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LEGO Contest Guidelines RELEASED!
by erin
AADL's 1st Annual LEGO Contest launches on Wed. August 9 - the guidelines have been released and can be picked up at ANY location. Prizes will be given in 3 categories:
Grades 3-5; Grades 6-8; Grades 9-12 and the special Parent/Child category. Ribbons will be given out in each category for the following: Best Motorized project, Best Architectural/Engineering project, Coolest Robot, Best Vehicle, Most Creative, Most Sophisticated and the ultimate AADL's Lego Master Builder! Winners will get gift certificates for Toys R Us! Get your copy of the guidelines today!
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Meet the Notebook Girls
by K.C.
Meet Sophie, Courtney, Lindsey, and Julia, four teens that began a shared notebook that served as a joint diary during their freshman year at Manhattan’s Stuyvesant High School. Reproduced from the girls’ notebook with handwritten entries as well as photocopied snapshots, sketches, etc., The Notebook Girls reveals with raw honesty what it’s like to grow up female in today’s world. A fascinating nonfiction read.
Catch an interview with three of the notebook girls (now college freshmen) as they talk about how their diary became a book.
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Book Bits - Lost and Found
by ryanikoglu
Where's My Sock? Are you a loser? You could be a finder too? Read this book together to find a clever solution to a common problem.
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Baby Bits - Two Beauties
by ryanikoglu
Two beautiful books for toddlers and adults to enjoy together are Walk On! A Guide For Babies Of All Ages and Mama's Day.
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Baby Bits - Board Book News!
by ryanikoglu
Board Books can now be found in the Catalog by title and author. Take a look! Here are some new Board Books to try with your baby. Chimp And Zee's Noisy Book, First Book of Sushi, and What Can You Do In The Sun?.
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Teens needed for Community Mapping Project
by K.C.
Like to make a little money this summer? You could be a youthmapper with the countywide Community YouthMapping Project. Teens ages 14-18 canvass the county in search of places to go and things to do that are available for youth. YouthMappers will be paid and will gain knowledge of local geography and marketable skills such as interviewing, data collection/entry, problem-solving and much more!
Applications are available now! Contact Chana Hawkins at (734) 222-3936 or hawki125@msu.edu; Debi Samuels at (734) 487-6570 or dsamuels@emich.edu; or
Angelina Hamilton Broderick at (734)487-6570 or angelina.hamilton@emich.edu.
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A Few Good Volunteers Needed!
by K.C.
Summer is fast approaching - AADL’s busiest time of the year. Volunteers are needed June 19-July 9 at AADL’s four branches (Northeast, West, Mallett’s Creek, and Pittsfield) to help sign up Summer Reading participants. Interested? If you are between the ages of 12 and 18, stop by the information desk at a branch and pick up some forms. Fill out and return the forms by June 14.
Jump in and lend a hand to make this our biggest summer yet!
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Baby Lit - Begin with Books
by ryanikoglu
There are excellent web sites that give all the reasons why Literacy begins early. If you want to know Why and How to put Books in Baby's life check these sites for starters.
BEGINNING WITH BOOKS is a non-profit organization in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, dedicated to early literacy. They offer reading tips, news features, and "best books for babies" lists. Find them at Beginning With Books.
Another excellent early literacy resource is found in King County Library System's website Ready To Read. You can find description for "Six Early Literacy Skills", as well as more book and activity suggestions.
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Baby Bits - Deep Blue Sea
by ryanikoglu
Take a Deep Sea Trip and never leave the tub with with your toddler. For sea adventure try Way Down Deep In The Deep Blue Sea, Ten Little Fish, and Jack's New Boat. Don't forget your water wings.
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Pearl's Picks for Youth and Teens
by sstonez
Librarian extraordinaire Nancy Pearl joined us at the Downtown library on Sunday for a talk about books, reading, and writing. She suggested several great books for young people, from picture books like Knuffle Bunny and Skippyjon Jones to chapter books like Three Terrible Trins, Whales on Stilts, and Ragweed. For teens, she especially liked Feed, by the same author as Whales on Stilts, Lisa Yee's Millicent Min, Girl Genius, Richard Peck's Teacher's Funeral, and the difficult but moving story in Looking for Normal by Betty Monthei. Already read these? Ask any librarian for more suggestions.
P.S. Many of these are available as audiobooks, too!