Here are some suggestions for a great storytime you can do at home. Suggested books to share Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert Splish, Spash, Ducky! by Lucy Cousins Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit by Il Sung Na Action Rhyme: Here is a green leaf We use scarves at the library, but...
It's time for a refresh of the neighborhoods in the Children's Room! A 'neighborhood' is a handy collection of books that are in high demand and otherwise would be cataloged by author and format all around the room. There are various Concept, Popular Character and...
We would like to say THANK YOU to everyone who attended our Trick-or-Treat night at the Library on October 25. It was our biggest Halloween event yet! Special Thank You to our vendors and community participants: Aldrich Dental, AMC, Biggby Coffee Plainfield, Chick-Fil-A, Danville Chiropractic,...
Graphic Novel books are super popular, and we have a lot of them at the library, for kids, teens, and adults. If you are unfamiliar with graphic novels for kids, here's a quick how-to from the book Down on the Farm in the My 1st Graphic...
Here are some suggestions for a great storytime you can do at home. Books to share Fall Leaves by Liesbet Slegers: A colorful board book that talks about different items you might use or find in fall. In the Middle of Fall by Kevin Henkes: A gentle...
Young Hoosier Book Award The Battle of the Books is a big deal at the Plainfield schools, and we love it! We buy multiple copies of the books on the annual list of nominees for the Young Hoosier Book Award, where the Battle of the Books...
Part of getting ready for Summer Reading Club this year has been going out and into the schools to tell kids about the program and (hopefully) get them excited about it. As time has allowed, we have also read stories and done booktalks. Here's a...
In 'neighborhoods,' related books are kept together to make them easy for you to find. There are three kinds. Concept neighborhoods include Shapes, Colors, ABCs, etc. Holiday neighborhoods make it handy to find available books. Popular Character neighborhoods are frequently requested books like Pete the...
[caption id="attachment_3955" align="alignnone" width="300"] There are so many great things to borrow, so be sure to bring your library card and a BIG bag![/caption] ...
Everyone seems to love the funny books by Mo Willems - kids, teachers, and parents who read the same books over and over. (It's good for the kids, if that makes you feel better...
