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9th Annual Children's Book Week
Celebration
November 11 - 17, 2007
Celebrate Children's Book Week
with a wide range of fun and exciting programs, starting with a
full day of fun at the Palm Beach Zoo in West Palm
Beach.
Throughout the week, children of all ages will enjoy special story
times and can enter a bookmark design contest.
Admission is FREE to all
programs held at library locations. For reservations, call the branch listed.
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Kick-Off at the Palm Beach Zoo
Saturday, November 3
Children with a library card got wild about reading at the Palm Beach Zoo!
In addition, there was a Great Book Giveaway, Celebrity Readers, Dewey
the Library Owl and the Bookmobile. Click here to see pictures. |
Families Reading Together
Take time this week (and every week) to read with your family! All Preschool, Kindergarten and First Grades
are reading the same book: A Splendid Friend, Indeed by Suzanne Bloom.
There will be special programs
at all County Library locations. |
Meet the Author: Suzanne Bloom
Suzanne Bloom, author and illustrator of A Splendid Friend, Indeed!
will present her program, "It Ended With A Story." Using her books,
drawings, and sketches, Suzanne will explain how she creates her
books from start to finish.
Wednesday, November 14
10:00 a.m. North County Regional
3:30 p.m. Wellington Branch
Thursday, November 15
3:15 p.m. Main Library |
A Splendid Friend, Indeed by Suzanne
Bloom
(Boyds Mills Press, 2005). Reprinted with the
permission of Boyds Mills Press, Inc.
Copyright 2005 by Suzanne Bloom. |
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Sunday Funday at the
Norton Museum of Art
Hear the book, then go on a scavenger
hunt in the gallery, and create a work of art in the
studio. Free admission for children under 13, $ 8.00 for
adults. Call (561) 832-5196, ext. 1133 for more
information. |
Event Sponsors: Palm Beach County Library System, The School District of Palm Beach
County, Children's Services Council, Palm Beach Post, Newspapers in
Education, Target, Palm Beach Zoo, Palm Beach County Literacy
Coalition, Barnes and Noble Booksellers, Friends of the Palm Beach
County Library System, and the Norton Museum of Art.
Posted 11/2007 |
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