Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Thanksgiving Tunes are Slim Pickn's

by FiddleChick@evpl on Friday, November 21 2008, 2:27pm

As I was getting ready for my program, Music Mania, I did what I always do; I research tunes that I can play on violin or guitar. However, I didn't expect Thanksgiving to be an underappreciated musical holiday. Of course, many may already know that...

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Filed under: storytime, Music, Performance

Andrew Clements makes me laugh

by kiya@evpl on Monday, July 28 2008, 1:41pm

Andrew Clements makes me laugh. Even when his books are a little bit sad, they still have funny spots. Clements writes books for all ages of children - there are picture books, easy chapter books, harder chapter books, and books for teenagers. One of...

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Filed under: fiction, Andrew Clements

Music Mania's Special Guests: Tales & Scales

by FiddleChick@evpl on Wednesday, September 24 2008, 8:29am

As a former Teaching Artist of Tales & Scales, I am SO happy to present the Tales & Scales Musictelling Company as our special guests at Music Mania this Friday, September 26th at 4:00 pm in the Central Library Lobby. This open reahearsal will...

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Filed under: events, storytime, Music

Ghosts of the Past (and Present)

by mrsweasley@evpl on Friday, February 13 2009, 11:22am

Have you ever been haunted by a book? I was haunted by a book I couldn’t remember. My mother told me that when I was about three years old, I had a favorite book, one I checked out over and over again. I had absolutely no recollection of that book...

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Filed under: picture books, books, haunted house, ghost, authors and illustrators

Osborne, Usborn, Usborne, Us Born Books, whatever?

by bookmarkbeck@evpl on Thursday, September 11 2008, 12:43pm

Is anyone familiar with this publisher and the Usborne Books? I don't mean Mary Pope Osborne, but that's what came to mind when my next door neighbor started raving about the beautiful educational books she buys for her daughter. Then I remembered...

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Filed under: fiction, nonfiction, storytime, picture books, ecology, costumes

Boom-a-Tunes for Preschoolers!

by FiddleChick@evpl on Wednesday, December 8 2010, 1:07pm

For the past three years I have taught instrumental music lessons for 6-12 year olds at Central Library. During this time many of the parents have asked, “When will you be offering this kind of program for preschoolers?” Well parents, grandparents...

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Filed under: Performance, Music Education, boomwhackers, boom-a-tunes

Turtle in Paradise

by bookmarkbeck@evpl on Wednesday, February 16 2011, 10:08am

The title is misleading. No, this book is not about terrapin, but it is about paradise-the Florida Keys. The main character is a little girl named Turtle. During the Depression jobs are hard to find, but Turtle's mother gets another house cleaning...

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Filed under: fiction, books

"Where has Tillie laid her egg?"

by bookchick@evpl on Monday, January 5 2009, 9:26am

Tillie Lay an Egg by Terry Golson is a delightful book about a hen who likes to do things a little differently than the other hens. Wait her turn to lay an egg? Bah! Tillie has more important things to discover. You can discover them too as you read this...

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Filed under: reviews, Tillie Lays an Egg, Terry Golson, Ben Fink, authors and illustrators

Puppy Love

by HipChick@evpl on Tuesday, August 4 2009, 2:56pm

Yes, it’s true. Nothing is cuter than a boy and his dog. And before we got our puppy we read a lot of books about different kinds of dogs, behaviors, and training. Did you know that the library has over 1700 children’s books about dogs? While...

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Do You have a Famous Relative?

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Monday, December 22 2008, 1:34pm

Every family has a relative who is their claim to fame. Mine is Branch Rickey, the man who hired Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in major league baseball. Now Kadir Nelson has written and illustrated We Are The Ship; The Story of Negro...

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Filed under: reviews, Caldecott, American History, Branch Rickey, Kadir Nelson, Negro League Baseball, authors and illustrators

Christmas with Norman Rockwell

by mrsweasley@evpl on Friday, December 12 2008, 10:29am

For a holiday treat, check out Deck the Halls , which pairs the words of the familiar "yuletide carol" with paintings by Norman Rockwell. Thumb through this book for a short introduction to Rockwell's art and a perspective on Christmas that...

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Filed under: books, Christmas, Norman Rockwell

Greg Heffley fans, Unite!

by mrsweasley@evpl on Wednesday, September 10 2008, 4:24pm

For some wacky fun, join us at McCollough Branch for "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," a program based on the popular book series by Jeff Kinney. We'll have some crazy activities, mostly involving toilet paper, and you can earn "Mom Bucks"...

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Filed under: mccollough branch, fiction, events, Greg Heffley, Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Rodrick Rules, books

I see London, I see France...

by HipChick@evpl on Tuesday, September 23 2008, 4:00pm

I see someone’s…No, that’s wrong! An unsuspecting character finds something interesting. It’s a hat! All of the other animals think so too, except for one. This is a really cute book about unmentionables that will have kids and...

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Filed under: humor, underwear, books

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

Sitting Down To Eat

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Friday, June 12 2009, 1:23pm

Author Bill Harley calls this a "zipper" song. He defines a zipper song as one where each verse is the same except for one word being changed. He gives as an example Pete Seeger's If I Had a Hammer . In Sitting Down to Eat , the singer relates...

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Filed under: reviews, picture books, book review, bill harley

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