November is Picture Book Month!

November is Picture Book Month! Picture Book Month is an international literacy initiative that celebrates the print picture book during the month of November each year. To celebrate, please stop by the children's room at the library and check out our display of recommended picture books from the Youth Services Staff.  So take a peek and see what your favorite librarian's favorite picture books are!  Please feel free to grab any of the books from the display, check them out, and read them to your youngster!  Share the love of a picture book today!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Every year on March 2nd, Read Across America Day is celebrated in honor of Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss who was born on this day in 1904. To help celebrate, the library has a whole bunch of Dr. Seuss books on display that you can check out and take home to read.  Plus we've got got activity and coloring sheets available to take home too!  And while you're at the library, be sure to take a look at the cube display case located outside of the Puett Room where Miss Janet has items from her Dr. Seuss collection on display for everyone to see.  Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!!

We Love our Library!

During the month of February, everyone is invited to share their thoughts about the library by making a Valentine heart to place on the bulletin board in the Children's Room. 

Once you've made your heart just take it to the Children's Reference desk.  Then we can hang it up and you will receive a Valentine sticker to take home!
 

November is Picture Book Month

Picture Book Month is an international literacy initiative that celebrates the print picture book during the month of November.  In this digital age where people are predicting the coming death of print books, picture books (the print kind) need love. And the world needs picture books. There’s nothing like the physical page turn of a beautifully crafted picture book. 

Stop by the Children's Room at the library during the month and take a look at our display of Librarian's favorite Picture Books.  All of the books on display are available for check out.  Also take a peek at our cube display case outside of the Puett Room.

4th Annual Star Wars Reads Day

TODAY, Saturday October 10th marks the 4th annual Star Wars Reads Day!!!  This year the library is playing it low-key for this annual world event with a special display and take-home activity sheets.  Celebrate all things Star Wars by checking out some Star Wars books from the library collection, reading the books, and coloring your color sheets!  May the Force be with you!

HAPPY BATMAN DAY!

DC Comics recognizes today, Saturday September 26, 2015 as Batman Day!  Stop by the children's room on the first floor of the library to pick up some Batman goodies like bags, buttons, masks, and bookmarks.  Plus we've got coloring and activity sheets available to take home along with books available to check out too!  Giveaways are available while they last.  Happy Batman Day!

Staff Picks Are Coming to a Library Near You!

A great thing about working at the Tigard Public Library is working with a staff full of readers. Coworkers are always sharing interesting titles with each other.  Now, we want to share them with you!  Beginning today, Wednesday, December 10, find out what books have enthralled, entertained and energized library staff.  Look for the staff picks displays in the Children’s Room and on the second floor near the top of the stairs. The selections are as diverse as the staff!  Read a staff pick today!

Arbor Month Tree Matching Game

Have you ever considered what kind of trees you might find in a picture book? Check out our Arbor Month displays! There’s one in the glass cube by the Puett Room and one on the top of the shelf as you enter the Children's Room.

Play our Arbor Month Tree Matching game and test your knowledge. The contest starts today!

Look for the entry form in the Children’s Room.

You could win a prize!

Pacific Northwest Exhibit

Looking for special local history outing for the family?  The Oregon State Library is opened a new exhibit called “The Early Exploration of the Pacific Northwest, 1778 – 1843.” Using books from the State Library’s Special Collections this exhibit highlights many early expeditions in the Pacific Northwest, starting with the 1778 Oregon Coast explorations by James Cook of England to the United States Exploring Expedition led by Charles Wilkes in 1843. The exhibit will display many other key materials from persons and places such as Robert Gray, George Vancouver, Lewis and Clark, and Astoria.

Oregon State Library’s Special Collections houses manuscripts, photographs, older Oregon documents, Oregon maps, and books and periodicals on numerous Oregon-related topics. Many items in the collection require special handling or protection because they are rare or fragile. Apart from Special Collections, the State Library has an extensive collection of materials on Oregon-related topics including public documents from Oregon government agencies. The Oregon Documents Depository Program ensures continuing access to public documents, as state agencies are required by statute to provide the State Library with copies of their public documents for distribution.

The exhibit is located in the 2nd floor lobby of the State Library, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Oregon State Library is located at 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301-3950

We're Going Batty at the Library!

We've got a special display of bats in the children's room.  Well, not real bats, but information on bats that you and your youngster may enjoy.  Come in today to take a peek at the display cube located outside the Puett Room.  Many objects are on loan from one our our on-call library aides. 

PLUS, we still have some spots left for OMSI's Going Batty program on Saturday October 22nd.  Folks from OMSI will be teach us how to identify bats and how they communicate, which will be followed by special crafts.  The program is at 1:30 pm and runs until 3 pm.  CALL 503-718-2653 TO REGISTER.

Celebrate Beverly's Birthday with Drop Everything and Read Day!

April 12th is Beverly Cleary's birthday and Drop Everything and Read Day! I'm sure many of you grew up reading Cleary's wonderful books, and now you have little Ramonas and Henry Huggins of your own. When Cleary was a child living in Portland, she loved to read and she loved her library, but she often lamented that there were very few books that were just right for her; a kid living through the depression. She wanted to read about people that were like her friends: real kids with real problems who get caught up in hilarious situations. So, when Cleary grew up, she began writing.

Come by the library and visit our Beverly Cleary and D.E.A.R. display display, or check out one of our many books by our beloved local author. You may want to start with Henry Huggins, her first book, her autobiography, The Girl from Yamhill, or, my personal favorite, Dear Mr. Henshaw, a story about a boy who writes letters to his favorite children's author. The letters become like a diary.

To find out more about D.E.A.R. Day and Beverly Cleary, follow this link: http://www.dropeverythingandread.com/