Thursday, December 17, 2009

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

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

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.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

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

Monday, December 14, 2009

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 :)

Sunday, December 13, 2009

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?