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Programs Homeschool Resources TumbleBooks Online YouTube Channel Download a PDF copy of the Children's Spring Programs Brochure Find the Library Leprechaun! Toddler Storytimes Monday @ 10:30 Tuesday @ 11:15 Preschool Storytimes Monday @ 1:00 Tuesday @ 10:15	Children's Services The Westfield Washington Public Library's Children's Department is a place to find award winning children's books and much, much more. We have Homeschool classes offered quarterly for little or no fee. There are story times for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged kids. Themed holiday programs and events based on literary characters like Harry Potter are some of our younger patrons favorite activities. For the younger generations that have grown up with technology, we have two games computers, two early literacy computer stations, an Xbox and a Wii. The Lego Mindstorm team is another great outlet for the imaginative and technologically inclined. We also have clubs for American Girl fans, Pokemon & Yu-Gi-Oh enthusiasts and Webkinz lovers. News March 13, 2010 - Paws & Read Storytime Saturday starting @ 10:30. Sign up at the Children's desk for a 15 minute time slot to have your child read to a dog who is a very good listener. Free. Sign up encouraged. Diary of a Wimpy Kid - The MOVIE! Coming April 2, a movie based on the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books by Jeff Kinney. Check the Evergreen Catalog for the Wimpy Kid books and watch the movie trailer below. After that, head over the www.wimpyourself.com to turn yourself into a Greg Heffley look-a-like! Betty Overman Grant A generous grant from the Betty Overman Westfield Washington Public Library Endowment Fund, a fund of Legacy Fund Community Foundation, will be used to create an award winning children's author collection & a special reading area. Comfortable chairs and shelving have arrived and soon will be filled with books by Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott King and Young Hoosier Book Award Winners. Additional funds from the Betty Overman grant will be used to purchase books from Scholastic Publishing Company to provide as reading incentives for the popular Children's Summer Reading Program. Westfield Washington Public Library had 1,698 children participate in this program in 2008. Who was Betty Overman? Overman was a rural letter carrier and postmaster of Westfield for 32 years, as well as being named 1994 Westfield Citizen of the Year. She also served on the Library Board of Trustees until her passing in 1997.	Staff Vicki - Head of Children's Services Tammy - Homeschool Liaison Will - Young Adult Librarian Dora - Library Assistant Tricia - Library Assistant Emily - Library Assistant New Books Mission Control, This is Apollo by Andrew Chaikin July 20, 1969, marked one of the climactic moments in history – the day Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But is is only one piece of a remarkable story. j629.454 Chaikin Marley Goes to School by John Grogan It’s the first day of school and both Cassie and Marley are set to go, but Marley is told to stay home. Marley digs a tunnel out of the backyard and goes to the school looking for Cassie, but he finds trouble instead. jP Grogan Leprechaun in Late Winter by Mary Pope Osborne Jack and Annie travel back to 19th century Ireland to inspire a young Augusta Gregory to share her love of Irish legends and folktales with the world. jE Osborne *click on the title or picture to go to that book in the catalog.
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