Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth

Fancy Nancy has debuted in her first chapter book, Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth. Read the first few pages here and check our catalog here to see if it is available or reserve it.

Chapter Chatters Pen Pal response

Chapter Chatters have received a letter back from their pen pals in New York.  Here's the letter from the Battle of the Books group:

Mother's Day Tea and Book Club

Book Buddies

(kindergarten – 1^st grade)

Saturday, May 12 at 10:30 A.M.

Bookworms & Chapter Chatters

(2^nd – 5^th grade)

Saturday, May 12 at 1:00 P.M.

or

Tuesday, May 29 at 4:45 P.M.

Programs will be held

in the Senior and Community Activities Building.

Please register at the library,

by phone (439-1240) or online here.

Before the program:

Mothers will choose a book for their children to read. This can be the mom’s favorite book as a child or any favorite children’s book. Children and their mothers (or any other adult who would like to participate) will read the book before the program.

During the program:

Participants will discuss the books they read, enjoy snacks, and create a craft project.


Register here:

Bookworms' Poetry

Bookworms (2nd and 3rd graders) read poetry by Jack Prelutsky this month. They each marked a few (or a lot!) of their favorites to share during the monthly meeting yesterday. They read some and sang some after learning that many of Prelutsky's poems can be sung to the tune of the Girl Scout song or 99 Bottles of Pop on the Wall. We briefly discussed haiku, shape poems, and acrostic poems and then wrote our own poetry.

Poetry written by
Outstanding poets who
Enjoyed sharing their favorite poems,
Mingling with each other, and
Singing poems to the tune of the Girl Scout song.

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Poetry Month

April is Poetry Month. We're celebrating with poetry book clubs.

Bookworms (2nd and 3rd graders) will meet Tuesday, April 17 at 4:45 to discuss poetry by Jack Prelutsky. See a list of books in our library here. Bookmark a few of your favorite poems to share at the program. We’ll discuss the books and write our own poetry.

Chapter Chatters (4th and 5th graders) will meet Tuesday, April 24 at 4:45 to discuss poetry by Shel Silverstein. See a list of books in our library here. Bookmark a few of your favorite poems to share at the program. We’ll discuss the books and write our own poetry.

A few new books of poetry have recently arrived and are located on the new nonfiction bookshelves. Click on the titles to see the items in our catalog. (The catalog takes several seconds to load and briefly displays the home page before showing the selected book.)

Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature by Nicola Davies
Forgive Me, I Meant to do it: False Apology Poems by Gail Carson Levine
I've Lost My Hippopotamus by Jack Prelutsky
Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry: How to Write a Poem by Jack Prelutsky
The Arrow Finds its Mark: A Book of Found Poems edited by Georgia Heard

Also, browse the 811 area in our children's nonfiction sections for more poetry books.