Audiobooks are a great medium for encouraging the love of literature for young readers! They help children become better listeners, and because of this, better readers. Listening to audiobooks is a great way for children to enjoy a book that is at their interest level, but that might be above…
Everyone is tired and busy. Parents are at work or do not have enough time to attend to all the errands. Children had a long day at school and are exhausted from extracurricular activities. It is raining outside. The car broke down. Whatever the reason, do not despair! Your Santa…
Angie’s Book Talk Corner is a place for highlighting books for our middle grade readers. These are kids who have moved past “Rainbow Fairies” and “Magic Treehouse” and are looking for a more challenging book. All of these books have been personally read by me and can be checked out…
Your child is excited to go to the library because they get to play with Legos! They want to play, create, imagine, build, and enjoy time with friends. What they may not realize is how much they are learning by playing with these brightly colored plastic manipulatives. By just “playing”…
Listen up! Narrated eBooks are now supported on OverDrive! These enhanced eBooks include professional narration along with the text. Some eBooks also include sound effects and soundtracks! Some also have the feature of highlighting the word that is being read aloud – perfect for children learning to read. Look for…
Learn about the most influential figures in history. Biography Reference Center is a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies, as well as thousands of narrative biographies. Looking for a biography on the First Lady? Famous inventors? Historical figures? We’ve got you covered with Biography Reference Center! Here are some of the…
Enjoy reading the following about Youth Services Librarian Emily Circhirillo who works at the Valencia Branch. 1.What influenced you to become a children’s librarian? Since I was little, I always thought I would become a teacher. While I was pursing my undergraduate degree, I had an internship inside of the…
Our Spotlight this time is on Canyon Country Youth Services Librarian Shannon Lane. Enjoy getting to know her better! What is your favorite part of the job? My favorite part of my job is helping patrons discover new resources and sharing a love of books with children. …
I am excited to announce that the Valencia Library will be hosting a FREE chess tournament in partnership with the California Youth Chess League. The tournament will be Saturday, May 30, 2015. For more information on the tournament, please view our events calendar. Advanced registration is required. Also, a special…
Last week at Valencia Library we held three days of Lego for all of the kids in the area who were on spring break. Everything was awesome and as always we had many master builders. For this year’s Lego Creations @ the Library we had a special project for everyone to play with.…
