Our First Pokemon Night!

We had fun on our first Pokemon (or Bakugan, or Yu-Gi-Oh!) night- we are hosting them on the first Tuesday of each month.

Come join us on March 2, and bring your friends!

Grizz Kids Reading Contest

The Grizz Kids reading contest will begin on February 1 and continue through March 31. Come into any county library and pick up your reading record- complete it, and get a free ticket to the game on the Salt Lake County Library night!

We will be having a special kick-off event on February 16 at 7:00pm, with Grizzby himself, so be sure to come that night to meet him and practice your shooting!

Pokemon

Come and play Pokemon in the Library!

Beginning February 2, we will be hosting a Pokemon Game Night on the first Tuesday of each month- so bring your cards and your friends from 7-8pm for some fun!

Ages 8 and up, please, and children under age 12 cannot be left alone in the library. We will not be providing instruction on how to play.

Storyteller at Wheeler Farm

Storyteller Donald Davis will be doing a free performance at Wheeler Farm on Monday, February 1 at 7:00pm.
Please register to attend at slcolibrary.org beginning Thursday, January 28.
This program is for families, but due to space limitations, no strollers will be allowed.

Caldecott, Newbery, and Printz Winners Announced!

The 2010 winners of the Caldecott, Newbery, and Printz awards were announced yesterday.

The Caldecott Medal (for illustration) was awarded to Lion and the Mouse, a nearly wordless retelling of Aesop's fable illustrated and written by Jerry Pinkney.


Honors went to All the World, illustrated by Marla Frazee, and written by Liz Garton Scanlon, and Red Sings from the Treetops, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Joyce Sidman.




The Newbery Medal (awarded for Children's Literature) went to When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead.



Honors were awarded to Claudette Colvin: Twice Towards Justice by Phillip Hoose, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin, and The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick.



The Printz Award (for outstanding Young Adult literature) went to Going Bovine by Libba Bray.



Honors went to Charles and Emma: The Darwin's Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman, The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey, Punkzilla by Adam Rapp, and Tales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance, 1973 by John Barnes.




To place any of these books on hold, click on the title.

Storytimes are starting up again

Storytimes will begin again on January 13!
The schedule is the same as always: Wednesdays at 10:15, 11:15, and 1:15, and Thursdays at 10:15 for babies, 11:15, and 1:15.
No registration is required, just come and have fun!

Puppet Show!

The Utah Puppet Theatre will be presenting the Frosty the Snowman puppet show here at the Library on Monday, January 11 at 7:00pm.
Come early for a good seat!

Holiday Closures

The Library will be closing at 2:00pm on December 24, and will be closed on December 25 and 26 for Christmas. Nothing will be due on those two days, but the bookdrops will still be open.

We will also close at 6:00pm on Thursday, December 31, and will be closed for New Year's Day on January 1.

Happy Holidays to all!

The Littlest Elf Puppet Show

The littlest elf thinks that Christmas is all about getting presents. What do you think it's all about? Join us Monday, December 21 at 7:00pm for this fun puppet show!

Family Reading BINGO

We have a fun new reading program going on in December and January:

Studies show that children benefit from being read to and reading aloud even after they have learned to read- and reading together is a great way to encourage family bonding. Plus, it's just fun!

Come into the Library to pick up a Family Reading Bingo card- come up with your own prizes for each Bingo, and when you get a "Blackout", bring it back into Bingham Creek Library for a free book for each child in the family!