New Programs for the Spring Summer Session

Our new brochure will be coming out for the new spring/summer session.  A lot of the activities are on the website already.  http://www.eleanorlondonlibrary.org/youth.php

Upcoming events include:
Geordie Productions on April 11 will be coming to the library to put on a play for us.

Marvelous Munsch will be happening on May 16.  We will be reading lots of Munsch books and doing some activities related to the books.  It will be lots of fun.

Wii Night Tonight!

Have you been to our Wii night yet?   It is lots of fun.  Not because you get to play some really cool games but also because you get to meet new friends too!  We start the game up at 6:00 so come on by and check us out!

Spring is in the air!

The forcast for the coming weekend sounds amazing.  We will be surpassing and breaking records with the predicted 20 degree high.  Did I mention that there will be sun with that too?   What a great way to celebrate a long weekend!

To get into the spirit of spring, how about checking out these great picture books:

1. Mouse’s First Spring    Lauren Thompson


2. Signs of spring               Justine Korman Fontes
3. Hurray for spring!         Patricia Hubbell

4. Skunk's spring surprise   Leslea Newman
6. Mud Puddle                 Robert Munsch

7. The Very Hungry Catepillar      Eric Carle

8. Caterpillar Spring                    Susan Hood

Book Review: After by Amy Efaw

The book After by Amy Efaw seemed like it would absolutely fantastic.  The story is about a girl, Devon, who gives birth to a baby and ends up throwing the baby into a garbage container because she does not know what to do with the baby.  Someone finds the baby and she is arrested for a multitude of charges including attempted murder.  The story goes back and forth between present day and the past.  Devon is an honours student combined with an incredible soccer career ahead of her.  She is in complete denial about being pregnant and giving birth.

There was something about this book that did not strike a chord.  It did not seem so believable to me that this girl who is extremely smart and physically active could not acknowledge that she was pregnant.  The portrayal in the juvie detention center was also glossed over I found.  The only interesting parts of the book was the information that the author had at the end of the book dealing with this phenomenon of dumping babies in trash cans.  Apparently it is happening more than we realize. 

On the surface, I would say that reading the book opened my eyes to a societal problem but overall I would have to say that this would not be my first "go to" book.

New Picture Books

                                                              

We have received a whole batch of new picture books recently.  Here are some of them:

A small, brown dog with a wet, pink nose  by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen

My heart is like a zoo  by Michael Hall

                         My garden by Kevin Henkes

Too purpley!  by Jean Reidy

Let's say hi to friends who fly! by Mo Willems

Here comes the garbage barge! by Jonah Winter

New Young Adult Books in the Department

There is a whole new selection of young adult books to choose from:

1.  The Shadow Project / by Herbie Brennan
2.  Sweet little lies : an L.A. Candy novel
3.  The dark Divine / by Bree Despain
4.  Incarceron / by Catherine Fisher
5.  Beautiful creatures / by Kami Garcia and Margie Stohl
6.  The secret year / by Jennifer Hubbard
7.  Captivate / by Carrie Jones
8.  Ashes / by Kathryn Lasky
9.  Tangled / by Carolyn Mackler
10. Numbers / by Rachel Ward

Amazing Kid Arts and Craft sites

Looking for great craft sites for kids?  There are quite a few out there.  Here are some of my favourites:

http://crafts.kaboose.com/

http://www.dltk-kids.com/

http://www.kinderart.com/

The library also has lots arts and craft books !