Children

Afternoon Discoveries: Earth Day

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A special Earth Day celebration! We'll show you how to make some fun games using items lying around your house. We'll also make a great sun catcher for you to take home. And what would an Earth Day celebration be without worm racing! That's right--you'll pick out the worm you think is the fastest, name it, and compete with your friends for glory!

Saturday Morning Story Time

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Need something to do on Saturday morning?  Tired of the same old cartoons?  Come to the library on Saturday, April 3 at 10:30 a.m. for a special Saturday story time!  You don't even have to change out of your pajamas - come as you are!  Children are invited to join us for stories, songs and a craft!  See you Saturday!

Cyber Safety and the Text Generation: Keeping Your Children Safe in Today's Technology

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With today’s ever changing technology, it’s hard to know what dangers are out there affecting our children.  Join us for an informal lecture regarding cyber safety and our youth.  This program is a must for parents with children of any age – it’s never too late or too early to educate yourself. 

Sneak Preview of Our Spring Newsletter

I just sent our spring newsletter to the printer which is always a moment of relief mixed with the stress of anticipated typos.  The newsletter will be in mailboxes during the first week of April.  Highlighted are events like the Hudson Children's Book Festival, workshops on cyber safety, domestic violence, and emergent literacy in children, movies that the whole family can enjoy, and programs for children, teens, and adults.  Enjoy this sneak preview--become a library maven by being the first in the community to know what's going on and letting your friends and family know about it!

Hudson Children's Book Festival

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On Saturday, May 1 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Columbia County book lovers can delight in the 2nd Annual Hudson Children’s Book Festival coming to the Hudson Junior/Senior High School.

Bibliophiles from all over the region will enjoy meeting over 100 authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults. There will be workshops tailored for adults and children, author readings, and book signings. There will also be arts and crafts projects and cooking demonstrations.

The Columbia County Library Association will have a booth at the festival—visit with local librarians, make a bookmark to take home, and enter your name in a free raffle for a signed book by one of the authors in attendance.

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