Workshop for Special Needs Parents

Sharon Riddle, founder of the online SPED Child and Teen newsletter, http://spedchildmass.com/newsletters will be presenting a free workshop at the library about free and low cost disability events for families in Massachusetts. The workshop is on Monday, January 24, 2011 at 6 PM.

This event is sponsored by the CTI Family Resource Network.

Christmas Vacation Week Fun

Don't forget about Christmas vacation week fun at the library! Please join us for:

Lego Club

Tuesday, December 28th at 10:30 AM

Calling all builders! If you are in grades 1 through 6 come to the library for Lego Fun!

Game Day

Wednesday, December 29th

Stop by any time between 10 AM and 12 PM

Come for some good old fashioned board game fun. We provide the games you provide the skills.

For kids in Kindergarten and up

Don't Forget the Christmas Lyrics - Final Week's Answers

Here are the lyrics to our final week's contest:

Then one foggy Christmas Eve Santa came to say -

Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?

Don't Forget the Christmas Lyrics - Week 3

It's Our Last Week for This Game!

If you want to play, stop by the Children's Desk. If you supply the missing lyrics correctly you win a prize from Santa's goodie box!

This week's lyrics:

Then one foggy Christmas Eve Santa came to say

_____ _____ _____ _____

_____ _____ _____ _____

_____ _____ _____ _____

Last week's answer:

There must have been some magic

in that old silk hat they found

for when they placed it on his head he began to dance around!

They're Here!

The Dear Dumb Diaries have arrived! Check out Jamie Kelly's diary where everything is as true as it needs to be!

New Parening Books

We've added some new titles to our children's Parenting Collection:

Baker, Bruce L. Steps to Independence: Teaching Everyday Skills to Children with Special Needs

Batshaw, Mark L., ed. When Your Child Has a Disability: the Complete Sourcebook of Daily and Medical Care

Bracken, Jeanne Munn. Children with Cancer: a Comprehensive Reference Guide for Parents

Geralis, Elaine, ed. Children with Cerebral Palsy: a Parents' Guide

Johnson, Christopher M. How Your Child Heals: an Inside Look at Common Childhood Ailments

Schoenbrodt, Lisa, ed. Children with Traumatic Brain Injury: a Parents' Guide

Pueschel, Siegfried M., a Parent's Guide to Down Syndrome: Toward a Brighter Future

Weber, Jayne Dixon, ed. Children with Fragile X Syndrome: a Parents' Guide

New Autism Spectrum Titles

Bashe, Patricia Romanowski. Oasis Guide to Asperger Syndrome: Advice, Support, Insight, and Inspiration

Bolduc, Kathleen Deyer. Autism and Alleluias

Bolick, Teresa. Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence: Helping Preteens and Teens Get Ready for the Real World

Neisworth, John T. Autism Encyclopedia: 500 + Entries for Parents and Professionals

Powers, Michael D., ed. Children with Autism: a Parents' Guide

Winter Lego Club Dates

Calling all builders!

Come join us for winter LEGO Club!

LEGO Club is a drop-in activity for kids grades 1 through 6.

We provide the LEGOS you provide the imagination!

Saturdays at 9:30 AM

January 15th

February 12th

March 12th

Don't Forget the Christmas Lyrics - Week 2

Here's this week's lyrics:





There must have been some magic

_____ _____ _____

_____ _____ _____

_____

For when they placed it on his head
He began to dance around!

If you know the answer to this week's missing lyrics, stop by the Children's Department, fill out a game sheet (correctly!) and win a prize from Santa's goodie box!

Last week's answer:

He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake!

Don't Forget the Christmas Lyrics!

This December come and play the "Christmas Song Game" at the library. Each week we will post a portion of a Christmas song with some of the lyrics missing. If you supply the missing words correctly, you win a prize from Santa's goodie box! Below is this week's song. To win a prize, stop by the Children's Desk to get your answer sheet.

Christmas Song - December 6th through December 11th

He sees you when you're sleeping

He knows when you're awake

_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____*

So be good for goodness sake!

* each blank space equals a missing word

Christmas Vacation at the Library

Christmas Vacation at the Library!

Join us for these fun activities at the library:

Lego Club

Tuesday, December 28th at 10:30 AM

Like Legos? Then come create with us! We provide the Legos, you provide the imagination. Lego Club is a drop-in program for kids grades 1 through 6.

Game Day

Wednesday, December 29th, 10 AM - 12 PM

Stop by the library and play some board games. We provide the games you provide the strategy.

For children Kindergarten and up