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2007 Fall Events
Congratulations to all the children who took part in the annual Summer Reading Program, “GET A CLUE AT YOUR LIBRARY”. Nearly 1100 children signed up at the Minot Public Library with an additional 400 children signing up at Ward County Public Library. A special thanks to our sponsors this year: KXMC-TV, Thomas Eyecare and Eyewear, Holiday Inn, Happy Panda, and the Roosevelt Park and Zoo. Winners of the prizes include: Ckhai I., winner of the bike from Thomas Eyecare and Eyewear, Tyson J., winner of the $100 Target Gift Card from Happy Panda, Marissa T., winner of the free night’s lodging and pool party from Holiday Inn, and Josie B., winner of the zoo pass from Roosevelt Park and Zoo. Congratulations to ALL the children who participated, they are all winners.
The Minot Public Library offers story hours for children of all ages.
BABY STEPS is a twenty- minute story hour for children ages 18 months to 3 years of age and their caregivers. The program will be held on Fridays at 10:00 AM starting October 5th and continuing through November 30th. There will be NO Baby Steps on November 23rd.
TOTALLY PRE-SCHOOL STORYHOUR, a story hour for independent children ages 3-6, will be held on Mondays at 10:30 AM starting September 10th and continuing through December 3rd.
SIDE by SIDE STORIES, (formerly Kids and Caregivers) will be held on Tuesdays at 10:00 AM starting September 11th and continuing through December 4th. This story hour is for children accompanied by parents or other caregivers.
WHIMSICAL WEDNESDAYS will be held on Wednesdays at 10:30 AM for independent children ages 3-6 starting September 12th and continuing through December 5th.
TEDDY BEAR TIME a story time for busy parents and their children will be held on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 PM starting October 2nd and continuing through November 6th. Come with your child and unwind and listen to a story after a long day at work.
PLAY DATE will be held on Thursdays at 10:00 to 11:00 AM. This is an unstructured playtime for babies 0-12 months and their parent or caregiver to introduce them to the library and to provide socializing for parents or caregivers.
For more information about story hours contact the Children’s Library at 838-0606.
After School Kids Programs is scheduled for Mondays at 3:45 PM starting October 1st in the Imagination Station. The activity-based programs are geared for school age children (K-5). The program for the fall session is as follows:
October 1 - Cooking Fun – Incredible Grains
October 8 – Leaf Magic
October 15 – Apples, Apples, Apples
October 22 – Let’s Get Batty
October 29 – Halloween Fun
November 5 - Cooking Fun – Breakfast Basics
November 12 – No ASK
November 19 - Turkey Tales
November 26 – Quick and Easy Snacks
December 3 – Cooking Fun – M-M-Milk
December 10 – Holiday Make and Take
December 17 – Christmas Cookies
For more information about the ASK programs information contact the Children’s Library at 838-0606.
Pre-school children ages 3-6 are invited to join Flash and his friends for special holiday puppet shows this fall. You’ll be scared silly at the Halloween puppet show that will be held on Saturday, October 27th at 10:30 AM in the Imagination Station. A Christmas puppet show will be held on Saturday, December 15th at 10:30 AM. Parents may relax and browse the library while their child attends the puppet show. For more information contact the Children’s Library at 838-0606.
Make plans now to spend a few hours of your vacation with us. We are planning fun activity based programs for school age children (Gr. K-5) to be held on days when children are not in school.
You won’t want to miss the Harvest Fest on October 18th at 2:00 PM. We’ll be doing all sorts of fun fall activities. Children need to be signed up for the event. Pre-register starting October 1st.
Come party with CURIOUS GEORGE on November 12th at 2:00 PM. We’ll be doing all sorts of monkey business. Children can pre-register for the event starting October 29th.
For more information or to pre-register contact the Children’s Library at 838-0606.
ON-LINE ADVENTURES
The Minot Public Library Children’s Room will be offering On-Line Adventures, a series of computer classes for children in grades 3-5. This 4- week session will include training on the library’s online catalog and educational databases. For more information on these databases or dates and times of classes, call Susan at 701-838-0606. Return this completed form to Minot Public Library, 516 2nd Ave SW, Minot, ND 58701. Class sizes are limited.
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Adult Computer Training
The Minot Public Library will be offering computer training on basic Internet and using the Library’s online catalog and databases beginning this fall. If you are interested in taking this training, please complete this form and mail to the Minot Public Library, 516 2nd Ave. SW, Minot, ND 58701. Classes are scheduled for October and November.
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Preference (Circle One): Morning Classes Evening Classes
Parents of elementary and middle school children will learn about online library resources that will help their child with school work. The session will include presentations on the most popular databases that children use for obtaining information for school assignments. The session will be held from 7 – 8:30 PM on Tuesday, September 18th. Call 838-0606 if you are interested. Class size is limited.
Special Services Available to Residents of Minot
The Minot Public Library offers a unique delivery service to residents of Minot who meet eligibility requirements. These requirements include being homebound, visually or physically disabled, or a resident of an assisted living or a nursing home in Minot.
Library staff or volunteers deliver the materials once a month. The service provides the following options: Books in regular or large print format, Audio books on cassette or CD, and music in either CD or cassette format. If you or anyone you know would be interested in participating in this program, please call 852-1045 and ask for Kathy or Jeanne.
Parent Advantage – 7:00 PM
ASK 3:45 PM
Teddy Bear Time 6:30 PM
ASK 3:45 PM
Teddy Bear Time 6:30 PM
ASK 3:45 PM
Teddy Bear Time 6:30 PM
Library Board Meeting 12:10 PM
Harvest Fest 2:00 PM
22 Totally Pres-School Story Hour 10:30 AM
ASK 3:45 PM
23 Side by Side Stories 10:00 AM
Teddy Bear Time 6:30 PM
24 Whimsical Wednesdays 10:30 AM
25 Play Date 10:00 AM
26 Baby Steps 10:00 AM
29 Totally Pre-School Story Hour10:30 AM
ASK 3:45 PM
30 Kids and Caregivers 10:00 AM
Teddy Bear Time 6:30 PM
31 Whimsical Wednesday 10:30 AM
November
1 Play Date 10:00 AM
2 Baby Steps 10:00 AM
5 Totally Pre-School Story Hour 10:30 AM
ASK 3:45 PM
Teddy Bear Time 6:30 PM
12 Totally Pre-School Story Hour 10:30 AM
Curious George Party 2:00
Library Board Meeting 12:10 PM
19 Totally Pre-School Story Hour 10:30 AM
ASK 3:45 PM
26 Totally Pre-School Story Hour 10:30 AM
ASK 3:45 PM
30 Baby Steps 10:00 AM
3 Totally Pre-School Story Hour 10:30 AM
ASK 3:45 PM
17 ASK 3:45 PM
20 Library Board Meeting 12:10 PM
24 LIBRARY CLOSED – MERRY CHRISTMAS
25 LIBRARY CLOSED – MERRY CHRISTMAS
January 1 LIBRARY CLOSED – HAPPY NEW YEAR
Getting Your Child Ready To Read!
§ Start reading to your child early and do it every day. Young children love books.
§ Show how the words tell the story once your child can focus on the text.
§ Show your child the alphabet and help them understand that the letters stand for sounds.
§ Show your child that words are made up of combinations of letters.
§ Don't expect your child to learn the alphabet or to read words before entering school.
1.
It expands a child’s knowledge of the world.
It has been said that reading is a pre-schooler’s window to the world.
How else can a young child visit countries, cities, and imaginary lands
if he doesn’t have books available? Children
as well as adults can learn much about the world by going through the pages of a
book.
2.
It is a very inexpensive form of entertainment especially if you use your
public library. Books, however, are
not cheap. The average price of a
hardback children’s book is $15.00 but if you use the library you can borrow
hundreds of books for no cost at all. (It’s
part of your tax bill so you may as well take advantage of the services the
library can provide)
3.
It provides a family centered activity that can be enjoyed by all ages,
any time, any where. Mom, dad,
teenagers, and pre-school children can enjoy a story where ever they may be.
Check out the many books on tapes that are available at the library.
There are books and tapes for children of all ages and adults as well.
Especially popular now are the books on CD.
These materials are especially good to take when traveling with young
children in a car. They can be
entertained for hours.
4.
It provides interesting topics for your family’s conversation, hobbies,
and other activities. Children
reading an interesting or exciting book will often share that with other family
members.
5.
6.
It jumpstarts the imagination. Recently
I heard a speaker who contends that children’s imaginations are dying.
He contends that today’s children are too literal.
They must take time to jump start their imaginations.
There are several ways to do this. One
is by learning to play and no I don’t mean by playing computer games, or video
games. I mean old fashioned playing.
Children in today’s world are too busy running from ballet to
gymnastics to hockey. They don’t
have time to discover and learn for themselves.
The imagination must be cultivated. It
is a garden where ideas grow and it takes time to nurture this.
We must give children tools to turn their imagination loose.
One way to do this is to read to them.
Simply turn off the TV and read!
7.
8.
It develops listening skills. Children
who are read to must listen if they want to know what is going on in the story.
9.
10.
It reinforces a
child’s understanding of language and it expands a child’s vocabulary.
A child who reads or is read to has a much larger vocabulary because he
encounters new words each time he reads a book.
11.
12.
Children who are
readers usually have an easier time in school.
Teachers report that children who practice reading at home are better
readers. Often times parents call
the library looking for Hooked on Phonics or some other easy fix for helping
their child learn to read. We do not
carry these programs at the library because first of all they are very expensive
and secondly you can’t get through them in three weeks.
My advice to parents who call looking for these things is to come to the
library, check out books, and spend at least 15 minutes each night reading with
your child. And if you don’t have
the time, make the time because it will be the best investment of your time that
you will ever make. And besides, the
child may just discover that reading is something that really is fun.
13.
And that brings me to
my final reason for reading to your child, READING is plain fun!
For the past year I have been able to start reading to a baby again.
It’s the most relaxing and fun way to spend an hour at night that I
know of. It’s fun to watch my
grand son pull his books out of the book box each night and toddle over to the
reading chair with his books. And
he’s not fussy who is sitting in that chair.
It can be grandpa, or great-grandpa, or grandma.
Now for my
favorite part. What do you read to
your child? There are thousands of
children’s books published each year so it shouldn’t be hard to find
something to read to your child. I’ve
brought a few materials with me tonight to show you some of the new things that
we have recently received in the Children’s Library.
(Show examples of books)
As I mentioned before, the when and the where can any time, any where.
In the morning, before nap, after nap, after school, before supper, after
supper, before bedtime, would be a good time to sit down with a child and share
a book. The good thing about books
is that they can be taken any where and read when you have a spare moment.
You can read in the car, on a train, on the floor or in a bed.
It doesn’t matter where, it doesn’t matter when.
And how? That’s the most important and fun part of reading to a child. Sit in a large, comfortable chair with the child on your lap, wrap your arms around that child, and start reading. I’ll be willing to bet that you won’t be able to stop with just one!
CHILDREN ENCOURAGED TO READ BOOKS ON THE FLICKER TALE LIST
Each year the North Dakota Library Association selects books
for children to read and choose their favorite.
Children across the state are encouraged to read and vote for their
favorite book. Winners are announced
in early May and the winner is invited to the annual conference to accept their
award.
Books on the list for 2006 include:
Picture Books
(E is for Everyone!)
The Great Fuzz Frenzy?
by Janet Stevens
Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies by Carolyn Crimi
Mrs. McBloom Clean Up Your Classroom by Kelly DiPucchio
Intermediate Books
(for students transitioning from picture books to chapter books)
Roxie and the Hooligans
by Phyllis Naylor
Moonsilver by Kathleen Duey
Mercy Watson Goes For A Ride by Kate DiCamillo
Miss Daisy Is Crazy by Dan Gutman
Juvenile Books
(for more advanced readers)
Dog Sense
by Sneed B. Collard III
Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix
A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
Shanghai Messenger by Andrea Cheng
Early-Primary Grades Non-Fiction
Workshop
by Andrew Clements
Egg Is Quiet by Dianna Aston
Let's Try It Out With Towers and Bridges by Seymour Simon & Nicole
Fauteux
Bugs Are Insects by Anne Rockwell
Upper Grade Level Non-Fiction
Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds
by Paula Yoo
Hitler Youth by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship by Craig
Hatkoff
Stop by the Children’s Library or your school library and check them out and be sure to vote for your favorite