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.
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.
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.
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!
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:
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.
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.
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.