29 April 2013

Come by and say "goodbye" to our library director for the last 28 years! Her last day is Tuesday!

Lynne Young with her husband Jim!
She's retiring and going to relax and
get ready to become a grandma!



23 April 2013

16 April 2013

Meet some of this year's Library Pages (and two Chapters!)

Left to Right: Ethen, Tessa, Chapter Emma, Cynthia, Cristin, Grace, Teagan, James, Ben, Jonathan, Chapter Maddie, Mackenzie and Emily.
The Chapters are starting their 5th year of Paging!
THANK YOU LIBRARY PAGES!!!

It's National Library Week time for the Pages to go "Carding"!

Here are a few of the people we caught with LIBRARY CARDS!



"Reading connects us to the wisdom of the ages."










Watch out! We will be out again on Thursday afternoon!

15 April 2013

Summer Reading program for children from pre-school to teens

The Northfield Public Library offers a free Summer Reading program for children from pre-school to teens.
The program is designed to help children & teens retain and enhance their reading skills over the summer.  Come to the library starting June 3 and pick up a reading record folder, and start reading.  Special age-appropriate story and activity times begin the week of June 10th through July 25.

TUESDAYS
10 am Tuesday Infant Lapsit
1-2 pm “We Dig Kindergarten” a special program for children who will be entering K this fall.

WEDNESDAYS
9:30 Toddler Rhyme Time I
10:30 Toddler Rhyme Time II
1-3 pm “Dig into Reading” drop in stories and activities for kids going into 1st through 4th grade.
BOOKS & STARS
Evenings from 6:30-8 Family, fun entertainment! Check the BOOKS & STARS BLOG!

THURSDAYS
10 am Preschool Stories & Craft
11:30 Domino’s Pizza! For those who have read this week!
12--2:15 “We dig LEGOS!” Use the library’s Lego collection to create weekly challenges.

TEENS- pick up a reading record in the TEEN area beginning June 3.

*** Bring your reading record folder to collect and earn rewards for reading to the library at the above times PLUS Mondays 6-8 pm!
 For more details go to www.northfieldmn.info or call 507-645-1804

10 April 2013

Have you noticed the new library calendar on the NEW city website?

Check it out!  You can sign up for email notices of events!  Pretty handy!
Click here- Northfield


04 April 2013

Kindergarten Round Up!