Festival of Folktales Tuesday, June 25!

Don't miss our Festival of Folktales on Tuesday, June 25 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Central Library. There will be games, bookwalks, facepainting, music, crafts and shows. This celebration is a kick-off for our summer reading programs. Hot dogs, hamburgers and pizza will be sold during the event.

Special Festival Shows are
The Amazing Chris (Circus in a Suitcase) at noon $3 per person
Cinderella Princess Storytime with Miss Claire Epting at 12:45, $2 per person (all children who attend will receive a princess/prince crown)
Acclaimed singer and children's author, Jose-Luis Orozco at 1:30 p.m. $3 per person

Tickets for these shows may be purchased the children's desk. Buy your tickets now before they sell out!
Summer Reading Program T-shirts, Dig Into Reading, are also for sale! Children's shirts are $5 each. Child sizes range from 2T to youth large.

Carnival tickets for festival games, crafts and facepainting go on sale starting June 1 and will be sold during the Festival. Tickets are .50 each or 11 tickets for $5.

The Festival of Folktales is sponsored by the Friends of the Children's Library.  Money raised goes towards supporting the children's library and book collection.

Summer Teen Volunteers Applications Now Online!

Want to volunteer and help with the summer reading program this summer? Teen applications are now online under Teen Space http://hbplteenblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/applications-are-now-open-for-summer.html

Applications will be online May 1 through June 1. Fill out what activities you would like to do. Descriptions of job details are on the application. We will contact you through email.
Our Summer Reading Programs are June 24 through August 2. Our teen summer pizza party for all our teen volunteers will be held Saturday, August 3 at 1:00 p.m.

Volunteers need to be at least 12 year old by July 1, 2013. If you have any questions, please call Barbara at 714-374-5338.

Bedtime Pajama Storytimes held the second Thursday of each month

Pajama Evening Storytime is held the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Tabby Theater. Children may wear their pajams to this 30 minute storytime and bring their teddybears. There will be songs, stories and puppets relating to that month's theme. National Charity League hands out cookies to the children after storytime.

Volunteer Workshop First Wednesday of every month

A workshop for teens and adults interested in shelving books and teens interested in reading aloud to children is held the first Wednesday of every month at 4:00 p.m. in the Tabby Theater year round. This workshop lasts less than one hour and must be attended before one can start volunteering. Teens need to be at least 12 years old and volunteers 18 years and older will need to be fingerprinted before they can start volunteering.

Adults interested in reading aloud to children can join our S.T.A.R. Storytelling and Reading program. Please contact Janet Judson at 714-374-5330.
Adults and teens interested in being homework tutors may contact Barbara Richardson at 714-374-5338. Tutors should be willing to dedicate at least one and 1/2 hours a week during the school year for the Homework Club Program.

Free Homework Help at the Library

Central Library's Homework Club meets Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the downstairs Maddy Room. Students and parents will need to register with the on-site coordinator the first time they attend the club befor tutoring starts. Registration is held before the start of each homework club session at 3:15 in front of the Maddy Room.

Homework Club meets Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the downstairs Maddy Room.

Oak View's Homework Club meets Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesdays from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Children will need to bring their assignments and text books with them.

Children, teens and adults can also get online homework help with the library's HelpNow database powered by Brainfuse at http://www.hbpl.org. They can connect with live tutors daily from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Tile Painting, Engraved Book Spines and FOTCL Bookbags

Tile Painting Certificates are available for purchase. Give a great gift and help the library while doing so. Proceeds will go towards the Books for Kids campaign.

Tile Painting Gift Certificates are $50 per single tile, $80 for two tiles. Tiles, glazes and brushes are provided by the library. Have a painted tile display on a wall in the Central Library Children's Department.

The FOTCL, Friends of the Children's Library, are selling canvas bookbags for $5 each. Bags are sold at the Children's Desk at the Central Library.

Books For Kids are selling carved wooden bookspines which are being installed on a specially designed donor shelf in the entrace of the Children's Library. These spines range in price from $250 to $5,000 each and are engraved with donor names and logos if desired. Flyers about these special spines are available in the Children's Library.