Searchasaurus For Kids

Hey, kids from elementary and middle school: doing research or just looking for information?! Need to find out how to make a science experiment?

Try our database called Searchasaurus. It has an encyclopedia, dictionary, pictures and other visuals built right in. You will find full text or pictures from magazines or other sources. Searchasaurus has information on different kinds of animals, art and music, science and math, health and lots, lots more.

http://www.lbpl.org/databases/a___z_list.asp to find our a-z list of databases, and click on Searchasaurus for Kids.

It's Springtime, which means outdoor activity time

When visiting your local library, try checking out books on sports. We have books on sports from baseball to skateboarding. Some titles have information about the history of the sport and tips on how to improve. Others tell about the lives of famous sports people.

Here's a quote from the book called, Take Me Out To The Ball Game by Jim Burke:

"Almost forty years would pass before Jackie Robinson became the first black player to walk out on the sweet green grass of a Major League ballpark. Robinson didn't just integrate baseball; he integrated the stands. And when that happened, the United States of America changed forever. Regardless of heritage, we could all sing 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' and mean it. We could all root, root, root for the home team. Together. And we still do today."

The Ants Go Marching...

Definitely try this at home. We had a wonderful time singing it at storytime:

"The ants go marching one by one, hurrah! hurrah!"

(just click on the above link for lyrics and music to the song. Any age loves to sing and dance to this song! Enjoy!

Art Display in the Main Library Children's Section

It's always nice to

have a creative outlet.
We had a great display of art work from children from Los Angeles middle schools, here at the Main Library during the month of March. It's amazing to see how artistically talented these children are! The library has lots of great books that show you step-by-step how to draw, paint, fold, mold and create. Check us out when the creative urge strikes you!

Girls Rock!

We are celebrating Women's History Month here in the Children's Department at Main with a display of important women of our times.

Did you know that Eleanor Roosevelt was a delegate to the United Nations general assembly, specializing in humanitarian, social, and cultural issues. Did you know that Maya Angelou wrote books which were nominated for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, and that she recited the poem, "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993? Did you know that Aung San Suu Kyi is the leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma, and a noted prisoner of conscience and advocate of nonviolent resistence?

- taken from Wikipedia