Central Library
Children's Department - (336) 703-3040
SUMMER READING 2008
Children's librarians are interested in helping you find what you need. Do you
want to learn about a Venus fly trap, find joke books, read an award-winning
story, get an idea for a science project, find a cookbook, read about Abraham
Lincoln or Michael Jordan, or check-out Where the Sidewalk Ends just one more
time? We can help you make the connection. Don't be shy, ask us.
Collection
Our books, tapes, and cds inform and entertain youth from infancy through age
13. Laptime books, early readers, folk and fairy tales and a variety of chapter
books will provide you with journeys of wonder and whoopee! Nonfiction titles
can satisfy your curiosity about that bug in the back yard or answer your
teacher's toughest homework assignment. Tapes and cds with music and recorded
stories round out a collection that is built with YOU in mind.
Page Turner Book Club
Programs
Throughout the year, toddler and preschool programs are offered in the
department.
| Book Babies |
Mondays - 10:00 am |
| Toddler Storytime |
Tuesdays - 11:00 am |
| Preschool Films |
Wednesdays - 10:00 am |
| Preschool Storytime |
Wednesdays - 11:00 am |
| Any Age Storytime |
Thursdays - 11:00 a.m. |
| Family Storytime |
Saturdays - 11:00 a.m. |
| Monthly Craft Specials |
one afternoon a month |
| Play Music Mondays |
Monday - 10:30 a.m. |
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Description: Parents bring your 18 month-3 year olds and meet with other parents to discuss "best
practices" for working with your toddlers. Toddlers can work on individual or group crafts, participate
in tactile activities, put together puzzles, and play with educational toys while listening to toddler music. |
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* Don’t miss the special programs planned for older children and families during
holidays, Black History Month, National Library Week, and the six-week Summer
Reading Club in June and July.
Storytime at the Library
Bring your toddler or preschooler to any branch of Forsyth County Public
Library to enjoy Storytime. Each location offers interesting stories along with
other fun events and activities that make listening, reading and learning fun
and enjoyable.
Computers
Along with online catalog computer terminals, we have computers (made
available through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) that
feature educational software and four Internet work stations with a word
processing program. Children 18 months to 13 years old are eligible to use the
Gates computers for up to 30 minutes per day. You can choose from dozens of
games, interactive stories, and exploratory programs. Learning has never been
so much fun! To use our computers, sign up with the librarian at the
Children's Room desk. You may reserve computer time up to one day in advance.
And don't forget about Internet access in the Children's Department. Four workstations
are available for people 13 and younger.
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