Posted by Mari on Thursday, Aug 3, 2017
Thursday August 10th is the last big program day for the 2017 Summer Reading Program season, and we are having one last hurrah to celebrate an amazing summer! Children of all ages are invited to attend a mini-version of the Iowa State Fair in Meeting Room A from 1-3pm. Stop in the enjoy all of the great traditions of the Fair right here in Iowa City, including food, games, prizes and more! Bring your creative skills to make your own “butter sculpture,” not limited to cows. We will also have “tractor races,” a cake walk, carnival games, face painting, and a couple blue ribbon animals to meet. You can create your own “snack on a stick,” guaranteed to be tasty, although not deep fried. Everything is free and all ages are welcome!
We will also have a special State Fair-themed storytime in the morning at 10:30 in Meeting Room A for children preschool age and younger. We will be enjoying stories, songs and a movie about experiences at the State Fair.
And don’t forget to redeem your Summer Reading prizes at the Children Room Desk during your visit, the last day to qualify for the grand prize drawing is August 11th.
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Mari has the best job in the library because she gets to plan children's programming, create displays, do preschool storytimes and take the bookmobile out to the Iowa City schools. She enjoys reading kid and adult fiction, true crime and memoirs.
This is maybe the coziest picture book...ever? Lately I have been nostalgic for the classic Golden Book of my childhood, "The Biggest, Most Beautiful Christmas Tree," which features animal residents of a great fir tree in a thick forest cozily anticipating Christmas. This is the updated version featuring a cast of characters living in Acorn Village, with a more generalized, inclusive holiday celebration. This book is a sensory experience of sights, sounds, smells and the overall feeling of coziness as the animals partake in cozy activities such as cooking, reading, crafts, and playing in the snow. The rhyming pages and colorful animals with patterned pastel clothes and detailed, cozy homes complete with Pyrex dishware, softly lit candles, and built-in bookshelves in their snug animal dwellings is a wonderful feast for little eyes as they enjoy this story read aloud--preferably in a lap with a fuzzy blanket and hot drink. -Mari