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Join us Tuesday, January 8, and meet our guest reviewer Tom Northrop, publisher of the "Observer-Reporter. " The review begins promptly at 12:05 and concludes with a light lunch.  Free.

Registration begins Wednesday, January 30, for Preschool and Toddler Story Times that begin in February.  Preschool Story Time is open to children ages 3-5 (must be 3 by Feb. 1) and runs for 13 weeks on Tuesdays, from February 19 through May 13.  Children may be registered for either the 10:30 a.m. or the 2:00 p.m. session.

Toddler Story Time is on Wednesday mornings and is open to children 1 1/2 up to 3 years.  The 10:30 session is for 1 1/2 to 2 year olds, and the 11:30 session is for 2 1/2 to 3 year olds.  The first set of 6-week sessions runs February 20 through March 26; the second session runs April 9 through May 14.  Children may be registered for one time slot, and an adult must attend with each child.

Registration is required for all story times.  "Parent's Guide" brochures are available at the Childrens' Dept. desk.  Stop in or call 724-222-2400 beginning January 30 to register or for more information.

We welcome the opportunity to serve children of all abilities.  If you require a program to be in an accessible format, please call at least 48 hours in advance so arrangements can be made.

         YA Book Club  will meet  Jan. 15 at 7 p.m.  Band Night is Jan. 18 at 7 p.m.

Enter your name for the monthly book drawing.  A winner is selected at the end of each  month.  The prize for January is "You Staying Young" by Michael F. Roizen, M.D. & Mehmet C. Oz, M.D..

Children's Programming

BookBurst, a reading program for grades 6 to 8. 

Mystery Book Lovers

 Reading for Enjoyment & Discussion Group

THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT sponsors regular programs for children such as Toddler Story Time, Pre-School Story Time, Family Night Story Time, Saturday Clubs, Discovery Club, Chess Club and during the summer, Special K Story Time and Summer Reading Club.
       Registration must be made in person by a parent or the person who will be attending the child.  Call the Children's Department (222-2400) to find out other registration dates, age requirements, etc. 

      We discuss a work by a prominent author of books for young people, focusing on vocabulary building, characterization, and words of wisdom. Then we can use that work to hypothesize "if I were..."  Meeting in the library also gives us access to bad information on plot and settings.
    The other Tuesday we have a related activity such as storytelling or visits or speakers.

MYSTERY BOOK LOVERS Meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in small conference room at Citizens Library. Call the Library for details.

 READing for Enjoyment & Discussion GROUP: Join several readers for a lively discussion group that meets the second Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. in the conference room of the library.  Call 222-2400 for more information. 

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