2015 Caldecott and Newbery Books Announced
Caldecott Winner The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend By Dan Santat This magical story begins on an island far away where an imaginary friend is born. He patiently waits his turn to be chosen by a real child, but when...
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Making Parakeets at the Library!
This week, children at the Nancy Kay Holmes Library read Peek-a-Pet! by Marie Torres Cimarusti. It was fun to read a book that made us play peek-a-boo with different pets that we know! One of the pets in the story...
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Snowy Day!
Pete the Cat is the optimist, hoping for Spring but alas, more snow is predicted for Monday! Call the library 570-348-3000, or check the library website http://lclshome.org, before venturing out. Be safe!
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Pete the Cat: Our Mascot!
We Love Pete the Cat and this year he is the mascot for our Winter Reading Club! Pete enjoys rocking in his school shoes, and so do we. Have you signed up for the Winter Reading Club? If not, it's...
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Stay Warm with a Good Book
It's chilly outside and children at the Nancy Kay Holmes Library know a good place to stay warm - the library! This week at Family Place we read a story about mittens. We all wear mittens to keep warm in...
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National Puzzle Day
[caption id="attachment_8433" align="alignnone" width="300"] Pentominoes[/caption] Thursday, January 29th is National Puzzle Day. Celebrate by reading these books below, and trying to solve the puzzles. Clicking on the title will take you to the catalog where you can put the books...
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O is for Owl!
. We're learning the alphabet through reading at story time this school year and now we're on the letter "O". Each Friday we learn a new letter, read stories that relate to that letter, and then do a craft using...
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Fun at the Library!
[caption id="attachment_8071" align="alignleft" width="300"] Going through the tunnel at Family Place![/caption] . . Come and join us for Family Place at the Nancy Kay Holmes Library. We meet on select Wednesdays at 10AM. Each time we meet we have a...
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Tooth Fairy to Visit Children’s Library in February!
Celebrate Dental Health month at the Children's Library for some tooth-filled fun!Happy Faces Face Painting for the first 50 children, storytelling, gifts and the Magic Orthodontist, Dr. Brian Kerr. Featuring a visit from our beautiful tooth fairy! For All AgesSunday, February...
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Snow Happy at Story Time
It's always a good day when we have story time at the Nancy Kay Holmes Library. Last week, we were "snow happy". At story time, we read stories about the winter season and used glitter to make fancy snowflakes. ...
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