March Story Time Themes

March is...

• National Women's History Month (Here's a link to the National Women's History Project)
• Irish-American Heritage Month
• National Craft Month
• National Umbrella Month
• Dr. Seuss Day & NEA's Read Across America Day (2)
• St. Patrick's Day (17)

March is a favorite month of mine. I love celebrating National Craft Month with special crocheting and card-making projects. If you're feeling crafty this month, check out the following sections in the libraries juvenile nonfiction sections.

• 640s- Sewing
• 670s- Papermaking
• 680s- Woodworking
• 730s- Origami & Papercrafts (like scrapbooking & cards)
• 740s- Drawing & Crafts (like crocheting, knitting, quilting, clay, etc.)
• 750s- Painting
• 770s- Photography

Without further ado, the March story time themes are...

• Week 1: Dr. Seuss
• Week 2: Numbers
• Week 3: Rain/Umbrellas
• Week 4: Frogs
• Week 5: Flowers/Gardens

Happy Birthday, Uri Shulevitz!

Uri Shulevitz is the award-winning author of several picture books for children including Snow and How I Learned Geography.

Click here to see our Shulevitz holdings.

New Juvenile Fiction @ Moss Library

Check These Out!

Moon Over Manifest by Vanderpool (2011 Newbery Medal Winner)
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
***Because of Mr. Terupt by Buyea
The Boneshaker by Milford
The Prince of Mist by Zafon
Judy Moody, Girl Detective by Megan McDonald
Stink: Solar System Superhero by Megan McDonald
***Clementine, Friend of the Week by Sara Pennypacker
Eggs Over Evie by Jackson
***Word After Word After Word by Patricia MacLachlan
***The Night Fairy by Laura Amy Schlitz
Midnight over Sanctaphrax by Stewart
Under the Green Hill by Sullivan
Museum of Thieves by Tanner
***The Mysterious Howling by MaryRose Wood


*** Miss Bridget highly recommends these titles!

Click here to search for these books in our catalog & place a hold on them.

Happy Birthday, Cynthia Voigt!

Cynthia Voigt is the author of many books for children and young adults including her Tillerman Cycle that begins with Homecoming.

Click here to see the books we have by Cynthia Voight.

Coming Soon: Dinosaur Pajama Story Time @ Murphy Library

Mark Your Calendars!!!

Happy Birthday, Wilhelm Grimm!

Wilhelm Grimm, of fairy tale fame, was born 215 years ago today in Germany. Along with his brother Jacob, Wilhelm collected local stories that Germans call marchen. We call them fairy tales. Some of the more notable ones are Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, and The Frog Prince. Miss Bridget's favorite fairy tale the Grimm Brothers collected is "The Shoes that were Dance to Pieces." The story is also known as "The Twelve Dancing Princesses."

Click here to see the library's "Grimm" holdings!

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Coming Soon: Dinosaur Pajama Story Time @ Andrews Library

Mark Your Calendars!!!

Coming Soon: Dinosaur Pajama Story Time @ Moss Library

Mark Your Calendars!!!

New Juvenile Fiction @ Murphy Library

Check These Out!

Scumble by Ingrid Law
The Crowfield Curse by Walsh
The Danger Box by Balliett
***The Night Fairy by Laura Amy Sclitz
The Prince of Mist by Zafon
***Word After Word After Word by Patricia MacLachlan
Friendship According to Humphrey by Birney
Trouble According to Humphrey by Birney
The Missing Magic by Connor
A Clan in Need by Hunter
Fading Echoes by Hunter
The Fourth Apprentice by Hunter
The Heart of a Warrior by Hunter
Sugar & Ice by Messner
Moon Over Manifest by Vanderpool (2011 Newbery Medal Winner)
The Strange Case of the Origami Yoda by Angelberger
***A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud

*** Miss Bridget highly recommends these titles!

Click here to search for these books in our catalog & place a hold on them.

Happy Birthday, Jane Yolen!

Jane Yolen is prolific writer. She's the author of picture books, poetry collections, juvenile novels, and young adult novels. Click here to see what our Jane Yolen titles.

Please join me in celebrating an awesome author's birthday!

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New Picture Books @ Graham County Library

Check These Out!

What About Bear by Bloom
Snowmen All Year by Buehner
***Old Bear & His Cub by Dunrea
Brontorina by Howe
Monsters Eat Whiny Children by Kaplan
***A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Stead (2010 Caldecott Medal recipient)
Farm by Cooper
Big Red Lollipop by Khan
Smooch Your Pooch by Slater
Little Mouse & the Big Cupcake by Taylor
***My Garden by Henkes
***Children Make Terrible Pets by Brown
Squirrel's New Year's Resolution by Miller
Me & You by Browne

*** Miss Bridget highly recommends these titles!

Click here to search for these books in our catalog & place a hold on them.

New Picture Books at Moss Library

Check These Out!

Shark vs. Train by Barton
There's Going to Be a Baby by Burningham
Boss Baby by Frazee
A Plane Goes Ka-Zoom! by London
***Bunny Days by Nyeu
Do You Have a Cat? by Spinelli
Everything But the Horse by Hobbie
Up & Down by Jeffers
***More Bears! by Nesbitt
***Square Cat by Schoonmaker
Chalk by Thompson

*** Miss Bridget highly recommends these titles!

Click here to search for these books in our catalog & place a hold on them.

New Picture Books @ Andrews Library

Check Out These Out!

***Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming
The Village Garage by Karas
Animal Cracker Fly the Coop by O'Malley
When Jack Goes Out by Schories
Knuffle Bunny Free by Mo Willems
Here Comes the Garbage Barge by Winter
Pink Around the Rink by Kann
Miss Lina's Ballerinas by Maccarone
***Bedtime Bunnies by Watson
Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same by Grace Lin
***Old Bear & His Cub by Dunrea
Shadow by Suzy Lee
***Dogs by Emily Gravett
***The Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood

*** Miss Bridget highly recommends these titles!

Click here to search for these books in our catalog & place a hold on them.

New Picture Books @ Murphy Library

Check Out These New Picture Books @ Murphy Library

Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn
***We Are in a Book by Mo Willems
***Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo & Alison McGhee
A Pig Parade is a Terrible Idea by Michael Ian Black
You Are What You Eat & Other Mealtime Hazards by Bloch
I Really, Really Need Actual Ice Skates by Lauren Child
***Otis and Sydney & the Best Birthday Ever by Laura Numeroff
How to Raise a Dinosaur by Natasha Wing
April & Esme, Tooth Fairies by Bob Graham
***Art & Max by David Wiesner
***In the Wild by David Elliot
Olivia Goes to Venice by Ian Falconer
Snook Alone by Marilyn Nelson

*** Miss Bridget highly recommends these titles!

Click here to search for these books in our catalog & place a hold on them.

February Story Time Themes

Happy February! Did you know that February is Library Lovers Month and Children's Dental Health Month? February 14th is Valentine's Day and February 20th is Love Your Pet Day.

Drum roll, please! February's story time themes are...

Week 1: Libraries
Week 2: Valentine's Day
Week 3: Teeth
Week 4: Pets

I hope you'll all join me each week for stories, music, rhymes, & fun.

Houston, We Have a Blog!

That's right, folks! The Nantahala Regional Library's Youth Services Department has a blog. I'm excited about this new way to connect with patrons.

What you're likely to find here: event announcements and new books among other things.

Just a quick reminder about preschool story time.

Murphy Library- Mondays @ 10:30am
Moss Library- Tuesdays @ 10:00am
Andrews Library- Wednesdays @ 10:30am
Graham County Library- Thursdays @ 10:00am

Since we're still in the middle of winter, I also want to remind you of NRL's inclement weather policy as it applies to story time. Here's the official policy:

The Youth Services Librarian follows the same schedule as the Cherokee County School System. If Cherokee County Schools are closed or delayed, preschool storytime is cancelled. If Cherokee County Schools are open, the Youth Services Librarian will follow the same schedule as the school system in which storytime is being held. For example, if Cherokee County Schools are open but Graham County Schools are closed or delayed, storytime is cancelled for the Graham County Public Library.