Children love stories in any form at the Beach library
Weekly Activities
-Preschool Story Hour for children on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 10:30 a.m.
-Knitting class meets Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m.
-Jewelry Making class on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 10:30 a.m.
Activity Details
Knitters can join together on Oct. 21 to share ideas and conversation. Those starting with new projects and seeking input, or those who are just to starting to knit are always welcome.
Jewelry Making class, on Oct. 22, enables participants to make their own piece of jewelry. Pre-registration and $10 materials fee are due. The poster on the entrance bulletin board highlights examples of what’s possible in the class.
Reading with Kids
In choosing a story, follow the advice of C.S. Lewis who said, “No book is really worth reading at the age of 10 which is not equally worth reading at the age of 50.”
Here are some suggestions for reading with kids.
“Horton Hatches the Egg” by Dr. Seuss (JE SEU)
“A Child’s Garden of Verses” by Robert Louis Stevenson (J 821.8 STE)
“The Complete Chronicles of Narnia” by C.S. Lewis (J LEW)
“The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett (CL BUR)
“The Complete Tales of Winne-the-Pooh” by A.A. Milne (J MIL)
“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” by Ian Fleming (J FLE)
“The Phantom Tollbooth” by Norton Juster (J JUS)
“Peter Pan” by J.M. Barrie (J BAR or CL BAR)
“Anne of Green Gables” by Lucy Maud Montgomery (TEEN MON)
“Eragon” by Christoher Paolini (TEEN PAO)
“The Angel Experiment” by James Patterson (TEEN M PAT)
“The Bronze Bow” by Elizabeth George Speare (J SPE)
“The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio” by Lloyd Alexander (J ALE)
Travel
Travel guides are a favorite among many. Located in the non-fiction section 917, you’ll like find that there’s a Travel Display section on gondolas that highlights recent additions to this section.
The diversity of travel guides is almost mind-boggling but these guides may aid in steering you to the type of guide that fits best with your interest, lifestyles, personality, etc.
“Eyewitness” travel guides are best for inspiration before you make a trip. They are heavy in visuals and concentrate mostly on major sights. If you’re looking for photos, this is the guide to consult but will offer fewer contact details and tips and less budget options.
“Fodor” travel guides tend to offer more expensive option and are geared toward middle-of-the-road to luxury options, nicer restaurants, mainstream sights, car rental details, etc.
“Footprint” travel guides might be well called the budget guide. It’s less descriptive but has tons of hard facts, up-to-date contact information.
“Frommer” guides, like “Fodor” focus on more middle-of-the-road to luxury options and are geared toward middle aged and senior travelers.
“Insight” guides are helpful when your focus is primarily on driving and they look at regions and the accompanying itineraries.
“Let’s Go” guides deal with more off-the-beaten-path finds like small towns, less-prominent sights. They include fun facts and tips.
“Lonely Planet” covers a wide range. Often using contemporary lingo, it looks at less discovered finds and often includes luxury or higher priced places for the Bohemian-Bourgeouis (i.e. hippies with money).
“Moon” travel guides include the history, geography and culture of an area, as well as activities, restaurants and lodgings.
“Rick Steve’s” guides tend to be more budget-friendly, saavy travel options, and include both well-traveled and off-the-beaten path recommendations.
“Rough” guide is well named as it offers options in a wide range of budgets and generally has good organization, maps and index.
A good way to search for the guides is to use the catalog, click on search, and then from the drop down menu, search by series. Simply type in “footprint” or “lonely planet.”
Loving Stories
For every children’s DVD we offer, we have nine children’s books, and for every available computer in that area, we have over 3,800 books on the shelves. Perhaps the perception that kids are swarming over these newer technologies and ignoring books is a bit overstated in our attraction to the new and shiny but most important, children still love stories-in any form. The worst punishment my three and half year old nephew can be threatened with is taking away his books-whether by not reading to him at bedtime, or not allowing him to choose his favorite four or five to “read” himself to sleep with afterwards. And this is a child with a large screen TV and surround sound in the house and parents who spend much work time and some leisure time online.
Library Hours
Don’t remember library hours? Call for information. When we are closed, a recorder gives the hours of operation, either on 765-8162 or on 765-8163. Except for holidays, which would be mentioned on the recorder, we are open Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We look forward to seeing you.
By Dr. Leroy Hommerding