Alison

Read it! Hear it! See it!

December 23, 2013 | Alison | Comments (0)

Taking a trip over the holidays?  Stuck in the car for hours on end?  Take a book to pass the time.  Books are available in so many formats these days there's bound to be one that will work for your trip. While there's nothing like actually reading the book, sometimes it's easier to read it […]

Around the world with Cinderella

December 21, 2013 | Alison | Comments (0)

Girls of all ages love thier princess stories, some are picky about the princess while others just want a story with a princess in it.  Disney has created firm images of princesses in the minds of a number of girls but most of the stories they tell have been told so many times before.  Did […]

On your marks, get set, BUILD – Lego at the library

July 27, 2013 | Alison | Comments (0)

The future engineers are at Albert Campbell on Friday afternoons!  Library staff put out the blocks and different Lego books and wait to see what happens.  Dozens of excited children arrive with thier paren’ts filling the library with the sounds of blocks clicking together and discussions about how this project is going to work.  As […]

Go! On an adventure

July 20, 2013 | Alison | Comments (0)

Schools out but the young people in your house are still hungry for answers to all of their "Why" questions.  There are a number of different fun ways to find that information for them.         The troublesome Cat and his "Thingamajiger" help Sally and Nick answer questsions they have about the world […]

GO! TD Summer Reading Club programs at Albert Campbell

June 22, 2013 | Alison | Comments (0)

    The library is a fantastic place to spend your summer.  We have lots of free programs and ways to keep children of all ages busy and reading all summer long. Come into the branch and register for your FREE TD Summer Reading Club package.  There is a magazine full of facts and activities; […]

Classic Children’s?

May 25, 2013 | Alison | Comments (0)

Paren’ts love it when their children read.  They really love it when their children read "quality" books.  In a number of families this means that only classic children's literature is encouraged.  You know, the stories that our paren’ts read with us because that was what they knew.  These traditional classics are beautiful stories that were […]