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I love the Online Card Catalog..

9/27/2012

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I love to read.
It’s an action that informs, entertains, inspires, and connects. I’m happy to report that my oldest son shares this love as well.
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  During the heat, he and I could happily pass every hour of the day in the cool of our basement moving only from chapter to chapter. My youngest son, however, requires actual physical movement (which brings us all upstairs and into the backyard), but he too is disappointed if we start the week with an empty book bag.

     We don’t buy the books we read (as that bill would quickly outpace our grocery bill), so it’s off to the public library each and every week. Sometimes these visits are leisurely and include browsing the shelves, long conversations with our favorite librarians, and 30 minutes of game time on the children’s computer stations. Other times, our visit is a mad dash in and out (with the driver behind the wheel parked at the closest curb).

    Our best bet for getting the books we want (when we want them) is the online library catalog. Easy and free to use, we can use this search engine to find books any day, at any time, from the comfort of our own home.
Here are links to two brief videos that will show you how to make this free, online, library service work for you:


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Magazines Galore...

5/30/2010

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Need magazines for your craft box?
Need magazines to read?
Need magazines to fan on the coffee table & impress guests?

Time to head to the Salem Public Library.......

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       Just inside the main doors of the Salem Public Library is a long, wooden bench where local readers pass on their magazines to others who may be interested.

Free of charge.
No library card needed.
Help yourself.

      Every day offers something new: politics, fashion, children, catalogs, gardening, cooking, travel, AARP.

To all those who donate to this gold mine – Thanks for sharing!

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Book recommendations...

5/20/2010

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As a mom of a kid who burns through books like there’s
no tomorrow – I’m always on the search for the net good read. When I’m stumped I turn to friends, the web and
(no surprise here) my favorite LIBRARIANS!!



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The Salem Public Library Youth Desk has handouts of book recommendations for all ages and types of readers. They have a family read-aloud brochure as well as Best Bets for Girls and Boys by grade.

Just ask at the Youth Services desk – the brochures are free of charge and a great place to jump-start a book search.

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Just this month the Salem Library also announced an online search tool for recommended children’s book. I tend to love the old-fashioned art of browsing the shelves, but for the tech savvy and the late-at-night-browser NovelList Plus K-8 could be a handy tool.  Use your active  Salem Public Library card to search both fiction and nonfiction books for children and teens.

 
 One last place I should mention as a good place
to search for the titles of good books....
 NW Kid Chaser.

Share your favorites here!

 


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Push play...

3/9/2010

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      My oldest nephew was the first family member to have an Ipod – now all the teenage nieces and nephews have them. My five year old loves using his very own version of this digital wonder by checking out the new digital story players available through our local library. Easy to use with little hands these items are available for check-out on the second floor (near the children's music tapes and CDs) for no additional charge.

Just one more way to 'read' a book while on the go.


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The Salem Public Library does it again…

8/16/2009

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A new kit at the Library features books and videos related to the Mission Mill Museum. Also included in the kit is a pass for free admission to the Museum. It’s a great deal and a great combo: learn about the site and then visit for some hands-on fun! What will those librarians think of next?
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The museum tour is self-directed on most days – which is a great deal for families with young children. You are given a key and can walk through the buildings at your own pace.

Many of the old buildings are dark and quiet. When you unlock the door, it automatically turns on the lights and (for many buildings) turns on the machinery so that you can see it at work. This is good to know ahead of time, as my boys and I were scared half-out-of-our-wits when the gears screeched to life as would stood amidst the silence of the old ‘Machine Shop’. Later in the ‘Picker House,’ we stood at the ready for the power-on but still jumped when it finally occurred. It’s really informative to see the machinery in action, but my cautious seven year-old was a bit wary of each new room. (His four-year old brother, on the other hand, delighted in every single spooky minute!)
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ABC sing with me....

7/16/2009

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Here’s one more idea for your next trip to the library:
ABC books!


ABC books for various ages (and on various themes) are just waiting to be enjoyed by your young reader. Books of this type help little ones learn their ABCs and provide older readers with information in an easily accessible format. Even more fun – 
get out your writing journal 'cause this format is fun to mimic.

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Check out the ABC party 'At Home' with NW Kid Chaser
Here are some of our favorites:
1) Max’s ABC by Rosemary Wells
2) Superhero ABC by Bob McCleod
3) Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert.

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Stories on the go...

5/25/2009

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Have you heard about Library2Go? It’s the free, easy way to download library books to your personal mp3 player.  A few months back, I used my library card to ‘check out’ Charlotte’s Web, Harry the Dirty Dog, and Dr. Suess. My four year old enjoyed listening to the stories as I completed my grocery shopping. While adding bananas to my shopping cart, I carefully counted my blessings:                         
                1) Sweet Young Boys
   
                2) The Salem Public Library
  
                3) The Wonders of Technology

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