Elgin library showcases black history at festival
Chicago Daily Herald
Carson's second stop was a children's crafts station, where her sons Demetrius, 6, and Darius, 9, were working on coloring drawings of traffic lights. The invention of the traffic light is credited to Garret Morgan, an African-American.

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Wallingford library program connects kids with environment
Meriden Record-Journal
WALLINGFORD - Ruth Gaffey, the public library's director of children's services, stood Saturday morning before the library's Community Room with a cup of coffee, and gave passersby a chance to learn more about the town's natural environment.

Children's garden art goes on display in Truro
Wicked Local
Sustainable CAPE volunteers Bronwyn Malicoat and Janice Redman hold up the colorful felt banner, created by Truro children, now on display at the library. The squares in the banner depict garden patches, each designed by a different child.

PC-Rye Brook Library Celebrates Grand Opening
The Daily Rye
Various changes were made to the library, which was forced to close from Dec. 5th until Jan. 9th, to add new furniture, new carpeting, a children's room, a teen room, a meeting room, and an elevator. The event, which ran from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm, ...

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School's out, mystery fun's in at library
Corvallis Gazette Times
From left, Livvie D. Allen, 7, of Corvallis, takes part in a code-breaking activity with Karishma Gottfried, 11, and Geneva Wolfe, 10, Friday afternoon at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. The girls were among the many local kids taking part ...

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Gruffalo author's poem to save libraries
AFP
"Yes, come to the library! Browse and borrow, and help make sure it'll still be here tomorrow," says the poem, issued as part of National Libraries Day events on Saturday. Donaldson, the current British Children's Laureate who was awarded the MBE last ...
Children's laureate Julia Donaldson pens protest poemBBC News
Library Poem by Julia DonaldsonThe Guardian
Rhyming plea over library closuresBelfast Telegraph

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Celebrating National Children's Dental Health Month
Moscow Villager
The Lackawanna County Children's Library and the SDDS are sponsoring “Tooth Fairy Day” on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 2:30 pm This very special event is open to all ages and features a magic show, dental hygiene presentation, visit from the Tooth Fairy, ...

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Bring Your Child To the Library Day Today
Patch.com
This is a fun event for children of all ages as Daisy and Lillipug “pig out” on reading. Did you know that the first Saturday of February has been officially designated as “Take Your Child to the Library Day” as a reminder to communities of the crucial ...
Libraries encourage families to stop byNorwich Bulletin
Take Your Child to Library Day is SaturdayGreenwich Post
Portland Library Offers Special Events For Children On Feb. 4Hartford Courant

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Children's laureate Julia Donaldson pens protest poem
BBC News
Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson has written a poem protesting against planned library closures across the UK. The children's laureate's 22-line rhyming couplet includes lines like "Read that book, and if you're bitten, you can borrow all the other ones ...
Library Poem by Julia DonaldsonThe Guardian
Rhyming plea over library closuresThe Press Association
Gruffalo author's poem to save librariesFRANCE 24

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Daily American Online
Library directors debate merits of books that speak, offer video
Daily American Online
Eve Kline, director of the Somerset County Library, said enhanced e-books would be useful for adults and teenagers who do not or cannot read, as well as for children who are learning to read. "Enhanced e-books do not replace reading as DVDs and the ...
Can bells and whistles save the book?Salon

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Reading to dogs at Oshkosh Public Library boosts reading skills
The Oshkosh Northwestern
It might look like storytime for dogs, but its the humans who benefit from a program at Oshkosh Public Library that helps children to become better readers. The "Read to a Dog" program pairs children with trained reading/therapy dogs to improve ...

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Crete Public Library announces more children's programs
nwitimes.com
CRETE | The Crete Public Library's Children's Department has announced its programs for February. Registration is required for all programs other than drop-in story times. Register in person at 1177 N. Main St. or by phone at (708) 672-8017.

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Children's Library Closed Feb. 4-6
Patch.com
By Marie Cunningham Library renovations will focus on the children's area of the library, circulation lobby and relocation of the Teen Zone. Due to renovations, the Children's Library section of the Beverly Hills Public Library will be closed from Feb.
Library welcomes new children's supervisorCollingwood Enterprise Bulletin

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Library welcomes new children's supervisor
Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin
COLLINGWOOD -- Visitors to the Bessie Saunders Children's Library at the Collingwood Public Library will notice a new face amongst the bookshelves. The Library is pleased to announce the arrival of Ashley Kulchycki, the public library's new Supervisor, ...

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Library hosting Children's Valentine's Party next week
Quincy Journal
The Quincy Public Library invites children to the Be My Valentine Party on Friday, February 10! Children can join Leo the "Lovable" Library Lion as he celebrates Valentine's Day. Each little sweetheart will enjoy stories, games, swinging songs and ...

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Long Island for the Kids
Newsday
Explore LI > Kids February events for kids on Long Island Be the first to rate: 0 Click to rate From free library events to educational activities, Black History Month and Valentine's Day crafts and fun family-friendly performances, one thing's for ...

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Tiles on Sale for Oakdale PTO Fundraiser
Patch.com
By Joe Kilroy To commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Oakdale Elementary School's Gail Bradbury O'Connell Children's Library and Media Center, the Oakdale PTO is offering the sale of a limited number of personally designed six-by-six ceramic tiles.

Larchmont Library Opens Its Doors to New Director
Patch.com
Laura Eckley, the new Larchmont Library Director, will begin her new role on Monday, Feb. 6. By Stefani Kim Although longtime director Diane Courtney's legacy lives on throughout the Larchmont Library—including the $3.2 million Children's Room ...

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The Guardian
James Patterson dominates library lending, with 2.3m loans in 2011
The Guardian
But Cookson ceded her position at the top of the library charts the very next year, to children's author Jacqueline Wilson, who in turn gave up the crown to Patterson in 2007,with the prolific thriller writer holding it ever since.
Crime novels dominate library listThe Press Association

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Board games to liven up bored children
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
For more information, please call the Children's Library at 582-2404, visit us online at http://www.bozemanlibrary.org, and like us on Facebook. "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. This wildly popular trilogy (sequels are "Catching Fire" and ...