Summer Reading Wrap-Up Party!

Hey Kids! Muffin and Goldie can't believe it, but Summer Reading is already over. While you were busy reading lots of good books over the Summer, they were vacationing in Bora Bora. Now they're back and ready to party with you! After all your hard work, you deserve it.

Join us tomorrow, August 18th, 6:00pm at Henry Ford Centennial Library for the annual Summer Reading Wrap-Up Party. We'll be playing games, enjoying refreshments, and painting faces. Muffin and Goldie are so excited to see all of you. Join us at the fountain and celebrate a job well done!




Hope to see you there!

Summer Reading Program Kick-Off

Henry Ford Centennial Library is buzzing with excitement this week as we kick-off the Summer Reading Program! 

This week we have something special planned everyday.  Take a look!

Monday, June 13          Game Day     3:00-6:00pm

Ages 6-12.  There’s no reason to be board this summer.  Go old school or new school with board games and Wii to kick off the Summer Reading Program

Tuesday, June 14          Animal Magic with Mark Rosenthal     7:00pm  

All ages.  Join us for a fascinating program featuring a variety of animals, both rare and endangered, from almost every continent!  It’s sure to be a wild time!

Wednesday, June 15     Odds and Ends Craft     11:00am – 7:00pm

All ages.  Drop in and have fun creating with your family.  Younger children will need adult assistance.  While supplies last.

Thursday, June 16          Book Bingo     3:00pm and 6:00pm

Ages 6-12.  Feeling lucky?  Join us for Book Bingo!  Get a Bingo with favorite books and characters and win a book to help with your summer reading goals!  Registration must be made by phone or in person at any Dearborn Public Library.  Registration begins June 2nd.

Friday, June 17                Preschool Yoga     2:00pm

Ages 2-6.  Join Beth Vessels of Sweet Pea Yoga for some stretchy story fun.  Registration must be made by phone or in person at any Dearborn Public Library.  Registration begins June 3rd.

For more information about crafts and events, visit any Dearborn Public Library.  All programs and crafts take place at Henry Ford Centennial Library  Happy Reading!

National Library Week

Happy National Library Week!


Here's how we're celebrating at Dearborn Public Library:

• There's still time to drop in and memorize a poem for National Poetry Month! Come by the Henry Ford Centennial Library Children's Help Desk to pick a poem from the Poetree and recite it from memory to the librarian for a prize! Ages 5-12.
  
• Book Bingo Night is on Tuesday, April 12 at 6:30pm. There are still a few open spots, so call or stop by the Henry Ford Centennial Library Children's Help Desk. Ages 6-12.
• What better way to celebrate National Library Week than checking out books? And what better way to celebrate Earth Day than recycling? We're combining two great events with Read, Receipt, Recycle. Check out books during National Library Week, then save & recycle the receipt on April 21 & get a prize. Receipt must be dated between April 10-16. One receipt per cardholder. Bring the receipt to the Henry Ford Centennial Children's Help Desk.

Don't let your library love stop there! Let's make every week National Library Week at Dearborn Public Library! Visit Dearborn Kids Read and Dearborn Public Library to find out what's new at your library.

April Pocket Poem Challenge

April is National Poetry Month and where is the perfect place to celebrate? The library, of course!


Poetry lovers between the ages five and twelve, join our Pocket Poem Challenge!

Stop by the Henry Ford Centennial Children's Help Desk during National Poetry Month, pick up a Pocket Poem to take home and learn by heart. On your next visit by April 30, recite your poem to the librarian at the Henry Ford Centennial Children's Help Desk and receive a reward.

Looking for other ways to celebrate? Take a look at these titles:

Reading Poetry
Soup for Breakfast: Poems and Pictures by Calef Brown(Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

Fold Me a Poem by Kristine O'Connell George (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

The Dream Keeper and Other Poems by Langston Hughes (Children's Non-Fiction 811.52)

Yellow Elephant: A Bright Bestiary by Julie Larios (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

Heroes and She-Roes: Poems of Amazing and Everyday Heroes by J. Patrick Lewis (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

A Maze Me: Poems for Girls by Naomi Shihab Nye (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

A Pizza the Size of the Sun: Poems by Jack Prelutsky (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

Down to the Sea in Ships by Philemon Sturges (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)


Writing Poetry
Haiku: Asian Arts & Crafts for Creative Kids by Patricia Donegan (Children's Non-Fiction
811.54)

Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem From the Inside Out by Ralph J. Fletcher (Children's Non-Fiction 808.1)

Poetry From A-Z: A Guide for Young Writers (Children's Non-Fiction 808.1)

Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry: How to Write a Poem by Jack Prelutsky (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

Read a Rhyme, Write a Rhyme by Jack Prelutsky (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

Write Your Own Poetry by Laura Purdie Salas (Children's Non-Fiction 808.1)

Immersed in Verse: An Informative, Slightly Irreverent & Totally Tremendous Guide to LIving the Poet's Life by Allan Wolf (Children's Non-Fiction 808.1)