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CHILDREN'S LIBRARY
NOW AVAILABLE AT THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY! 
SUMMER'S FINALLY HERE!
The Magic of Mike Prestby Tuesday, July 7 at 6:30 p.m. Faith United Methodist Church Join magician and author Mike Prestby on a creative magical journey featuring mind blowing magic, hilarious comedy, puppets, music, drama and lots of audience participation. Parents Welcome! Library Ticket Required. Award Winning Books The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
A delicious mix of murder, fantasy, humor and human longing, the tale of Nobody Owens is told in magical, haunting prose. A child marked for death by an ancient league of assassins escapes into an abandoned graveyard, where he is reared and protected by its spirit denizens. "A child named Nobody, an assassin, a graveyard and the dead are the perfect combination in this deliciously creepy tale, which is sometimes humorous, sometimes haunting and sometimes surprising," said Newbery Committee Chair Rose V. Treviño.
Richly detailed black-and-white scratchboard illustrations expand this timeless bedtime verse, offering reassurance to young children that there is always light in the darkness. Krommes' elegant line, illuminated with touches of golden watercolor, evoke the warmth and comfort of home and family, as well as the joys of exploring the wider world. 2009 Honor Books
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An active children’s department provides in-library programming for children of all ages: Babes & Books, Toddler Time, Pajamarama, and an Afterschool Adventure Book Club meet at various times during the school year. An eight week summer program encourages children to continue using their reading skills during the summer months. Check the community calendar or inquire at the children’s desk for times, dates and locations.
The children’s department also offers outreach to day care centers. Area elementary schools are encouraged to visit the children’s library for materials and stories. Home school teachers, area public and private elementary and nursery school teachers, and day care providers may obtain a faculty, day care or home school library card allowing for extended checkout of materials with no fines. The children’s librarian will provide a “Sharing Books with Children” program to community groups upon request.
The children’s library is committed to educating parents on their role in teaching a child to want to read. Parents who read and read to their children on a regular basis are teaching their children that reading is an enjoyable and important part of life. Through shared reading experiences children will experience new vocabulary words, improved grammar skills, strong listening and imagination skills, a healthy curiosity about their world, improved memory skills, and the ability to sequence story events. Most importantly, when children share books with someone they love, they learn to love books and reading which is the beginning of loving to learn. Sharing a book offers a special, low-tech way to bond with children and prepare them to be successful in school. No other product aids a child’s development as well as a book.
Children’s Programs
Jean Holste, children’s librarian at the Humboldt Public Library for 20 years, provides year-round programming for children infant to 12 years.
BABES AND BOOKS offers babies through 24 months with caregiver a language enrichment program and an introduction to the library. Parents are encouraged to continue the literacy skills shared during the story time at home. A handout of rhymes and songs incorporated into the story time is available at each session.
TODDLER TIME offers children ages two through three and caregiver simple stories, songs and large muscle activities related to the toddler’s world. Parents are educated in six literacy skills: print motivation, an interest in and enjoyment of books; phonological awareness, the ability to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words; vocabulary, knowing the names of things; narrative skills, being able to describe things and events and tell stories; print awareness. noticing print and knowing how to handle a book; letter knowledge, knowing that letters are different from each other. Practicing these literacy skills at home will enhance a child’s ability to read. A handout of shared rhymes and songs is available at each session.
PAJAMARAMA is held on Monday at 6:30 p.m. for children ages 4, 5, and 6. Pajamarama is offered at various times throughout the school year. Children are encouraged to come in their pajamas for bedtime stories and fun! Many area families enjoy bringing siblings to Pajamarama.
AFTERSCHOOL ADVENTURE BOOK CLUB is for students in third, fourth, and fifth grades on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, October through April. Students mold the activities to their interests with book discussions, book sharing, puppetry, shadow puppetry, movies, crafts, games, library skills, and more.
DAYCARE VISITS are offered to Humboldt/Dakota City daycare centers monthly from October through April. A bin of 30 books, KITS, and puppets is delivered to each daycare center providing care to four or more children ages 2-5. At the same time, a story time is shared with the children.
SUMMER LIBRARY PROGRAM – Each summer the children’s library provides a summer reading and story time program to children ages 3 through 12. Using materials from the State Library of Iowa, a different theme is offered each summer. Statistics prove that encouraging children to read during the summer months helps maintain their reading skills for success in the following school year.
For more information about children’s programs, please contact Jean Holste at 515-332-1925 or email to childrenslibrary@humboldtpubliclibrary.com.
Humboldt / Dakota City Day Care Providers Outreach Program
The children’s department of the Humboldt Public Library invites you to participate in a Day Care Outreach Program. Each month thirty books, and / or books with audiotapes or CDs and / or puppets would be delivered to your facility on Wednesday mornings. At the same time two or more stories and related finger plays and songs would be shared with your children. The program is offered September to May.
To qualify for Day Care Outreach, you would need to meet the following criteria:
- Be registered with the Department of Human Services
- Reside within the city limits of Humboldt or Dakota City
- Provide care for four (4) or more children ages 2, 3, 4, or 5 at the time of the daycare visit.
- Be present at the story time presentation
Other factors to consider are the following:
- A sturdy covered bin will be provided for storage of the books while at the day care center.
- Librarians will select materials but book suggestions will be considered.
- Day Care Outreach will be offered through May 2007
- Materials will be checked out on a day care library card that has the following privileges:
- Check out of 50 items from the library
- Materials checked out for six weeks with no renewals or fines
If you are a licensed day care and do not qualify for Day Care Outreach program, you may still obtain a day care library card with the above-mentioned privileges. If desired, a bin of materials can be assembled for your use on a designated date each month. Each daycare will be responsible to obtain the bin and return materials from the previous month. The library is open Monday & Tuesday from 10:00 to 8:00 p.m.; Wednesday – Friday from 10:00 to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday from 9:00 to 3:00 p.m.; closed on Sunday and holidays.
It is hoped you will see these outreach programs as worthwhile opportunities for your day care children. Please contact Jean Holste, Children’s Librarian, for more information about Daycare Visits.
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