Welcome to Our "Children's Happenings" Blog!

Greetings! We are so glad you are visiting our blog. Stop by often to see the most recent postings about programs, book lists, and other happenings in the Children's Department. And don't miss our silly online polls and riddles.

We just added a link to our newest blog, "1 in 110" an Autism spectrum guide for families. You can click to the link on the this page or just click the following link:
http://pmlautismguide.blogspot.com/

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Animal World Experience

We had so much fun with Matt at the Animal World Experience program!



Wow, what a brave boy!


The crowd went wild when the tree frog climbed up the post in the meeting room!



The newest member to the Animal World Experience program, a hedgehog


Matt with Clementine, the Corn Snake


Thank you so much for joining us in this amazing program at the Pollard Memorial Library!


Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Monday, August 15, 2011

Update


We've updated our list of "If you like Diary of a Wimpy Kid try these!"

Monday, August 8, 2011

Weekly Question Results

This week's Quick Question results:

My favorite animal from another land is...

Giant Panda (China) 24
Tiger (Asia) 19
Zebra (Africa) 8
Kakapo (New Zealand) 4
Kangaroo (Australia) 4
Llama (South America) 2

Friday, August 5, 2011

Library Events Week of August 8th

Here's what's coming up this week at the library!

Monday, August 8th at 10:30 AM
Lego Club
For kids grade 1 and older

Tuesday, August 9th
Mother Goose on the Loose
For children age 3 years and younger but big brothers and sisters are always welcome.
To accommodate everyone, we ask that you attend either the 10 AM storytime or the 11:15 AM storytime.

Wednesday, August 10th at 10:30 AM
Summertime Storytime
For children ages 4 to 7 years
Sign up is required

Wednesday, August 10th at 1 PM
Graphic Novel Club
For kids grades 3 - 5
Sign up is required


Week of August 8th - Kids who met the summer reading goal can come in this week to pick up their special summer reading prizes!

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

LEGO Club!





Our kid builders have been having lots of fun at LEGO Club this summer!


Last Week's Quick Question Results

What sport from another country would you like to try?
  • Hurling (Ireland) - 8
  • Curling (Canada) - 7
  • Handball (Iceland) - 5
  • Pato (Argentina) - 4
  • Arnis (Philippines) - 3
  • Jianzi (Vietnam) - 2
Make sure to answer this week's question!