Check out our Summer Reading Camp page for all the information and how to enroll!

It is time again for the Young Author Contest. Any student in any school in Scott County is eligible to enter the contest. The contest is open to 1^st through 12^th grade. Entries will be accepted through April 30, 2013 at 6:00 PM. Winners will be announced on May 13^th with a reception on August 25, 2013.

Participants in grades 7-12 can enter three divisions; Fiction Story/Poem, Children’s Picture Book and Graphic Novel. Students in grades 7-12 may participate in one or all of these categories. A children’s picture book is formatted in 32 pages including the title page with illustrations. The Graphic Novel category is similar to a comic book story.

Guidelines and information are available to view and print from the Young Authors Page on this website, or you may stop by the library to pick them up. You may also call the Library at 872-5341 if you have questions. Thanks for your participation!

Scott County Library & the PEO Club

Storytime & Mommy&Me will start back again on Tuesday, January 8, 2013. It will be a wild trip to the Zoo and a visit with our 6 by 6 Kangaroo! Kids will Notice Print All Around with their new Eating Through the Alphabet Recipe Card.

See You All  Tuesday!

• Mommy & Me @ 10:05 AM
• Storytime @ 10:30 AM or 1:30 PM

Scott County Library Children’s Department is excited to kick off the statewide early literacy initiative, 6 by 6!!

What is 6 by 6? This program emphasizes the six skills that parents and caregivers can help children develop before they learn to read, at about the age of 6.

The 6 by 6 program was created by the Johnson County Library and adopted by the State Library of Kansas to promote statewide.

6 by 6 is funded by a grant from the Scott Community Foundation along with materials provided by the State Library of Kansas.

What does 6 by 6 do for you?  It provides parents and caregivers with fun ideas, activities and reading material to share with their children.  Thanks to the grant, we are able to provide paperback books to each child who attends our weekly programming.  We were also able to purchase educational items to put together early literacy kits.  These kits touch on the different areas that help little minds build learning skills.

Click on our 6 by 6 drop down under the Childrens Tab to see our weekly activites and learn more about getting your child ready to read!

Click on our Storytime/Lapsit dropdown under the Children’s tab for this week’s free download from HarperCollins Kids.

Pete the Cat Saves Christmas!

A Visit With Santa, 2012

Check out our Facebook Page to see pictures of our Storytime & Cookies with Santa!

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Santa 2012

The State Library of Kansas has worked hard to make the transition to their new providers.  Here is a short video to walk you through their updated website:

As always, you can click on the eBooks/Audios tab to find the newest information!

Want the lastest news and downloads from Storytime & and Lapsit. Click on the Children’s Tab:  Storytime & Lapsit: News, Links and Downloads!

This week’s link is for the Pete the Cat stories and songs from Harpercollins’ Kids!

Here is a video book preview from Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes

 Scott County Library is excited to offer the Mango Languages online language-learning system to its patrons through the State Library of Kansas!

Learning a new language with Mango Languages is free for all our library patrons.  Each lesson combines real life situations and audio from native speakers with simple, clear instructions.  Users learn actual conversation, breaking down complex linguistic elements within an audio-visual framework that draws important connections and builds on information they have already learned.

Mango is available in two versions.  One is Mango Complete, a 100- lesson course that is designed to provide a deep understanding of a language and its culture.  The second is Mango Basic, which teaches everyday greetings, goodbyes and helpful phrases in a short period of time and is designed to appeal to a beginner in a new language.  There are more than 40 foreign language courses available and 16 English as a Second Language (ESL) courses.

To learn more about Mango and get started, click on the link on the left sidebar or stop by the library for an introduction!  Create an account today, stop by the library and get a prize!!