Northfield Public Library: June 2014

27 June 2014

Just in---- the 1,000 Books before Kindergarten Shirts!

We're growing Kindergarteners here!

This is the SUPER CUTE t-shirt the kids get when they read (have been read to)
1000 Books before K!

Congrats Ella!

Congrats Ella! She is the first Independent Reader to finish all 25 challenges!

26 June 2014

Thursdays are really busy!

Emily reading to the Pre-school story time group.

Fun with chalk and tracing kids.

Lot's of readers received their DOMINO PIZZA reward!

Chaining up book slips- the chain was even longer than last week!

Saija, Caroline and Maxwell ready to hang up the reader of the week book chain.

Sideways LEGO search.

He made a DINO phone with a stylus and antenna!
Sorry it's sideways.

A cute BABY DINO!

Dinos come in many forms!

Dino!

Dino Monkey Car

A large complex carefully made it to the display area.

Today's LEGO CHALLENGE was to build a DINO- she made a whole habitat!

25 June 2014

Books & Stars June 25th!

June 25 Spring Creek Park

Doc Roberts Wild West Show

Want to see amazing skills and intriguing magic? Then Whip cracking, bottle tossing, the 11-box balance, china plates on tiny bamboo sticks – in the hands of five volunteers, the endless pitcher of water, the vanishing elephant, 8 ball juggling, real western lariat spinnin’, and more!

Booker opens at 6:30

The show begins at 7!

The 3rd week of FIZZ BOOM READ!

Designing cool spinning tops.

Infant lapsit movers and shakers.

Fizz Boom Kindergarteners making their number books.

Stamping their number books.

Toddler Rhyme Time was really hoppin' today!

More fun with magnets during the Exploratorium time.

Making cool spinning tops.

How can you move a heavy book fast and easily? With straws of course!

Playing with magnets is really fun!

24 June 2014

Yahoo! Eowyn is the first to finish the 25 Library Challenges!

Here is happy Eowyn who has already put her new backpack to use, she is the first to complete (with the help of her mom) the 25 challenges! If you'd like to take the challenge, pick up a form at the children's reference desk and start working!

sorry it's sideways-- I can't turn it.

Congrats Eowyn!!

Congrats Adam! He is the 2nd Reader of the Week!

21 June 2014

Here are some pictures of the 2nd week of the summer reading program!

Emma, Cristen and Brianna finished chaining up
the reader of the week slips- about 3 times as long as last
weeks!

"Shopping" for their reading rewards in the dark during the movies at pizza time.
BIG thank you to Northfield's Dominos for donating the pizzas!

For the second week in a row we had to have our pizza reward
inside- it's a first! 2 weeks in a row of RAIN!
We watched 16mm films, The Remarkable Riderless Runaway Tricycle, Frog Goes to Dinner
and Frog on His Own.

Some goofy Library Pages ready to check kids in!

Preschool story time kids making "Rainbow Fish"

Library Pages checking out the high water after enjoying
ice cream cones!

Creating fuzed bead projects.

Watching her button spinner.

Blowing up balloons with out air! One of the
Exploratorium experiments.

Library Page Ben helping to make a Lego animated short.

Great adult volunteer Allison helping to create an other animated Lego short film.

It's inflating!!!

Pages Emily, Cristen, Halle, Lenyn and Ben preparing the experiments.

The Lego challenge was to build a robot! More pictures later!

18 June 2014

Books & Stars tonight! June 18th at ODDFELLOWS PARK PAVILION

BOOKS & STARS moves to ODDFELLOWS PAVILION tonight!
The city is under a flood emergency and Way Park is too wet to move the showmobile around on and city streets & parks staff are busy sandbagging so—we move to a dryer place tonight. Booker opens at 6:30. Join us for a unique encounter with the bard! This evening will include a minstrel wagon, upbeat music, audience interaction and it all begins at 7! Concessions tonight!! Shakespeare in the Park!

Presented by The Minnesota SkyVault Theatre Company

Oddfellows Park is by the 3 Links Care Center on Forest Ave.