tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29243918095700346842024-03-13T22:31:58.692-07:00LBPL KIDS BLOGUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924391809570034684.post-40762029887789440652011-06-18T07:00:00.000-07:002011-06-21T12:01:47.637-07:00ILLUMINART IS HERE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SsUDD9SqDPVEeUy7UO6_sVMQKC8xBVFM_U-ENQt08lwQUm90_b0k5vfWGKz0VAnB-psWeBVEV4qsUqQ_gXWKcE4krO9ceeGMQ1zc2mgYWtimbtA2gzqFEDCJ-wFLcUz-005M5UzUJyQ/s1600/Illuminart+Display.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SsUDD9SqDPVEeUy7UO6_sVMQKC8xBVFM_U-ENQt08lwQUm90_b0k5vfWGKz0VAnB-psWeBVEV4qsUqQ_gXWKcE4krO9ceeGMQ1zc2mgYWtimbtA2gzqFEDCJ-wFLcUz-005M5UzUJyQ/s320/Illuminart+Display.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Next time you visit the </span><a href="http://www.lbpl.org/location/main_library/default.asp"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Main Library</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">, make sure to check out our visiting display in the Children's Department! The </span><a href="http://www.cityofrc.us/cityhall/lib/kids/pals.asp"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Illuminart</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> is visiting for the summer, thanks to our friends at the </span><a href="http://www.cityofrc.us/cityhall/lib/default.asp"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rancho Cucamonga Library</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. The Illuminart is part of a larger family of displays called Play and Learn Islands. For more information on playing and learning in the library, please visit the Rancho Cucamonga Library </span><a href="http://www.cityofrc.us/cityhall/lib/kids/pals.asp"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">website</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924391809570034684.post-73685417195115826292011-06-11T07:00:00.000-07:002011-06-11T14:44:36.472-07:00DISPLAY YOUR COLLECTION @ THE LIBRARY!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwoOMrHYnu9H1q7JsyuEzCD1_4Xz98MS333ip0BEXwF7eJv0LJYWCEmcFdTy-H9V61EoOjQDbeuRL1RZMheoqJEYxCin9vzqiB9E-1YMuBCFSkLjHWW9HCBQMq7hOzMLXoqKF0vjcJD3s/s1600/Giselle+Silly+Bands.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwoOMrHYnu9H1q7JsyuEzCD1_4Xz98MS333ip0BEXwF7eJv0LJYWCEmcFdTy-H9V61EoOjQDbeuRL1RZMheoqJEYxCin9vzqiB9E-1YMuBCFSkLjHWW9HCBQMq7hOzMLXoqKF0vjcJD3s/s320/Giselle+Silly+Bands.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SILLY BANDZ</span></div><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Recent displays have included <a href="http://www.sillybandz.com/">Silly Bandz</a>, erasers, and <a href="http://www.squinkies.com/">Squinkies</a>. Different items are featured each month at the <a href="http://www.lbpl.org/location/main_library/default.asp">Main Library</a> in the Children's Department. If you are interested in having your collection displayed at the library, please contact us at </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(562)570-5644.</span><br />
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Readers of all ages are invited to join the Summer Reading Program at their Long Beach neighborhood library! Read a new book about new worlds and exotic places, or reread a favorite novel. Also, check out the fun and exciting programs, crafts, and prizes awaiting you at your local library!<br /><br />Visit the LBPL Website </span><a href="http://www.lbpl.org/events/summer_reading.asp"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Summer Reading Program page</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> for more information.<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQKK92CucSnuDHYFLxJ_PIGcSUY36jOYpOb0BGQAVZs8D5AzFUGNwmnzk3JdWfaQBJMIFscTi3ZE_rXdhFY2fIq1EIUNoW7E_KGhSSMCmAik46_NJHpv1bT4nPvwa8BrWjmper0EC6QA/s1600/LOGO+wide+in+B%2526W.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQKK92CucSnuDHYFLxJ_PIGcSUY36jOYpOb0BGQAVZs8D5AzFUGNwmnzk3JdWfaQBJMIFscTi3ZE_rXdhFY2fIq1EIUNoW7E_KGhSSMCmAik46_NJHpv1bT4nPvwa8BrWjmper0EC6QA/s200/LOGO+wide+in+B%2526W.jpg" width="200" height="86" t8="true" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /></div></span><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a href="http://www.lbpl.org/"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size:x-small;color:black;">www.lbpl.org</span></a><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size:x-small;color:black;"> </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924391809570034684.post-40327851908367430872011-03-19T07:00:00.000-07:002011-03-19T16:18:51.331-07:00SWALLOWS RETURN TO SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO -- TODAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSX0PirpGye1nnO27CgUTbgKd3MGR3gifmae53EETaQv1WVq6Sl0r-srShzfxjDldBwoLhIE8FHaDg7EoOr4VMUqgQH_N-OM-d2XuKL_Ci9HKtO0RDfv6pvfSTmixX6nl3ythG0ShzRQ/s1600/song+of+the+swallows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSX0PirpGye1nnO27CgUTbgKd3MGR3gifmae53EETaQv1WVq6Sl0r-srShzfxjDldBwoLhIE8FHaDg7EoOr4VMUqgQH_N-OM-d2XuKL_Ci9HKtO0RDfv6pvfSTmixX6nl3ythG0ShzRQ/s200/song+of+the+swallows.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/goog_584565519"><em><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Song of the Swallows</span></em></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://encore.lbpl.org/iii/encore/record/C%7CRb1001258%7CSsong+of+the+swallows%7COrightresult%7CX5?lang=eng&suite=pearl"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By Leo Politi</span></a></div><div align="center"></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The miracle of the "Swallows" of Capistrano takes place each year at the Mission San Juan Capistano, on March 19th, St. Joseph's Day. </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As the little birds wing their way back to the most famous Mission in California, the village of San Juan Capistrano takes on a fiesta air and the visitors from all parts of the world, and all walks of life, gather in great numbers to witness the "miracle" of the return of the swallows.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Each year the "Scout Swallows" precede the main flock by a few days and it seems to be their chief duty to clear the way for the main flock to arrive at the "Old Mission" of Capistrano. </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With the arrival of early dawn on St. Joseph's Day, the little birds begin to arrive and begin rebuilding their mud nests, which are clinging to the ruins of the old stone church of San Juan Capistrano. The arches of the two story, high vaulted Chapel were left bare and exposed, as the roof collapsed during the earthquake of 1812. </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This Chapel, said to be the largest and most ornate in any of the missions, now has a more humble destiny--that of housing the birds that St. Francis loved so well. </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After the summer spent within the sheltered walls of the Old Mission in San Juan Capistrano, the swallows take flight again, and on the Day of San Juan, October 23, they leave after circling the Mission bidding farewell to the "JEWEL OF ALL MISSIONS" San Juan Capistrano, California. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">[ Information from: </span><a href="http://www.sanjuancapistrano.net/swallows"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">www.sanjuancapistrano.net/swallows</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> ]</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924391809570034684.post-74544941563374782902011-03-12T16:59:00.000-08:002011-03-19T16:07:23.126-07:00JAPAN IS WITH US<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_sCBzCbUH0w2jicOPJRrC7tFiIwxSN7on57d54E61IZiQIYMwp1z8N5sQiN2mgRzZAwjxvohF88Z_B9Zi8bChysV0MPSD8EiIDnlDKbqjq6ZtOn0hqns6fl3CGIBrroRJgl6k7rSLr8/s1600/Hokusai.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_sCBzCbUH0w2jicOPJRrC7tFiIwxSN7on57d54E61IZiQIYMwp1z8N5sQiN2mgRzZAwjxvohF88Z_B9Zi8bChysV0MPSD8EiIDnlDKbqjq6ZtOn0hqns6fl3CGIBrroRJgl6k7rSLr8/s320/Hokusai.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our condolences go out to the people of Japan and those who have been impacted by these recent catastrophic events.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you know that your child is practicing basic math skills when she helps you set the table or pick out apples at the grocery store? Or even when she matches socks from the laundry? That’s right. From the minute your child wakes up until the second she goes to sleep at night, her day is filled with potential math moments—and you can bring these moments to life.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZYCL6wYcm09-C2-_NeeGO6aCxsCWk0aR-yhknkggwt13QneyV3UBxnNI0MlxfeHi-yklVKMmRJKc7Uu4U46u250rnWfc995YlfiJ4__02jLonaNPSdKnkGsfv69wMpgBKVnIjoc7ZI4/s1600/patterson+rainy+day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZYCL6wYcm09-C2-_NeeGO6aCxsCWk0aR-yhknkggwt13QneyV3UBxnNI0MlxfeHi-yklVKMmRJKc7Uu4U46u250rnWfc995YlfiJ4__02jLonaNPSdKnkGsfv69wMpgBKVnIjoc7ZI4/s1600/patterson+rainy+day.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><em><a href="http://encore.lbpl.org/iii/encore/record/C%7CRb1408247%7CSRain+and+rainfall+--+Juvenile+fiction.%7CP0%2C4%7COrightresult%7CX3?lang=eng&suite=pearl"><strong>The Patterson Puppies and the Rainy Day</strong></a></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">By Leslie Patricelli</span></div><br />
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CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnGeYpM_AHexJknwXdckFhv0vjxhjM8AYE8JlILgJaI12otrMrQox8K52IvPaTLaSBvgaeqvU9ST9n4o2BKO0d9P5XicCgF101n9dRQkeatingwDdb81h7nIee3HtKvuk7YkrOGlVFvE/s1600/Panwapa.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnGeYpM_AHexJknwXdckFhv0vjxhjM8AYE8JlILgJaI12otrMrQox8K52IvPaTLaSBvgaeqvU9ST9n4o2BKO0d9P5XicCgF101n9dRQkeatingwDdb81h7nIee3HtKvuk7YkrOGlVFvE/s400/Panwapa.jpg" width="400" height="266" h5="true" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><a href="http://www.panwapa.com/"><span style="color:black;">www.panwapa.com</span></a><span style="color:black;"> </span></strong></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">PANWAPA, created by the educational experts behind Sesame Street, is a multimedia, global initiative that is designed to inspire and empower a new generation of children, ages four to seven, to be responsible global citizens. </span></strong></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Check out Panwapa, where children can:</span></strong></div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:ShagExpert-Lounge;font-size:x-small;color:#d3232a;"><span style="font-family:ShagExpert-Lounge;font-size:x-small;color:#d3232a;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#d3232a;"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">* Develop awareness of the Wider World</div></span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color:#8cb936;"><span style="color:#8cb936;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#8cb936;"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">* Appreciate Similarities and Valuing Differences</div></span></span></span></strong><span style="color:#009c9e;"><span style="color:#009c9e;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:#009c9e;"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><strong>* Take Responsibility for One’s Behaviours</strong></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:purple;"><strong>* Become Responsive to Economic Disparity</strong></span></div><strong><span style="color:#b45f06;">* Understand Community Participation and Willingness to Take Action</span></strong> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are you ready to put your planning skills to good use? </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are you ready to help your family get prepared for the unexpected? </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Your family can use the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) <strong><a href="http://www.ready.gov/kids/home.html">Ready Kids</a></strong> Web site to create a plan that will help you be ready for many different kinds of unexpected situations! </span><br />
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