Children’s activities
Children’s Community Garden
Gardening is fun and it’s all the more so if you involve kids! According to Susan Patterson, 9 Reasons Every Child Should Help Grow a Garden, there are many benefits to gardening with children not the least of which is to get them to eat more vegetables. It seems that the more we verbally emphasize the…
Read MoreSpring Programs Coming Up for Children
ART in April A program for 4th and 5th graders. April 6, 13, 20, and 27th, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Learn about famous artists and create some art using their techniques. Sign up in the library or call to make a reservation. Moms and Muffins Saturday May 6th, 10:30 a.m. Enjoy a…
Read MoreNew Children’s Christmas Books
New Christmas books to read! The Angel Tree A tree that just appears in the town square every Christmas! It’s a mystery…one that has always been part of Pine River’s tradition. Some folks tie wishes on the Angel Tree while others see that those wishes come true. This year four children are determined to solve…
Read MoreSTEAM!
STEAM! What’s all the hot air about? The integration of disciplines Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math produce innovative answers to current questions. An engineer who thinks like an artist when solving a problem or conflict has a less restrictive approach to designing a solution. Leonardo Da Vinci, for example would have had a very…
Read MoreSummer Reading Program 2016
Wow! Can you believe that as little as twenty minutes a day spent reading can make a big difference in a child’s overall literacy skills? Summer is a time for most children to enjoy freedom from the classroom and school assignments. And yes, we all need a break at times. But summer is also a…
Read MoreSummer Reading Program
SRP2016#1 June calendar of events SRP2016#2 July calendar of events MPL wants to help you keep your children reading this summer. And the best way to do that is by joining us in On Your Mark, Get Set, READ! The 2016 Summer Reading Program is open to children, preschool through age 12, with programs, prizes,…
Read MoreThe Lego League
The Lego League meets every Tuesday afternoon from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. at the library. The League is currently made up of 4th and 5th grade boys who are passionate about Legos. You may be wondering what the connection is between Legos and books. Promoting play increases attention span, memory, creativity and language and vocabulary…
Read MoreArt in April
Fourth and fifth graders learned about Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Georgia O’Keefe, and Vincent Van Gogh at the Miami Public Library during our Art in April program. After learning each artist, children were given the opportunity to create their own works of art. They used tissue paper to create collages, painted flowers on tiles…
Read MoreTumble Book Library
The Miami Public Library was recently chosen to participate in a pilot program sponsored by TumbleBookLibrary.com. Miami Public Schools have been invited by the library to be an educational partner in the program through March 31, 2016. Elementary schools will receive full access to the database free of charge. TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated,…
Read MoreEarly Literacy Basics
Children who have been read to from an early age have a larger vocabulary, better language skills, and are more interested in books. And recent research indicates it is never too early to start preparing little ones for reading success. The term “early literacy” refers to everything babies and children know about reading BEFORE they…
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