Posted in Books, Centerville, Children, Events, tagged Airborn, Book Club, Kenneth Oppel on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Our next book club meeting is November 12th from 4 to 5 and we will be discussing Airborn by Kenneth Oppel.
This is an exciting novel that take place in a world where airplanes were never invented. Instead people travel by airships — that are a cross between dirigibles and cruise ships. Matt, a cabin boy [...]
Posted in Books, Centerville, Children, Community, Events, International Language, News, tagged Book Club, centerville library, fall, kids book club, parenting, programs, read to me, read-with-me, reading, storytime on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
These are prescheduled weekly or monthly programs. For special events, please check our current listings on Alameda County Library’s website at http://www.aclibrary.org
Click on program name for more details.
Ages
Program Name
Dates
Ages 2 – 6
Read-To-Me Drop-in Storytime, Thursdays 3:30-4:30 pm except Nov. 26th.
Oct. 1st -
Dec. 17th
Ages 3 – 5
Preschool Storytime Plus, Thursdays 11:15 am – 12 pm.
Oct. 1st-
Nov. 19th
Ages [...]
Posted in Books, Children, tagged Book Club on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
At the last Centerville kids book club meeting , we spent our time discussing and recommending our favourite books. In no particular order here is the list
Fire Within by Chris D’Lacey. Dragons and global warming. Read the entire series.
Among the Barrons by Margaret Peterson Haddix. In a future world of false identities, government lies, and [...]
Posted in Books, Centerville, Children, Review, tagged Book Club, Joe Cotton wood, quake! on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Based on the 1989 earthquake, three kids are left at home while their parents go to the World Series. When the earthquake hits , they are on there own. In the next few hours they have to keep themselves safe and help some of their neighbors too.
Read the first chapter here.
Want a copy? Reserve it [...]
Posted in Books, Centerville, Children, Events, tagged Book Club, Gary Paulsen, Hatchet on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This Thursday from 4 to 5 at the Centerville Library – our Book Club ( 4th – 6th grade) will be discussing Hatchet
Brian is 13 and his parents are divorced. He is flying to visit his father in the Canadian wilderness in a small plane. The pilot has a heart attack [...]
Posted in Books, Centerville, Children, Links, tagged Book Club, heir apparent, kids, vivian vande velde on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde is the book we are reading for The Centerville Kid’s Book Club ( Thursday 4-5). I was going to give a quick description, but Unshelved, a library on-line comic, give a great description here. Actually , if the you are between the ages of [...]
Posted in Books, Centerville, Children, Events, tagged Book Club, Great Turkey walk, Kathrine Karr on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Great Turkey Walk by Kathleen Karr is the next book we will be discussing at the Centerville Kids book Club ( 4th grade and up) . Join us on Thursday November 13th at 4 pm for a great hour of fun, talking about a very funny book.
At fifteen, Simon has just finished the [...]
Posted in Books, Children, tagged archer's quest, Book Club, Book Review, linda sue park on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Kevin was just an average kid. He did ok in school, but not great. He wasn’t the best at sports, but he wasn’t picked last either. It was Monday.Nobody was home. His best friend had guitar lessons and a dentist appointment. So there was nothing for Kevin to do [...]
Posted in Books, Centerville, Children, Irvington, tagged Bindi Babes, Book Club, Holes on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are more book clubs in the Fremont libraries for kids ( 4th grade and up) at both the Centerville and Irvington branches. So far we have had fun discussing books such as , The Westing Game, The Witches, Hoot, and The City of Ember.
The Centerville Book Club meets third Thursday of the month [...]
Posted in Books, Children, Events, tagged Book Club, Fremont Page Turners, book discussion, Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Do you like reading and talking about books? Are you in the 4th to 8th grade?
If the answers are yes, then you need to join our Book Discussion Group here at the Fremont Main Library.
Every month we read a different book and then get together to talk, talk, talk.
This month’s book is Maniac Magee by [...]
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