Bingham Creek is on FaceBook!

Check out our Facebook page and "like" us- then come into the library for a treat!

Astronomy Day!

Head on down to the Clark Planetarium on Saturday, May 7 for Astronomy Day!

The library will have a booth in the lobby, and there are free and low-cost activities all day long. For more information, go to http://www.clarkplanetarium.com/blog/astronomy-day-is-may-7-2011.

Beehive Book Award Winners!

The winners of the annual Beehive Book Awards have been announced.

Picture book: Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Children's fiction: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Informational: Frogs by Nic Bishop

Poetry: Big Book of Poetry by Bill Martin Jr.

Young Adult Fiction: Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George

Click on the title to reserve the book

Win Some Fun Rango Stuff!

Come to the Library March 14-19 and enter a writing contest (or draw a picture) to win some cool Rango prizes! Details will be at the kids' information desk next week...

2011 Book Awards have been announced!

The winners of the 2011 book awards were announced this morning!

The Caldecott Medal for illustration was awarded to
A Sick Day for Amos McGee illustrated by Erin E. Stead

and Honors went to Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave illustrated by Bryan Collier and Interrupting Chicken illustrated by David Ezra Stein








The Newbery Medal for outstanding youth literature was awarded to
Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool,
and honors went to Dark Emperor and Other poems of the Night by Joyce Sidman, Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus, One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams Garcia, and Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm

The winner of the Printz Award (for Excelllence in YA Literature) is

Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
and honors to Stolen by Lucy Christopher, Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King, Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick, and Nothing by Janne Teller















Click on any of the titles to place a hold!

January Closures

All the county Libraries will be closed on January 17 for Martin Luther King Day, and on January 31 for a staff day. Book Drops will be open, and our website is available 24/7/365!

Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2011! We have some fun stuff going on in January, so be sure to mark your calendars.
Monday Nights will be fun: on Jan. 10 we will host a Magic Show, and on Jan. 24 a Puppet Show. Both shows start at 7:00pm, so you won't want to be late!
We are also starting Storytimes again on Jan. 19 and 20, at 10:15, 11:15, and 1:15 (both days)
The Music, Music, Music and Spanish Immersion Playtimes are starting up again as well, on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 11:00. Registration is required for both programs, and you can sign up on our website.

Holiday Closures

With the December Holidays come special Library hours to be aware of:
We will be closed on December 24 and December 25 for Christmas, and December 31 (and January 1) for New Year.
The book drops will be open both days, and due dates will be adjusted.

Warm Some Hands and Hearts This Season

Bingham Creek Library's annual drive for warm clothing to donate to The Road Home is going on now. Bring in hats, scarves, socks, mittens/gloves, etc to decorate our Christmas tree! The shelter needs articles in all sizes, because they provide services to entire families.

This is a wonderful opportunity to share with the less fortunate members of our community at this special (and cold) time of year.

December Programs

Make room in your Holiday plans for Library programs!

The fun starts Saturday, December 4 with a screening of the movie Up at 2:00pm

Monday, December 6 is a Family Make & Take at 7:00pm- we will be making gift tags

The Pokemon club meets Tuesday, December 7 at 7:00pm

The Family program on Monday, December 13 is a magic show: The Magic of Christmas at 7:00pm

December 14 (Tuesday) is Great Reads for Girls at 7:00pm

December 15 and 16 your little ones won't want to miss our special Christmas Storytime! 10:15 and 11:15 both days

Monday, December 20 is a Puppet Show, the Cow Who Saved Christmas, at 7:00pm

On Wednesday, December 22 we are showing the Muppet Christmas Carol at 2:00pm

and finally, Monday, December 27 come and relax with us for Lullabies at the Library at 7:00pm

See you there!

Boys and Books

On January 6, Whitmore Library will be hosting a special program for Adults, aimed at anyone who is concerned about getting boys to read.

Parents and educators alike will tell you that the love of reading (sadly) doesn’t always come naturally to boys. As a story in Washingtonpost.com (1/25/05) put it “girls read; boys don’t.” Is there anything a concerned adult can do? Ann Cannon’s experiences as a teacher of children’s literature, a bookseller, a writer, and a mother of five sons have convinced her that the answer is yes. She’ll discuss strategies and specific titles that have been successful with real live boys.

This special program is especially for parents and is presented at the Whitmore Library, 2197 Fort Union Blvd., Salt Lake City, 84121-3139. Adults only. This speaker is provided by the Utah Humanities Council.

Movie Night

The Library is hosting another Movie Night on Monday, November 22 at 7:00pm.

Come join us for a showing of Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (rated PG), and at the end we will have a drawing for a DVD of The Cat in the Hat (you have to be there to win)!

The KUED Reading Marathon has begun!

Get started recording your reading minutes for the KUED reading marathon.

Come into the Library to pick up a reading record, or go directly to www.Kued.org/reading to record your time on their electronic log (all times will need to be entered electronically in order to get the ticket to the Super Readers party, but we do have a paper copy to help you keep track).

When you have reached your goal, print out your ticket to the party, and then bring it in to Bingham Creek Library for a free book!

Thanksgiving Storytime

We will be having a special Thanksgiving storytime on November 17 and 18 at 10:15 and 11:15. Please note that there will not be a 1:15 storytime either day.

November Closures

The Holidays are nearly upon us, and that means the Library will be closed on a few days this month.
We will be closed all day Thursday, November 11 for Veterans Day.
For Thanksgiving, we will close early on Wednesday, November 24 (at 6:00pm), and will be closed all day Thursday and Friday, November 25 and 26.
As always, bookdrops will be open so you can drop materials off, and the website is always available to search the catalog, do research, or place holds.

Author Visit!

On November 15 Bingham Creek Library will host local Young Adult Novelist Bree Despain, author of The Dark Divine. She will talk about how she came to write the book, and will sign your copy! Copies of the book will be available to purchase that evening.
It all starts at 7:00pm, so don't be late!

November Events

Looking for something to do? Come to the Library!
Events at Bingham Creek Library in November include:

• Music Music Music (musical playtime) every Monday morning at 10:00 and 11:00 (registration is required; just click on the calendar link at the left, then click on the event itself and a registration page will come up)
• Spanish Immersion Playgroup every Tuesday except 11/2 (election day) at 11:00. Registration is required.
• Thanksgiving craft make and take on Monday, November 8 at 7:00pm
• Pokemon Free Play Tuesday, November 9 at 7:00pm
• An Author visit! Bree Despain will be coming on Monday, November 15 at 7:00pm
• No Girls Allowed (for boys ages 7-11) on Tuesday, November 16 at 4:15
• Library Movie Night (families) on Monday, November 22 at 7:00pm
• Great Reads for Girls (for girls ages 8-12 with a caring adult) Tuesday, November 23 at 7:00pm
• Family Game Night Monday, November 29 at 7:00pm

Elections

Bingham Creek Library is a polling place for the elections, so there won't be any other events going on Tuesday, November 2.
The Spanish Immersion Playgroup and the Pokemon Free Play night will return on November 11.

Halloween Storytime

Remember to wear your costume to our Halloween Storytime!

Come and trick-or-treat at the Library with your friends during storytime: On Wednesday, October 27 at 10:15, 11:15, and 1:15,

and on Thursday, October 28 at 11:15 and 1:15.

Put it on your calendar and be sure to join us- it will be a scream!

Special Storytimes in October

In October we will be having some special morning programs in addition to our regular storytimes.
On Monday mornings there will be two Music Times, one at 10:00am for babies (up to a year old) and one at 11:00 for toddlers (up to 3 1/2 years old). This program will go every Monday morning in October and registration is required.

Tuesday mornings we will host a Spanish Immersion playgroup/storytime for kids 5 and under. This program will start at 11:00 and will be every Tuesday in October. Registration is required for this program.

To register for either or both of the programs, go to the Library's calendar (at http://www.slcolibrary.org/) and click on the program title. This will bring up the registration form. Please note that you need to register for each class individually.