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Sumo wrestlers come to WU

Submitted by Libby N on Sat, 03/10/2012 - 9:45am

  A Sumo wrestler and companion visited West University Library Friday.  The master sumo wrestler demonstrated various moves and taught the young audience some of the basics of his sport.

Games in the Library

Submitted by Libby N on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 10:00am

    Scrabble and Pictureka games are available for playing at the Library.  Upstairs in the Children's section, you will find the two board games on a top shelf above juvenile fiction.  Families may want to settle at one of the tables and spend a Saturday afternoon playing the games.

Doodle 4 Google

Submitted by Libby N on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 11:20am

 

Doodle 4 Google is a competition open to K 12 students of U.S.

 schools to create their own Google doodle. Google hosts this program

 each year to encourage and celebrate the creativity of young people.

 

 This year's theme is "If I could travel in time, I'd visit..." Students

 take a blank canvas to harness their curiosity and imagine the past,

 present, and/or future anywhere in the world. Doodles must be postmarked

 by March 20. Click here for a full list of rules and regulations.

 

 National Winner Prizes (one recipient)

    Winning doodle featured on google.com U.S. for the entire day on

 May 18, 2012

    Winning doodle exhibited in the New York Public Library

    A $30,000 college scholarship

Valentines Day

Submitted by Libby N on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 9:41am

Valentine's Day will be the theme of next week's story time.  We'll read valentine books and create a valentine to take home.  Tuesday story  time is for children - ages 2 to 6 years old - and their caregivers.

Caldecott and Newbery Award Winners

Submitted by Libby N on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 10:08am

e          The Newbery and Caldecott Award winning books were announced last week.  West University Library has both titles available.  Dead End in Norvelt won the Newbery Award and A Ball for Daisy won the Caldecott Award for best illustrations.  We also have a display of former Caldecott Award winners to check out.

 

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