A Day in the Life of the Ossining Public Library

Yesterday, the Ossining Public Library participated in Snapshot NY, a look at one day in our library. We gathered information, such as program attendance, and took lots of photos and video of all the exciting happenings. We also asked anyone who wanted to write or record on video why the library is important to them. All this information is going to be sent to the New York Legislature on Lobby Day, March 2nd.

Click here to see all the photos.

To see all the videos, click here.

If you missed seeing Jeff Kinney at OPL…

Now you can see the author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series right here on our blog! Below are the videos that were taken on January 16 when he was here at the Ossining Public Library.

Thank you, Chris, for taking the video!!

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Bookworms @ the library

The Bookworms book club met this afternoon at the Ossining Public Library. We read and discussed We Can’t All be Rattlesnakes, by Patrick Jennings. For more information, click the “Book Club News” tab, above.

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Calling all Bookworms!

The next Bookworms book club meeting is this Thursday, February 4, at 4:15. We’re reading We Can’t All be Rattlesnakes, by Patrick Jennings. It’s the story of a gopher snake that is captured by a boy and kept against his will. Crusher, the gopher snake, tells the whole story from his point of view. To get readers in the mood, here’s a video of a gopher snake.

But beware; don’t watch it if you don’t like snakes!

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Family Bilingual Storytime February 1, 2010

We read two fun stories in Spanish and English during last night’s Family Bilingual Storytime: Zomo el conejo (Zomo the Rabbit) by Gerald McDermott and Superconejo by Stephanie Blake. Then everyone decorated a Superconejo picture to take home.  Here are a few photos from last night’s program:

Click here to see all of the photos

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What’s Going On at OPL

We’ve been busy with so many programs here in the Children’s Room of the Ossining Public Library. Here are some photos from a few of them.

First Steps in the Library, a bilingual (English/Spanish) program of rhymes and songs: Click here to see all the photos.

Time for Twos: short stories, fingerplays and activities for two-year-olds: Click here to see all the photos.

5, 4 Stories and More: Stories, activities and crafts for four- and five-year-old children. Click here and here to see all the photos.

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STORY STOP REVIEWERS

The Story Stop Reviewers  gathered together on January 27 to review two picture book galleys:  Inside Tree by Linda Smith and The Sandwich Swap by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdulla .  The Inside Tree was received favorably by half of the participants who liked the humor and the silly illustrations.  The other half of the group felt the book was a bit too long  and wordy  and would not hold the attention of young children. 

    The same division occurred when the reviewers discussed  The Sandwich Shop:  Half of the reviewers liked the theme of acceptance and the humorous illustrations; the other half thought the story too long.  Hopefully, these critical reviewers will continue to review the pre-publication galleys available in the Children’s Room.

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And the winners are…

The winners of the Caldecott, Newbery and many other awards were announced yesterday at the American Library Association midwinter meeting.

Caldecott Medal:

The Lion and the Mouse, written and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.

Caldecott Honor Books:

• All the World, illustrated by Marla Frazee, written by Liz Garton Scanlon
• Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Joyce Sidman

 Newbery Medal:

When You Reach Me, written by Rebecca Stead

Newbery Honor Books:

• Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, written by Phillip Hoose
• The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, written by Jacqueline Kelly
• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, written by Grace Lin
• The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg, written by Rodman Philbrick

Click here to see the complete list of all the awards.

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Jeff Kinney at OPL!

The Ossining Public Library was thrilled to have Jeff Kinney, author of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, visit us this past Saturday.

Jeff talked about his books and how he came to write them, what it’s like being a writer (it’s hard!), and answered many questions from the audience. He graciously signed everyone’s books and posed for many photos.

Here are some photos from the event. To see all the photos, click on Jeff Kinney photos.

Thank you, Jeff!!

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The Children’s Room Needs Your Legos

In anticipation of our newly developed Friday afternoon Lego Club, we are looking for donations of new or gently used Legos.  Please feel free to drop them off in the Children’s Room.  Details about Club dates and meeting time will follow once we have collected enough Legos to insure a fun time for all.  Please help us out in this fabulous new endeavor.

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