It's not too late to sign up for Youth Services' Winter/Spring Reading Program: "Get Fired Up for Reading!" Set your own reading goals and win prizes every week. To register, stop by or call the Youth Services Department at 485-6917, ext. 140, or use

Come to our first Family Friday Night on April 9 at 6:30 p.m. Musician Laura Doherty returns to entertain kids and their parents with toe-tappin' tunes. This event is FREE but registration is required. Please stop by or call the Youth Services Department at 485-6917, ext. 140, or use

Drop in for special storytimes to celebrate National Library Week! At 10:30 a.m. on April 13, 14, and 15, kids of all ages & their caregivers are invited to join us for stories that celebrate your library. NO registration is required.

Want to read along with a book, play a game or do a puzzle? Check out TumbleBooks! Need information on U.S. states or another country for a school report? Try CultureGrams! Click here for more great databases for kids!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

• Try our new database! A to Z the USA
  
  has information about all 50 United States and 6 territories. Find maps, flags, photos, and facts about states, counties and cities. Everything you need for your next report is here.
• Hey, kids! Get online help with your homework from real, live tutors via Tutor.com
  
  TRY IT! (available for students in 4th through 12th grade)
• Tumblebooks!
  
  An online library of talking picture books with animation, sound, music and narration which you can read, or have read to you. Choose from hundreds of great titles.
• CultureGrams
  
  includes concise, reliable, and up-to-date reports on more than 200 countries, each U.S. state, and all 13 Canadian provinces. Get everything you need for your Social Studies report, hear the national anthem, print out recipes, and more!
• More databases...