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!