Nearly 80 people attended preschool storytime in October. We learned about trees, fire safety, spiders and Halloween. We made balloon spiders, lollipop ghosts and popcorn hands.
Teen Gamers Guild has regular attendance.
Twenty-six people participated in the Fall Extravaganza. Mini Wolverine won the costume contest.
Cub Scouts will be coming to visit us in November for a tour.
We have movie night, crafts and a pajama storytime scheduled for November.
Carol, children's specialist
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Children's Update: Alvin
More than eighty people attended preschool storytimes this month. We talked about dinosaurs, manners, hats, autumn and exercise. We had quite a workout during our exercise storytime and made construction-paper hats during the hats storytime.
Teen Gamers Guild has regular attendance now that everyone is back from vacations.
Alvin Elementary special needs class came in for a tour.
We will have a movie night on October 8 and a Fall Extravaganza on October 29.
We are rearranging furniture in all areas of the Alvin Library.
And, now, an anecdote:
I had a conversation with a young patron while her mother was getting a library card one day. The two of us talked about the books she chose, and she said, “Oh and by the way, you have really cool books!”
When she went to check out the books, she told the clerk, “You don’t have to go to school to learn. You can just come to the library!”
It’s moments like these that remind you how important the library is to people.
Carol, children's specialist
Teen Gamers Guild has regular attendance now that everyone is back from vacations.
Alvin Elementary special needs class came in for a tour.
We will have a movie night on October 8 and a Fall Extravaganza on October 29.
We are rearranging furniture in all areas of the Alvin Library.
And, now, an anecdote:
I had a conversation with a young patron while her mother was getting a library card one day. The two of us talked about the books she chose, and she said, “Oh and by the way, you have really cool books!”
When she went to check out the books, she told the clerk, “You don’t have to go to school to learn. You can just come to the library!”
It’s moments like these that remind you how important the library is to people.
Carol, children's specialist
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Children's Update: Alvin
Our preschool storytimes covered princesses, back to school, airplanes and special Super Why storytime. Almost 150 attended our storytimes.
For the second year, we hosted an end of summer reading carnival. Nearly 300 people came to the event. We had face painting, crafts, a moonwalk and balloon art. A clown entertained the children with magic and fun. Snow cones and popcorn were served. Several parents and grandparents said they couldn’t wait for next year’s carnival.
We had 128 gold medal readers this summer. Those children read 60 books or 24 hours throughout the summer. Congratulations to all of them!
Heritage Christian Daycare, Good Seed Day Care, Next Generation and The Village Early Learning Center visited us throughout the summer. They came to events and storytimes. Thank you all for coming to the library!
Carol, children's specialist
For the second year, we hosted an end of summer reading carnival. Nearly 300 people came to the event. We had face painting, crafts, a moonwalk and balloon art. A clown entertained the children with magic and fun. Snow cones and popcorn were served. Several parents and grandparents said they couldn’t wait for next year’s carnival.
We had 128 gold medal readers this summer. Those children read 60 books or 24 hours throughout the summer. Congratulations to all of them!
Heritage Christian Daycare, Good Seed Day Care, Next Generation and The Village Early Learning Center visited us throughout the summer. They came to events and storytimes. Thank you all for coming to the library!
Carol, children's specialist
Monday, July 6, 2009
Children's Update: Alvin
Preschool storytimes in June brought more than 200 people to the library. We read stories about shapes, cows and fathers. We even had experiments at one storytime.
Four different daycares have been visiting our storytimes and other programs. We’re thrilled they’ve been coming to the library!
Our summer reading club is a success. More than 100 people showed up to see Ronald McDonald. We’ve also had great crowds at our Wild West Show, a reptile show and the Texas Three Step variety show. Duct tape and papier mâché crafts were also a hit.
Carol, children's specialist
Four different daycares have been visiting our storytimes and other programs. We’re thrilled they’ve been coming to the library!
Our summer reading club is a success. More than 100 people showed up to see Ronald McDonald. We’ve also had great crowds at our Wild West Show, a reptile show and the Texas Three Step variety show. Duct tape and papier mâché crafts were also a hit.
Carol, children's specialist
Monday, April 6, 2009
Children's Update: Alvin
Preschool storytimes in March proved popular with more than 180 people attending. Our themes included Dr. Seuss, St. Patrick's Day, the alphabet and names.
We hosted our first Family Movie Night, and 30 people came to see the show. They enjoyed the movie, but I did not enjoy sweeping up the popcorn! I guess I'd better get used to it. We're having another Family Movie Night in April.
We had two visits from daycares during March. They brought about 50 people with them to the library.
Summer reading club is planned. I am helping Pearland with one event, and they are coming to help me with another.
The Catholic Daughters from St. John the Baptist Catholic Church donated a Dr. Seuss book to the library. Thank you to the Catholic Daughters for this gift!
Carol, children's specialist
We hosted our first Family Movie Night, and 30 people came to see the show. They enjoyed the movie, but I did not enjoy sweeping up the popcorn! I guess I'd better get used to it. We're having another Family Movie Night in April.
We had two visits from daycares during March. They brought about 50 people with them to the library.
Summer reading club is planned. I am helping Pearland with one event, and they are coming to help me with another.
The Catholic Daughters from St. John the Baptist Catholic Church donated a Dr. Seuss book to the library. Thank you to the Catholic Daughters for this gift!
Carol, children's specialist
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Children's Update: Alvin
One hundred people attended preschool storytime in February. We featured stories about bubble gum, dogs, reading and, of course, Valentine’s Day.
Our Valentine’s Day Craft didn’t see as many people as other craft events. Only seven came to create their own work. Thank you to Laura for filling in and hosting this event while I was at jury duty.
The Next Generation Learning Center came to storytime this month. We were glad to have them at the library and hope they return again soon.
We will be having our premiere Family Movie Night on March 24. Come down and enjoy a free movie at the library!
Carol, children's specialist
Our Valentine’s Day Craft didn’t see as many people as other craft events. Only seven came to create their own work. Thank you to Laura for filling in and hosting this event while I was at jury duty.
The Next Generation Learning Center came to storytime this month. We were glad to have them at the library and hope they return again soon.
We will be having our premiere Family Movie Night on March 24. Come down and enjoy a free movie at the library!
Carol, children's specialist
Monday, January 5, 2009
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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