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Youth Programs

The following programs are designed to encourage children to read and expand their imaginations.

Wee Read
Terrific Twos
Preschool Storytime
Storycrafters
Smart Cookies
Cocoa Cafe

Wee Read Lapsit Program for 1 Year Olds

Thursdays at the Youth Library
10:00 - 10:45 a.m.

Enjoy stories, fingerplays, songs and bounces with your baby in this lapsit program for one-year-olds and their caregivers.

The Fall session runs from September - November and the Spring session runs from March - May.

Next session:September 4 - November 6, 2008

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and begins on August 1st, 2008

Child must be 1 yr. old by September 4, 2008

Each session is limited to 10 children and their caregivers.

No siblings allowed.

Terrific Twos

Tuesdays at the Youth Library
Session 1 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Session 2 10:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Enjoy stories, fingerplays, simple creative dramatics and crafts designed for two-year-olds and their caregivers.

The fifteen week sessions run from August - November and February - May.

Next session:August 5 - November 11, 2008

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AND WILL BEGIN ON July 1, 2008

Children must be 2 yrs. old by August 5, 2008 to enroll.

Preschool Storytime

Wednesdays 11:00 - 11:45
Thursdays 11:30 - 12:15
at the Youth Library

Encourage your child's enjoyment of language and literature. Bring them to a Library storytime.

The Preschool Storytimes are designed for children three to five years old and include stories with books, songs, fingerplays, puppets, drawings, paper and toys.

Storycrafters Club

Wednesdays at the Youth Library
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Ages 5-9

Hey, Kids!

It's the Palmdale City Library's Storycrafters Club!

Enjoy stories, crafts, treats and guest visitors and performers.

Smart Cookies Junior Book Club

First Tuesday of each month at the Youth Library
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Ages 7 - 9

Read the selected titles
Come to the book club meetings
Talk about the story with new friends
Eat COOKIES!

Read books and become a "Smart Cookie"

Please read these books by these meeting dates:

January 8 (due to holiday):	Amber Brown is Not a Crayon	by Paula Danziger
February 5:	A - Z Mysteries Series (your choice)	by Ron Roy
March 4:	The Bailey School Kids Series (your choice)	by Debbie Dadey
April 1:	Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery	by Deborah and James Howe
May 6:	Cam Jansen Series (your choice)	by David Adler
June 3:	Dragon Slayers' Academy Series (your choice)	by Kate McMullan
July 1:	The Stories Huey Tells	by Ann Cameron
August 5:	My Name is Maria Isabel	by Alma flor Ada
Sept. 2:	The Elevator Family	by Douglas Evans
Oct. 7:	Hank the Cowdog Series (your choice)	by John Erickson
Nov. 4:	26 Fairmount Avenue	by Tomie De Paola
Dec. 2:	December Secrets	by Patricia Reilly Giff

Check back later for future selections.

This program is accessible by the disabled. Requests by the disabled for special aids must be made 72 hours prior to the program date and time. Requests can be made by calling 661/267-5600 or TDD 661/267-5167.

Cocoa Cafe Book Club

Second Tuesday of each month at the Youth Library
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Ages 9-12

Come join the Cocoa Cafe Book Club. Enjoy refreshments while discussing the latest book selection. Make new friends or bring one with you!

Please read the following selections by the date listed.

All titles for 2008 are past California Young Reader Medal winners!

January 15:	The Castle in the Attic	by Elizabeth Winthrop
February 12:	The Trouble with Tuck	by Theodore Taylor
March 11:	The Watson's Go To Birmingham	by Christopher Paul Curtis
April 8:	Honus and Me: A Baseball Card Adventure	by Dan Gutman
May 13:	Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key	by Jack Gantos
June 8:	Because of Winn Dixie	by Kate DiCamillo
July 12:	Summer of the Monkeys	by Wilson Rawls
August 9:	Riding Freedom	by Pam Munoz Ryan
September 11:	School Story	by Andrew Clements
October 14:	The 13th Floor	by Sid Fleischman
November 11:	The Pinballs	by Betsy Byars
December 9:	The Junkyard Dog	by Erika Tamar

This program is accessible by the disabled. Requests by the disabled for special aids must be made 72 hours prior to the program date and time. Requests can be made by calling 661/267-5600 or TDD 661/267-5167.

For more information, please call us at 661/267-5600.

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