Kids

Fairy House Building

Date: 

Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 11:00am to 12:00pm

Age Group: 

We’ll trek outside and build all-natural fairy houses on the grounds of the library. We will have a supply of natural building materials on hand to share: bark, dried flowers, leaves, pine cones, seed pods, shells, etc. and you will also be able to collect some materials from the park. Feel free to bring some of your own natural building materials from home as well. This is a family program – one adult must accompany each family group. Registration is required and begins May 4.. Please register as a family.

Preschool Storytime Class

Date: 

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 10:15am to 11:00am

Age Group: 

For children ages 3 ½ to 6 and their caregivers. Children and caregivers will learn pre-reading skills through stories, songs and rhymes to help prepare them for their Kindergarten Readiness Assessment in Literature Test (KRAL). Kindergarteners will continue to strengthen their skills. Skills include answering questions, repeating sentences, rhyming words and identifying sounds and letters.

LEGO Lit

Date: 

Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 4:00pm to 4:45pm

Age Group: 

Grades K-4. When books and LEGOs collide, you get Lego Lit! Each month we share a story and build around a theme. The Friends of the UAPL provide the LEGOS, you provide the fun. Registration is required and begins two weeks before each event. (45 min.)
Related Reading: Cool Castles by Sean Kenney

Youth Chess Club

Date: 

Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 4:00pm to 4:45pm

Age Group: 

For students in grades 3-6. Checkmate! Chess lovers of all levels are welcome to join our Youth Chess Club. Our local teen experts will moderate, help beginners and suggest strategies to players. Registration is required and begins two weeks prior. (45 min.)
Related Reading: Chess in Action: from first attack to checkmate by Paul Mantell

Preschool Storytime Class

Date: 

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 10:15am to 11:00am

Age Group: 

For children ages 3 ½ to 6 and their caregivers. Children and caregivers will learn pre-reading skills through stories, songs and rhymes to help prepare them for their Kindergarten Readiness Assessment in Literature Test (KRAL). Kindergarteners will continue to strengthen their skills. Skills include answering questions, repeating sentences, rhyming words and identifying sounds and letters.

Parent-Child Newbery Book Discussion: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!

Date: 

Tuesday, August 13, 2013 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Age Group: 

For students in grades 4-6 and a caregiver. Library instructors facilitate a discussion of a selected past Newbery winner or honor title to teach critical thinking and appreciation for literature. This month we will read Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz. Multiple copies of the book will be available for check-out at each UAPL location; each family is responsible for securing their own copy. We’ll have some fun reading the some of the different voices aloud!(60 min.)
Required Reading: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! by Laura Amy Schlitz

Lego Lit

Date: 

Thursday, August 8, 2013 - 4:00pm to 4:45pm

Age Group: 

Grades K-4. When books and LEGOs collide, you get Lego Lit! Each month we share a story and build around a theme. The Friends of the UAPL provide the LEGOS, you provide the fun. Registration is required and begins two weeks before each event.
Related Reading: Lego Friends: Summer Adventures

Books & Blocks

Date: 

Saturday, August 3, 2013 - 10:30am to 11:15am

Age Group: 

Children and caregivers join us for stories, building and fun! Each month we’ll read a couple of stories to start, then the building will begin with our LEGO Duplo blocks. We provide books and blocks as inspiration, then your child gets hands-on building time. Please note, children will not be able to keep their creations. Registration is required and begins two weeks prior.
Related Reading: LEGO City Adventures: All Aboard!

Youth Chess Club

Date: 

Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 4:00pm to 4:45pm

Age Group: 

For students in grades 3-6. Checkmate! Chess lovers of all levels are welcome to join our Youth Chess Club. Our local teen experts will moderate, help beginners and suggest strategies to players. Registration is required and begins two weeks prior. (45 min.)
Related Reading: Chess in Action: From First Attack to Checkmate by Paul Mantell

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