Spanish Story Time will not be held on February 15 as the library will be closed for Presidents’ Day.
Los Cuentos en español no se ofrecerá el 15 de febrero porque la biblioteca estará cerrada por dia de los presidentes.
A partir del 1 de febrero, este programa se ofrecerá cada primer y tercer lunes del mes a las 4:15 p. m. Todos son beinvenidos.
Beginning February 1, the Alpine Public Library will hold a Spanish language story time. This program will meet every first and third Monday of the month at 4:15 p. m. in the Junior room. All ages are welcome.
The Alpine Public Library is conducting an essay contest for all area students in seventh or eighth grade. The book The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, is the subject of this contest. Essay questions and instructions are available at the front desk of the library. The deadline for this contest in January 29.
The club meets in the Junior Room every Thursday, 4:30-5:00 p. m. We’ll start with Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo, on January 28. A few chapters will be read every week, and each meeting will begin with a short review of previous chapters.
Alpine Book Club is for kids 8 years and older.
Don your pajamas and come to the Alpine Public Library on Saturday, January 23, at 7:00pm for and evening of fun. Watch a puppet show, hear stories, make a snowman craft project, and look at a piece of Frosty’s carrot nose under a microscope. This program is free and will last about an hour. Scissors and glue are used during craft time.
Learn to make a hexagonal snowflake at the Alpine Public Library. Meet in the Children’s room on Thursday, January 21, at 4:15PM. We’ll hear the amazing story about Snowflake Bentley and then make snowflakes. This program is for kids 8 years and older.
Lap-Sit Story Time will resume January 5, 2010. Please meet in the Children’s room at 10:30am. This is a reading program for children ages 0-4 years.
Lap-Sit- Story Time will not be held on December 22nd and 29th. The program will resume on January 5th, 2010. Have a joyous holiday!
All kids are invited to participate in the Winter Reading Program. Here is how it works:
1. Kids read three books of their choice between the dates of Dec.15 and Jan.15. Books may be from a school library, the public library, a church library or from other sources.
2. Fill out the snowflake-reading log. (Reading logs are available at the library if one was not received by your child at school.)
3. Return the reading log to the front desk and choose a small gift from the snowman gift basket.
For more information, call the library at 837-2621. Happy winter break!