 3 rhymes and we explore each rhyme for 3 weeks, building familiarity, understanding and confidence with language. Every week we utilize music and movement as well, we pair each rhyme to a song and explore bells, maracas and other simple instruments too. Dates for June are 4, 5, 11, 18, and 19 - Summer Hours begin on June 25 - FOR SUMMER HOURS THERE WILL ONLY BE STORY TIME ON TUESDAY MORNING AT 10:30.
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Saturday Family Fun - MAKE YOUR OWN BIN FOR SUMMER WORK
Saturday, June 2, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Children's Room
Drop in the library to make your own bin to organize your summer work. Don't lose your papers or books, keep everything in one place, your very own work bin! We supply all the materials and you can be creative as you decorate your bin. How about making your own book mark too! All ages are welcome...and hopefully parents won't be searching all over the house in August, looking for the readers response log or math work sheets! (Can you tell I'm speaking from experience?).
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Lego Club
Saturday, May 12, Monday, June 11 6:00-7:30 pm
Conference Room
Drop in for some free-style Lego building fun! We put out bins of assorted Lego pieces and you build whatever you can imagine. Place your completed piece on the table and we will show it off in our display case for the month, so all our patrons will see how creative our community is!
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Neptune the Reading Dog
Wednesday, June 6, 4:00 pm
Chidlren's Room
Readers of all abilities can increase confidence and skill by reading out loud to this wonderful, friendly and calm dog.
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New Infant Play Area
Every Day, All Day
Children's Room
As part of the Mind in the Making Grant we received from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences, as part of the Library Services and Technology Act, and through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, we have created a cozy area in our Children's Room, specifically for infants and care givers to come and enjoy some safe, age appropriate play and opportunities for social interaction. In this area we have a soft mat and toys for gross motor play, as well as an assortment of sensory toys and vinyl books, which will be rotated as necessary to allow for variety of experiences through play.
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Summer Reading Registration Begins
Monday, June 11, Registration Opens
Event Location
All children are welcome to participate in our Summer Reading program. We have activity sheets of early literacy skills for those who aren't reading on their own and we are bringing back our Read and Bead program for all our independent readers. We will have many other fun family activities and contests all summer long as well as our weekly entries to win prizes at the end of the program. Visit my desk for registration and more information - we are looking forward to a great summer of reading and fun!
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Teddy Bear Picnic
Tuesday, June 12, 12:00 pm
Telford Park - Gazebo
Come to Telford Park and join us at the gazebo as we share music and fun. Bring your fuzzy friend, a soft blanket and a yummy lunch as Miss Cindy Tuminelli plays her guitar and sings.
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Summer Reading Begins
Monday, June 25, 10:00 am
Event Location
Summer Reading begins - we start distributing beads and collecting entries - children with completed activity sheets and come in for a prize - weekly brain builders begin - scavenger hunt begins - Make and Take Fridays begin - Thursday Movies begin
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Science on the Go! Waves, Sound and Light
Wednesday, June 27, 6:00 pm
Children's Room
Join us for a night of science fun as The Easton Children's Museum presents: Science on the Go! - Waves, Sound and Light. Learn the science behind music with this water, sound and light program. See, feel and hear how sound and light waves are transferred by hands-on activities that put you center stage! Registration is required and limited to 25 participants.
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Thursday Summer Movie Series
Every Thursday of our 8 week summer reading program at 10:15, 10:15 am - 12:00 pm
Children's Room
Drop in for a family friendly movie - Here is the schedule starting in June:
June 28 -Coco (PG) July 5 - Sing (PG) July 12 - Ferdinand (PG) July 19 - Greatest Showman (PG) July 26 - Peter Rabbit (PG) August 2 - Moana (PG) August 9 - High School Musical (G) August 16 - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (G)
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ebooks Available
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Does your child have an e-reader or use your technology to read books? Did you know you access great free books right from our website? In just 2 clicks you can access a catalog and search for books, and our books range from Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham to The Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan! If you're new to ebooks or having trouble accessing them on your reader, we can help - we have someone here at the library every Monday night at 7 - just drop in and we can help you access all of our awesome electronic catalog!
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Alien scout
by A. I. Newton
Harris invites Zeke to join him for a weekend at Beaver Scout Camp, but Zeke needs help understanding the activities and hiding his alien abilities from the other campers
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All of us
by Carin Berger
Simple text and collage illustrations remind the reader that we are stronger together than alone
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Ask Emma
by Sheryl Berk
Believing she has a talent for solving others' problems, seventh-grader Emma Woods starts an advice blog for her classmates, but in spite of her good intentions, she quickly discovers that she sometimes creates problems and that not everyone wants her help
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Bob
by Wendy Mass
Visiting her grandmother in Australia, Livy, ten, is reminded of the promise she made five years before to Bob, a strange, green creature who cannot recall who or what he is
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The boy, the bird, and the coffin maker
by Matilda Woods
Alberto, the town's coffin maker, and Tito, a runaway boy, both lonely after suffering tragic losses, learn the power of friendship as they try to escape the shadows of their pasts
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Confusion is nothing new
by Paul Acampora
Fourteen-year-old Ellie Magari's mother left shortly after Ellie was born, and her father has raised her, but Ellie always figured that one day she would meet her mother and ask her some pertinent questions--but now her mother has died, and Ellie does not know exactly how to feel about that, but she is determined, with the help of her friends in the St. Francis of Assisi's Howling Wolves marching band (where she plays the glockenspiel), to make some kind of connection with her mother's memory
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The Last
by Katherine Applegate
Book Annotation
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Float
by Laura Martin
Book Annotation
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Fly Guy and the alienzz
by Tedd Arnold
Buzz is filming a movie about aliens from Outer Space, who capture Fly Guy and Buzz Boy--and our two heroes must outsmart the aliens, with some help from Dragon Dude and Fly Girl
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Forever or a day
by Sarah Jacoby
The narrator muses on the nature and trickiness of time, and how too often it passes far too quickly, robbing this parent of the minutes and hours spent with their child
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Front desk
by Kelly Yang
Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother (who was anengineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade class, the other being Mr. Yao's son, Jason
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Good night, Massachusetts
by Adam Gamble
Describes the popular attractions, historical locations, and unique natural and cultural aspects of the state of Massachusetts
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Good night, New Hampshire
by Adam Gamble
Presents the sights of New Hampshire, including the coast, mountains in the Presidential Range, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, and Mount Washington
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Good night, Rhode Island
by Adam Gamble
Introduces well-known features and attractions of Rhode Island, including the Roger Williams Park Zoo, Newport Cliff Walk, Slater Mill Historic Site, and Narragansett Bay
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Good night yoga : a pose-by-pose bedtime story
by Mariam Gates
Presents a nightime yoga practice for young children in which they can use their imagination as they do the poses, including bending like a crescent moon, stretching like a tree, arching their back like a cat, and floating like a cloud
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Grandma Gatewood hikes the Appalachian trail
by Jennifer Thermes
"Emma Gatewood's life was far from easy. In rural Ohio, she managed a household of 11 kids alongside a less-than-supportive husband. One day, at age 67, she decided to go for a nice long walk. and ended up completing the Appalachian Trail. With just the clothes on her back and a pair of thin canvas sneakers on her feet, Grandma Gatewood hiked up ridges and down ravines. She braved angry storms and witnessed breathtaking sunrises. When things got particularly tough, she relied on the kindness of strangersor sheer luck to get her through the night. When the newspapers got wind of her amazing adventure, the whole country cheered her on to the end of her trek, which came just a few months after she set out. A story of true grit and girl power at any age, Grandma Gatewood proves that no peak is insurmountable."
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The half-court hero
by Mike Lupica
"Someone is secretly renovating the basketball court at the local park, and Zach and Zoe are determined to find out who"
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The hall monitors are fired!
by Jack Chabert
Sam Graves and his friends Lucy and Antonio have used their positions as hall monitors to thwart Orson Eerie's attacks on the students of Eerie Elementary--but now Orson is determined to get them fired before his next attack, planned for the annual Kickball Showdown
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I need all of it
by Petra Postert
While Jim helps sort laundry, his father finds objects in Jim's pants pocket that he things are worthless, but Jim recounts tales of their immense importance
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The length of a string
by Elissa Brent Weissman
Twelve-year-old Imani, the only black girl in Hebrew school, is preparing for her bat mitzvah and hoping to find her birthparents when she discovers the history of adoption in her own family through her great-grandma Anna's Holocaust-era diary
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The little ice cream truck
by Margery Cuyler
Everyone smiles when the little ice cream truck, loaded up with tasty treats, shows up at parties, baseball games, parks, and zoos
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Lumberjanes: the moon is up
by Mariko Tamaki
"Welcome to Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types. The five scouts of Roanoke cabin--Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley--love their summers at camp. They get to hang out with their best friends, earn Lumberjanescout badges, annoy their no-nonsense counselor Jen . . . and go on supernatural adventures. That last one? A pretty normal occurrence at Miss Qiunzella's, where the woods contain endless mysteries. As the camp gears up for the big Galaxy Wars competition, Jo and the gang get some help from an unexpected visitor--a Moon Pirate! Book Two will focus on Jo, the ingenious inventor of the group who also happens to be trans"
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Monkey Walk
by Colleen M Madden
"At the zoo with her family, a girl mopes around until she is asked to help rescue the zoo's penguins from boredom"
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I funny : Around the world
by James Patterson
Comedian Jamie Grimm, accompanied by Uncle Frank, New Aunt Flora, and friends, circles the globe as host of regional competitions, then competes, himself, in the Planet's Funniest Kid Worldwide contest
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One of a kind
by Chris Gorman
A boy who enjoys being different due to his love of punk-rock music, the way he dresses, and more, discovers other one-of-a-kind people who take away his loneliness
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Perfectly Norman
by Tom Percival
Norman is thrilled to discover he grew a pair of wings overnight, but his excitement turns to doubt when he realizes he is now different from everyone else, causing him to question whether there is such thing as perfectly normal
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Possum's new home
by Anne Hunter
When Possum's brush pile washes away in a storm, his neighbors all help build a new home based on their own abilities and preferences
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Rock 'n' roll soul
by Susan Verde
A young music lover steps onto the school talent show stage determined to be herself and sing her own unique song
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Running on the roof of the world
by Jess Butterworth
After her parents are arrested by Chinese soldiers because of their religious beliefs, twelve-year-old Tash and her best friend Sam travel from their home in Tibet across the Himalayas to India in order to seek the help of the Dalai Lama
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Saffron ice cream
by Rashin Kheiriyeh
Rashin is an Iranian immigrant girl living in New York, excited by her first trip to Coney Island, and fascinated by the differences in the beach customs between her native Iran and her new home--but she misses the saffron flavored ice cream that she used to eat
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Square
by Mac Barnett
Book Annotation
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Surf's up, creepy stuff!
by Andres Miedoso
"Desmond and Andres battle beach bullies who also happen to be creepy monsters"
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The ghost and Whatshisface
by Gordon Korman
Twelve-year-old Cooper Vega and his military family has moved so often that he is used to new schoolmates not knowing his name, but at the moment he has a bigger problem--his new phone is haunted by the ghost of Roderick Northrop, a boy from the sixteenth-century, who needs his help to finish a quest, which is somehow tied up in the Stratford Middle School production of Romeo and Juliet
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The wizards of once
by Cressida Cowell
The magically inept son of a wizard king and the magic-possessing daughter of a warrior queen meet on the wildwood trail of a deadly witch before embarking on an adventure that changes the fabric of their worlds. By the best-selling author of How to Train Your Dragon. Simultaneous eBook. 100,000 first printing.
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Clara Voyant
by Rachelle Delaney
"Clara can't believe her no-nonsense grandmother has just up and moved to Florida, leaving Clara and her mother on their own for the first time. This means her mother can finally "follow her bliss," which involves moving to a tiny apartment in KensingtonMarket, working at a herbal remedy shop and trying to develop her so-called mystical powers. Clara tries to make the best of a bad situation by joining the newspaper staff at her new middle school, where she can sharpen her investigative journalistic skills and tell the kind of hard-news stories her grandmother appreciated. But the editor relegates her to boring news stories and worse ... the horoscopes. Worse yet, her horoscopes come true, and soon everyone at school is talking about Clara Voyant, the talented fortune-teller. Clara is horrified--horoscopes and clairvoyance aren't real, she insists, just like her grandmother always told her. But when a mystery unfolds at school, she finds herself in a strange situation: having an opportunity to prove herself as an investigative journalist ... with the help of her own mystical powers."
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Explore with Gertrude Bell
by Tim Cooke
"Takes readers through the life story of influential English archaeologist and traveler Gertrude Bell. Bell explored what is now the Middle East and played a significant role in the creation of modern Iraq. Historical facts, images, and high-interest information are presented in a tabloid-style to engage readers in an accessible way. Topics include Bell's work in archaeology, her mountain summits, and her role in World War One."--Provided by publisher
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Explore with Ibn Battuta
by Rachel Stuckey
Follows the voyages of a young traveler, focusing on his journey to the medieval Islamic world from Mecca to Quanzhou
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Explore with Mary Kingsley
by Tim Cooke
Follows the voyages of a nineteenth-century Englishwoman, focusing on her journey throughout West Africa which helped shape European perceptions of African cultures and British imperialism
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Explore with Sir Walter Raleigh
by Ruth Daly
Follows the voyages of an English explorer, focusing on his journey to North America to find the Northwest Passage
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From you to me
by K. A Holt
On the first day of eighth grade Amelia finds a letter that her older sister Clara wrote to herself before she drown, and it contains a list of the things Clara planned to do in her own eighth grade year--so Amelia, with the help of her best friend Taylor, resolves to complete the list, in the hope that it will bring some closure and ease her still raw emotions
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Roxie and the hooligans
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
After being stranded on a deserted island with a gang of bank robbers who they are certain want to kill them, Roxie and the other children must turn to the book of Lord Thistlebottom for much-needed advice for getting out of the dangerous situation they suddenly find themselves in.
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The sasquatch and the lumberjack
by Crix Sheridan
Illustrations and sparse text reveal a developing friendship between a sasquatch and a lumberjack, from their first meeting through a year of apple picking, skiing, hiking, and swimming
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Neighborhood Friends Collection
"Learn all about friendship and helping one another with Daniel Tiger! Join Daniel as he uses his imagination to play ""outer space"" with Miss Elaina, celebrates Prince Wednesday's birthday with his friends at the castle, and more in these eight fun-filled stories that teach children all about cooperating, playing together, and helping out your neighbors!" ALERT
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Daphne & Velma:
When their fellow students start changing into mindless zombies, Daphne Blake and Velma Dinkley work together to solve the mystery behind a series of disappearances
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Early Man
Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of Dug, along with sidekick Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth and his Bronze Age City to save their home 00001775
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Monster High clawesome double feature
The happily integrated students of Monster High go up against Administrator Van Helscream who is trying to separate and isolate the various monster groups; Lagoona and her friends inadvertently lead a shady showman to Monster High when they rescue a mysterious monster while on spring break at the Great Barrier Reef and bring him home
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Naledi:
After a young elephant at a sanctuary in Botswana is orphaned, the animal keepers work together to keep her alive
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Cheetah children /
Follows a cheetah family as the mother is rearing her offspring, protecting her cubs and teaching them to survive
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Paws P. I. /
When a private investigator's case comes to a halt, his son enlists the help of his best friend and their pets to find the missing piece of evidence
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Wonderstruck
The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection. 00001775
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A to Z mysteries. Books S to V
by Ron Roy
Collects four books from the A to Z mysteries, including "The School Skeleton," in which the entire school becomes involved in a mystery when Mr. Bones, the skeleton in the nurse's office, disappears
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A to Z mysteries. Books K to N
by Ron Roy
Collects four books from the A to Z mysteries, including "The Kidnapped King," in which Dink and his friends meet an exchange student who is hiding from the enemies that kidnapped his parents
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Plainville Public Library plainvillepubliclibrary.org/ 198 South Street Plainville, Massachusetts 02762 (508) 695-1784
Library Hours: Monday 10-8pm, Tuesday 10-5pm, Wednesday 10-8pm, Thursday 10-2pm, Friday 1-5pm and Saturday 10-2pm.
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