Hey Moms and Dads...Tumblebook Library!

Ever have a long, exhausting day at the office and just want to relax and listen to a story as a family, rather than reading stories to your child at bedtime? Or, would you like to share stories with your child during the day for fun or for educational purposes? The Tumblebook Library, on LBPL's database website, offers a great variety of story books read aloud with sound effects and animated graphics. The books have highlighted words as they are spoken, so these books are great learning tools, also. Your child can sit and read along on their own, or if they are still enjoying laptime, I recommend sitting with your child while reading these stories. It's great fun!

Look for the TumbleBook Library at our A-Z Database List.

A little from Baby and Toddler Storytime

We read, Good Morning Chick by Mirra Ginsburg.

We sang: When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack - this is what they say, they say
Quack, quack, quack, quack - this is what they say.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.

Cows say moo!
Horses say neigh!
Birds say cheep!
Cats say meow!
Pigs say oink!
Mice say squeek!

One more rhyme for babies:
Wee willy winkie runs through the town,
Upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown,
Rapping at the window and crying through the lock,
Are the children in their beds for now it's eight o'clock?

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Happy Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day and xoxo to all of Long Beach Library's friends and families. Kids of all ages can make Valentine Cards on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2008 from 3-4 p.m. in the Children's Area at the Main Library.

Black History Month

We are currently celebrating Black History Month here in our Children's Department at the Main Library. Find books about noteworthy African-Americans. We also have a bulletin board display dedicated to Black History Month. Shown here: a photo of our display.