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Children of all ages are greeted with
smiles and helping hands at both Patrick Beaver and Ridgeview Libraries. In
addition to the regular collections of fiction, non-fiction, and picture books,
some of the services offered specifically for children, parents, and child care
givers are:
Accelerated Reading and Reading Counts Lists
- Hickory Public's children's department is keeps these lists from all the area schools. Although the library does not provide the tests, ask at the
Children's Desk for the list from your school - and you'll find most of the
books on any of those lists in our collection.
Audio books
The library buys books on cassettes and CDs for children .
Battle of the Books
- Multiple copies of the books on the Battle
reading lists are available.
Beginning Readers
- Look for the green dots on the spines of our
Easy readers to find those most suited for children learning to read.
Books on the Go (Preschool Outreach)
- This program provides materials and staff to
deliver crates of quality preschool books to area day care providers, and
present a Story Time while they are there. The response from day care
centers has been overwhelming.
Caldecott, Newbery and Coretta Scott King Award Winners
- All award winners are marked with a sticker on the spine for ease of
locating.
Children's Music
- This collection contains the best music produced especially for children.
Children's Videos and DVD's
- A wide assortment of children's videos and DVDs are
located in the library. Educational items are found with the books on the same subject. Entertainment items are on separate shelves.
Circulating CD-Roms
- CD-Roms circulate for 21 days.
Educational Computers
- Computers in the Children's Department
contain a wide variety of educational and entertainment games for children.
Four are specifically for preschool children aged 18 months through 5 years.
Seven have internet access, Microsoft Office, NCLive and educational games. One preschool computer is in Spanish.
English Coming and Going
A
collection of bilingual materials, language instruction recordings and dictionaries is now available in the Children's Department. Funded by Smart Start, these materials are available in Spanish, Hmong, Russian, Vietnamese, and other languages - and all of them can be checked out. A large Spanish collection is available.
Home-Schooling
Materials
The library keeps information about the two active local homeschooling groups. A wide variety of materials useful to homeschoolers is available on the Parents' Shelf. Also check out the Help for Homeschoolers page.
Kits
- This combination of book and cassette tape
is popular especially with beginning readers. The cassette verbalizes the
book, with special sounds to let the child know when to turn the page.
Parent Resource Center
- A special collection housed in the
Children's Department, the PRC contains books on parenting, curriculum, home
schooling, teacher planning, music, crafts, and anything else an adult may
need who works with children. This collection was initiated by the Hickory
Kiwanis Club, and supplemented by Smart Start and City of Hickory funds.
Programs for your Group
- The Children's Librarian would be pleased to
speak with your group about programming in Hickory's Public Libraries,
children's literature, or a range of other subjects. Call Hannah Owen at
304-0500 or email
her
Reader's Advisory
- There is nothing more satisfying than
connecting a child with a book. We can help you find that perfect book to
encourage a reluctant reader and motivate a child just learning to read.
Want a ghost story? A mystery? Easy reader? Picture book to read to your
second-grader? We are here for you. Bring your child, find a book, and curl
up to read! (See our List
of Bibliographies just for children.)
Reference Services
- Yes, children have reference questions too.
We have been asked about the height of the Empire State Building, what
the inside of a Colt pistol looks like, and what is the flag of Rwanda? In
addition to the cd-rom encyclopedias, we have a good collection of reference
materials. Children's staff will be glad to help you find the information
you need, and if we don't have it, we'll direct you to someone who does.
Special Programs
- Special programs such as storytellers and
other performers are offered at various times during the year. Some
performers we have sponsored are the Grey Seal Puppets and Dylan Pritchett.
See our calendar
for planned programs.
Storytimes for Preschool Children
- Storytimes at Hickory Public are included on
the calendar
of events. These storytimes are free of charge, and open to
all who want to attend.
Summer Reading Program
- Every summer we plan a variety of programming as part of the State Library of North
Carolina's themed presentations. In order to encourage reading over the
summer, the library offers incentives to any child who reads.
Tours and special programs
- We will be glad to arrange a special program
or tour of the department for a class or group of children through sixth
grade. Please call ahead for arrangements. The library's telephone number is
304-0500.
Toys
There are now educational toys in the
Children's Department which can be checked out for home use. These
puzzles, mazes, shape sorters, and other types of toys were purchased in
memory of Susan Pernell, and are extremely useful for preschoolers as well as
children with learning differences.
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