Robert Munsch

Robert Munsch is a very popular picture book author.  He has written more than 50 books.  The best part - he is Canadian!   What are your favourite Munsch books?  I really like Alligator Baby and Pigs.  Close runner ups are Mud Puddle and Mortimer.  Let me know what you think.

Book Trailers

I don't know if you know this but the publishers are now marketing their books with book trailers.  A really interesting concept to get you to read the book.  Here are a few different trailers that are neat:

Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix:  http://www.veoh.com/collection/RECTV/watch/v6817706PpM3yhp6#

Catching Fire:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4nmdALK-5o

39 Clues:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKkstj9C53A

Enjoy!

What books do you think were the best of 2009?

Did you read a book that you thought was outstanding?  I have a few books that I really enjoyed that I will post in the next few days.  If you have a top 10 list of books to read, let me know and I will compile a readers top 10 list too!

New DVDs in the Children's Department

Last week I went shopping and bought a whole new slew of DVDs.  Some of them are:

1.  Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
2.  Night at the Museum 2
3.  Ice Age 3:  Dawn of the Dinosaur
4.  UP
5.  Ben 10

Winter Reading Club starts this Sunday

Calling all kids to the library to sign up for the winter reading club on Sunday, December 20th.  This year our theme is Olympic Reading.  At 3:30 we have a special storytime on sports.  The best reader in each age category will win a prize as well there are many door prizes for those who attend the closing ceremonies in March.

Sing-a-long with Christina and Terry Joe

Last Sunday we had a great time with Christina and Terry Joe!  Check out the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OfOWdCVIN0

Its snowing again...

So, how about making your own snowflakes.  It is really simple and really pretty to hang around the house.  Here is a great site that can help you make neat snowflakes:

http://www.kinderart.com/seasons/snowflake6.shtml

Interesting Fact

Did you know that on this day in history:

In 1799 George Washington died at age 67.

In 1819 Alabama became the 22nd state in the United States.

In 1911 Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole, beating an expedition led by Robert F. Scott.

In 1939  The Soviet Union was dropped from the League of Nations.

In 1967  DNA synthesized for the first time.

In 1981  Israel formally annexed the Golan Heights.

In 1985  Wilma Mankiller became the first woman to lead a major American Indian tribe as she took office as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.

In 1989  Nobel Peace laureate Andrei D. Sakharov died in Moscow at age 68.

check out factmonster.com for more interesting facts :)

Winter Reading Club

One more week until we start our winter reading club.  This year our theme is Olympics to coincide of course with the Olympic Games this season.  I was fortunate enough to see the torch pass by in my city.  Did anyone go out to see the torch passing through your community?

Sing-a-long with Christina!

This Sunday at 1:00 p.m. we have a special guest coming to the library.  Christina, along with her friend Terry, will be entertaining us with lots of songs that we all know.  They are also bringing in lots of instruments to show the kids.  The last 15 minutes will be dedicated to Hanukah music.  Don't be shy, come and sing-a-long with us!!

Celebrating the first day of real snow

Get out the hot chocolate and snuggle up with these books -  of course the theme is snow  :)

Kipper's snowy day
by Mick Inkpen

Geraldine's big snow
by Holly Keller

Snow dude
by Daniel Kirk

Froggy gets dressed
by Jonathan London

First snow
by Emily Arnold McCully

Mousekin's frosty friend : story and pictures
by Edna Miller

Perfect snow
by Barbara Reid

Winner of our bookmark contest

Our winner this year for our annual bookmark contest is Levana O.  She did a fabulous job of creating her bookmark.  The bookmarks will be available shortly.

Great Picture books

1.  Tumble Bumble
    By:  Felicia Bond

2.  Click Clack Moo:  Cows that type
     By:  Doreen Cronin
3.  Olivia
     By:  Ian Falconner

4.  Muncha Muncha Muncah
     By:  Denise Fleming

5.  Stella:  Star of the Sea
     By:  Marie Louise Gay

6.  What Newt could do for Turtle
     By:  Jonathan London

7.  Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you hear?
    By:  Bill Martin

8.  The Kiss that Missed
     By:  David Melling

9.  Fancy Nancy
    By:  Jane O'Conner
10.  The Bear Snores On
     By:  Karma Wilson

Great Books for Teens

There are so many interesting books out there, I just don't know where to start!  Here is a small sampling of what is out there.  Please let me know what your favourites are :)

1.  The Absolute True Diary of a Part Time Indian      
     By:  Sherman Alexie
2.  Genesis                                                                 
     By:  Bernard Becket
3.  The Hunger Games                                                
     By: Suzanne Collins
4.  The Face on the Milk Carton                                 
     By:  Caroline Cooney
5.  Airborn                                                                 
     By:  Kenneth Oppel
6.  City of Bones                                                        
     By:  Cassandra Clare
7.  Perfect chemistry                                                   
     By:  Simone Elkeles
8.  If I Stay                                                                 
     By:  Gayle Foreman
9.  Wicked Lovely                                                      
     By:  Melissa Marr
10.  The Book Thief                                                   
       By: Markus Zusak

If you liked reading Twilight....

If you liked reading Twilight, then you might enjoy these books:

Valiant by Holly Black

When seventeen-year-old Valerie Russell runs away to New York City, she's trying to escape a life that has utterly betrayed her. Sporting a new identity, she takes up with a gang of squatters who live in the city's labyrinthine subway system. But there's something eerily beguiling about Val's new friends.

Jinx by Meg Cabot

Sixteen-year-old Jean "Jinx" Honeychurch, the descendant of a witch, must leave Iowa to live with relatives in Manhattan after the first spell she casts goes awry, but she will have to improve her skills to stop her cousin from practicing black magic that endangers them and the boy they both like.

Marked:  a house of night novel  by P.C Cast and Kristin Cast

Zoey Redbird isn't sure who is a friend or enemy at the House of Night, but she knows that any secrets that she discovers must be kept from the other residents, while she must also deal with the further complication of having 3 boyfriends.

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their won dimension, 15 year old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizarre world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.

Check out our website for more exciting reads!  http://www.eleanorlondonlibrary.org/twilightreadalike.htm

Website of the Day

Do you like knowing about space?  You should visit the NASA kids website.  It has lots of information and interesting activities and games. 

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html

Great Chapter books for Kids

Having trouble finding a good chapter book for your child?  Try these titles:

1.  Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing  by: Judy Blume

2.  The Sister’s Grimm     By Michael Buckley

3.  Gregor the Overlander   By Suzanne Collins

4.  I, Coriander      By: Sally Gardner

5.  Among the Hidden      By: Margaret Haddix

6.  Schooled         By: Gordon Korman

7.  The Fairy Haven and the Quest of the Wand   By; Gail Levine

8.  The Sister’s Club     By: Megan McDonald

9.  The Lightning Thief     By Rick Riordan

10.  Harry Potter      By J.K. Rowling

What do you want to know?

Every Thursday I am going to throw the blog back to you.  Is there anything you want to know about the library?  About children's books?  Ask away!   I will try to answer your questions as quick as possible :)

Check out this website for kids - How Stuff Works

There are so many interesting websites for kids out there.  How Stuff Works - howstuffworks.com -

is an  award-winning site clearly and concisely tells kids how different things work — from the everyday (how automobile engines run) to the unusual (how Jell-O sets).   Have fun checking it out!!

A Fancy Nancy Blast of a Party

Yesterday we had a Fancy Nancy tea party at the library.  It was a magnificient party with lots of dazzling young ladies and gentlemen dressed for afternoon tea.  I think I had just as much (or even more) fun as the kids at the party.  Thanks to everyone who helped in preparation of the party and of course for Fancy Nancy for the inspiration!

New Moon now in theaters

So, New Moon is now out in the theaters.  I went last night to the advance opening with my daughter.  She was super-excited to see the movie, well, to see Jacob.  I have to say that it was much better than Twilight but I still stand firm that the books are so much better than the movies.  What do you think???

James Heneghan at the Library

This morning we were treated to a delightful presentation by James Heneghan.  James has written several YA books (over 20!) and came to the library to speak about 2 of his books as well as his writing process.  We had 2 schools come to the library to hear his presentation - UTT and Merton Elementary.  All the students were amazing and had great questions for James.  Thanks to James to coming to our library.  View a clip of his presentation :  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbkYNszRl60

FANCY NANCY TEA PARTY

Join us on Sunday, November 22 at 2 p.m. for a Fancy Nancy Tea Party.  We will be doing a craft, playing a game, listening to the story and of course having tea.  Make sure that you dress up and are as fancy as Nancy!

Hippity Hop Today

Every Wednesday we have a baby lapsit program called hippity hop.  In this program we sing songs, do fingerplays, recite nursery rhymes and read short books.  The program is geared for newborns to 2 years old. 

Nursery Rhyme for today

Cobbler Cobbler mend my shoe

get it done by half past two

stitch it up and stitch it down

then I'll give you half a crown

Bookmark Contest is now on!

The Bookmark contest started last Sunday.  Come to the library to pick up an entry form and then design your bookmark!  The winning bookmark design will be created into a special library bookmark which will be distributed to all library patrons.  Run, don't walk to the library now!

Winner of the Twihard contest

We played our Twihard jeopardy today and it was lots of fun.  The grand winner was Adrianna who had 4400 points.  Great job!!!!  She really knew her Twiligt books :)

Children's Book Week!

Happy Children's Book week!  We have lots of exciting events to celebrate this important week.  Today we kick off with the Twihard contest, the bookmark contest and the special "I love to read" storytime.  The theme this year for children's book week is Gold Medal Reading.  We have the pleasure, thanks to the Canadian Council grant, to have author James Heneghan at the library on Thursday at 10:00 a.m.

City of Bones - on audiobook

I am currently listening to City of Bones by Cassandra Claire.  I had heard the hype on this series awhile ago but never got around to reading it.  I even had the book in my house without realizing it ...  it was a birthday present to my son a few years back.  The library just received the audio version of the book so I grabbed it because of my long car treks back and forth from work.  May I say that this is a great book!  I sat in the parking lot of the library listening to the story, not wanting to go to work so that I could hear the rest of the chapter.  Audiobooks are a great way to keep up on your reading, especially if you are in the car for a long time or taking public transit.  Come and see me for some good audiobook suggestions :)

Website of the Day

Do you like dinosaurs?  Do you want to find out some interesting facts about them?  This past week our storytimes were all on dinosaurs.  Did you know that Brachylophosaurus may be its official name, but many affectionately know this relatively "new" dinosaur as "Elvis," due to its unusual head crest that resembles the famous rock 'n' roll singer's hair.

Check out this link to the Discovery Channel:  http://dsc.discovery.com/dinosaurs/    for more interesting facts about dinosaurs.

Happy 40th Anniversary Sesame Street

I don't know if anyone has noticed but on the Google homepage for the past week, there have been different characters from Seseame Street featured.  This is all in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Seseame Street.  I loved watching it when I was growing up.  Who was your favourite character?  Mine was the Grouch.  Some of my most favourite scenes:  Grover doing near and far.

Shadow Puppet Sucess

Yesterday we had Panadream Theatre come in to do a workshop on how to make shadow puppets. The kids did an incredible job of creating their own "under the sea" shadow puppets. One little one made 9 turtles!!! Great fun was had by all. Thanks to the Panadream team for bringing something new to the library :)

Shadow Puppet Workshop tomorrow

We are so lucky! The Panadream theatre is coming to the library tomorrow to show kids how to make shadow puppets. At the end of the workshop, the kids will put on a show. The workshop starts at 1pm and is $5.00

Children's Book of the Month

The book of the month is "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian". I really enjoyed this book because of the subject matter but also the style of writing. Sherman Alexie is brillant in conveying the important issues that surround the main character but at the same time, not being too preachy about it. Go to our on-line bookclub at: http://elcslplkidsbook.weebly.com/

New Moon

The hype is now starting! All I hear in my house these days is "New Moon this, New Moon that", along with "Jasper, he is so cute", or "I love Jacob". This is what you get when you live with two girls :)

So, in order to help everyone along, I have posted a countdown calander to when the movie is coming out.

Extra incentives to come to the library???? On November 15th, we have a jeopardy type game going on called Twihard. If you think you know everything there is to know Twilight, then come and play the game with us. The person who knows the most will win 2 tickets to the movie, so come and play!!

New Website features

Check out our new website - it has a homework help section and a parenting corner.

Sunday Stories

Sunday Stories is happening today. I am looking forward to this one - we are talking about "all about me". We have a great craft to follow the stories - a life sized outline of the body. It should be lots of fun to decorate!

Wii on Wednesday Night

The Wii machine will be set up tomorrow night. It starts at 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Come and test your skills!

Fine Line Serpents at the Library

We had a great time learning about and interacting with the reptiles that Fine Line Serpents brought to the Library. I managed to capture a couple of minutes of the program. Click here to see the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn_aQaUW5DI

Children's is Haunted!

Come and see the Department. We had decorated for Halloween! See if you can find the spider :)

New Bande Désinée area

We have been waiting for awhile but it was worth the wait. We have moved our graphic novel/bande désinée area to a new location. Now you can see the collection better! Come and check it out!

New Book of the Month: Catching Fire

Alright, you have heard me go on and on about Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins in previous posts. Now, I have made it the book of the month! If you have not read the series, then I strongly encourage you to do so! It is a fantastic book!!!!!

Sunday Stories

We have lots of fun with the kids during our story hour on Sundays. Todays theme was "Cats". There was lots of cool stories about cats as well as a craft to go along with it.

Merton Pre-K class

We had special visitors this morning at the library....Merton Pre-K kids came to the library for a visit. The kids were great and participated in the storytimes. After stories, we did a scarecrow craft and they looked around the kids library. We ended with a Froggy book because it is always good to end with a fantastic book.

Thanks for coming kids!

Wii drop in tonight

Tonight we have the Wii drop-in starting at 6pm. Come and play some games with us!!

J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer in a Graphic Novel?

Yes, it is true. In December, there will be graphic biographies of these two authors. It should be interesting to read.

Kids Cooking with Gigi Cohen

This Sunday we have Gigi Cohen coming to the library to cook with the kids. Come and see what she has in store for us.

Catching Fire

The long anticipated sequel to The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins came out today. Catching Fire is an incredible read. I was able to procure an advance copy of the book and have been waiting and waiting to talk about it. The library will be getting its copy soon. If interested, put your name in the suggestion book (children's) as this book will be on reserve for a long time.

Katniss has returned to District 12 with Peeta. She is trying to resume her daily life but it is hard. Her relationship with Gale is also strained because of the events that transpired with Peeta. The Hunger Games are in their 50th year and celebrations are to start up again. Read to find out the twists and turns that Katniss is exposed to. Her life is still in danger....who are her friends? Who are her enemies?

View this book trailer: http://www.thehungergames.co.uk/videos

website of the week

Looking to find out the real scoop on movies and their ratings? Go to http://www.commonsensemedia.org/ to find out everything you every wanted to know about the movies your kids are watching. TV shows, video games and websites are also evaluated.

Monkeys

Do you like monkeys? Come see our new display of monkey books. We have books about monkeys but also stories about the different adventures that monkeys get themselves into. Check out the biography of Mr. Rey, the creator of Curious George!

Summer Reading club

We had our closing ceremonies yesterday. Congrats to all the kids who read throughout the summer. A total of 2029 books were read!

Website of the day

Do you ever wish you could find out which book is next in the series? There is a fantastic website that will help you do just that. You can search by title, author, subject or series title.
Go to: http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv/

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

So, I saw the movie last week and it was pretty good. I would say that it was a nice companion to the book but the book was by far much better. I spoke to a few people who had not read the book and they were confused at times in the movie. We had quite a few copies of the book at the library, so come and read what you missed out on or just re-read the story for fun!

Harry comes out today!!!!

I am so excited to see the latest installment of the Harry Potter series - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I don't know quite how they are going to pull it off as the book is mainly about accessing memories. It should be interesting! Let me know what you think too!!!! Fact monster has a cool link for Harry....check it out: http://www.factmonster.com/spot/harrypage1.html

The display this week...

This week we are displaying wolves. All kinds of wolves, including werewolves. Come and see what we have!

Graphic Novels

Alright, I have to admit that I really don't like graphic novels. I don't see the appeal to them at all. However, I do keep trying. I have finally found a decent one that I can recommend to others...Coraline by Neil Gaiman. The story was pretty good and the illustrations were decent and represented the story well. So, go ahead and give it a read!

This being said about graphic novels, the department is fortunate to have Jen and Katie who love graphic novels and can give you lots of good recommendations.

Rain Rain Go Away

We had such nice weather last week and now it is raining. Hopefuly it won't keep up because the library has storytime at Shuster Park on Sundays at 3:30.

Summer Reading Club

This Sunday is the day to come to the library. We are opening our summer reading club. The theme this year is mysteries. Once again, we are partnering up with the TD Summer Reading Club. There are so many good mysteries to read. Come check out what we have!

If I Stay

I read the most incredible book the other day. Warning: You will cry!!

Mia takes a family ride in the car and ends up in a car crash. She must make a choice between staying or leaving her body. The book jumps between real life and past memories. If I stay sends a great message about living every day to its fullest.

Happy June Day!

Wow, we have already hit June. Not that it feels like June. I can't wait until the sun comes out and warms us all up!

Just wanted to let you know that the book of the month is The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. You can access the bookclub through this link: http://elcslplkidsbook.weebly.com/

Check out the book trailer on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_UUVwTaemk

Rainy Days

I don't know about you, but I really don't like rainy days...especially 3 days of it! However, I still see rainy days as the best days for sitting down and colouring. I used to sit and colour for hours when I was younger on days like these. There are tons of free colouring pages available on the web. Just Google using the search terms : free coloring pages

Public Works Day

What a beautiful day to celebrate Public Works Day. The children's department was invited to help out at Public Works Day. There were tons of kids (115) who participated in the arts and crafts activity. The gardeners supplied the plant pots and we supplied the paint. The kids did a great job of decorating their pots. Then, they got to choose a flower to plant in it.

Anne Renaud visit

We had the pleasure of having Anne Renaud visit our library today. She spoke to the Grade 5 class from Merton Elementary. She has written several nonfiction children's books. One of the books, A Bloom for Friendship, was especially interesting to me as it dealt with the Canadian soldiers and the liberation of Holland. My father was part of a regiment that help the Dutch. I recommend that everyone have a look at the book and next year, go to Ottawa and attend the Tulip Festival.

Exploding Volcanoes

This morning we had exploding volcanoes in our auditorium. McGill Redpath Museum came to the library to talk about volcanoes. It was a very interesting presentation. Following that, the kids got to make their own volcanoes.

Receipe for exploding volcanoes:

playdough ( 1 cup of flour, 1/4 salt and 1/2 c of water)

a paper plate

2 paper cups

1/4 cup of baking soda

1/2 cup of vinegar

paint optional

red food coloring optional

Put one cup on the plate. Shape playdough around the cup. Put the baking soda in the cup. You can paint your volcanoe if you choose. Pour the vinegar into the other cup. You can add red food colouring if you choose (mix well) and then quckly add it to your volcano mixture. See what happens!!!

Gregor

Today I had a great conversation with Farah, the music librarian, about the series, Gregor the Overlander. We both loved the whole series and encourage you to read it!!!

Reading in the Garden

What a beautiful day! My plans are to go out and have my lunch in the lovely garden behind the library and enjoy my book in the warm sunshine.

So many new books...I don't know where to start!

This has been a great week. So many books have come into the library that I have been waiting for. All of them are part of a series:

Sisters Grimm: Book 7 - The Everafter War by Michael Buckley
The Awakening by Kelly Armstrong
Fagile Eternity by Melissa Marr

I am also reading a really funny book called: The Wizard, the Witch and 2 girls from Jersey by Lisa papademtriou.

Let me know what books you are reading!

Fragile Eternity

All those Wicked Lovely fans do not have to wait much longer. The library has bought the third book - Fragile Eternity - by Melissa Marr. I have been waiting for this book for a long time. I grabbed this quote off of Wikipedia:
"Seth never expected he would want to settle down with anyone—but that was before Aislinn. She is everything he'd ever dreamed of, and he wants to be with her forever. Forever takes on new meaning, though, when your girlfriend is an immortal faery queen."
I can't wait to read it!

Visit to Maimonides

Hi, I just got back from visiting the Grade 2 class at Maimonides. What a great class! We went over how to use the library catalog and they are now experts :)

I read a few stories to them and we made ladybugs as a craft.

Thanks to Mrs. Pinsky for inviting me to her class.

Jennifer Lloyd

This morning we had the pleasure of having Jennifer Lloyd at the library. We had the grade 3 class from Merton attend the workshop. They were an amazing audience! Jennifer read from her 2 books - Looking for Loons and One Winter Night. After the readings, Jennifer had a craft for the kids to do which kept them quite occupied. A big thank you to Blue Metropolis for including us in their author tour and to Jennifer for coming to our library. I am looking forward to reading her upcoming books.

Authors, authors, authors

The Blue Metropolis Literature festival is now on! Last year they introduced a new component - children's literature. Our library is fortunate to have 3 amazing authors visit our facility this week. We have Jennifer Lloyd this morning, Monique Polak tomorrow and Anne Renaud on Sunday afternoon. Feel free to come and listen to them speak about their books and their writing process.

All you ever wanted to know about volcanoes

We are really lucky -the Redpath Museum is coming to the library on May 17th to talk about volcanoes. The museum always puts on a great show. At the end of their talk, we will make our own volcanoes and make them erupt. Should be a good time. Tickets are required for this event...$2.00.

Twilight on DVD

Yes, we now have Twilight on DVD! My personal opinion....the book is much better :)

Let me know your thoughts...movie or book? Which is better?

DVDJ YA T9722t

On-line Book Club

Check out our on-line bookclub. We have a new book each month. Did you miss a month, no worries as we keep our past picks archived. This month, our book is Judy Moody goes to College. A hilarious account of Judy and her encounters with a college tutor. Not to be missed!

http://elcslplkidsbook.weebly.com/

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Geordie Productions is coming to the library to perform the classic book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Tickets are going quickly so make sure to pick up your tickets soon! Call the library for more information: 514-485-6900

Winter Reading club comes to a close

I would like to congratulate all the participants in the winter reading club. We had 50 participants for the first annual winter edition. Our top winners put a lot of reading time. Thanks to everyone for their participation!!

Spring Break Activities

Bored? Nothing to do? Come to the library. We have a lots of activitites going on at the library, including: movies, beading, arts and crafts and much much more. Call us for more details or check out the webpage: http://www.eleanorlondonlibrary.org/springbreak2009.htm

Magic is in the air

We have a great program coming up in March. Magician Mike Deslauriers will be coming to the library to perform magic show for us. Buy your tickets early...you don't want to miss this show!

New DVDs

We have lots of new DVDs in the Department. Do you have any suggestions for other titles (remember, they must be rated G in the Children's department)? Let us know either by email or by phone.

Newbery Award Winner announced

The Newbery Award Winner for 2009 is "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman. To best illustrate what this book is about, this quote from Mr. Gaiman is most appropriate:

“The boundaries are always there—between the graveyard and the world beyond,
between life and death, and the crossing of them.”

Check here to see if the book is in!

Books and Boys

Hey boys! I want to hear from you what your favourite books are. Have you read the Maze of Bones yet by Rick Riordan? It is a new cool series, with cool features. Come and look at the playing cards and try to solve the clues by going on the website.

Korman mania

I get really obsessive about authors and must read everything that they have written. My new craze is Gordon Korman. I am currently reading Juvie three which is an excellent book. Be warned though...it is not the traditional humour we are used to with Korman. Last week I finished Son of a mob. Anyone wanting a good laugh must read this book!

Hunger Games Sequel

I thought everyone would like to know that the sequel to Hunger Games will be coming out in September. The title is Catching Fire. Check out the on-line book club as this month features the Hunger Games!
Online bookclub

Happy 2009!

I don't know where 2008 went but here we are ready to go for 2009. We have lots of exciting programs coming up for all ages. The WOW program this month is Monster Mania where you learn to draw monsters and then get to see them disappear right off the page. How cool is that? Check out our website for all the programs for the winter season: www.eleanorlondonlibrary.org/youth.php