Annie Halenbake Ross Library

Programs for Emerging Readers

The Winter story time session begins on Wednesday, January 11 and Thursday, January 12 for eight weeks.

Baby Bookworms

Story program for active toddlers or children with shorter attention span.   Program includes books, music, rhymes, craft, movement and small snack.

• For toddlers 18 months through 2 years
• Meet on Wednesday morning at 10:30am

Book Bugs

Program geared to average pre-school attention span  that includes 3-4 stories, songs, movement, craft, puppets, fingerplays and rhymes.

• Ages 3-6 with younger siblings and parents/caregivers
• Meet Wednesday mornings at 11:30am

Busy Bugs

Story time program similar in theme, with content is geared to pre-dominant age group 3-4 stories, songs, movement, craft, puppets, fingerplays, and rhymes.

• For preschoolers ages 3 to 6 with younger siblings and parents/caregivers
• Meet Thursday morning 10:30am

Night Bugs

An hour program for preschool and primary grade children that will include stories, songs, movement, and an art activity

Accomodates preschool and primary grade children
Meet Thursday evenings 6:45pm

 

Come and play in Clifford's Doghouse!

Programs for Young Readers

Programs for Tweens

Programs for Teens

eNews about Kids

But Ma asked if they were sure the stockings were empty.
Then they put their hands down inside them, to make sure.
And in the very toe of each stocking was a shining bright, new penny!
They had never even thought of such a thing as having a penny.
Think of having a whole penny for your very own.
Think of having a cup and a cake and a stick of candy and a penny.
There never had been such a Christmas.

—Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder (1935)

 

Ross Children’s Library Winter 2012 E-Letter

 

Winter Story Time begins Wednesday, January 11 and Thursday, January 12.

 

Baby Bookworms (for toddler age) meets Wednesday 10:30 AM

Book Bugs (pre-school) meets Wednesday 11:30AM

Busy Bugs (for the pre-dominant age attending) meets Thurs. 10:30AM

Night Bugs (for all ages) meets Thurs. 6:45PM

 

Our theme for winter is Our Sensational Senses, so get ready to sniff, spy, taste, touch, and listen! The session will run for 8 consecutive weeks.

 

 

If there is a parent interested in leading an after school Lego Club, please let me know. (Nancy at 748-3484 or ross5@rosslibrary.org) The library hosted a club last winter, but the person leading the club is no longer available. There are still some boxes of Legos here at the library that can be used by club members.

 

I am hoping to have a session of Take Part in Art Saturday in February and March. If anyone has an art project that they would like to share with a group of children on a Saturday afternoon, please let me know.

 

Check out our website www.rosslibrary.org for two the new services available there. Of special interest is Mango, a program to learn languages, and Tumblebooks,(coming soon) a program that reads books to children. Don’t forget the POWER library database as a resource for school reports.

 

A reminder to find us on FACEBOOK: Annie Halenbake Ross Library, Annie Halenbake Ross Children’s Library, and Annie Halenbake Ross Teen Scene!

 

Remember you can call 748-3484 at any time to renew library materials. I do have an answering machine. Speak clearly and leave your card number  and/or the name of the person who is renewing the books. You may also e-mail me at ross5@rosslibrary.org. We do charge .10 per day for overdue materials. Avoid  fines with a phone call or e-mail.

eNews for Teens

About Youth Services at Ross

The Youth Services Staff provides activities for babies, children, and young adults. Programs include dynamic story times, hands-on art fun, and interactive young 
adult reads. Clifford’s Doghouse Educational play area with puzzles, 
manipulatives, and a train table are available for exploration and play. Our collection boasts numerous audio books, CD’s, read-alongs, and magazines, along with current and classic print titles for all reading levels, as well as two AWE Early Literacy Station computers. In addition, puppets, story kits, big
books, and picture book extension materials are available by special
 arrangement for educational use.

Ross Library Youth Services presents a number of special events for children throughout the year, such as author visits and entertainers, and our summer reading program offers a gamut of daily activities.

LHU students, home school 
students, pre-schools and daycares, and educators and parents are all 
encouraged make use of our abundant resources. The Ross Library Childrens Department is committed 
to building community through collaboration and service. If you are interested in receiving an e-letter with program information,
 contact Nancy Antram, Youth Librarian, at ross5@rosslibrary.org.