LBPL KIDS BLOG: 2010

Thursday, December 23, 2010

GIVE HOLIDAY GIFTS BY PLAYING GAMES ONLINE

Celebrate the holidays by helping those in need. The Free Rice game gives quiz questions where every correct answer donates 10 grains of rice through the UN World Food Program to help end hunger.

www.freerice.com

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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Saturday, December 18, 2010

ITS A WRAP!

Got bubble wrap? Wrap some bubble wrap around an empty toilet paper role, dip it in some paint, and roll it around on a piece of butcher paper to create customized wrapping paper. Sponge painters and other household items can also be used.

Pictures are of gift wrap projects

created at the Los Altos Library

Tie it all together with a fun book...

Mooseltoe

by Margie Palatini

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Friday, December 10, 2010

BOOK ADVENTURE WEBSITE

www.bookadventure.com

Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes. Book Adventure was created by and is maintained by Sylvan Learning.

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Saturday, December 4, 2010

HAPPY HANUKKAH!

Find library materials including stories, crafts, and more by searching the LBPL catalog

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Four turkeys sitting on a fence @ Main Library

All Long Beach Public Library locations are CLOSED on Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26, 2010. Our online services are always available. We resume normal library hours on Saturday, November 27, 2010.

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

VETERAN'S DAY... FOR KIDS

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

VA KIDS

Great website explaining Veterans Day

for kids in grades K-5, 6-12, and teachers

http://www4.va.gov/kids/

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Saturday, November 6, 2010

COMIC CONTEST WINNERS

A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED

IN THE SUPER COMIC DIALOG CONTEST!

Three winners between the ages of 6 and 16 each received tickets to Long Beach Comic Con 2010 AND a huge stack of comic books.

Special thanks to Pulp Fiction Comics for providing the prizes!

WANT TO CREATE YOUR OWN COMICS ONLINE?

VISIT MARVELKIDS.COM

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

ENJOY SOME YUMMY HALLOWEEN TREATS!

Easy Edible Tombstones: Using a graham cracker, frosting, and black icing make a tasty treat to enjoy with your favorite Halloween story!

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Friday, October 22, 2010

WIN TICKETS TO LONG BEACH COMIC-CON 2010!

Long Beach Public Library and Pulp Fiction Comics present:
Super Comic Dialog Contest

Make up a dialog for a chance to win tickets to

Long Beach Comic-Con 2010!

ALL AGES

Pickup entries at:

MAIN LIBRARY

Long Beach Pubic Library

101 Pacific Avenue

562-570-7500

Return entries to:

Any Long Beach Public Library location by 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

for a chance to win tickets to the

Long Beach COMIC-CON or other prizes!

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Long Beach Comic-Con is October 29-31st

at the Long Beach Convention Center

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Saturday, October 9, 2010

NEED BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS?

Looking for some good Halloween reads?

Perhaps parents are looking for book suggestions of their own?

Try Book News, where you can sign up for monthly updates on your favorite genres of books.

Step 1: Click on the icon on the LBPL website homepage

http://www.lbpl.org/

Step 2: You are now using the Dear Reader program. Here you can sign up for online book clubs, get latest author buzz and find our Book News Newsletters. Scroll down to the bottom to find Book News.

Step 3: After clicking on the Book News Newsletter icon, you will find different newsletters and lists of books you can subscribe to. By selecting Children's Picture Books, you will find that the books featured this month have a Halloween theme.

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Saturday, October 2, 2010

OCTOBER 5th IS WORLD TEACHERS' DAY

Celebrate teachers by sending an e-card for

World Teachers' Day

Teacher Appreciation Day

by Lynn Plourde

Thank you, Mr. Falker

by Patricia Polacco

Miss Nelson is Missing

by Harry Allard

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Saturday, September 25, 2010

LEMONADE STAND -- ECONOMICS FOR KIDS

Lemonade Stand is a free educational game online that teaches economic principles to kids. Experiment by using an allowance to set up your lemonade stand and purchase needed materials... then see what happens! Depending on sales, you might need to make some changes. The goal is to keep your stand open for a full 30 days, rain or shine!

Need an afternoon project? Try making your own lemonade stand @ home!

Max's Bunny Business
by Rosemary Wells

The Lemonade War
by Jacqueline Davies

Saturday, September 18, 2010

INTERACTIVE ART FOR KIDS @ MAIN LIBRARY

Check out the interactive art on display at the Main Library in the Youth Services Department by artist Jaye Whitworth! There are many items that you can touch and play with including a calliope piano, percussion painting and block puzzle. All of the items on display are all in the "altered art" format.

"The New & Improved Piano/Calliope"

By Jaye Whitworth

Want to get in touch with your own creative side?

Browse some art books in the LBPL Catalog!

Friday, September 10, 2010

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN...

It's back to school time!

Help your child succeed in school by utilizing your local library. Long Beach Public Library is more than just books... Try exploring the LBPL Website, where there are tons of resources for kids that you can access right from your computer!

LBPL WEBSITE KIDS PAGE

Here you can find information on:

Family Learning Centers
Homework Help
Recommended Reading
Games, and more!

Great Web Sites for Kids
This website from the American Library Association includes lots of great web links for kids (and parents) on MANY different subjects!

Get the Smartest Card @ Your Library!

September is Library Card Sign-Up month. Long Beach Public Library wants to make sure that everyone in Long Beach has the smartest card of all - a library card. Getting a library card is easy. For more information on how to sign-up for a library card visit any Long Beach Public Library location or visit the library online at www.lbpl.org.