Programs & Events for Kids
Library staff design a full schedule of engaging, entertaining, and educational programs and events for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children. Various events – including options for early literacy, STEAM, gaming, and crafts – are offered year-round.
1KB4K: 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
1KB4K is a library initiative that promotes reading 1,000 books to preschoolers before they begin Kindergarten. It’s easy to do, and the child gets a free book every time they read and report 100 books. Register and track their reading progress online with Beanstack, or visit the Youth Services Department for additional information or to register in person. You can also view the 1KB4K brochure here.
100 Club
The 100 Club is a fun way for kids to build their reading habits year-round – while earning prizes! Kids in kindergarten through 8th grade can join the club and track their progress on Beanstack. There’s no time limit for completing the challenge, but the goal is to read 100 books! The structure is simple: log books in any category and earn a prize for each 10 books read. Each month, a prize winner will be drawn from active readers, and readers who finish all 10 badges will earn a 100 Club completion prize and get to pick a free book to keep. Learn more about signing up in Beanstack at fondulaclibrary.beanstack.org/reader365 or ask a librarian for help and get your young readers involved in this awesome reading challenge!
Anytime Activities, Toys, & Games
Even when there’s not a program scheduled, there’s always something fun to do at the library! Stop by the desk in the Youth Services Department to learn more about the library’s current Anytime Activities – crafts, games, or projects kids can do whenever they visit the library. Additionally, the library offers a wide selection of board games and card games, as well as a train table, Lego table, puzzles, and a puppet theater to play with during your visit.
FDL Reads: Super Pancake
Super Pancake by Megan Wagner Lloyd
Reviewed By: Alice Mitchell, Youth Services Manager
Genre: Superhero fantasy (graphic novel)
Suggested Age: Kids (Ages 7-12)
What is This Book About? Peggy Pancake’s parents think she’s completely irresponsible and unreliable. She can’t wake up with her alarm, misses the bus, gets detention, and is so late after school that her parents have to keep rescheduling their family pictures. At Career Day, the Bacon Bullies put a mysterious serum from Dr. Egglentine Egg in Peggy’s lunch that gives her superpowers! Unfortunately, this gets the attention of the evil Dr. Breakfast Sandwich and his henchtoasts.
My Review: Peggy is a character that is easy to sympathize with, from being constantly compared to her brother, getting in trouble at school, and wanting to make friends. The art in this book is really cute! I loved the syrup used to style Peggy’s hair. The world of Breakfast Town is delightful, from the waffle-shaped Winifred Waffle Elementary School to the Bacon Bullies that need to rhyme all of their sentences. I had a fun time reading this book and watching Peggy grow as a person, getting brave enough to stand up for herself and her new friend.
Three Words that Describe this Book: breakfast, self-confidence, friendship
Give This A Try if You Like… Captain Underpants and Dog Man by Dav Pilkey, Investigators by John Green, Donut Feed the Squirrels by Mika Song
Rating: 4/5
World Nursery Rhyme Week!
Nursery Rhyme Week!
November 13-17 is World Nursery Rhyme Week! According to internationally-acclaimed literacy expert Mem Fox, “If children know 8 nursery rhymes by heart by the time they are 4 years old, they are usually among the best readers and spellers in their class by the time they are 8”.
Click to learn more about World Nursery Rhyme Week.
And check out some of the books from our library’s catalog, in print, or digital formats on Hoopla!
Detective Blue by Tedd Arnold
The Farmer in the Dell by Pam Adams
Five Little Ducks by Denise Fleming
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes by Zita Newcome
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush by Annie Kubler
Humpty Dumpty and Other Rhymes by Rosemary Wells
The Lucy Cousins Book of Nursey Rhymes by Lucy Cousins
Mother Goose Picture Puzzles by Will Hillenbrand
Nursery Rhyme Comics by Chris Duffy
Old Mother Hubbard by Jane Cabrera
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Anna Grossnickle Hines
The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes by Zena Sutherland
‘Ohana Means Family by Ilima Loomis
Old Mother Hubbard and Her Wonderful Dog by Sarah Catherine Martin
Pete the Cat: Hickory Dickory Dock by James Dean
Playtime Rhymes for Little People by Clare Beaton
Rufus and Friends: Rhyme Time by Iza Trapani
Three Little Kittens by Jerry Pinkney
Truckery Rhymes by John Scieszka
