American Girl Club - Kaya

On May 2, the American Girl's Club featured Kaya. Girls made a Native American pouch necklace, a drum, decorated a leather keychain, and played Kaya trivia.

Care Bears Family Activity Night

On Thursday, April 16 children had lots of fun making window clings, playing a match game, getting their face painted and winning cupcakes from a cupcake walk.

Fancy Nancy Soiree

Everyone was very "fancy" on Sun. Oct. 5 for the Fancy Nancy Soiree (that's a fancy word for party). The girls dressed in their fanciest clothes, made tiaras, decorated sunglasses, made fancy pencils with ribbons and feathers, frosted cupcakes, and had their face painted.

American Girls Club

Kit Kittredge was the featured American Girl on Sat. Sept. 27. Participants made crafts and played games from the 1934 era. There were games with marbles, paper boxes made from wall paper, decorated pencil holders made from cans, and oatmeal raisin cookies.

"Creepy Crawlies" from the Peoria Zoo

The Peoria Glen Oak Zoo brought several "creepy crawlies" to the library on Thursday, July 24. A Madagascar Giant Hissing Cockroach and a scorpion certainly got everyone's attention.

Monarch Butterflies

Rhonda Brady explained the life cycle of a Monarch butterflyon Thursday, July 17.
The Children's Room even had a butterfly "nursery." Many children were able to watch the caterpillars eat, make a chrysalis, and emerge as beautiful butterflies.

Legend of Sleepy Hollow

On June 17, the Elsenpeter puppets presented "The Lengend of Sleepy Hollow." Mr. Elsenpeter is a 5th generation puppeteer who uses hand crafted string puppets.

Make-It Take-it Craft Day

On June 5, kids had a great time making "buggy" headbands and grasshoppers using a plastic spoon, pipe cleaners, and felt. They also made "Don't Bug Me Doorhangers."

For a treat, they made butterflies using pretzels for wings and cheese sticks for the bodies.

Catch the Reading Bug

The summer reading program, "Catch the Reading Bug," started June 2, 2008 and will continue through July 26, 2008. The program is based on minutes read, so come to the library to get your reading log.

The children's program includes children ages 0-12. Children ages 0-5 need to read 1 hour for each prize, 6-9 need to read for 2 hours, and children 10-12 need 4 hours of reading for each prize. Get your picture taken and we'll put your photo on the butterfly

board.

American Girl Club

On Sat. Arpil 17, 25 girls and their mothers celebrated the newest American Girl, Julie Albright.

Julie's books take place in the 1974 era, so everyone had fun making macrame, friendship bracelets, tasting cheese fondue, constructing mini purses for the dolls, and learning trivia about Julie.

Fairies, Gnomes, & Trolls

We had lots of fun on April 17 for the family activity night. The children made fairy wings, gnome homes, played "Pin the Wart on the Troll," and made troll cookies.

Fun at "Dine with the Cat in the Hat"

We had a great time celebrating the 104th (March 2) birthday of Dr. Seuss!

On Thursday, Feb 28, 2008, children and their parents dined on Cat-shaped sandwiches, Kitty Krunchies (carrots), Meow Munchies (chips0, Cat Nipper (cheese crackers), Purrrfect Punch, and Catty-Cake birthday cake. Cjhildren were also able to make a "cat" hat, have their face painted by Galesburg High School Key members, listen to Dr. Seuss Stories, and have their pictures taken with "The Cat in the Hat."

Gingerbread House Activity Night

Over 100 houses were decorated on Dec. 13. At a cost of $5 per house, participants received a house made out of graham crackers, a tube of icing, and as much candy as they could fit on the house (and of course, some went in the mouth!)

Staff and volunteers used 23 boxes of graham crackers and 72 pounds of powdered sugar to assemble the houses and to fill the bags of icing. How much candy? Too much to count.

Everyone had a wonderful time making memories as well as houses.

Thomas the Tank Engine

Children and their parents had lots of fun with Thomas the Tank activities on Nov. 15. They made Thomas train engines out of boxes, put together puzzles of Thomas and made treat bags.