Children's Library
 
Events and Activities
 
For a full account of our events and activities,
and to register for programming, please visit www.dillonlibrary.org
 
 
 
 Our library will be closed on Thursday January 1st, New Year's Day
and on Monday January 19th
in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
 
 
 
 Upcoming Special Events 
 
 
Wednesday 1/14   4:30 pm
 
Join Carol Levin for an afternoon filled with 
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math
 
School Age S.T.E.A.M. Story Time & Craft:  The Power of a Dot!
 
Join us as we explore the power of a dot, learn about pointellism – a style of art created with dots of color, then create some paintings of our own!
 

(geared to ages 5-9 but older/younger siblings are welcomed)
 
Please register
 
 
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
Follow the yellow brick road to The Clarence Dillon Public Library
to see........Trilogy Repertory's Dorothy and the Wizard of OZ!!
 
Saturday 1/17 at 3:00 pm
 
The Trilogy Repertory Company will perform an interactive play where Dorothy & Toto journey through OZ to ask the Wizard to help them
go home.
 
Family event, great for ages 3-10;  45 minute show. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tween UNO Game Night
 
Tuesday 1/27  4:30
 
Bring a friend!
 
 
 
 
Kid's Saturday Movie Matinee
 
Sat 1/31  1:00 pm
 
 
 
 
Weekly Events for All Ages
             
             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
 
Rhythm, Rhyme, and Story Time
with Miss Caroline
 
              Thursdays @ 10:30 am 
 
      Enjoy weekly music and stories with Miss Caroline.
 
Open dates:  1/18 & 1/29
Registration dates:  1/8 & 1/22
                  
                           
 
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
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.
 
What's Happening at the Library
 
 
A Message from our Children’s Librarian:
 
 
 
Happy New Year!
 
Hoping you & your families had a great, relaxing holiday filled with new books to read!
          
          
Here's an idea for the new year:  why not try an audiobook for you and your child to listen to? Pop one in as you take the kids to school, listen while on a long road trip, or just about anytime you are all in the car.   
 
We have lots of audiobooks on CD for the car, plus tons of downloadable e-books on our website:
 
https://ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/ClarenceDillon/featured
 
 
My high school son & I just finished listening to "ECHO"
by Pam Munez Ryan -- now it's become our new thing!  Give it a try!!
 
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   Last month's contest:  How many Duplo were in our jar?
 
Ask our winners:  Kamila and Joah.  They received tickets to see The Growing Stage’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and a
Book Bundle Prize Pack from our library.
 
Winning guess:  100 duplos!
 
 
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Teen Community Service Opportunities are available at our library. 
 
Display your collection with us.  Do you have a special talent?  Do you do origami?  Can you help teach kids how to make paper airplanes or friendship bracelets? 

Reach out to myself, your Children's Librarian at mprovini@dillonlibrary.org for more details about our Teen Community Service Opportunities. 
 
Maria Provini
Children's Librarian
 
 
 
Access our Kids' Catalog Here.
 
 
Old Dog Baby Baby by Julie Fogliano
Old Dog Baby Baby
by Julie Fogliano

A rhyming picture book about a lazy old dog and a playful baby-- a new funny book here at our library.
Twenty Questions by Mac Barnett
Twenty Questions
by Mac Barnett

Acclaimed author Mac Barnett poses twenty questions both playful and profound - some just to make us giggle. Nicely illustrated by Caldecott Honor recipient Christian Robinson.
Little Red Gliding Hood
by Tara Lazar

A fractured fairy tale features a red-hooded figure-skating enthusiast who must win a pairs competition with a big-eyed, sharp-toothed and furry-pawed partner in order to replace her worn-out skates.
Snowmen All Year
by Caralyn Buehner

In a lighthearted follow-up to the previous Snowmen bestseller books, a child imagines what it would be like if a snowman, made of magical snow, was around all throughout the year.  Perfect for the winter season!
Puffins (National Geographic Kids Readers, Pre-Reader) by Maya Myers
Puffins (National Geographic Kids Readers, Pre-Reader)
by Maya Myers

Follow Atlantic puffins as they build their nests, fish for yummy snacks, and go about their day.  Something for all to learn indeed!
DK Super Readers Level 4 World of Technology by DK
DK Super Readers World of Technology
by DK

Computers and cell phones are just the beginning.  Read to learn about all the ways people use technology today.
Cold as Ice
by Sarah Mlynowski

Forced to follow their bounding puppy through the magic mirror, the siblings land in the story of the cruel Snow Queen, who turns the puppy into an ice sculpture and compels them to learn to ice-skate and outwit a band of robbers.
Tree. Table. Book. by Lois Lowry
Tree. Table. Book.
by Lois Lowry

Eleven-year-old Sophia endeavors to prevent her increasingly forgetful eighty-eight-year-old neighbor and best friend Sophie from entering assisted living, and in the process, uncovers unexpected stories of war, loss, and hope.  

From two-time Newbery medalist Lois Lowry, comes this warm and resonant story of an unlikely friendship.
Frozen 2: Forest of Shadows by Kamilla Benko
Frozen 2: Forest of Shadows
by Kamilla Benko

Anna of Arendelle wants nothing more than to be helpful to her older sister, Elsa. But as far as Anna can see, ever since Elsa's coronation, her sister has been doing just fine without her. And now, Elsa will be setting sail for a grand tour of the world--leaving Anna behind. This thrilling original middle-grade novel bridges the epic adventures of Frozen and Frozen II.
When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary by Alice Hoffman
When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary
by Alice Hoffman

Bestselling author Alice Hoffman delivers a stunning novel about one of contemporary history's most acclaimed figures, exploring the little-known details of Anne Frank's life before she went into hiding.

Published posthumously by her bereaved father, Anne's journal, written while she and her family were in hiding during World War II, has become one of the central texts of the Jewish experience during the Holocaust. 

A book for middle schoolers.
 

Any questions? Contact Children's Librarian Maria Provini at 
mprovini@dillonlibrary.org or call 908-234-2325 ext. 107
 
Clarence Dillon Public Library
2336 Lamington Rd.
Bedminster, New Jersey 07921
908-234-2325

http://www.dillonlibrary.org