Petworth
Neighborhood Library

Julie is in year six at school in Liverpool, England. She's mostly interested in getting Shocky to like her, and getting invited to her friend Mimi's house. But everything changes when Chingis and Nergui, two nomad boys from Mongolia, come to her school. They appoint Julie as their "good guide," and it becomes her duty to show them how things work in their new land. As she teaches them playground rules, British slang and how to play soccer, they teach her about yurts, horses, Xanadu and Chingis Khan. Julie finds out that Chingis and Nergui are afraid of something: they believe that Nergui is being pursued by a demon that will make him disappear, and he and Julie do all they can to keep him safe.

Come to the Petworth Neighborhood library on Monday, March 26, at 7 p.m. to chat about our March Book Club pick, The Gathering by Anne Enright. Our theme for the month of March was "Irish writers/ Ireland," and as the winner of the 2007 Man Booker Prize, this book fits the bill. Each year the Man Booker Prize is awarded to a full-length novel written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland and published in the United Kingdom.

The following is a description of the book from the publisher:

Parents and children came to the library to celebrate the joy of reading.
We all had so much fun enjoying stories, songs and rhymes.
Some parents brought favorite books from home, and others picked out books at the library.
The books that they chose at the library were:
The Way Back Home, Sopa de Calabaza, and Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late.

Enjoy these pictures from our fun story time!

Pajama story time at the Petworth Library is a fun weekly event for children ages birth through 6 years and their families or caregivers. Throw on your jammies, bring your favorite stuffed friend (and parent) and head to the library for bedtime stories, songs and rhymes.

PJs and stuffed animals optional.
We meet in the children's story time room on the 2nd floor.