The Children's Room
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Our Children's Librarians have years of experience working with youngsters and the books they love. Weekly Storytimes and all other programs and activities are thoughtfully designed to encourage, in children of all ages, curiousity, learning, social engagement and a love of books and reading.
Our regular programs include:
Weekly Story times for toddlers and for Preschool-Kindergarten. Nancy and Carolyn pick the best stories and come up with fun songs, dance, and crafts. Sometimes held outdoors for extra fun!
Monthly Baby Time with Carolyn an interactive story time for 0 through 24 months designed to stimulate hand-eye coordination, awareness, verbalization, listening skills and it is just plain fun. Also a great opportunity for young parents to meet one another.
THE SPIRIT OF CARING
We are pleased to partner with Sorocknh (SoRock Coalition for Healthy Youth) to spread holiday cheer to area seniors this season!
Children and teens are invited to create and sign homemade cards which will be delivered to seniors including those in assisted living. We have a large table set up with materials to make pop up cards, cutouts cards and more.
SoRock calls this project a wonderful opportunity for youth to practice empathy & creativity, and share messages of hope and joy. The Spirit of Caring is a positive force that can mitigate risks and promote well-being for all!
Stop in during regular hours between now and December 14th to make a card! These heartfelt messages just might make someone's day!
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is an ongoing program for children 0-5. Thi
s a free national program is designed to get children ready to learn to read when they begin school. Readers earn milestone stickers and parade around the library when they reach 1,000!
With time to spare Everly, who is four years old, has read 1,000 books! She received her certifiticate and crown this week and also a parade through the library! Congratulations Everly!
We're Saying Goodbye to Nancy!
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Please see a message below from Nancy Sheridan who is retiring next week. Nancy was also a Trustee of the library for ten years prior to joining the staff in 2007 and also served on the Building Committee for the library expansion.
Nancy works "upstairs" greeting everyone with her cheerful and helping nature as well as "downstairs" where she is known as "Miss Nancy" and where she has delighted legions of Danville children with stories thoughout the years. Her love of and vast knowledge of literature for children of all ages and good reads for adults has made her an invaluable asset to our library and and a joy to work with. We will miss her terribly!
Dear Friends,
How sad to say goodbye to all the friends and families I’ve met after more than 17 years at the Colby Library! I’ll be retiring on November 7th, and although I’m excited about moving on to new adventures, I will really miss you all. So many wonderful conversations over the years–from talks about books, community happenings, family stories, and more. It’s been a pleasure getting to know so many of my neighbors, to see families grow and change, and to be able to put a great book into someone’s hands. Thank you for letting me share those things with you.
I will still be in town, so I hope to see you in the library!
Happy reading!
NEW KID LIBRARIAN PROGRAM
Meet our newest Kid Librarian - Rylee! Rylee, 10, likes fantasy and graphic novels!
If your 8 to 12-year-old loves to read, we are taking "job applications" for Kid Librarian! The chosen children will get to pick a theme (or their favorite books) to make a fun book display in the children's room. All books must be from the Juvenile Fiction or Juvenile Non-fiction collections.
Bring your readers in to check out Rylee's display and apply to do their own. If you have already applied please be patient as we have had lots of interest