Thursday, February 16, 2012

Tumbling Books: E-books for E-kids

E-Books are tumbling right towards you with the NEW Tumble Book Library.

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This great resource allows you to access tons of books that have read along features and some animated books (books that are made into a movie of sorts). There are also loads of quizzes and you can make your own account with favorite books bookmarked to it. 

Check it in the library or at home, just go to Westwoodlibrary.org and under Library Resources click Electronic Resources, there you will find Tumble Book Library.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Love (and all that mushy stuff) at the Library


Westwood Public Library is celebrating Valentine's Day with some love-infested displays of books and movies. Check out the display for a variety of stories having to do with... you guessed it: Love (or at least LIKE).

First crushes, first kisses, first love.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check out the new books Boy Project (Notes and Observations of Kara McAllister) by Kami Kinard and Fake Me a Match by Lauren Barnholdt for all the girl-meets-boy drama you could ask for.


We also have some other favorites like Ella Enchanted, Kissing Brendan Callahan, Romeo and Juliet-Together (and alive?) at Last, Cloudy with a Chance of Boys, and many more!
Movies with love drama:
Princess Diaries, High School Musical, Gnomio and Juliet, Camp Rock 2, and The Corpse Bride (trust us on this one).
Enjoy!
<3 Children's Department Librarians

Monday, February 6, 2012

Happy 200th Birthday Charles Dickens!

Celebrate the treasured author Charles Dickens's 200th birthday by learning a little more about him. Check out these biographies that explore the life of Dickens and tell of the inspiration for his wonderful stories:
Charles Dickens and the Street Children of London by Andrea Warren
A Boy Called Dickens by Deborah Hopkinson

and, of course, Dickens is always in season, so if you want to see what the fuss is about and why he is hailed as a great author, check out

 A Christmas Carol from the Children's Department.