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Youth Services |
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YOUTH PROGRAMS AT THE EAST PALESTINE LIBRARY
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Toddlertime
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| Toddlertime for children ages 2 to 3 years
old and their parent or caregiver is held on Mondays at 10:30
a.m. Registration is necessary. Programs begin
Monday, January 9 and end Monday, April 30. Toddlertime
will not be held on Monday, February 27. |
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Preschool
Storytime
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| Preschool Storytime for children ages 3 to
5 years old is held on Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m.
Registration is necessary. Programs begin Tuesday,
January 10 and end Tuesday, May 1. |
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Book Buddies
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| Book Buddies is held on Mondays at 4:15
p.m. Children in Kindergarten to 4th grade are paired
with older buddies to read together. Fun activities and crafts
are also offered. Registration is necessary.
Programs begin Monday, January 9 and end Monday, April
30. Book Buddies will not be held on Monday, February 20
or Monday, February 27. ildren's
Corner
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Movietime in the
Community Room
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| On Monday, February 20, Presidents' Day,
movie fans of all ages are welcome to attend a movie in the
community room at 1:00 p.m. We will show the new movie
"Treasure Buddies." Refreshments will be served.'s
Corner
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Pajama Storytime
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| Pajama Storytime will be held on Tuesday,
February 21 at 6:30 p.m. The program will feature
stories about farms. Children are invited to wear their
pajamas and to bring a stuffed animal.Children's
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Children's
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A few months ago children from Ohio were asked to
vote for their favorite children's book to win the Buckeye Book
Award. The 2011 winners have been
announced.
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Kindergarten to 2nd Grade Winner |
Shark vs. train by Chris
Barton |
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3rd-5th Grade Winner |
Chalk by Bill Thomson |
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6th-8th Grade Winner |
Out of my mind by Sharon
Draper |
All of the winning titles are available at the
library. For more information about the Buckeye Book
Award and to nominate your favorite book to be the next award
winner, visit the Buckeye Book Award website at www.bcbookaward.info.
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Young Adult
Read-Alikes
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"Read-Alikes" are books or authors with similar subjects
or styles. In the past, we have featured a young adult
author or book in the newsletter. This year a
particular type of book, author, or genre will be featured along
with recommended titles to try.
In honor of Valentine's Day, this month's list includes stories
about romance and dating. All of these titles are
available in the young adult area of the library.
| YA Adornetto |
Halo
Hades |
| YA Fantaskey |
Jekel loves Hyde |
| YA Flinn |
A kiss in time |
| YA Garcia |
Ghostgirl: lovesick |
| YA Kantor |
The Darlings in love |
| YA Lockhart |
The boyfriend list |
| YA Mellom |
Ditched |
| YA Rinaldi |
The coffin quilt |
| YA Trigiani |
Viola in reel life
Viola in the spotlight |
| YPBK Selzer |
I kissed a zombie, and I liked
it |
| YPBK Kemp |
The dating diaries |
| YPBK Busby |
Ski trip trouble |
| YPBK Morris |
Class favorite |
| YPBK Rallison |
How to take the ex out of ex
boyfriend |
| YPBK Preble |
Prom queen geeks |
| YPBK Carter |
Cross my heart and hope to spy |
| YPBK Bergren |
Waterfall
Cascade
Torrent |
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Teens'
Top Ten 2011 |
Readers who enjoy Young Adult Books were asked to nominate
their favorite books of the year to the Teens' Top List.
The list was released during the celebration of Teen Read Week
in October 2011.
| 1. Breaking Dawn |
by Stephenie Meyer |
| 2. Vampire
Academy |
by Richelle Mead |
| 3. The Hunger
Games |
by Suzanne Collins |
| 4. Awakened |
by P.C. Cast |
| 5. Mockingjay |
by Suzanne Collins |
| 6. The Lost
Hero |
by Rick Riordan |
| 7. The Red
Pyramid |
by Rick Riordan |
| 8. The
Lightning Thief |
by Rick Riordan |
| 9. Eragon |
by Christopher Paolini |
| 10. Emperor of Nihon-Ja |
by John Flanagan |
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Junior
Friends of the Library |
Anyone ages 10 to 18 is welcome to join the
Junior Friends of the Library. An application to
join the Junior Friends of the Library is also available by
clicking here.
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Teens |
Are you looking for a fun activity to participate in after
school? Do you like arts and crafts? The
library is looking for volunteers to participate in Book
Buddies on Mondays at 4:15 p.m. and to help prepare crafts for
upcoming children's programs. If you would like to
participate in either activity, please contact Noreen
at the library.
Teens- Are you looking for something good to read?
Click
here to find some great suggestions.
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Travel
Tote |
Going on vacation? The library is
pleased to offer the Travel Tote for children. Each tote
has a theme and will contain 5 to 10 items. When
possible it will contain books, audiobooks, and books with
read-along cassettes. Totes can be borrowed for two
weeks. Contact the library to reserve your tote today!
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Materials for
children and young adults at the Library
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Filtered
Search Engines for Children |
These search engines attempt to filter
Internet sites to only those considered "safe" for
children. Be aware that they may, in some cases,
filter out useful sites or in other cases, possibly allow
access to objectionable material.
Ask
for Kids- (www.askkids.com/)
KOL- AOL for kids- (kids.aol.com/KOL/)
KidsClick-
(www.kidsclick.org)
Yahoo!
Kids- (kids.yahoo.com)
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