Library Closed for Winter Holidays
The Gadsden County Public Library System will be closed for the Winter Holidays
December 24th thru December 27th. We will re open on Monday December 28th with regular hours
Library Closed for Thanksgiving weekend
The Gadsden County Public Library system will be closed from Thursday November 26 thru Sunday November 29th. The library will reopen with regular hours on Monday November 30th. Have a safe and happy holiday!
Survey for Public Library Users
Library Patrons:
Please take a minute to fill out this survey at the link provided below:
www.haas.uwf.edu/library/resources.htm
Closed for Veteran's Day
Gadsden County Public Libraries will be closed on Wednesday November 11, 2009.
The library will be closed in observance of Veteran's Day. Have a safe and happy holiday!
Exceptional Web Sites for Children
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, has added more recommended Web sites to Great Web Sites for Kids, its online resource containing hundreds of links to commendable Web sites for children.
Great Web Sites for Kids (GWS) features links to Web sites of interest to children 14 years of age and younger, organized into diverse subject headings from astronomy and space to zoos and aquariums, from games and entertainment to geography and maps. There is also a special section with sites of interest to parents, caregivers, and teachers.
Members of the ALSC Great Web Sites for Kids Committee review potential sites for inclusion and vote on the sites to be included. They also regularly check the entire site to ensure currency and re-evaluate sites when necessary.
The newly added sites include:
ABC Fast Phonics – http://www.abcfastphonics.com/
Children’s Literature Network – http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/
Click Magazine for Kids – http://www.clickmagkids.com
EPA Environmental Kids Club – http://www.epa.gov/kids/
Funology – http://www.funology.com
InsideStory Flashcards – http://insidestoryflashcards.com/
Meet Me at the Corner – http://www.meetmeatthecorner.org/
NeoK12: Educational Videos and Lessons for K-12 School Kids – http://www.neok12.com/
Online Spelling Program – http://www.spellingcity.com/
Online Sunshine for Kids – http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Kids/
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out – http://www.ourwhitehouse.org/
Read Print – http://www.readprint.com/
South Carolina Aquarium: Just 4 Kids – http://scaquarium.org/Kids/default.html
Space Weather Center – http://www.spaceweathercenter.org/
Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child – http://wrsi.com/pages/3312919.php
Starchild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers – http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov
WayBack: U.S. History for Kids – http://pbskids.org/wayback/summer/index.html
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Joan Aiken – http://www.joanaiken.com/
Windows to the Universe – http://www.windows.ucar.edu/windows.html
Women’s History Month (Library of Congress) – http://womenshistorymonth.gov/
The complete listing of great sites with annotations and selection criteria can be found at http://www.ala.org/greatsites.
George W. Munroe Night at the Public Library
George W. Munroe Night at the Public LibrarySeptember 29th from 6-8:30pm.
Starting at 6pm in the library parents will be encouraged to share a book
with their child and make a craft.
6:30 p.m. Katie Adams will perform in the Program Room
Refreshments will be served in the program room after the performance.
Free Shadow Puppet Workshop
Free shadow Puppet Workshop
with Professional Puppeteer Katie Adams
September 29th 4:30pm
Sign Up at the McGill Library
Support Your Library Day
Support Your Library DaySponsored by Woodmen of the WorldWilliam "Bill" McGill Public LibrarySeptember 26, 2009
2:00-4:00pm
Identification KitsProtect your kids in case of emergency. Get a current photo, fingerprints, and DNA on your child put on a convenient card. This should be done at least once a year.
Drawing for Raffle50/50 Drawing - Tickets available at checkout counter. Do not have to be present to win. Must be 18 to participate. Half of money collected will go to library. Other half goes to winner of drawing.
Refreshments"Wheel of Fortune" for the kids
Spin a chance to pick a prize out of the treasure chest. No one will lose
"Buddy", Woodmen's mascot will be there
