TADPOLES.... YES ... WE GOT TADPOLES

Yes, the West Regional Branch Library has Tadpoles... come to the children department and take a look at our "beautiful" tadpoles....

Did you know  that Tadpoles are young amphibians that usually live in the water...(?)...(some are terrestrial). Tadpoles are also called:  Pollywog.  Tadpole is the larval stage in the life cycle of an amphibian, particularly that of a frog or a toad.   They do not have arms or legs until the transition to adulthood.  Tadpoles typically have a large flattened tail with which they swim...
So come and visit the children's department and take a look at our .... TADPOLES.... 

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SILLY SALLY...

Silly Sally went to town, walking backwards, upside down.....by Audrey Wood...

Craft

Story Time: Wednesday 8/7

Well that's just the beginning... Silly Sally and her silly companions parade into town in a most unusual way.

Silly Sally Craft Time

Once again our young ones enjoyed a story time filled with music, movement and an engaging story with beautiful watercolor paintings, humor and zest.... Yes, we did it again!

More Stories for Young Children...

WHEN:  Wednesday
TIME  :   11:00 am
WHERE:  West Regional Library Community Room

Stories for Young Children is dedicated to children birth to 5 years of age with an adult caregiver.  This program promotes vocabulary building, comprehension, language, among other skills through books, finger plays, nursery rhymes and songs..... Please join us!

This pig is one of a kind... Pigs don't swim, or so  its's said.

Craft time

didgeridoo DOWN UNDER... FRIDAY AUGUST 2ND @ 3:00PM

Dig into Australian music with Didgeridoo Down Under! For children entering grades K ~ 6.


WHERE:  West Regional Library
WHEN  :   Friday, August 2nd
TIME     :   3:00 pm


So come on over and join the fun!

WEST REGIONAL CELEBRATES SPIDERMAN DAY!

Yesssssssssssssssssss. Children of all ages joined us as we celebrated Spider-man National Day... 

... SPIDER-MAN movie was shown, light refreshments were serve, cool spider rings were available for the patrons to take home and spider-man books were displayed around the library...and yes, the staff was sporting red, black and blue outfits to help capture the moment.  Cool times at the West Regional Library.....

IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE BY ronald MCDONALD

Here comes magic....

Story telling time...

Impressive indeed was the performance of ronald McDonald... Ronald delighted around 140+ guests with his magic, humor, story telling and his great disposition.  LOVED IT!

Mrs. Diaz and Ronald... loving the shoes....

Stories For Young Children...Wednesday @ 11:00...

 MRS HONEY'S HAT by Pam Adam.... Why was everyone staring at Mrs. Honey's new hat?... Well, the answer was reveal by Mrs. Chris by reading and acting this amusing story to all our young ones on Wednesday.  The little ones enjoy the story telling, the songs and the beautiful craft all done during our Stories for Young Children time here at the West Regional Library.

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HAMPSTEAD...SECRET GARDEN

The Hampstead Stage Company presented THE SECRET GARDEN... an enchanting story about a young orphan girl, Mary Lennox, who comes to live with her uncle in the English countryside.  Through her curiosity and determination, Mary finds a garden where memories have been locked for years....

With this beautiful story, we shared a message of  hope, healing and friendship...

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SUMMER READING PROGRAM PRESENTS...

RONALD McDONALD......

Come and great Ronald at the West Regional Branch Library.

WHEN  :    Tomorrow Friday, July 26th
TIME    :    3:00 pm


ronald McDONALD will read stories to the children with humor and magic.  

                                                                                                          

THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY!

She swallowed a fly. Why?.... and the singing and rhyming began. Yes, at our Stories for Young Children our young ones birth to 5 years (with and adult caregiver) can enjoy story telling, nursery rhymes, finger plays and songs that promote languague, literacy, and motor skills development as they get to make a take home craft.  We invite you to join us every Wednesday @ 11:00 am and be part of the fun.

 

   

jacksonville ZOO & GARDENS....at West Regional

As part of our Summer Reading Program...DIG INTO READING... the jacksonville ZOO and GARDENS visited our library where over a 100 children and their caregiver came to learn about animals and their habitats from the Zoo education staff and docents.... Another successful day at our public library!

SCIENCE SATURDAY!!!!

JUGGLING FUN....

Over 60 children and their caregivers showed up to enjoy an afternoon of juggling with Mr. Ron Anglin who entertain the crowd with music, history and of course the variety arts ....

Yes, another great afternoon at West Regional Branch Library and the Summer Reading Program!

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SUMMER READING PROGRAM PRESENTS...

JUGGLE LIKE AN EGYPTIAN with Ron Anglin...

 tomorrow Friday at 3:00 PM

Join Ron Anglin as he DIGS into Ancient Egyptian Culture using the variety arts!  For children grades K ~ 6.

DIG INTO READING...

Our Summer Reading Program continues so please don't stop reading and enjoying all the endless summer fun activities...  like swimming, rollerblading, water sports, reading, and gardening!

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STORY TIME FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

The Little Red Hen... by Byron Barton ...

  A little red hen (with her three baby chicks) is making bread.  But her friends the pig, the duck, and the cat won't help... until the work is done! This is one of the so many stories read to our children during Stories for Young Children held every Wednesday at 11:00 am. 



Story time craft

   

Stories for Young Children is for children birth to 5 years with an adult caregiver.  The program includes stories, books, finger plays, nursery rhymes, and songs that promote languague development, vocabulary building, and comprehension.  



Gardening activity



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SCIENCE SATURDAY.........BLAST!

Just rocket science! Yes, Saturday was our first Science Saturday!!! for this summer and we did it by launching rockets....Miss Chelsea provided some interesting information about rockets, structure and how they work and put it to the test. Our young ones got to launch their own "rockets" made out of plastic water bottles, water, vinegar, baking soda and lots of fun....

 

                                    

                    

YOU ARE INVITED TO......

Dig into Reading with Geddy the Gecko!!!

WHEN:       Friday, July 21st

WHERE:     Community Rooms A/B

TIME:         3:00 P.M.


Our Summer Reading Program continues to bring fun to our audiences..... Get ready for a fun show featuring tons of audience participation, hilarious skits, songs, and dances. For children grades K~6.

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KICK ~ OFF FUN ACTIVITIES......

Not only Mr. Al delighted the crowd with his musical instruments and folk songs, our customers were able to enjoy some crafts,  light refreshments, and............ a worm race........... IT WAS A GREAT AFTERNOON ...... Let's take a look.............

 Refreshments..................

Crafts...................

                                       

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