MAY 5, 2017
Yes, it's been awhile to post something new. Stuff happens . . . but we will give it another try and here is our official RELAUNCH of the Belle Fourche Public Library Blog!
Story Time is coming this Tuesday, May 9, for 3-4 year-olds. You have a choice of 10 am or 1 pm. Join us for a fun time of exploring sounds, words, and language of books and stories. Miss Wanda will read a story book, the kids will participate in a cutting and a drawing story, sing a finger play song, and we wrap it all up with a performance by the library puppets.
May is a busy month for tours here at the library. We had a great time with
120 kindergarteners and their teachers that visited the library May 3. The kids enjoyed a special performance by the library puppets as well as a story read by Miss Wanda. On the way out, they took a walk-thru of the children's book area and a visit by the bird aviary and then a look at the prizes to earn this summer in our Summer Reading Program. We are looking forward to the
3rd grade classes coming for a library tour on May 22 and the
1st grade classes will come for their tour on May 23.
Sunday, May 21, join us at the museum between 2-3:15 pm for Family Fun Day and hear Miss Wanda talk about the Summer Reading Program that will be starting on June 5 here at the library. The Summer Reading Program is not only for kids, but also for teens and adults. Everyone can win prizes for participating!
Speaking of the Summer Reading Program . . .
The US Department of Education reports that numerous studies indicate that students who don’t read or read infrequently during their summer vacation see their reading abilities stagnate or decline. However, this “summer slide” can be avoided by ensuring that children are as engaged as possible in whatever they choose to read—just as long as they’re reading every day. "Build a Better World", the 2017 Summer Reading Program, will run from June 5 through July 15 here at the Belle Fourche Public Library. Prizes are awarded along the way and those readers that complete the 30 days of the program will have their name put in a drawing to win a grand prize in their age group. There are 3 age groups in the program: children, teens and adults. There will also be a 30 minute Story Time on Tuesdays starting June 6 through Tuesday, July 11 (except not on July 4) for 3-4 year-olds and a Story Hour for those kids entering kindergarten-1st grade. Sign-up for the Summer Reading Program starts June 5.
Monday, May 29 is Memorial Day. The Library will be Closed.
Did you know that
the beginning of each month we put out a new selection of books for your reading enjoyment? Adults, young adults, kids and younger children, fiction as well as non-fiction - everyone has some new books available for check-out every month! This month we put out 85 new books.
We also add several
DVD's to our growing selection of movies each month. These are available for library patrons to checkout for a 3 day period. Did you know we have Downton Abbey Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5? For you Longmire fans, we have Longmire Seasons 1, 2, 3, and 4.
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