West End
Neighborhood Library

The West End Book Club will meet to discuss A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain on Tuesday, May 22 at 12:30 p.m. in the small reading room on the second floor. Copies of the book are available at the Information Desk.

Early Literacy Tip:
Read aloud with your child every day. Talk about the stories you read to make them more meaningful to your child. Children will learn about books and print, for example: we read the words, rather than the pictures, from left to right, and from the front of a book to the back. Print Concepts

Books We Read:
Baby/Toddler
     Fiddle-i-fee by Jakki Wood
     Mary Wore a Red Dress and Henry Wore His Green Sneakers by Merle Peek
     We Planted a Tree by Diane Muldrow

Pre-School

Early Literacy Aside: Singing songs together not only helps with phonological awareness, hearing sounds, but they also are an enjoyable way to start developing expressive language, talking! Young children repeat what we say. This is the first step for them to express their own thoughts. Songs like this one, Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, have a repeated phrases which makes it easier for toddlers to learn. Let’s try it.
    Song: "Five Little Monkeys"
    Five little monkeys jumping on the bed.
    One fell off and bumped his head.
    Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
    “No more monkeys jumping on the bed.”
    Repeat for 4, 3, 2, 1
    (For babies, bounce child to the rhythm. For older children, use five fingers to represent the monkeys and make appropriate actions.)

The West End Book Club will meet to discuss The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Tuesday, March 20, at 12:30 p.m. in the small meeting room on the second floor. 

Copies are available at the Reference Desk. 

Please join us!