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La Hora del Cuento en español

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Júntense con nosotros para escuchar cuentos en español.  Este programa se ofrecerá cada primer y tercer sábado del mes a las 11:00a.m.

Comienza el 04 de septiembre.

Join us for Spanish Story Time held every first and third Saturday of the month at 11:00a.m. in Junior Room.

This program begins September 4.

Don’t Miss the Reading Fairy

Friday, August 13th, 2010

The Reading Fairy  will grace us with her magical presence on Tuesday, Aug. 17, during the Toddler Time program.  Expect her to appear about 10:45.

Summer Programs, 2010

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Toddler Time: Tuesdays, 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Activities for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.  This “hands-on” program can be messy.  Please wear play clothes.  Begins June 1.

Summer Reading Program, Catch the Reading Express!  Thursdays, 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Story time, science activities, and craft projects.  Register your child at the circulation desk and pick up an Express Train reading-log and summer science book.   Ages 6-10.  Begins June 3.

Summer Reading Club:  All ages, all summer!

Pick up an Express Train reading-log and a United States map from the circulation desk.  For every book read, your child will receive a State flag sticker.  Fill the entire map with State flag stickers and receive a prize. This program ends August 31.

For more information, contact the library at 837-2621.

Lap-Sit Story Time

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Lap Sit Story Time meets every Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m. in the Children’s Room.  Bring your youngster to enjoy stories, finger plays, singing, and occasional craft projects.

Cuentos en español

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Spanish Story Time will be held on Monday, April 19, at 4:15 p.m. in the Junior Room.   All ages are welcome.

Teachers!

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

The Alpine Public Library is happy to offer school visits during the months of April and May.  The purpose of a visit is to familiarize your students with the library and to promote the summer reading program.  A visit includes a library tour, story time, and a craft project.  Kids are welcome to bring their lunch to enjoy in our courtyard.

If a trip to the library is not convenient, the children’s librarian can visit your classroom instead.

To schedule a visit, please call the library at 837-2621.

Pajama Story Time

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Pajama Story Time will be held on March 27, at 7:00 p.m. in the Children’s Room.  Come watch a puppet show, hear stories, make a caterpillar craft project, and look at a butterfly wing under a microscope.  This program is free and will last about an hour.  Be sure to wear your pajamas!

New “Easy Readers” at the Library

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Do you have a child who is learning to read?  If so, try some of our new Easy Readers.

 Easy Readers are simple picture books that stress both phonetic learning and sight words.  Your new reader will love the catchy stories, while enjoying the rewards of successful reading, “all by myself.”

Thanks to a grant from Dollar General over fifty new titles have been added to our collection including Bob Books for Beginning Readers, Green-Light Readers, and First Step Nonfiction.

Kids Paper Flower Class

Friday, March 5th, 2010

All kids 8 years and older are invited to participate in Paper Flower Class to be held March 18, at 4:15 p.m. in the Junior Room.  Attendees will hear The Legend of the Bluebonnet, by Tomie DePaola, and than learn to make tissue paper flowers.  This program is free and will last about an hour.

¡Cuentos en español! Spanish Story Time!

Friday, January 15th, 2010

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.