November Fun!

Join us for a day of fun on November 12.  November 12 is “Ivy and Bean Day”. Come in to the children’s room anytime between 11:00 and 4:00 for activities and a craft.  Also, on November 12, the Lego club will meet at 3:00. Fun for Lego fans, ages 6 and up.

Join us on November 15 @ 7:00 for an evening of “Being Thankful the Native American Way”  Genot Picor will take us on a journey through Native American history and stories of the earth.

On Saturday, November 19 from 11:00-4:00 p.m., join us for a fun craft to celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday.

For more information, call 586-752-0603, option 5

What’s Happening In The Kids’ Room?

Have you ever wondered that? Well, there are several ways to find out. First, go to our website (www.libcoop.net/romeo) and click on the Events link on the left side of the page. That will take you to our calendar and everything is posted there.

Would you rather have a piece of paper to stick on your fridge? Well, come on in to the library and pick up our new “Kids News” brochure. Copies can be found on the kiosk in the lobby. We’ll even mail you a copy if that is easier for you!

There’s a lot going on this fall! Don’t miss out!

Live Bats! And, owls, flying squirrels, etc.

The Organization for the Conservation of Bats will be here on Thursday, September 15 @ 7:00! Come and see live bats, owls, and flying squirrels. Learn about Native Michigan nocturnal creatures!

Ms. Jeanette’s Preschool Storytimes and Themes for Fall 2011

Fall is almost upon us and I have working on storytime themes and plans all summer!  I think this is my most organized year, yet (well, we’ll see about that after the sessions get underway! LOL!). We have 10 wonderful weeks of storytimes to share and I can’t wait to get started! I’ve mixed old “tried and true” themes with some new “fresh” themes.  I think it is going to be fun!

Here is a tentative list of storytimes that I have planned!

September 21: Autumn Leaves/Colors

September 28:  Apples

October 5: Fire Safety/Fire Fighters

October 12: Columbus Day/Boats

October 19:  Owls

October 26:  Halloween

November 2: All About Clocks and Time

November 9:  Musical Mayhem

November 16:  Turkeys

November 23:  Thanksgiving

Tags: Fall 2011

Fall is in Air!

And just around the corner! Almost time for a new school year to begin and a new storytime session to get underway!

As usual, registration for storytimes begins the day after Labor Day…September 6. So, get the older children off to school and give us a call to register the younger ones for storytime!  The fall session will run September 20-November 23, 2011.

Baby/Lapsit (birth-2 1/2): Tuesday at 9:30
Toddlers (2 1/2-3 1/2): Tuesday at 10:15 or Wednesday at 10:15
Preschool (3 1/2-5): Tuesday at 1:00 or Wednesday at 9:30

Call: 586-752-0603, option 5 to register. Residents of Romeo, Washington Twp., and Bruce Twp. only please.  All others will be placed on a waiting list and called only if there is room available after the session begins.

Tags: Fall 2011

Clowning Around at RDL!

On Friday, July 29, @ 3:00, Romeo District Library will be welcoming the clowns of the Kelly Miller Circus! Join us for balloons and some good old-fashioned clowning around!

http://www.kellymillercircus.com/

Upcoming Children’s Events @ RDL

July 21 @ 2:00:  Thrilling Thursday (movie and craft)

July 21 @ 2:30:  Paws for Reading  (Monk the Great Dane)

July 23, 12:00-4:00: FAMILY FUN DAY (carnival like event with games, clowns,bounce house, and more fun)

July 23 @ 2:00:  A RARE FISH  (teenage band, A Rare Fish, is scheduled to perform at Family Fun Day)

July 26 @ 2:00:  Storytime

July 26 @ 2:30: Paws for Reading (read to Dylan, a golden lab)

July 28@ 2:00: Thrilling Thursday (movie and craft)

July 28@ 2:30:  Paws for Reading (Monk)

July 29, all day: LAST DAY TO BRING IN READING LOGS FOR PRIZES! LAST DAY FOR GRAND PRIZE ENTRIES!

August 2 @ 7:00:  REAL HEROES READ! Heroes A 2 Z authors will be here to share the joy of reading with all of us.

August 2 @ 8:00: GRAND PRIZE DRAWING

One More Week To Go!

Some readers have been plugging along all summer and have read every day, making them eligible to be among the first to finish the summer reading club!  July 18 was day 35, the first day to complete the time track.  Busier readers who may have missed a day or two or 7, have until July 29 to finish and bring in their time tracks.  Finishers receive a comic book, a free meal at Big Boys, Free Skate at The Rink in Shelby Twp., a finishing certificate, and AN ENTRY INTO THE GRAND PRIZE DRAWING! The grand prize drawing will be held August 2 after the REAL HEROS READ program.

The Summer Reading Club Has Started!

The Summer Reading Club started yesterday, June 14! If you haven’t already, come in and pick up your events calendar and time tracks!  It is so easy! Just read 15 minutes a day for 35 days and earn prizes!  Be sure to pop in before July 29, though!

And, whew! Am I tired today! A big THANK YOU! Goes out to the 501st : Vader’s Fist, for helping us kick off the SRC in style!  This year’s SRC theme is One World, Many Stories…..Darth Vader, Chewbacca, and the Storm Troopers helped us start things off with the story from a galaxy far, far away….Over 300 people took part in the evening’s fun!

There is even more fun to come this summer.  Thursdays are “thrilling”, as usual with a different theme every week.  Tuesdays and Thursdays will be Paws for Reading days.  We also have a very buggy event with live spiders and other creepy crawlies, Bob the Sax guy will be here doing music with us, a Pokemon swap meet and Legos day, and we will be going around the world with Mad Science.  But wait, there’s more!  We close out the Summer Reading Club with a visit by Heros A2Z authors, David Anthony and Charles David.  Whew! We have a whirlwind couple of months planned, but every minute will be fun!

Want to have fun this summer? Come to the library!  See you soon!

Favorite Picture Books?

I thought it was high time I got around to doing something with my other pages. So, I’ve started with the “Read to Me” page under “Books”. I’ve listed a few books and authors that I enjoy and think that preschoolers enjoy as well. Here is your chance to let me know what your favorite picture books are.  I’d like to start a list of “classic” picture books, so if you have favorites that date back earlier than, say, 1990, let me know! I might include them in my compilation!

Respond by leaving a comment here or on the “Read-To-Me” page!

Tags: book lists, picture books