Listen-Up
Published on Monday, August 27, 2012
Dr. Denise Johnson, assistant professor of reading education, at the College of William and Mary, says of audio books: "It's the mode of presentation, the narrator's use of of inflection, interpretation and effective pacing which engages the reader's senses. The listener becomes absorbed into the story line. Does listening to audio books count as reading? If reading is understanding the content of the story, then audio books succeed. Understanding the message, thinking critically about content, and making connections is at the heart of what it means to be a reader and why kids learn to love books."
So many wonderful audio books can be borrowed or downloaded from DC Public Library. A few of the favorites are:
Half Magic by Edward Eager
Meeting: Monday, September 10, 7 p.m.
Published on Monday, August 27, 2012
'A Week in the Woods' by Andrew Clements
Published on Monday, August 13, 2012
Eleven-year-old Mark Chelmsley transfers to rural New Hampshire's Hardy Elementary School with just weeks left of the school year, a temporary stay while his family gets settled.
As Mark slowly makes friends, he starts to look forward to the annual fifth-grade camping trip. But on the trip's first night, Mark gets into trouble and is told he will have to go home. Mark runs away and the science teacher, Mr. Maxwell, goes after him.
Minutes turn into hours and both teacher and student become lost. How will they survive in the cold mountains? What does each character discover about themselves?
Published on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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Join us for an evening of fun, treats and listening to Park Ranger Tony discuss nocturnal animals living in Rock Creek Park.
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| We will roast marshmallows and celebrate all of your great summer reading within the Dream Big theme. |
| See you at Chevy Chase Library at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 22. |
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Published on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
The August selection of the Chevy Chase Library Mystery Book Club is Cold Moon by Jeffery Deaver.
On a freezing December night, with a full moon hovering in the black sky over New York City, two people are brutally murdered, the death scenes marked by eerie matching calling cards: moon-faced clocks investigators fear ticked away the victims' last moments on earth. Renowned criminologist Lincoln Rhyme immediately identifies the clock distributor and has the chilling realization that the killer--who has dubbed himself the Watchmaker--has more murders planned in the hours to come.
Published on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
The August selection of the Chevy Chase History Book Club is Amazing Grace by Eric Metaxas.
Amazing Grace is the biography of William Wilberforce, a British statesman and reformer from the early part of the 19th century. It chronicles his extraordinary contributions to the world, primarily his 20-year fight to abolish the British slave trade, which he won in 1807.
This Friday: Beetlejuice
Published on Monday, July 30, 2012
At 2 p.m. this Friday, Aug. 3, we will be screening the Tim Burton comedy Beetlejuice as part of "Own the Night" our teen summer reading program.
This movie is PG and is open to teens 11 and older.
Hope to see you there!
This Saturday: Braided Bracelets
Published on Monday, July 30, 2012
This Saturday, Aug. 4, we will be making stylish, colorful braided bracelets.
The program starts at 1 p.m. in the Teen Space. Hope to see you there!
Published on Monday, July 30, 2012
The Chevy Chase Library will be hosting a teen self defense workshop as part of our "Own the Night" teen summer reading program. The workshop will be on Aug. 22 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Our guest instructor from the self-defense organization Defend Yourself will teach:
Comedies, Dramas, Thrillers and more
Published on Friday, July 27, 2012
