Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Why I Love Being a Children's Librarian, part 2

by mrsweasley@evpl on Friday, October 17 2008, 10:19am

The September 2008 issue of School Library Journal reports that there is "a strong, positive link between the amount of children's materials circulated by public libraries and fourth-grade reading scores." The study by the National Center...

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Who Wrote the Happy Birthday Song?

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Wednesday, October 8 2008, 6:38pm

Did you know that they lived in Louisville? No t far from here! Margot Theis Raven relates the story of the sisters who wrote the words and music in 1889 and 1890, as one of the many songs that Patty Hill used to teach her kindergarten children. She came...

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Filed under: Music, songs, books

What if your MOTHER were running for President?

by kiya@evpl on Tuesday, October 14 2008, 7:15pm

Vanessa kind of likes living in the Governor's Mansion with her mother, the governor of Florida. The food is really good, and you never know when you'll run into somebody famous, like Governer Schwarzenegger! But Vanessa is not happy that her...

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Have You Heard This Story About Abe Lincoln ?

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Saturday, October 4 2008, 12:27pm

There's a new picture book about Abe Lincoln. Deborah Hopkinson has written Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek; A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend). John Hendrix has drawn the pictures. When Abe was seven , he and his 3-years-older...

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Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Saturday, October 4 2008, 12:34pm

There has been a lot of interest in a new poster in the Children's area of Oaklyn Branch Library. It shows the cover of each Caldecott Award winner for the best picture book of the year since the beginning of the award in 1938. Kids are looking for...

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I'm Scared!

by HipChick@evpl on Tuesday, October 7 2008, 7:18pm

Just one more game of hide and shriek please??? Little Baby Mummy ventures out into the deep dark woods. There are friendly creatures that clank, clink, glug, glop, flip, flap, scritch, scratch! Yikes! Where's my Mummy? . A great, spooky read that...

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Beginning Recorder Class Registration Open!

by FiddleChick@evpl on Wednesday, October 8 2008, 1:00pm

Learn the Recorder! This course will help children learn basic skills in reading music, learning rhythm, and defining musical terms while gaining an appreciation of music. At the end of this course, students will perform a selected repertoire for the...

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Filed under: Performance, Music Education

Oprah's Book List for Kids

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Wednesday, October 8 2008, 1:51pm

Do you like book lists? I do. It's always neat to get new ideas for good stuff to read. And I also like finding out that other people like some of the things I've already read. Oprah might be the queen of books and book clubs. Her book lists for...

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"Oh my," said his mother

by HipChick@evpl on Wednesday, October 15 2008, 12:02pm

Frankie Stein is not like his parents! He has blonde hair, they have green. He has white teeth, they have green. He has creamy skin, their's is...green. They make faces at people, Frankie won't scare anyone. Despite thier best efforts, Mr and...

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Adele and Simon

by bookmarkbeck@evpl on Friday, October 10 2008, 1:25pm

Kids and Moms will enjoy the interaction while reading the Adele and Simon books by Barbara Mclintock. They are definitely for readers who like to study pages and find the hidden objects. Reading these books will be fun and entertaining-not to mention...

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Filed under: I Spy, puzzles, picture books, moms, American History, books

New book additions

by TeachersPet@evpl on Tuesday, October 14 2008, 5:17pm

A recently-retired teacher donated to the Educational Materials area several book which you teachers and home educators might find useful. They are for older children (grades 5-8+) and thus are a welcome addition to our collection. These social studies...

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Presidential High Points . . . and Low Points!

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Saturday, October 18 2008, 4:36pm

Here's a book that's on our New Shelf at Oaklyn (and other branches, too) about our U.S. Presidents, called Smithsonian Presidents . Its layout is inviting, and includes lots of pictures and quotes. The cover promises "Presidential high points...

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Have You Ever Felt Swindled?

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Tuesday, October 21 2008, 8:44am

Griffin did. He's a sixth-grader whose father has put so much of the family money into his invention, the SmartPick fruit picker, that his parents have put their house up for sale. Then Griffin finds a Babe Ruth baseball card. Is it worth a lot of...

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Filed under: reviews, Swindle, gordon korman

Spooky tales from the mountains

by bookmarkbeck@evpl on Tuesday, October 21 2008, 12:20pm

West Branch Library will host Susan Bolton, storyteller, librarian, and musician, on Tuesday night, October 28th at 6:30 P.M. Susan will entertain us with spooky Appalachian Folktales just in time for Halloween. Enjoy some mountain music, refreshments...

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Filed under: storytime, kids costumes, Susan Bolton, spooky stories, family program, Appalachian tales, west branch library

Curious about Curious George?

by bookmarkbeck@evpl on Tuesday, October 21 2008, 6:29pm

I was! I love adventure stories and was drawn to The Journey That Saved Curious George The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey by Louise Borden. Thanks to the author's exciting account, the reader is caught in the moving drama of the Rey's...

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Filed under: nonfiction, history, evpl.org, wartime escape, authors and illustrators

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