We Now Have Muzzy Online!

We are happy to announce that we have Muzzy, the BBC language program for children,  now available online, through our web site.

Just go the the Children’s Room page, and then click on the Muzzy icon. Using your Ossining Public Library card number, you can log in, and enjoy Muzzy anytime, anywhere! There are eight languages available, including English, Spanish, Chinese, French, and more.

Recommended Reading From the Bookworms Book Club

Want to know what to read next? Here are some of the books that our Bookworms Book Club members think you should read.

Ivy & Bean, recommended by Blair

Peter & the Starcatchers, recommended by Emilia

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, recommended by Blair

The Cupcake Club, recommended by Lizzy

The Penderwicks, recommended by Ava

The Landry News, recommended by Catalina

The Report Card, recommended by Catalina

The Great Unexpected, recommended by Ava

Bud, Not Buddy, recommended by Catalina

The Familiars, recommended by Emilia

Penny From Heaven, recommended by Ava

The Candymakers, recommended by Faith

Dewey the Library Cat, recommended by Faith

Wonder, recommended by Emilia

The Tales of Beedle the Bard, recommended by Lizzy

One Crazy Summer, recommended by Lizzy

The Teddy Bears Have a Picnic

Tuesday was the last Preschool Pals for Spring 2013, and we celebrated with a Teddy Bear Picnic. We had lots of fun reading stories, singing songs, and taking our teddies to the “woods” for a picnic. Then all the children made teddy bears of their own and enjoyed snacking on Teddy Grahams.

 

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We will be back with more storytimes beginning the week of July 8. Preschool Pals will be getting a makeover and coming back as Ready, Set, Kindergarten! Mostly the same as Preschool Pals, we’ll be adding some fun early literacy games and activities. Still Tuesdays at 2 pm. Hope to see you then!

Children’s Choice Book Awards Winners Announced

More than 1,000,000 votes were cast this year for the Children’s Choice Book Awards. And the winners are….

Jeff Kinney is AUTHOR OF THE YEAR for Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Third Wheel.

Robin Preiss Glasser is ILLUSTRATOR OF THE YEAR for Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet.

Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year: Nighttime Ninja, by Barbara DaCosta, illustrated by Ed Young.

Third to Fourth Grade Book of the Year: Bad Kitty for President, by Nick Bruel.

Fifth to Sixth Grade Book of the Year: Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess, by Rachel Renee Russell.

Teen Book of the Year: The Fault in our Stars, by John Green.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Beary celebrates his birthday at the library!

Beary, the storytime bear, got to celebrate his birthday during Preschool Pals this week. The children put candles on his cake, and we all sang “Happy Birthday.” We also read some fun birthday books, and we sang “Here We Go Round the Birthday Cake” and “blew” out the candles on Beary’s cake.

Everyone got to make their own birthday cake.
 

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Next week is our last Preschool Pals. We’re having a Teddy Bear Picnic, so bring your Teddy Bear to storytime!

Happy Mother’s Day from Preschool Pals

All the kids in Preschool Pals today loved listening to our stories about moms.

Everyone got to make a cool card for their mom using the pockets that library books used to have for cards. Of course, none of the kids remember these.
 

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Let’s go for a bike ride!

Everyone loves to ride their bike now that the weather is warm. So today, Preschool Pals was all about bicycles.

We read some fun stories, sang lots of songs, and made our own bicycles.
 

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A Visit from Too Tall

Today is Too Tall’s birthday, and we’re so glad he spent the morning in the Children’s Room! All the children who read to him had a great time. They made some crafts, read some dog stories (and even one cat story), and gave him treats when they were finished reading.

 

Too Tall will be back next  month. If you are interested in reading to him, call the Children’s Room (941-2416, ext. 337 or 338) to sign up.

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A Very Fishy Storytime

Preschool Pals enjoyed several books about fish today, as well as some fun songs.

Everyone made their own beautiful fish from recycled CDs and colored dots.
 

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Brick Builders April 19, 2013

Here are photos from today’s Brick Builder’s session: