STAR WARS at the Library 2014

Family Book Club: December 2014

Join Thursday, December 4 from 6-7 pm as we discuss the Magic Treehouse Book, A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time by Mary Pope Osborne. We will have a relaxed discussion, a craft and snacks to enjoy.


Please register online

If you have any questions contact Miss Angie at aandre@ccls.org

Books in Brief: Neighborhood Sharks

Reviewer: Travis

The name of the book being recommended:  Neighborhood Sharks by Katherine Roy


Please give us five reasons why this book is awesome:

1. It's about sharks! The subject matter is awesome in and of itself!

2. It has beautifully illustrated paintings of sharks and their surrounding environment.

3. The textual material and accompanying diagrams are informative and incorporate the latest research into sharks' life cycle and hunting habits--if you're not a shark researcher or a close follower of the subject, you'll probably learn a lot (that goes for adults as well as kids)!

4. The book's depictions of a shark hunting are accurate (aka, lots of blood!) without being gruesome.

5. It offers ample "food" for thought to ponder the place of sharks vs. humans in the world beyond the confines of horror movies. To quote the book, "While their 800,000 human neighbors dine on steak, salad, and sandwiches, the white sharks hunt for their favorite meal." And the book clearly shows that sharks' favorite (or at least most typical) meal is not humans.

How can I find this book in the library? It can be found in the Children's Department, in non-fiction, under the call number j 597.33 R.

Family Book Club: November 2014

This book club is for children ages 8-12 and their favorite adult. We will meet once per month during program sessions and talk about a book we have all read.

Our next meeting at Tredyffrin Library is Thursday, November 6 @ 6pm in the Children's Story Room. We will discuss:

There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom

by Louis Sachar. 

Stop by the Tredyffrin Children's circulation desk to see if we have copies set aside for you to checkout.
Online registration is required. You may register here: November Family Book Club

Family Book Club

This book club is for children ages 8-12 and their favorite adult. We will meet once per month during program sessions and talk about a book we have all read.

Our next meeting at Tredyffrin Library is Thursday, October 9 @ 6pm in the Children's Story Room. We will discuss Listening for Lucca by Suzanne LeFluer. We also have copies set aside for you to check out at the children's desk.



We will also enjoy a craft and snacks while we have lots fun.

Please register online to participate.
You can Register Here

Please contact Angie Andre, Children's Librarian with any questions aandre@ccls.org

Essay Contest

The Library of Congress National Book Festival Contest in underway and we have entry forms at the library in the Children's Department. Stop by the Children's Desk for your entry form. You could win up to $300 in prizes. Start thinking about a book that shaped you and pick up your entry form now!

Good Luck!

And the Winner is.......... 26 Fairmount Avenue

The results are in from our google poll. You have chosen the next book for our 90 Second Newbery summer program. We will be reading 26 Fairmount Avenue by Tomie dePaole. There will be copies of this book set aside for you at the children's desk. We also have more copies on order. It is a shorter book so you will have no trouble finishing it before our first meeting on Thursday, June 26.

The 90 Second Newbery program is for children ages 8-12 years. We will meet on Thursdays in the summer from 2-3:30. We will take the book, 26 Fairmount Avenue, condense it into 90 seconds, perform, and film this masterpiece. Our film will be submitted to James Kennedy's Film Festival.  Online registration is required starting Monday, June 2 Register here starting June 2. You must commit to attend all 8 meetings. (Exceptions will be made for vacations) We also need a parent or legal guardian to sign a release form for you to be on film.  We have spots available working behind the scenes. For anyone who will not be on film a release form is not required.