The two biggest awards in the world of children's literature were announced last Monday.
A Ball for Daisy, written and illustrated by Chris Raschka won the Caldecott Medal for best illustrated book. This is the second Caldecott Medal for this talented illustrator.
He also won the Medal in 2006 for the illustrations of Norton Juster's The Hello, Goodbye Window.

Author Jack Gantos won the Newbery Medal for his book Dead End in Norvelt. This award is for best children's book published in the previous year.

For a complete list of all the awards, click here.

Jenny and David Heitler-Klevans make up this dynamic duo and once in a while they cruise through A2, singing their inspiring and original songs for the whole family. Join us for clapping and dancing along as we celebrate their brand new CD, Sing Me Your Story, on Thursday, January 26 at 7 pm Downtown!

Join us at the Malletts Creek Branch this and every Saturday afternoon at 1:00. Native Spanish speakers will tell stories and lead songs in Spanish. Participants do not need to understand Spanish to enjoy this event!

Join us at the Malletts Creek Branch this and every Saturday afternoon at 1:00. Native Spanish speakers will tell stories and lead songs in Spanish. Participants do not need to understand Spanish to enjoy this event!

Join us at the Malletts Creek Branch this and every Saturday afternoon at 1:00. Native Spanish speakers will tell stories and lead songs in Spanish. Participants do not need to understand Spanish to enjoy this event!

Greg and Laura will be telling and singing and clapping with goofy stories and songs on December 28 at 2 pm at the Downtown Library for a silly storytime. Can a little boy from Italy trick a big slimy ogre? Can a grumpy bachelor find his true love through magic? Join us for good old fashioned family fun!

The AADL has some great new and classic youth holiday DVDs that are perfect for kids and for the whole family! Check out Disney's Prep and Landing. It's a story about some high tech elves who make sure that all of the houses are ready for Santa's visit on Christmas Eve. One of the elves doesn't get promoted to the head of the Naughty List and instead, ends up working with a newbie elf. How will things turn out in the end? You'll have to check it out or get on the hold list to find out!

We also have Disney's Beauty & The Beast: Enchanted Christmas which tells another classic Beauty & The Beast tale in a special edition holiday DVD!

AADL also has Maccabees: The Story Of Hanukkah, which is an animated youth DVD that goes back in time to the second century BC and details the origins of Hanukkah. Or, take a peek at the newer Sesame Street DVD, Shalom Sesame. Chanukah, The Missing Menorah, which depicts all of the Muppet friends searching for a missing menorah in hopes to find it in time for Chanukah.

If you and your family are interested in learning about different holidays around the world, check out Elmo's World. Happy Holidays. In this special edition of Elmo's World, Elmo is getting ready to celebrate Christmas, but instead he ends up learning all about Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas and more!

Or, if you are hoping for a classic, we have A Charlie Brown Christmas on DVD and on Blu-ray too!

Now you can read the true story of Mary and her lamb, as told and illustrated in Will Moses' folk-art style. The real "Mary" was a 19th-century Massachusetts farm girl named Mary Elizabeth Sawyer, who nursed a newborn lamb back to health and won its woolly, unwavering loyalty. The lamb became her beloved pet, following her everywhere, even to school one day. John Roulstone witnessed the lamb episode and wrote the first stanza of the poem. Later Sarah Josepha Hale published it and added three more stanzas.

If you like the illustrations in this book, you'll be interested to know that Will Moses is carrying on the rich tradition of folk art passed down from his great-grandmother, Anna Mary Robertson Moses, better known as Grandma Moses.

Back by popular demand, Victoria Duranona will lead us through yoga poses while we play and sing on December 27th at 2 pm at the Downtown Library. Kindergarten through third graders will enjoy all the action, while learning how to focus and relax. While you are here, check out new Parenting and Yoga books to help children become comfortable and productive individuals.

Join Joe and his fans for clever songs about ecology on December 29 at 2 pm at the Downtown Library. Audience participation is key and the whole family will be bopping to the beat and working off holiday calories, while enjoying Joe’s tunes that celebrate our natural world.