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Kids Summer Reading Promo

Check out our "Dig Into Reading" trailer.

Kidzone Downloads

Kids Summer Reading Calendar

Teacher Newsletter May 2013

Summer Reading 2013 Picture Books for Preschool through Second Grade

Summer Reading 2013 Chapter Books for Third through Sixth Grade

Summer Reading 2013 Online Excavation

Dig Deep #1

Upcoming Kidzone Events

Dinoman - Summer Reading Program

06/04/2013 - 10:30am

The Library Theatre
Dinoman - Summer Reading Program

06/04/2013 - 1:30pm

The Library Theatre
Dinoman - Summer Reading Program

06/04/2013 - 6:30pm

The Library Theatre
Dinoman - Summer Reading Program

06/05/2013 - 10:30am

The Library Theatre
Dinoman - Summer Reading Program

06/05/2013 - 1:30pm

The Library Theatre
Dinoman - Summer Reading Program

06/06/2013 - 10:30am

The Library Theatre
Dinoman - Summer Reading Program

06/06/2013 - 1:30pm

The Library Theatre
We Dig Dinosaurs!

06/10/2013 - 10:30am

Children's Programing Room
Candyland

06/10/2013 - 6:30pm

Children's Programing Room
Madcap Puppets - Summer Reading Program

06/11/2013 - 10:30am

The Library Theatre

Horten's Incredible Illusions: Magic, Mystery & Another Very Strange Adventure

by Lissa Evans

Follow-up to Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms. You MUST read the first one first, or you'll be hopelessly lost. Also, you will have missed out on a great book. Lots of magic and plenty of "smarts" in this mystery.

tagged: 2012, childrens-books, fantasy, mystery, and new-aug-sep

Lula Bell on Geekdom, Freakdom & the Challenges of Bad Hair

by C.C. Payne

Plenty of humor, but don't you dare judge this book by its cover! There's a lot of deep-feeling, soul-searching stuff packed into the story too.

tagged: 2012, childrens-books, realistic-fiction, and new-oct-nov

A Mutiny in Time

by James Dashner

Promising start to new time travel series. Rotating authors and multiple books per year, similar to The 39 Clues.

tagged: 2012, childrens-books, science-fiction, and new-aug-sep

Starry River of the Sky

by Grace Lin

This companion to Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a delight.

tagged: 2012, childrens-books, fantasy, mystery, and new-oct-nov

Pickle: The (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle School

by Kim Baker

Warning! Do not let this book lead you to forming a similar group at your school. Or this library. That said, enjoy!

tagged: 2012, childrens-books, humor, new-aug-sep, and realistic-fiction

Kidzone

The Kidzone has programs galore as well as books, movies, and other cool stuff. Read our blog below for more information and check out our upcoming events to get an idea of what's happening at the Kidzone! Our main phone number is 205.444.7830.

Kidzone Blog

American Girl 2011: Welcome to My World!

Our annual American Girl party was even more popular than usual. All available spaces filled up in less than two weeks! And the waiting list was almost half as long! When the big night finally arrived on Thursday, June 30, 2011, 165 girls and parents (and almost as many dolls!) followed the stars to American Girl: Welcome to My World. This year's party was hosted by beloved librarian Miss Laura and featured four American Girls:

We Went Around the World in 80 Minutes, and We Got Some Great Souvenirs

We had 70 world travelers come to our Tween Scene event! Luckily, Miss Katie Jane and Miss Polly had two volunteer "tourist guides" to help. Thanks, Lori and Emily!

Books! The Magic Is Real!

Just finished our two-day, five-show magic marathon with Brian Curry! We had 1,497 people fill our Library Theatre for 45 minutes of laughs and AMAZING magic tricks. And we librarians especially enjoyed that all of the tricks were based on our favorite things . . . BOOKS! If you would like to read any of the books that Brian used in his act, you're in luck. We have the master list!

Summer Reading Art Contest Winners

Thirty-three creative kids submitted art for this summer's art contest. All of their art can be seen in our online children's art gallery.

A panel of librarians/artists chose sixteen winners, who will have their artwork on display along the starred hallway in the Kid Zone Art Gallery during the months of June and July 2011. Congratulations to these young artists!

Another Successful School Media Luncheon

On Friday, May 6, 2011 at 11:30 am, the Hoover Public Library was filled with the delicious aroma of Nothing But Noodles entrees and the delightful sound of laughter. Our librarians were meeting with the dedicated librarians of Hoover City Schools to eat, talk about the upcoming Summer Reading program, and brainstorm about collaborations for the 2011-2012 school year. We do this once a year, and it is always a fabulous and super-productive event.

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American Girl 2011: Welcome to My World!

We Went Around the World in 80 Minutes, and We Got Some Great Souvenirs

Books! The Magic Is Real!

Summer Reading Art Contest Winners

Another Successful School Media Luncheon

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