Love is in the air...

Love of candy anyway! In celebration of Valentine's Day we are holding a candy guessing contest. The contest runs from February 3rd through February 10th and is open to kids age 12 and younger. One guess per child. Whoever guesses closest without going over wins the candy. Stop by the Children's Desk for your guessing ticket. Good luck and may the best estimator win!

Keeping Children Safe

The Lowell Police Department has online information about keeping children safe: http://lowellpolice.com/crime_safety/safety_tips/child_safety.htm. They also offer an online child safety kit that includes a fingerprint form and a Personal Identity form/DNA kit.

February Vacation is Fantastic at the Library!

Looking for some fun for February Vacation? Look at what we have going on:

Create a Mardi Gras Souvenir!
Tuesday, February 16th
Stop by between 10 AM and noon and celebrate "Fat Tuesday" by creating your own Mardi Gras souvenir.
While supplies last

You Look Marvelous: a Family Storytime
Wednesday, February 17th at 10 AM
Join us for this special storytime all about clothes and dressing up. Get into the fun and wear your favorite outfit or even something silly and participate in our fabulous parade.
All children and their grownups are welcome.

Lego Club
Thursday, February 17th at 10 AM
Drop-in and design a Lego masterpiece.
For children in grades 1 - 6

In Lowell, February Vacation is also Kids' Week. For more information about other activities in the city and a schedule of events check out:
www.nps.gov/lowe/forkids/index.htm.

Autism Resources

Did you know that 1 in 110 children in the United States is on the Autism spectrum? Chances are you know someone who is on the spectrum. This is why the youth services staff of the Pollard Library has created an online resource, "1 in 110," for families. Please check out the link on this blog to our Autism spectrum blog.

Snowflake Fun

Love those pretty paper snowflakes but find that your own snowflakes tend to look like scraps of paper with jagged holes? Fret no more! Now you can make gorgeous snowflakes with the best of them. Check out these two sites:
Snow Days
www.popularfront.com/snowdays
Your special designer flakes can be e-mailed to family and friends.
The Snowflake Factory
bit.ly/6JBGJ4
After creating your online flake you can even melt or explode it!

Let it snow!

New Chapter Books at the PML!

We've just added a whole bunch of brand-spanking NEW books to our New Books Display! Remember to take a peak the next time you are in the library. Here are some highlights:

NEW books by Popular Authors:

• Friend or Fiend? With the Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume
• Red, White, and True Blue Mallory by Laurie Friedman
• Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Practicing the Piano by Peggy Gifford
• The Return of the Homework Machine by Dan Gutman
• The Return to Groosham Grange by Anthony Horowitz
• Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad Mad Mad Mad Treasure Hunt by Megan McDonald
• Intensely Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
• Mudshark by Gary Paulsen

NEW Mysteries:

• Saxby Smart: The Curse of the Ancient Mask by Simon Cheshire
• The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy Springer

NEW Sports Books:

• Football Champ by Tim Green
• Football Genius by Tim Green
• The Prince of Fenway Park by Julianna Baggott

Winter Lego Club Dates

It might be cold outside but our Lego Club is hot, hot, hot! Come join us for some Lego building fun. Lego Club is a drop-in activity for children in grades 1 through 6.
Lego Club Winter Dates:
Thursday, February 18th at 10 AM (School Vacation Week)
Saturday, March 13th at 9:30 AM