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Check out the Live Events Calendar for current events. School's Out: Kid's Mysteries Are In!
Man in the Yellow Hat Storytime: Storytime for Dad and Me!
My First Book Club
Spanish/English Bilingual Storytime: Celebrate Chinese New Year! Stories & Songs in English, Chinese, & Spanish, a special craft and Dragon Parade Beginning Chapters Book Club: Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry
Family Music Fun with Kris Olsen The Corvallis-Benton County Public Library offers seven storytimes a week, four at the Main Library in Corvallis, two at the Philomath Community Library, and one at the Monroe Community Library. Book Clubs
The Youth Services Division currently offers two monthly book clubs for elementary school-aged kids. My First Book Club, for beginning readers (K-2), usually meets the second Wednesday of each month from 3:30-4:15 p.m.. The Beginning Chapters Book Club, for kids reading beginning chapter books (grades 1-3), usually meets the third Wednesday of each month from 3:30-4:15 p.m.. The ORCA Book Club and the Bilingual Kids' Book Club, for readers in grades 3-6, are currently on hiatus. R.E.A.D. Dogs
The Reading Education Assistance Dog program (R.E.A.D.) is available at the Corvallis, Monroe, and Philomath branches of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. The mission of the program is to provide beginning readers an opportunity to practice their reading skills in a non-threatening environment. The dogs and their handlers will work with individual children on a one-on-one basis for approximately 15-20 minutes during a session. English/Spanish Storytime = La fiesta de su biblioteca
La Fiesta de su Biblioteca takes place on the second Saturday of every month in the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. Come and enjoy a fun bilingual English/Spanish program! Children of all ages are welcome. Crafts are made at many of the programs. Children's Day/Book Day = El día de los niños/ El día de los libros
El día de los niños/ El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day) has been observed annually on April 30th since 1997. It is a day created by librarians and educators as a celebration of childhood and bilingual literacy. It emphasizes the importance of advocating literacy for every child regardless of linguistic and cultural background. Summer Reading ProgramParticipation in the Library's summer reading program encourages children to keep reading during their summer vacation. Enjoy a summer of fun, entertainment, and prizes each summer @ your library! Each year the Youth Services Division provides a fun summer reading program geared for children ages 5 to 12. [A special program for children ages 5 years-old and younger is also featured every summer.] Curious? READ! Curious George Reading ProgramThe Corvallis-Benton County Public Library invites all children ages birth to five-years-old to participate in the Curious? READ! Reading Program. Kids Game Days
The Youth Services Division offers Kids Game Days periodically throughout the year. This program provides kids ages 6-12 with a chance to play a variety of Xbox, Playstation and Wii video games from the Library's collection. All video games at Kids Game Day are rated E for Everyone. Kids Game Days are geared for kids ages 6-12. |
