We won TOON books!

Looky looky what I got in the mail!

"Congratulations! You are one of 50 very lucky winners chosen from a pool of more than 2,300 entrants in the TOON Books Sweepstakes.

You will soon receive the complete collection of TOON Books -- eleven fabulous titles including Geisel Honor books Little Mouse Gets Ready by Jeff Smith and Stinky by Eleanor Davis, as well as Geisel Award Winning Benny and Penny in the Big No-No by Geoffrey Hayes."

Yay for us! Of course, we already have some of these titles....but more copies won't hurt! And there are several titles we don't own yet. Fun fun fun for our beginning readers coming up! Thanks Toon Books!

Spotlight on New Boardbooks!

• I was sent this whole stack of Begin Smart! boardbooks for review. I've passed them around and reviewed them, so now you all get to check them out!

• I also received these potty board books in the same series. I wasn't particularly taken with them, but people are always asking for potty books so....they're in the Tough Topics section next to the reference desk.

• Finally a board book I actually bought! We'll eventually have all four season books by Marthe Jocelyn, but I started with this one, because it's spring!
• Some more board books given to me for review and shared with you all - a lovely little handful of Jane Yolen gems!

Hurray for Dr. Seuss!

Miss Pattie and her toddlers celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday this morning by passing out Cat in the Hats, generously donated by Kohls Cares For Kids.

Featured Book: Field Trip Mysteries by Steve Brezenoff!

We have a new mystery series for beginning chapter book readers - The Field Trip Mysteries by Steve Brezenoff! Join four intrepid friends as they track down clues and solve the mysteries on field trips to the museum, recycling plant, a frontier village, and the zoo! For an in-depth review of the latest Field Trip Mystery, click here. Special thanks to Stone Arch for donating this fun series!

Kohl's grant

Thanks to a grant from Kohl's, we have been able to buy some really cool things for the library!

1. A Wii! We will be having monthly gaming in the community room, 2nd Wednesday of the month, 3:30 to 5 (except for Spring Break when it will be 5 - 6:30). Bring your own controllers and games and help us test our new Wii March 11!

2. Baby and toddler toys! We will be purchasing manipulatives and other toys for use in baby and toddler storytimes. This will be especially cool when, starting in the summer, we move preschool storytimes to 11am, giving moms and toddlers time to hang out!