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Category Archives: Books
John & Hank Green – Live Streaming Event!
Posted in Books, Special Programs
Tagged auditorium, books, Family Activity, High School, Middle School, music, Special Program, special programs, Teen
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Story Time Theater: Hugo Cabret
Today, Fox Hill Elementary students visited the Learning Curve and read the first chapter of The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, which tells a story using both words and pictures. But what if we didn’t have the pictures? … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Books, Group Visits, Podcast
Tagged audio, Hugo Cabret, Mixcraft, radio, record, snowball microphone, sound effects, story time, story time 2.0, theater
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Ready-for-Winter Stories & Cozy Craft
Last week in the Curve, our little learners featured story time included books about penguins and pine cones, little grey squirrels, and hibernation. We also made a pine cone ornament with fuzzy craft poms and glue. Glimpse a sneak peek … Continue reading
Library Trick-or-Treat
Did you hear about our Library Trick-or-Treat and story time on Halloween at the Learning Curve? After some stories and songs, we took our parade of costumed little ones and their caregivers to collect some treats and prizes throughout the … Continue reading
Junior Builders
At the Curve, Junior Builders get to use their imagination and build their own structures and creations from Legos, Duplos, gears, and more! This Boys and Girls Club enjoyed reading the story Iggy Peck, Architect, and then worked together as … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Books, Group Visits
Tagged architect, Duplos, gears, group visit, junior builders, legos, story time
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Precious Angels Hugo Podcast
Today, the Precious Angels group visited the Curve and read the first chapter of Brian Selznick’s The Invention of Hugo Cabret. After listening, they recorded a podcast of some highlights and thoughts inspired by the book:
If you like … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Books, Group Visits, Podcast
Tagged books, group visits, Hugo Cabret, Podcast, read-aloud, summer reading program
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Kindercare: Hugo Ch. 5 Podcast
This summer, the Kindercare group has been visiting the Learning Curve and reading from The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. Listen to the podcast below to hear some of their highlights from Chapter 5 and predictions for what … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Books, Group Visits, Podcast
Tagged group visits, Hugo, Podcast, summer reading program
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Stories in Bloom
April showers bring May flowers! Join us this month as we celebrate spring with story times for little ones on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 and also by request! Featured titles for May include The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle and … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Books
Tagged books, green screen theater, Preschool, Spring, story time
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Thanks again, Mo!
This last Thursday, favorite children’s author/illustrator Mo Willems delivered the annual McFadden Memorial Lecture for the library. Mo entertained the audience with storytelling, jokes, Q & A’s, and even taught the crowd how to make a mini-flipbook animation starring the … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Books, Group Visits, Outside the Curve, Special Programs
Tagged books, Kid Pix, McFadden Lecture, Mo Willems, school visits
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The Pigeon Wants to Remind You…
Who: Mo Willems! What: McFadden Lecture! Where: North Central High School auditorium When: Thursday, April 5, at 7pm Why: The Pigeon Wants You There!
Posted in Books, Outside the Curve, Special Programs
Tagged books, McFadden Lecture, Mo Willems, special programs
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