And the winner is!….

2009 Newbery Award – to the author of the most distinguished American book for children.

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Honor Books

The Underneath by Kathi Appelt

The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle

Savvy by Ingrid Law

After Tupac & D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson


2009 Caldecott Medal- for the most distinguished American picture book

The House in the Night, illustrated by Beth Krommes, written by Susan Marie Swanson

Honor Books

A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, written and illustrated by Marla Frazee

How I Learned Geography, written and illustrated by Uri Shulevitz

A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, written by Jen Bryant

Need a Harry Potter Fix?

If you have some Harry Potter fans at home just remember, the sixth film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hits theaters this July. Check out the mesmerizing full trailer at the Warner Brothers site at http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/harrypotterandthehalf-bloodprince/

If you or your family want to refresh your memories about where the story left off come by and check out one of our many Harry Potter books or movies that are available for checkout. Don't forget that you can also get J. K. Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard here now as well! Just think of the library as your Harry Potter headquarters.

Simone and Andrea’s Doll Collection

Our latest collection in the display case is a very special one! Mother and daughter team, Andrea and Simone, are exhibiting their favorites from their collection of new and vintage dolls. Be sure to take a look at this beautiful collection the next time you visit us!

If your child is interested in displaying a collection at the library please
email us at ys@fppl.org

Happy MLK Day!

We had a great time out at our MLK Book Party. Thanks to everyone who came out!

Find Great Educational Games for Little Ones-

Up to Ten's search engine, which you find at the following address: http://www.uptoten.com/kids/uptoten-features-search-searchpage.html
allows you to search for the perfect game that will allow your child to build skills in developmental areas such as listening, memory, reading and motor skills, as well as to hone other helpful skills such as patience. You can search by the type of game or by the educational skills that you want your child to work on. Check it out!

Stuck inside with nothing to do?

When it’s too cold to go outside, stay in and craft! Check out Kids Crafts Weekly, it’s an online newsletter, put together by an Australian mum who loves to do crafts with her kids. I love this site because her crafts are easy, unique and inexpensive. All 62 themed newsletters, full of creative and fun craft ideas, are archived under the newsletters link.

Fun and Fortunes To Be Had at the Library

Our 5/8 Club (our monthly arts and crafts program for fifth through eighth graders) celebrated the Chinese New Year in style by giving ordinary Chinese takeout boxes an upgrade and transforming them into snazzy change purses and memento boxes. We also told fortunes using Chinese fortune sticks. All signs indicate that this will be a fortuitous year indeed at the library!

Celebrate MLK Day at the Library

MLK Day is just around the corner, share a book about the civil rights movement with your family. Here are a few recommended titles:

March On! : The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World by Christine King Farris

As Good as Anybody : Martin Luther King and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Towards Freedom by Richard Michelson

Freedom Walkers : The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Russell Freedman

Portraits of African-American Heroes by Tonya Bolden

You may also want to join us at 7:00 pm on January 19th for our Martin Luther King Book Party!

It's Time for a Story!

Our winter storytime session has begun and will run weekly until April 10th. Drop-in on Mondays, Thursdays or Fridays at 10:30 am for stories, songs and a craft.

More New Card Superstars!

The new library cards keep coming for our Forest Park kindergarteners! The library was recently visited by this fantastic class from Grant White Elementary. Twelve kids received their first library card during the visit. Congratulations, everybody!