Enjoy pictures from when Brookfield Zoo came to tell us all about giraffes. Why are they head and shoulders above the rest? The children did activities to see how they “measured up”! For more details, dates and times for children’s programs, please check the Huntley Area Public Library’s official website, the print or online copy of the library’s newsletter The Whole Story. Brookfield Zoo Giraffes July 2015 (Gallery) [fsg_gallery id=”77″]
Families enjoyed the Sing Like a Bird concert by Alina Celeste at the Cosman Center. This event was sponsored by HAPL along with Parent Tot of School District 158. For more details, dates and times for children’s programs, please check the Huntley Area Public Library’s official website, the print or online copy of the library’s newsletter The Whole Story. Alina Celeste Concert June 2015 (Gallery) [fsg_gallery id=”76″]
Enjoy photos from our Lego Club in June 2015. Kids showed off their incredible imaginations and super building skills. Lego Club is a monthly program at the Huntley Area Public Library. Lego Club has continued to be so popular we have two sessions each month, one at 5:30pm and another at 6:30pm. Usually this program takes place on the last Monday of the month. It is geared toward families of 5-12 year olds. A volunteer offers the kids a … Read more
This was the first session of the Animal Crackers Book Club for 7-10 year olds. Clubbers received a copy of The World According to Humphrey and read some of the book together. Then we made our own Humphrey to take home and ate some yummy animal crackers! For more details, dates and times for children’s programs, please check the Huntley Area Public Library’s official website, the print or online copy of the library’s newsletter The … Read more
This month at Pajamarama we read about puppies, including “Say hello to Zorro!” and we sang B-I-N-G-O. Then we made our own paper bag puppy puppets. Bow, wow!! Pajamarama is a monthly story time program at the Huntley Area Public Library that usually takes place on the second Tuesday of the month. It is geared towards families of 2-6 year olds. Visit the library in your PJs for bedtime stories with Miss Michelle. For more … Read more
Children learned they can be super heroes by being on their best behavior, then made super hero masks and met Behavior Bear from Characters of Character. For more details, dates and times for children’s programs, please check the Huntley Area Public Library’s official website, the print or online copy of the library’s newsletter The Whole Story. Behavior Bear June 2015 (Gallery) [fsg_gallery id=”72″]
Enjoy photos of our creative third through fifth graders and their paintings! Art Discovery is a program at the Huntley Area Public Library that usually takes place every other month. It is geared toward 3rd through 5th graders. Visit the library for Art Discovery with Miss Anne. For more details, dates and times for Art Discovery, please check the Huntley Area Public Library’s official website, the print or online copy of the library’s newsletter The Whole Story. Art … Read more
Marc Dunworth entertained families at the Cosman Center with his puppets and animal marionettes, followed by a question and answer session. For more details, dates and times for children’s programs, please check the Huntley Area Public Library’s official website, the print or online copy of the library’s newsletter The Whole Story. Dunworth Puppets June 2015 [fsg_gallery id=”70″]
Enjoy photos of several critters Dakotah Henn brought to the library for us to see and touch, including a snake and a hedgehog. For more details, dates and times for children’s programs, please check the Huntley Area Public Library’s official website, the print or online copy of the library’s newsletter The Whole Story. Critter Visits with Dakotah Henn June 2015 [fsg_gallery id=”69″]
These alpacas, originally from Peru, Bolivia and Chili, now call Elgin home. Families joined us for a meet and greet with the alpacas and their owners, Jill and Gordon Muirhead. Also, children could watch a fleece carding demonstration and try it themselves. For more details, dates and times for children’s programs, please check the Huntley Area Public Library’s official website, the print or online copy of the library’s newsletter The Whole Story. Rivendell Alpacas June … Read more