Entries from January 2008

January 25, 2008

Spiderwick Chronicles

Follow Jared, Simon, and Mallory Grace and a strange old book into a world filled with elves, goblins, dwarves, trolls, and more….
The film version of this great fantasy series is coming to theaters on February 15th.
Check out this trailer, but be sure to read the books first! We have all 5 books in the series [...]

January 25, 2008

Poetry Friday

“WHAT IF…”
What if…
You opened a book
About dinosaurs
And one stumbled out
And another and another
And more and more pour
Until the whole place
Is bumbling and rumbling
And groaning and moaning
And snoring and roaring
And dinosauring?
What if…
You tried to push them
Back inside
But they kept tromping
Off the pages instead?
Would you close the covers?
–Isabel Joshlin Glaser

January 24, 2008

“Let’s Get Ready to Read” Program

              NEW PROGRAMS FOR 2-3 YEAR OLDS
The Irondequoit Public Library has launched a new educational program called “Let’s Get Ready to Read”. This program will provide emergent literacy materials and services to parents and caregivers of children under the age of 5.
Through a series of workshops, parents and caregivers will learn the [...]