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NEW FEBRUARY VACATION WEEK EVENTS

NEW Mad Science for children ages 7 through 11 on February 21 at 4pm. REGISTRATION REQUIRED PLEASE. Please sign up here or call 781-585-0517 ext 111.

NEW Story Play with Jennie Mulqueen for children with adult caregivers on February 22 at 11am. REGISTRATION REQUIRED PLEASE. Please sign up here or call 781-585-0517 ext 111.

NEW Drop-in craft on February 23 from 1pm until 4pm. All the makings for you to create a seasonal craft will be available on a drop-in basis in the Activities Room.

BOOK GROUPS

The Harry Potter Book Group meeting dates are February 13 and February 27, March 12 and March 26. Please call 781-585-0517 ext 118 to RSVP or send me an email .

The kids of the Chronicles of Narnia Group are reading The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis and will meet at 10:15 on the following Saturdays: January 14, 21, 28; February 4 and 11. Email the group or call the library at 781-585-0517 ext 118 for more information or if you have any questions.

SIGN-UP STORYTIMES

NEW Mother Goose on the Loose for toddlers and babies begins on February 28 at 2pm and runs for 6 weeks. Because of limited room space REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Please sign-up here or call 781-585-0517 ext 118.

PreK Storytime for children ages 4 and 5 Session Six begins on March 7 at 11am. REGISTRATION REQUIRED PLEASE. Please sign up for Session Six here or to sign up for Session Seven which begins on April 4, please sign up here.

NEW Clifford the Big Red Dog will visit the library for a special storytime on March 8 at 11am. Please click here to sign-up or call 781-585-0517 ext 111. This special program is sponsored by the UFund College Savings Plan, the U.Fund Start U.Reading series and MEFA (the Massachusetts non-profit authority tasked with helping citizens discover affordable higher education solutions).

DROP-IN STORYTIMES

The schedule for drop-in storytimes is as follows:

Mondays @ 6:30 PJ Storytime for all ages (20 minute program)

Tuesdays @ 10:30 Story and Craft for ages 2+(30 minute program)

Wednesdays @ 10:00 Legos and Crayons for all ages (2 hour program)

NEW Click here for information about our year-round Preschool Reading Program

LIBRARY CATALOG

Use Novelist for Reading Ideas!

Homework Helpers
	Kids InfoBits: Complements primary school curriculum. Funded by MBLC and MLS.
	Info Trac K-12 Junior Edition: Full-text resources for junior high and middle school. Funded by MBLC and MLS.
	Info Trac K-12 Student Edition: Coverage of topics most often researched in high school. Funded by MBLC and MLS.
	World Book Online Reference Center Contains every article from the 22 volume print set plus thousands more. With state-of-the-art multimedia, editor-reviewed web sites, special reports, "back in time" chronicle of events and much more. Funded by the Kingston Public Library.

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Check out these homework helper web sites....
(Please note: Even the best web sites for kids can contain advertising and other links that may lead children to sites that are not kid-friendly. KPL is not responsible for the content of external web sites and advises parents to monitor their children's internet use.)
	American Library Association Great Sites for kids: Check out these sites recommended by librarians across the nation.
	Internet Public Library A great homework helper that also shows what other kids are currently asking about!
	Boston Public Library Homework Helpers Page: The Boston Public Library has a great listing of useful internet homework helpers sites broken down by subject, for kids.
	Brainpop: The more you know, the more you know; check out the new topics highlighted each month.
	Discovery School Homework Helper: "If you can't find it here, then you just can't find it"
	Kidsclick: Web search for kids by librarians.
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