In honor of this Thursday’s special children’s program, Lego Mania, here are some of our popular Lego titles.
Registration for Lego Mania is currently full, but feel free to keep checking our calendar as spaces may become available.
January 26th, 2012
Award-winning Books for Children and Teens
On January 23rd, the American Library Association announced the winners of its Youth Media Awards, which includes the Newbery and Caldecott Medals, the Printz Award, and the Corretta Scott King Awards. See below for books available at JCPL, or click here to see the full list of winners and runners up.
January 10th, 2012
Third Thursday: Homeschool Programs @ Your Library
Photo credit: The Farmers' Museum
JCPL has launched a unique program series, “Third Thursday,” specifically for homeschooling families in the community. Begun in November, the series will take place every third Thursday of the month and cover a variety of topics.
After meeting with parents and receiving feedback about interests and needs, the children’s and teen librarians have planned programs that homeschool families can apply to each student, no matter the age. The programs help families address the need for field trips and professional instructors, for FREE.
For November’s program, “A Visit to the More House,” the library took advantage of its Internet-2 connection to take a virtual field trip to the New York State Historical Association’s Jonas More House kitchen to see how food was stored and prepared in the 19th century. Internet-2 is an advanced networking consortium led by the U.S. research and education community, with access to an upgraded high speed internet for clear two-way conferencing. Jessamine County has used the revolutionary technology to great effect over the past few years and considers it an integral part of the library’s programming goals. The More House program, scheduled with Thanksgiving in mind, was a success with homeschooling children, teens, and parents. More than 30 participants were able to speak directly with “Mrs. More,” watch live methods of cooking and ask questions about traditional foods. As one homeschooling mother commented, “It really brought history to life for the kids.”