Forty-six people attended storytime in December. We made cookie cut-outs, reindeer puppets, winter scenes and party hats.
Our craft programs proved popular with 50 people attending. The gingerbread houses, winter holidays and new year crafts looked wonderful, and the children had a terrific time. The winter holidays crafts were featured in the Brazosport Facts.
We will be having a Paper Football Tournament at 1 p.m. on January 31. Come support your favorite team!
Melissa, branch manager
Monday, January 5, 2009
Children's Update: Sweeny
Our Winter Wonderland storytimes featured snow, snow and more snow. We even made our own snow. We also made snowball cupcakes and wore mittens. January storytimes will feature pets.
Our Kid’s Club held its second meeting, and we had 45 people attend. We made last-minute Christmas presents including penguin bookmarks, gingerbread houses, glider planes and beaded jewelry. Eight volunteers staffed the tables and helped with the club. Thanks to them for donating their time!
We’ll be having a visit from a Mad Scientist on January 21.
Our first pajama storytime will be at 6:30 p.m. on January 22. Patrons are encouraged to wear their pajamas and join us for milk, cookies and books.
Leslie, branch manager
Our Kid’s Club held its second meeting, and we had 45 people attend. We made last-minute Christmas presents including penguin bookmarks, gingerbread houses, glider planes and beaded jewelry. Eight volunteers staffed the tables and helped with the club. Thanks to them for donating their time!
We’ll be having a visit from a Mad Scientist on January 21.
Our first pajama storytime will be at 6:30 p.m. on January 22. Patrons are encouraged to wear their pajamas and join us for milk, cookies and books.
Leslie, branch manager
Children's Update: Manvel
We read a series of Christmas stories throughout December. At each storytime, the children made a new ornament for their own Christmas trees. We will return to our alphabet storytimes in January.
Teen Read met only once in December, and attendance dropped. We hope to return to our usual larger group in January.
January is National Soup Month, and we are promoting our Campbell’s Labels Program. We have black book bags, donated by a patron, and anyone bringing in Campbell’s label barcodes will receive a book bag. Thanks to Vihn Le for donating such useful bags!
Our library is decorated for January. We have displays about the new year, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Chinese New Year. Our clerk, Judy, did an especially good job with the decorations. Thanks, Judy!
We are thrilled to welcome our new children’s specialist, Geri. She began work on January 5. Welcome to Manvel, Geri!
Kathryn, branch manager
Teen Read met only once in December, and attendance dropped. We hope to return to our usual larger group in January.
January is National Soup Month, and we are promoting our Campbell’s Labels Program. We have black book bags, donated by a patron, and anyone bringing in Campbell’s label barcodes will receive a book bag. Thanks to Vihn Le for donating such useful bags!
Our library is decorated for January. We have displays about the new year, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Chinese New Year. Our clerk, Judy, did an especially good job with the decorations. Thanks, Judy!
We are thrilled to welcome our new children’s specialist, Geri. She began work on January 5. Welcome to Manvel, Geri!
Kathryn, branch manager
Children's Update: Lake Jackson
Our storytime themes in December focused on sharing. We shared books and made paper quilts, paper stars and cinnamon dough cookie ornaments. We also shared cookies. In January, we’ll be reading stories about snow, snowmen, snowballs and winter clothing.
The Reader’s Circle for Grades 1-3 discussed Doreen Cronin’s “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type.” Our next book will be “Many Moons” by James Thurber, one of my favorites.
The Bookaneers Book Club for Grades 4-6 enjoyed reading “Chocolate Fever” by Robert Kimmel Smith. For January, participants should decide what they think makes a hero. Then, they can choose any book about a hero, real or fictional.
Our Friends president, Alice Royalty, and her husband decorated the library’s Christmas tree. Thanks to the two of them!
We recognized our volunteers with an afternoon of hot wassail, warm treats from the oven and hot wax treatments for their hands. Thanks for all the hard work!
We are busy finalizing plans for a new teen program called You + Me = Wii. Cindy, our reference librarian, will be hosting games on the first and third Saturday of the month, beginning January 24. The Friends purchased a Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360 for the library. Clerk Diane’s son, Zac, designed a logo for the group. Thank you to the Friends for equipment and to Zac for the logo!
Susan, children's librarian
The Reader’s Circle for Grades 1-3 discussed Doreen Cronin’s “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type.” Our next book will be “Many Moons” by James Thurber, one of my favorites.
The Bookaneers Book Club for Grades 4-6 enjoyed reading “Chocolate Fever” by Robert Kimmel Smith. For January, participants should decide what they think makes a hero. Then, they can choose any book about a hero, real or fictional.
Our Friends president, Alice Royalty, and her husband decorated the library’s Christmas tree. Thanks to the two of them!
We recognized our volunteers with an afternoon of hot wassail, warm treats from the oven and hot wax treatments for their hands. Thanks for all the hard work!
We are busy finalizing plans for a new teen program called You + Me = Wii. Cindy, our reference librarian, will be hosting games on the first and third Saturday of the month, beginning January 24. The Friends purchased a Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360 for the library. Clerk Diane’s son, Zac, designed a logo for the group. Thank you to the Friends for equipment and to Zac for the logo!
Susan, children's librarian
Children's Update: Freeport
Storytimes in December covered lots of holiday fun. Sixty-five people joined us. Themes included Jingle Bells, Rudolph Shines Again, Tree Trimming and Ring In the New Year. We made wooden Santas, wooden Christmas trees and a construction paper Christmas tree. For the new year, we threw a party and ate lots of goodies.
Holiday on the Brazos was such a hit! It was very cold, but this did not stop people from coming. We made Christmas tree ornaments and drank hot chocolate. We also served popcorn and fudge. Our table was a success, with 250 people visiting.
Craft Day with Mrs. Claus, sponsored by The Friends of the Freeport Library, had a great turnout, as well. Each of the 115 children who attended received a book, an ornament, cookies and much more. Thank you to the Friends for sponsoring this wonderful event!
Dawn, children's specialist
Holiday on the Brazos was such a hit! It was very cold, but this did not stop people from coming. We made Christmas tree ornaments and drank hot chocolate. We also served popcorn and fudge. Our table was a success, with 250 people visiting.
Craft Day with Mrs. Claus, sponsored by The Friends of the Freeport Library, had a great turnout, as well. Each of the 115 children who attended received a book, an ornament, cookies and much more. Thank you to the Friends for sponsoring this wonderful event!
Dawn, children's specialist
Children's Update: Danbury
Thirty-eight children attended storytime during December. Ruby Lewis presented a special storytime about spiders. She even brought a live tarantula to show!
Our Christmas Craft night was attended by 35 people. We made snowflakes from squares of Styrofoam.
Circulation rose 49% over last December. Picture books were up 40%, easy nonfiction went up 20% and juvenile fiction increased 23%. Juvenile nonfiction skyrocketed over last December by a whopping 250%. Thanks to all our patrons for checking out so many books!
Tom, adult coordinator
Our Christmas Craft night was attended by 35 people. We made snowflakes from squares of Styrofoam.
Circulation rose 49% over last December. Picture books were up 40%, easy nonfiction went up 20% and juvenile fiction increased 23%. Juvenile nonfiction skyrocketed over last December by a whopping 250%. Thanks to all our patrons for checking out so many books!
Tom, adult coordinator
Children's Update: Clute
Clerk Chris took over storytime while Carolyn was on vacation. She always does a great job. Thanks, Chris!
Teens had the chance to practice their Monopoly skills during Christmas break. We had afternoon board games with snacks.
The Clute city calendar is out. Clute Library activities are listed inside. A free copy of this calendar, featuring city mascot Willie Manchew, can be picked up at the library.
We have two new cozy benches in our children’s area. These additions were part of a Tocker Foundation grant. A new computer table for the early literacy computers is also here. Thanks to the Tocker Foundation!
Carolyn, branch manager
Teens had the chance to practice their Monopoly skills during Christmas break. We had afternoon board games with snacks.
The Clute city calendar is out. Clute Library activities are listed inside. A free copy of this calendar, featuring city mascot Willie Manchew, can be picked up at the library.
We have two new cozy benches in our children’s area. These additions were part of a Tocker Foundation grant. A new computer table for the early literacy computers is also here. Thanks to the Tocker Foundation!
Carolyn, branch manager
Children's Update: Brazoria
December was exciting. We read many Christmas stories during storytime. We made snowman ornaments, greeting cards and angel T-shirts. We had a fun Christmas party on Christmas Eve with punch and cookies. And we made fireworks pictures with glitter for New Year’s Eve.
Christmas in Brazoria was sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Brazoria Historical Foundation. We participated by staffing the Kids Craft booth. The children painted plaster ornaments.
We made duct tape bags and wallets. At the suggestion of some patrons, we are planning this for adults in January.
Bedtime Stories is getting quite popular. We read several versions of “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” by Clement Clarke Moore. We also enjoyed hot cocoa and cookies.
A special Christmas Craft Day was held. Children made different kinds of ornaments and had a great time.
Storytimes will continue with stories about snow and various forms of transportation. Bedtime Stories will be held January 15.
We are fully staffed and open on Fridays! Our new clerk, Melissa, has been a patron for years. We are thrilled to have her join us. Welcome aboard, Melissa!
Jo, children's specialist
Christmas in Brazoria was sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Brazoria Historical Foundation. We participated by staffing the Kids Craft booth. The children painted plaster ornaments.
We made duct tape bags and wallets. At the suggestion of some patrons, we are planning this for adults in January.
Bedtime Stories is getting quite popular. We read several versions of “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” by Clement Clarke Moore. We also enjoyed hot cocoa and cookies.
A special Christmas Craft Day was held. Children made different kinds of ornaments and had a great time.
Storytimes will continue with stories about snow and various forms of transportation. Bedtime Stories will be held January 15.
We are fully staffed and open on Fridays! Our new clerk, Melissa, has been a patron for years. We are thrilled to have her join us. Welcome aboard, Melissa!
Jo, children's specialist
Children's Update: Angleton
Storytime continues with the letters of the alphabet. Holiday storytimes included the return of the Christmas train. This annual treat is happily anticipated by many children and adults.
Our last pajama storytime had our highest attendance yet. Twenty children and their parents enjoyed stories while nibbling on cookies and sipping milk.
Clerk LaWanda featured a Santa Claus plate craft and sun catcher ornaments during her Kidz Kraft.
Recycled artwork created by Angleton Middle School students have been on display at the library. Favorites include a Christmas wreath made of plastic water bottles, a soda can Christmas tree and Wall-E, created from VHS tapes. Emma Lou helped judge the competition. Thanks to the creative students at Angleton Middle School for sharing their work!
Emma Lou, children's specialist
Our last pajama storytime had our highest attendance yet. Twenty children and their parents enjoyed stories while nibbling on cookies and sipping milk.
Clerk LaWanda featured a Santa Claus plate craft and sun catcher ornaments during her Kidz Kraft.
Recycled artwork created by Angleton Middle School students have been on display at the library. Favorites include a Christmas wreath made of plastic water bottles, a soda can Christmas tree and Wall-E, created from VHS tapes. Emma Lou helped judge the competition. Thanks to the creative students at Angleton Middle School for sharing their work!
Emma Lou, children's specialist
Children's Update: Alvin
Storytime was lots of fun throughout December. More than 100 people enjoyed books, crafts and activities about elephants, pajamas, winter holidays and the new year. We even enjoyed milk and cookies and played balloon volleyball.
Our Winter Holiday Craft Day was a great success. Forty-two people came to work on crafts for the various holidays, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and winter.
We accepted some paper bags from Alvin Elementary. Fifth-graders at the school have formed a literacy program. They provided us with paper bags donated to them by Target. On the bags they have drawn images from the Bluebonnet books and written information about the books. Patrons are encouraged to return the bags to the library for others to use. Thank you to the fifth-grade literacy program at Alvin Elementary!
We are planning a Valentine’s Craft Day program for February.
Carol, children's specialist
Our Winter Holiday Craft Day was a great success. Forty-two people came to work on crafts for the various holidays, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and winter.
We accepted some paper bags from Alvin Elementary. Fifth-graders at the school have formed a literacy program. They provided us with paper bags donated to them by Target. On the bags they have drawn images from the Bluebonnet books and written information about the books. Patrons are encouraged to return the bags to the library for others to use. Thank you to the fifth-grade literacy program at Alvin Elementary!
We are planning a Valentine’s Craft Day program for February.
Carol, children's specialist
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