Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

The Cafe is open!!

by TeachersPet@evpl on Friday, September 5 2008, 2:14pm

I just had a wonderful bowl of potato/cheese/broccoli soup and a piece of the best carrot cake I have ever, ever tasted! Hurray for the new cafe with hot items on the menu!

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Filed under: central library

New Jim Arnosky Book

by bookmarkbeck@evpl on Thursday, April 9 2009, 10:21am

Jim Arnosky, naturalist and artist, shows how familiar he is with the oceans, and particularly the Florida Keys, in this quick, suspenseful read for the 4th-6th grade crowd. The title is The Pirates of Crocodile Swamp. Jack and Sandy escape from a bad...

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Filed under: fiction, book review, authors and illustrators

A Sparkling Story

by kiya@evpl on Saturday, May 2 2009, 12:50pm

Sharon Draper writes some of the best books for teens, so I was excited to see her new book for younger kids. Sassy: Little Sister is NOT my Name! is about Sassy Simone Sanford, a fourth grader who loves her name. Unfortunately, no one at home calls her...

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Filed under: school stories, Sharon Draper

Christmas -- Make a Present!

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Wednesday, December 3 2008, 2:35pm

What better for a kid than to make a present for a relative or teacher? And what beloved grandparent, aunt, or parent is not thrilled with something made by the hands of their little darling? Kids get a great feeling of satisfaction from having created...

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Filed under: oaklyn branch, grandparents, kids, crafts, Christmas presents

Recorder Classes Free to the Public

by FiddleChick@evpl on Thursday, May 14 2009, 7:18pm

One of the first questions I am often asked when talking about the recorder classes offered at Central Library is, "How much will it cost?" Well, thanks to generous grants from the Boer-Suhrheinrich Foundation, The George Mesker Music Trust...

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Filed under: Performance, Music Education, Recorder

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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Filed under: reading, test scores

And I thought James Patterson just wrote hundreds of books

by E-Ville Librarian@evpl on Thursday, March 5 2009, 3:30pm

I recently caught James Patterson doing the talk show schtick and was intrigued by a project he mentioned to the interviewer. Imagine my surprise when I found a plethora of book suggestions for young readers of most ages. With clean graphics and slick...

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Filed under: James Patterson, Read Kiddo Read

Invention of Hugo Cabret

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Friday, July 25 2008, 3:08pm

This is the Caldecott Award winner with the most pages ever. The detailed pictures are fascinating. Brian Selznick's inventive artwork carries the bulk of the story line.

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Filed under: fiction, reviews, Caldecott

Former Newbery Award Winner Coming Here!

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Thursday, January 15 2009, 1:49pm

I love to hear authors speak about their books. This March, Patricia MacLachlan is coming to Central Library as part of the Evansville Area Reading Council Young Authors Program. She is the 1986 Newbery Award winner (best American children's novel...

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Filed under: dvd, Newbery, Sarah MacLachlan, authors and illustrators

If You Were President, Would You . . .

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Thursday, January 8 2009, 4:41pm

lower gas prices? give money to the poor? bring the soldiers back? make smoking illegal? require everyone to graduate from high school? help keep the earth clean? try to bring peace to the world? OR would you . . .give out more ice cream? make more toys...

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Filed under: oaklyn branch, presidents, U.S. Presidents

Christmas Guests? Here's a Reading Suggestion!

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Monday, December 8 2008, 2:04pm

Are you expecting an influx of children visiting for the holidays? Are you planning ways to keep them occupied? Here's one idea: Check out a stack of picture books from the library and put them where the kids can have access to them. Of course Christmas...

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Filed under: riddles, picture books, activities, Christmas guests, houseguests

Ooh la la! Fancy Nancy Party!

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Wednesday, April 8 2009, 1:52pm

Dress up in your fancy clothes and accessories for our Fancy Nancy and Fancy Clancy Soiree -- that's fancy for party! We'll make fancy accessories, practice fancy behavior, and model on the red carpet. Of course we'll read a Fancy Nancy book...

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Filed under: oaklyn branch, easy readers, craft program, crafts, activities, fancy nancy

Let it Snow!

by HipChick@evpl on Monday, January 26 2009, 9:18am

Today in storytime at Oaklyn we read all about snowmen. We decided that we really want it to snow this week and to help it along, we sang this song... I'm A Little Snowman (I'm a little teapot tune) I'm a little snowman, short and fat (put...

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Filed under: books, snow

Can you Haiku? Could you Dogku?

by bookchick@evpl on Saturday, March 7 2009, 2:56pm

If I had discovered a book like this when I was in the fourth grade trying to write all different kinds of poetry for school assignments life would have been a whole lot easier. And more fun. Each page of this delightful book is an independent haiku....

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Filed under: Andrew Clements, books, dogs, poetry

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

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