Theodore Roosevelt at the Library!!

Did you hear that Teddy Roosevelt came to our library?  Yes, he did!  We had a great time hearing the story of how the teddy bear was named after this 26th president of the United States.  Mr. Joe Wiegand reprised the role of Theodore Roosevelt and entertained us with many stories of Roosevelt's early years and life in the White House. 

And here is our Mrs. Anna with the teddy bear given to us that night: 

We are looking for a place in the children's department to display our little Teddy Roosevelt bear. 

Dewey's Detectives

Quilts!!

The library hosts a quilt show every October.  This has been going on since the 1970s.  Our director, Sandy McCandless, started the quilt show when she was an outreach librarian.  This is something many of us in the community look forward to every year.  The quilts are just amazing!!  The community votes on a favorite quilt.  First, second and third place ribbons are awarded.  This is a sampling of this year's quilts.  Hope you enjoy taking a look around:

 

 

 

 





Back to Blogging....

Wow!  Let a little thing like summertime come along and this blogging experience gets shoved to the background!  We had a great time with our Summer Reading Program this summer and the children participating in the program read over 9,500 books!  That's Great!!  That is an average of 32 books for each child that reported back to us at the end of the summer.  No telling how many books everyone read but just didn't have time to let us know about it at the end of the program. 

Anyways....Have you been into the children's department lately?  If so, then you've seen our new couches.  We love them.  L-o-v-e, love them!!  This bright color just makes the room more cheerful.  Take a look: 

And from the back:

Let us know what you think!! 

September/October Schedules

Dollhouse Master Bedroom

Stay tuned for an overall picture of the dollhouse.  Also, we will tell you about the history of the dollhouse--who built it and how long it has been at the library. 

Dollhouse Nursery and Upstairs Hall

Look at the frog on the toilet!  Ha!



Dollhouse Kitchen and Dining Room

Take a look at all the attention to detail in this little house.  Today we are looking at the dining room and the kitchen. 

 



  Check out these new downloadable titles offered at Camellia Net. 

2013 Summer Reading Information

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Dollhouse Living Room

 

We are always finding something new in the dollhouse.  Look in the closet.  See the little harp in there?  There's a rocking horse in the closet as well. 



Stay Tuned For A Look Inside the Library's Dollhouse

Check back soon for a post about this charming little doll house located in the children's department of the Decatur Public Library.  

New Titles at Camellia Net

Check out these new teen and children's titles now available at the library's source for downloadables:       Camellia Net

Summer Reading Schedule!!

Summer Reading 2013 Sneak Peek

Summer Reading 2013

New Read Along Kits @ Your Library

April/May 2013 Calendars

Sandy Hook Memorial

Not long ago I mentioned the Sandy Hook Memorial our Friends of the Decatur Public Library were purchasing for the library.  I'd like to share these pictures of that memorial.  What a wonderful and kind gesture this is by our Friends.  I'd especially like to thank Beck McDowell for the idea and for creating such a thoughtful list of books to memorialize each person.  Ms. McDowell spoke so eloquently to us of  her reasons behind creating this memorial for her library in Huntsville.  Long before the Sandy Hook event, she wrote a book about someone in a similar situation.  The similarities moved her and led to this beautiful list of books to commemorate each person. 

A Special Memorial

How wonderful it is to have such a kind and compassionate Friends group.  The Friends of the Decatur Public Library have donated 26 children's books in memory of the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School.  Many of those books will be on display the night of our Open House.

Our Friends got this idea from a local author, Beck McDowell.  Beck McDowell will be here the night of the Open House to talk about this collection.  Step on over to Ms. McDowell's website for a list of the books to be added to our collection:  http://www.beckmcdowell.com/index.php/blog/item/book-list-for-sandy-hook-project

Open House

Thursday, March 21

5:00 pm -- 7:30 pm





Coming Soon: Cookie Club

Open House: Pete the Cat Storytime

Coming Soon: Easter Egg Hunt

Ladybug Girl Visits Library

Grief, Death and Coping With Loss

These are just a few titles at the Decatur Public Library dealing with death and coping with loss:


Berenstain, Stan. The Berenstain Bears lose a friend. New York : HarperFestival, 2007.
Bunting, Eve. The memory string. New York : Clarion Books, 2000.
Burleigh, Robert. Good-bye, Sheepie. New York : Marshall Cavendish, 2010
Burpo, Todd. Heaven is for real for kids. Nashville : Tommy Nelson, c2011.
Carlstrom, Nancy White. Blow me a kiss, Miss Lilly. [New York] : Harper & Row, c1990.
Chichester Clark, Emma. Up in heaven. New York : Doubleday Book for Young Readers, 2004.
Heegaard, Marge Eaton. Coping with death & grief. Minneapolis, Minn. : Lerner Publications, c1990.
Hewitt, Sally. How can I deal with-- ? When people die. Mankato, Minn. : A+/Smart Apple Media, c2009.

Hines, Anna Grossnickle. Remember the butterflies. New York : Dutton Children's Books, c1991.

Karst, Patrice. The invisible string. Camarillo, Calif. : DeVorss Publications, c2000.

Lewis, Alaric. When someone you love has cancer : a guide to help kids cope. St. Meinrad, Ind. : One Caring Place Abby Press, c2005.

Moundlic, Charlotte. The scar. Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2011.

Powell, E. Sandy. Geranium morning. Minneapolis, Minn., USA : Carolrhoda Books, c1990.

Schick, Eleanor. Mama. New York : Marshall Cavendish, 2000.

Schwiebert, Pat. Tear soup : a recipe for healing after loss. Portland, Oregon : Grief Watch, 2010.

Szaj, Kathleen C. I hate goodbyes!. New York : Paulist Press, c1996.

Wilhelm, Hans. I'll always love you. New York : Dragonfly Books/Crown Pub., [1999], c1985.

Tumblebooks Now @ Decatur Public Library!!

Tumblebooks is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you. We hope you'll give it a try and let us know what you think!

TumbleBook Cloud Junior is an online collection of read-along books, including text and audio narration for elementary school students. Sentences are highlighted as they are being read and the pages turn automatically. The collection includes chapter books, graphic novels, and audio books as well as a selection of National Geographic videos.



Click the Icons above to go to the site.  Both of these are offered to you at no charge!!  These can be accessed from either your home computer or right here at your public library.  Take advantage of this today!!

Upcoming Open House--Pete the Cat!

Coming Soon--Cookie Club!

The cookie club is coming to the Decatur Public Library and we want you to be a part of it!!  Stay tuned for more information.