Thursday Storytime is Back!

By popular demand, the Aston Public Library will be offering storytimes again on Thursdays at 10:30AM starting next week! Tuesdays at 10:30AM will also continue to be a storytime. You can choose your time an register your child today at http://www.tinyurl.com/astonkidsevents ! Storytimes can include music, stories, and coloring pages, depending on the theme for the week. Recommended for ages 2-6!

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Book Cover Design/Re-Design Contest!

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Answer the question “When you read a book, what do you see?” by drawing, collaging, photographing or creating a new cover of your favorite book, or of a book you will one day write! Pick up your entry form (with complete rules) at the library service desk! The Book Cover Design/Re-Design contest runs through June 1 and all ages may enter! Winners of the contest will have their entries displayed at the Library.

Click here for the entry form (.PDF file)!

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Check out this week’s storytime books!

Check out the books that are featured in Ms. Joanne’s storytime this week!

Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier
and Put Me In the Zoo by Robert Lopshire

Click here to request a copy or see if  it is on the shelf-

Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier

Put Me In the Zoo by Robert Lopshire

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Fire Safety Storytime Pictures!

The kids had a great time at last week’s fire safety storytime !  Here are some pictures and a video-

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Thanks so much to Green Ridge Volunteer Fire Company for their generous participation and bringing the fire engine!

For more information about upcoming library programs for kids, go to
http://tinyurl.com/astonkidsevents

For more pictures go to
http://www.flickr.com/photos/astonlibrary/

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Check out this week’s storytime books!

Check out the books that are featured in Ms. Joanne’s storytime this week!

You Are a Lion by Taeeun Yoo
and Little Yoga by Rebecca Whitford

Click here to request a copy or see if  it is on the shelf-

You Are a Lion by Taeeun Yoo

Little Yoga by Rebecca Whitford

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Meteorite Display!

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Check out the meteorite we have on loan from Jim Redden in the display case on the north end of the library!

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Dr. Seuss Storytime Pictures!

The kids had a good time at this month’s Dr. Seuss storytime!  Here are some pictures –

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This is Dr. Seuss and Read Across America month!  Check out the display as you enter the library –

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For more information about upcoming library programs for kids, go to
http://tinyurl.com/astonkidsevents

For more pictures go to
http://www.flickr.com/photos/astonlibrary/

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Nutrition Month Display!

It’s National Nutrition Month! Check out the display we have in our Children’s Area from WIC! Pick up a brochure there about proper nutrition for your child and the services available from WIC.

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Ballet Tickets Raffle!

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International Ballet Classique is holding a raffle for free tickets for the Ballet’s “Carnival of Animals” performances at Neumann University! The final drawing will be April 1st! Stop by our service desk now to take your free chance!

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Check out this week’s storytime books!

Check out the books that are featured in Ms. Joanne’s storytime this week!

Russ and the Firehouse by Elizabeth Rickert
and Fireman Small by Herbert Yee

Click here to request a copy or see if  it is on the shelf-

Russ and the Firehouse by Elizabeth Rickert

Fireman Small by Herbert Yee

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