Friday, July 29, 2016

Meet the READERS of the WEEK!

First one- Grant!
Second one- Torin!
Third reader chosen- Emma!
Fourth one- David
Fifth reader chosen- Ben!

Sixth Reader chosen- Aiden!
Seventh ROW- Theo!

Congrats to all so far- there are 3 more weeks of the summer reading program!
the last READER OF THE WEEK will be chosen
Thursday,  August 18 right after the ice cream social @2 pm.
Keep reading and filling out those slips!


Here is some of the fun from the past week- Crazy Day and all!

Kid could try to unscramble words to receive a prize.  Pages Alyssa, Avery and Aila were ready to help.
(The Triple A's!)
Getting new library cards on Booker at Books & Stars.

All the Pages that came to see Dazzling Dave and his YO YO tricks!
Because of so much rain during the day and a chance of more in
the evening we moved to Odd Fellow's Park Pavilion.  And it didn't rain.

Library Pages Meadow and Lenyn help reshelve Booker items so they are ready to go out again.

Dazzling Dave's show was made possible by a SELCO/SELS GRANT!

He even had a top spinning- that was amazing!

Crazy Day fun- Lenyn wants out!

Maddie is not thrilled!

We invited some of the Northfield Police up for an ice cream cone.

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Bedtime Math summer math program ends August 20th!

This was our first time offering of a summer math program along with our reading program.  It has been received quite well.  It's not too late to start doing a bed time math word problem if you would like to earn a glow-in-the-dark frisbee plus be super ready for school in the fall. There is a website and an app.  All free!
 Check out this link!

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Another busy week at the library- LEGOS and the pool!

Lego letters in the atrium

Library Page Meadow reading at storytime

Lego creators come in all ages!

Checking to see if mazes can attach to each other.

Rolling a marble through a Lego maze can be challenging!

FREE bike registration at the pool with Community Services Officer Annie.
And that is former Library Page Nicholas who is now one of the managers at the pool!

Free Harmonica lessons with Everett before the show.


The Everett Smithson Band- pool side on a very HOT evening.

Dancing in the grass!


Dancing on the deck!

We have 4 storytimes a day 10, 11 am  and 1 & 2 pm

More Lego action

Finally getting a chance to watch the Lego documentary.  It's now
available for check out!

Showing readers what fun choices they have for reading rewards.

Pages Ben and Calvin are checking the trajectory of a Lego Launcher!

Friday, July 15, 2016

Here is what is going on the week of July 19-21

The Library Pages and children's librarian Kathy have storytimes for all ages 4 times a day! They will catered to the majority age group present and will include picture books read, books to read together, songs, fingerplays and movement. Fun for everyone.
At 10 & 11 in the mornings and at 1 & 2 in the afternoons.  Now through August 18.

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Photo's from the 5th week of the summer reading program.

Playing WORLD Bingo with Pages Michaela & Amy
- guess what the prizes are?  BOOKS!

Story time with Pages Max GM and Max
Playing literacy games with play-doh!

Monday, July 11, 2016

SRP the week of July 12-14


The Library Pages and children's librarian Kathy have storytimes for all ages 4 times a day! They will catered to the majority age group present and will include picture books read, books to read together, songs, fingerplays and movement. Fun for everyone.
At 10 & 11 in the mornings and at 1 & 2 in the afternoons.  Now through August 18.
A busy time in the meeting with readers choosing their rewards

Yahoo Pages: Seated Ben, (Honorary Page George Sweeper) Amy and Teagan.
Standing: Sophia, Meadow, Avery, Zoe, Cristin, Saxon and Jacob.
They are all ready to leave after a busy day of play-doh racing letters, memory game, 4 storytimes,
Goofy Bingo playing, shelving books and checking in summer reading kids.
A rather busy day!


Friday, July 8, 2016

They are BACK!

We have been re-vamping our Story Time Kit collection and have some ready to check out.  We will continue the card system- if the card for the kit you would like to check out is here, the kit is here! Please take the card to the children's help desk and the librarian will get you the kit. This card holder will be on the BLUE counter in the children's area   They check out for 3 weeks and are requestable for Northfield patrons.  
New STKS coming soon!

Photos from the 4th week of the SRP

Pages Matti, Michaela and Amy presenting a storytime.

Pages Calvin and Grace explaining how a "Freezie Walk" works- kids love the alphabet freezie walks!

Pages Julia and Alyssa ready to help "toss" the Story Starter Dice

Original Library Page line-dance at Books & Stars

Booker driver/librarian David assisting patrons on Booker.

We had a wonderful night on Bridge Square with the group "1st Things 1st"


SRP kids working on their BINGO sheets.  One of the squares is to get a Library Pages autograph, and they got Calvin's!

More SRP kids getting Books & Stars performers autographs for their BINGOS.

Matt and the Pages playing Literacy 4 Square