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Reminder: Wednesday morning Storytimes will resume in October & November. Please check the September calendar for other Wednesday morning events.
The official summer reading program is over, but don't let that stop you from enjoying a great book. Winners have been awarded their prizes and we have pictures to prove it! William Albin, representing the Boulder City Masons, came by to present bikes to winners Gary and Ryann.
September Events:
Sept 1- Wednesday Morning Craft, 10am, all ages.
September 4- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm with Shirley Temple, based on the 1903 novel by Kate Wiggin, 11am, all ages. Large meeting room.
Sept 9- FunCraft-Join us for a messy craft with paint & marbles, so dress appropriately! 4pm, all ages.
Sept 15- Wednesday Morning Craft, 10am, all ages.
Sept 16- GreenCraft- We're making cool "wallet" type boxes by recycling 1/2 gallon milk & juice cartons. These can be used for change, gift cards, or any small treasures. 5pm, ages 10+.
Sept 23- Family Storytime! If Wednesday morning storytimes don't fit into your schedule, try our new evening Family Storytime at 5pm.
Sept 29- Wednesday Morning Craft, 10am, all ages.
Sept 30- Lego Building Challenge. 4-5:30pm, ages 7+. Please register in Youth Services.
Reading is Fundamental
This page lists their animated books.
http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/content/read_aloud_stories.mspx
Starfall
This page has songs and books to help with learning the alphabet and beginning reading.
http://www.starfall.com/
Storyline
This page has animated books read by actors and activities to go along with each book.
http://www.storylineonline.net/
Read the Books!
This site has reading Lists for the Clark County Schools,including Martha P King.
http://www.readthebooks2.com/rtb/aliens/rtb_lvccld/frog/XSchools.php
Information to help with your homework,
contact us for the login information
http://bclibrary.org/research.html
Project Gutenberg
This site provides free ebooks in many languages and file formats. They predominately have books that were published before 1923, in the US. They do carry a wide variety of books, so please use discretion in choosing age appropriate titles.
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
Baldwin Online Children's Literature Project
This site "seeks to make available online a comprehensive collection of resources for parents and teachers of children. Our focus, initially, is on literature for children that is in the public domain in the United States."
http://www.mainlesson.com/main/displayarticle.php?article=mission
Bibli's Bookshelf
This site has public domain picture books. Most are classic fairy tales or animal stories.
http://www.simtalk.com/bibli/index1024.htm
Hans Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales and Stories
This site has Hans Christian Andersen in English with a few black and white line drawings.
http://hca.gilead.org.il/li_merma.html
Hans Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales and Stories
This site has Hans Christian Andersen in English with a few black and white line drawings.
http://hca.gilead.org.il/li_merma.html
International Children’s Digital Library
Their mission is "to excite and inspire the world's children to become members of the global community – children who understand the value of tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online." They have children's books, grouped by geographic region, in many languages.
http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
Virginia Etext Center
This page lists their Young Readers titles; most are in the public doman. Other pages on this site cover many time periods and langages that might be of interest to parents.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/subjects/Young-Readers.html
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