WCPL Youth Services Blog

2010 Make A Splash... Read!

2010-05-25T11:52:00.000-07:00

2010 Make A Splash... Read - A Youth Summer Reading Program
Registration: June 1-June 12
For Ages: 2 years-of-age through High School
Stop by the library during library hours anytime during the weeks of June 1-June 12 to register.

June 5 is a kick-off carnival of fun and games on the library lawn. Drop by anytime between 10 am-2 pm to have some family fun.

Additional book sets available from State Library

2009-10-21T14:02:00.001-07:00


*Washington Carnegie Public Library 300 W. Main St. Washington, In 47501 254-4586*

Title		Author	AR Quiz#	Lang.	IL	BL	AR Pts.	F/NF	# of copies

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian		Alexie, Sherman	117771	EN	UG	4	6	F	15
An Abundance of Katherines	Green, John		108588	EN	UG	5.6	10	F	15
Al Capone does my shirts		Choldenke, Gennifer	74000	EN	MG	3.5	7	F	15
Angus and Sadie	Voigt, Cynthia		87379	EN	MG	4.3	5	F	15
The Aurora County All-Stars	Wiles, Deborah		115906	EN	MG	4.5	6	F	15
Because of Winn-Dixie	DiCamille, Kate		39557	EN	MG	3	3	F	15
Bernie Magruder & the Bats in the Belfry	Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds		68134	EN	MG	5.8	4	F	15
Bud, Not Buddy	Curtis, Christopher Paul		29554	EN	MG	5	8	F	15
Cam Jansen and the First Day of School Mystery	Adler, David A.		64472	EN	LG	3.3	1	F	15
The City of Ember	DuPrau, Jeanne		69274	EN	MG	5	9	F	15
Cryptid Hunters	Smith, Roland		84012	EN	MG	4.9	11	F	15
Deadline	Crutcher, Chris		118240	EN	UG	5.1	10	F	15
A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray	Martin, Ann M.		101885	EN	MG	5.1	5	F	15
Double Identity	Hadix, Margaret Peterson		101056	EN	MG	5	8	F	15
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat	Jonell, Lynne		118263	EN	MG	4.7	9	F	15
Frog and Toad Are Friends	Lobel, Arnold		8116	EN	LG	2.9	0.5	F	15
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweller	Konigsburg, E.L.		29	EN	MG	4.7	5	F	15
Good Night, Good Knight	Thomas, Shelley Moore		39566	EN	LG	2.1	0.5	F	15
Gregor the Overlander	Collins, Suzanne		71754	EN	MG	4.8	8	F	15
Hurt Go Happy	Rorby, Ginny		108317	EN	MG	5.2	9	F	15
Inkheart	Funke, Corneli	Funke, Cornelia	71683	EN	MG	5.4	23	F	15
Lawn Boy	Paulsen, Gary		115808	EN	MG	4.3	2	F	15
The Lemonade War	Davies, Jacqueline		114227	EN	MG	4.1	4	F	15
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	Lewis, C.S.		64589	EN	MG	4.9	1	F	15
The Mailbox	Shafer, Audrey		109557	EN	MG	5	6	F	15
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac	Zevin, Gabrielle		117440	EN	UG	4.6	10	F	15
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH/The Secret of NIMH	O'Brien, Robert C.		62	EN	MG	5.1	8	F	15
On the Wings of Heroes	Peck, Richard		114707	EN	MG	4.6	4	F	15
Peak	Smith, Roland		114683	EN	MG	5	9	F	15
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a very Interesting Boy	Birdsall, Jeanne		88005	EN	MG	4.7	8	F	15
So B. It	Weeks, Sarah		78419	EN	MG	5	6	F	15
Tanglewreck	Winterson, Jeanette		108273	EN	MG	5.4	11	F	15
Whales on Stilts!	Anderson, M.T.		86253	EN	MG	4.6	3	F	15
A Wrinkle In Time	L'Engle, Madeleine		150	EN	MG	4.7	7	F	15

Book sets available

2009-10-13T10:02:00.001-07:00


Washington Carnegie Public Library 300 W. Main St. Washington, In 47501 254-4586

Title	Author	AR Quiz#	Lang.	IL	BL	AR Pts.	F/NF	# of copies

A Wrinkle in Time	L'Engle, Madeleine	150	EN	MG	4.7	7	F	7
Ella Enchanted	Levine, Gail Carson	17769	EN	MG	4.6	8	F	4
The Giver	Lowry, Lois	8568	EN	MG	5.7	7	F	2
Heat	Lupica, Mike	106285	EN	MG	5.3	9	F	8
Belle Teal	Martin, Ann M.	54093	EN	MG	4.8	6	F	7
Jeremy Fink and the meaning of life	Mass, Wendy	109552	EN	MG	4.5	11	F	7
Save Queen of Sheba	Moeri, Louise	6438	EN	MG	5.8	4	F	4
Shiloh	Naylor, Phyllis R.	5440	EN	MG	4.4	4	F	4
Mrs. Fisby and the Rats of NIMH	O'Brien, Robert C.	62	EN	MG	5.1	8	F	4
Mick Harte was Here	Park, Barbara	11480	EN	MG	4.5	2	F	6
A Single Shard	Park, Linda Sue	49768	EN	MG	6.6	6	F	4
Bridge to Terabithia	Paterson , Katherine	11	EN	MG	4.6	5	F	5
A Long Way from Chicago	Peck, Richard	27940	EN	MG	5	5	F	4
The teacher's funeral	Peck, Richard	83176	EN	MG	4.7	6	F	6
Silent Thunder: A Civil War Story	Pinkney, Andrea D.	36396	EN	MG	5.4	7	F	6
When the Soldiers were gone	Propp, Vera W.	27928	EN	MG	3.5	2	F	7
The Wrestling Game	Raskin, Ellen	144	EN	MG	5.3	8	F	7
How to eat fried worms	Rockwell, Thomas	174	EN	MG	3.5	2	F	8
Becoming Naomi Leon	Ryan, Pam Munoz	82864	EN	MG	5.4	6	F	7
Holes	Sachar, Louis	28081	EN	MG	4.6	7	F	1
Rascal	North, Sterling	73	EN	MG	7.1	7	NF	8
Trout and Me	Shreve, Susan	62761	EN	MG	4.9	4	F	7
Valley of Death	Sckuzynski, Gloria	60017	EN	MG	5.6	4	F	7
The Last Treasure	Anderson, Janet S.	69250	EN	MG	4.1	9	F	7
Sounder	Armstrong, William	84	EN	MG	5.3	3	F	4
Crispin: The Cross of Lead	Avi	58513	EN	MG	5	7	F	6
The Summer of Riley	Bunting, Eve	49792	EN	MG	3.8	4	F	6
The Incredible Journey	Burnford, Sheila	230	EN	MG	7.6	5	F	6
Al Capone does my shirts	Choldenko, G.	74909	EN	MG	3.5	7	F	9
The Landry News	Clements, Andrew	31641	EN	MG	6	4	F	4
The School Story	Clements, Andrew	50395	EN	MG	5.2	5	F	8
A week in the woods	Clements, Andrew	63085	EN	MG	5.5	7	F	6
Half-Moon Investigations	Colfer, Eoin	105928	EN	MG	4.2	9	F	7
The empty mirror	Collier, James L.	83504	EN	MG	4.4	5	F	7
Crazy Lady	Conly, Jane	8513	EN	MG	3.8	5	F	4
Replay	Creech, Sharon	58208	EN	MG	4.2	4	F	7
Ruby Holler	Creech, Sharon	58208	EN	MG	4.3	6	F	7
A face first	Cummings, Priscilla	47400	EN	MG	4.8	6	F	7
Bud, not Buddy	Curtis, Christopher	29554	EN	MG	5	8	F	4
The Watsons go to Birningham-1963.	Curtis, Christopher	11552	EN	MG	5	8	F	8
The missing manatee	DeFelice, Cynthia C.	86251	EN	MG	4.9	5	F	7
Because of Winn-Dixie	DiCamillo, Kate	39557	EN	MG	3.9	3	F	4
Chicken Boy	Dowell, Frances O.	88484	EN	MG	5.1	5	F	7
Hatching Magic	Downer, Ann	70123	EN	MG	7.2	9	F	8
The Sacrifice	Duble, Kathleen B	101765	EN	MG	4.6	5	F	7
The City of Ember	DuPrau, Jeanne	69274	EN	MG	5	9	F	7
The Black Stallion	Farley, Walther	105	EN	MG	5.2	7	F	3
Joey Pigza swallowed the key	Gantos, Jack	29525	EN	MG	4.9	5	F	3
Traitor: The case of Benedict Arnold	Fritz, Jean	16939	EN	MG	7.5	7	NF	8
Stone Fox	Gardiner, John R.	293	EN	MG	4	1	F	8
Julie of the wolves	George, Jean C.	49	EN	MG	5.8	6	F	9
My side of the mountain	George, Jean C.	64	EN	MG	5.2	6	F	2
Lily's crossing	Giff, Patricia R.	17781	EN	MG	4.6	5	F	7
Pictures of Hollis Woods	Giff, Patricia R.	61467	EN	MG	4	5	F	7
Old Yeller	Gipson, Fred	66	EN	MG	5	5	F	7
The Liberation of Gabriel King	Going, K.L.	89128	EN	MG	4.5	5	F	7
Running out of time	Haddix, Margaret P.	14531	EN	MG	4.8	7	F	7
Princess Academy	Hale, Shannon	104732	EN	MG	6	10	F	7
Ida B… and her plans to …	Hannigan, Katherine	79913	EN	MG	5.3	5	F	7
Wishes, kisses, and pigs	Hearne, Betsy	43530	EN	MG	4.6	3	F	7
Flush	Hiaasen,Carl	101038	EN	MG	5	9	F	7
Hoot	Hiaasen,Carl	61464	EN	MG	5.2	9	F	8
Kokopelli's Flute	Hobbs, Will	14200	EN	MG	5.3	6	F	7
My Louisiana Sky	Holt, Kimberly W.	28086	EN	MG	4.6	5	F	9
Everything on a waffle	Horvath, Polly	48071	EN	MG	5.8	5	F	5
The celery stalks at midnight	Howe, James	660	EN	MG	4	2	F	5
The secret of Platform 13	Ibbotson, Eva	21572	EN	MG	5.8	7	F	7
The great turkey walk	Karr, Kathleen	25153	EN	MG	4.5	6	F	6
My brother made me do it	Kehret, Peg	43739	EN	MG	5.4	4	F	7
From the mixed-up files of …	Konigsburg, E. L.	29	EN	MG	4.7	5	F	3
The bad beginning	Snicket, Lemony	41281	EN	MG	6.4	4	F	2
The sign of the beaver	Speare, Elizabeth	138	EN	MG	4.9	5	F	7
Loser	Spinelli, Jerry	59382	EN	MG	4.3	5	F	5
Surviving the Applegates	Tolan, Stephanie	60652	EN	MG	5.5	7	F	6
Each little bird that sings	Wiles, Deborah	85982	EN	MG	4.5	6	F	7
Love, Ruby Lavender	Wiles, Deborah	47412	EN	MG	4.2	4	F	4
Dragon's Gate	Yep, Laurence	10113	EN	MG	5.3	10	F	7
Abduction	Kehert, Peg	81642	EN	MG	4.7	6	F	8
The Star of Kazan	Ibbotson, Eva	80746	EN	MG	6.1	16	F	8
In the heart of the quake	Levithan, David	Not in	AR					6

Teacher Requests Service Offered

2009-08-21T09:11:00.000-07:00

Preschool and elementary teachers may contact the library and request us to pull materials pertaining to a specific theme, subject, or reading level for their classroom. The teacher may then stop by the library to select the 3/4 of the items they like and check them out on their library card for an extended check out time of up to 8 weeks.

You may contact the library by:

calling 254-4586, asking for the Youth Department, and stating your request
e-mail Youth Librarian lorio@washingtonpubliclibrary.org your request information
or faxing the request to 254-4585

Library staff will need 3 days from the time the request is received at the library to pull the requests.

Please provide an expected pick up date with the request. Items will be reshelved 3 days after expected pick up date.

Information Needed For Teacher Request

Teacher's First and Last Name:___________________________________________

School Name and Phone #: ______________________________________________

Grade Level: _____________

Number of students in classroom: _____________

Date of pick up: _____________________

Extended check out requested (Y/N): ______________

Subjects/Themes needed: ________________________________________________

Great Early Literacy Website

2009-08-21T09:00:00.000-07:00

I just found this amazing website while researching early literacy. The website is created by Reading Is Fundamental. The Leading To Reading website offers lullabies, stories, nursery rhymes, and finger plays that babies, toddlers, and preschoolers can listen to. Also found on this website are fun games to play. The website also has valuable information for parents. Check out the website at http://www.rif.org/kids/leadingtoreading/en/leadingtoreading.htm.

Library Carnival for Community

2009-05-20T09:17:00.000-07:00

Library Carnival for Community

Kick off for Summer Reading Club

JUNE 6, 2009

10:00-2:00 p.m.

Youth 2 years-of-age through junior high

Fun, Prizes, & Free

Drop by to have lots of fun at the Carnegie Public Library

Get your free tickets at the registration table (s.w. corner of parking lot).

Play until your tickets are gone.

Take advantage of this day to sign-up to be a part of the Summer Reading Club to have more fun throughout June and July at the library.

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE:

Dunk Tank

Fireman's Combat Challenge

Free Popcorn

Hoop Shoot

Obstacle Sack Course

Face Painting

Hippo Golf

Hillbilly Golf

Inflatable Rock/Climb Slide

& many miscellaneous games

Special appearances by:

Fourth Street Fiction Band

Nub & The Rocky Rhoads Band

_______________________________________________________________

A very special thank you to the following business who helped sponsored this event.

Friends of the Library

United Insurance Services

Theresa Gilley American Families Insurance

Daviess Community Hospital

Eric Bassler Edward Jones Investments

The Stitching Post

Jerry Durnil State Farm Insurance

Crane Federal Credit Union

Dave's Floor Coverings

McDonalds

Sherwin Williams

Thank you to our local fire and police departments for helping with this event.

Teen Summer Reading Club

2009-05-20T08:47:00.000-07:00

TEEN SUMMER READING CLUB 2009
Registration: June 1-June 13
Finished 6th –12th grade

This program is FREE of charge

Earn prizes every other week for reading

Special programs to include:

Be a star in the murder mystery The Diva’s Demise

Photography: Be Creative

Podcasting and Video Book Trailers

King Tut @ Indianapolis Children’s Museum

Movie Premiere Pizza Party

· Need a library card to check out books, call 254-4586 to find out how to get
a library card

PARTICIPATE IN OUR ONLINE TEEN READING DISCUSSIONS

After signing up to be a part of the 2009 Teen Summer Reading Club you will receive an invitation to join the Teen Online Discussion Group found at

http://2008teensummerreadingclub.pbworks.com/

Youth Summer Reading Clubs

2009-05-20T08:24:00.001-07:00

BE CREATIVE @ YOUR LIBRARY

2009 Summer Reading Club

Sign-up to be a part of the summer fun!

Registration: June 1-June 13
2 years-of-age through 5th grade

Complete weekly reading, receive prizes every other week, and attend special programs.

When you sign-up you will receive a listing of special program dates and times.

* The “BE CREATIVE @ YOUR LIBRARY” Summer Reading Program is designed to encourage reading during the summer and is open to children who are 2 years-of-age through the fifth grade.
* Only time spent reading after signing up will count towards the
reading program. All materials used in the program must be from
the Carnegie Public Library.

* Children are encouraged to read books at their reading level.
Children who are 2 years-of-age through Kindergarten may
have a parent, caregiver, or older sibling read to them.

* K-5th graders will receive a READING RECORD to be taken home.
The RECORDS will be used to record time spent reading.

* Children who are 2-5 years-of-age (NOT in Kindergarten yet)
will be in our WEE READERS group and will need to have 7 books
from the Carnegie Public Library read to them each week.

Children in K-5th grades will be asked to read 20 minutes a day
or 140 minutes a week.

* A LIBRARY CARD is required to check out books for this program.
STOP into the library BEFORE June 1 to make sure you and your
child have a library card.

Children who are 6 years old and live in the city of Washington, or in
the townships of Veale, Elmore, Bogard, or Steele may receive a FREE
library card of their own. A parent would need to come to the library
with the child and complete an application card for the child and
provide identification with name and current address on it.

Children who live in an area not listed above would need to check out
materials on a family library card. A family card would be good for a
full year and is required due to the family living in an area that does
not support the library through property taxes. In this case one
would need to purchase a library card. Please call the library at
254-4586 for a price.

Making kids readers for life

2009-03-04T12:23:00.001-08:00

This week while I was reading through the latest issue of The Horn Book, I came accross an interesting website. The website was titled James Patterson's READKIDDDOREAD.com. The websited states it is dedicated to making kids readers for life.

The website offers lists of books appropriate for various age levels. You can read reviews of various books, have access to interviews with great youth authors, and read about books that your kids will be asking for.

I honestly feel that the more kids are exposed to good books and at the earliest times of their lives is the best time to start encouraging your kids to be readers for life.

A gift that can create memories

2008-12-18T08:44:00.000-08:00

During this holiday season, I wonder if many children will be getting a book as a present. It is my thought that this kind of gift can create memories to remembered for years to come. The memories of cuddling with a loved one and sharing a few moments of exploring the pictures and words found within a book can be a memory that may long outlast any toy.

Here are some tips for selecting books to be given as gifts.

Choose a book that will be of interest to the child.

Consider the age of the child and their attention span.

Bright simple pictures with rhyming words are best for a younger child.

Format of the book should be made well for repeated reading.

Ask a librarian for suggestions on good authors for your child's age/interest.

Remember when children are exposed to the joy of listening and exploring books early and regularly they will become life long readers. Pick up a book today and share it with a young child. You both will create lasting memories.