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Kids: Upcoming Events

  • Catch the Reading Bug @ Northland Library - Summer Reading Club 2008
    Prizes! Crafts! Bugs! Stories! Puppets! Games! Special Events! And more! Register on-line any time after June 1. Stop by the library any time after June 8 to activate your membership. You don't have to come to the library on any special day or time, just come whenever we are open! Owl Cleaners is once again sponsoring "Read to Ride" – kids ages 5-12 have a chance to win a brand new bike! And don't forget the Three Rivers Storytelling Festival for the whole family on Friday and Saturday, August 8 & 9! For more information, stop in the Children's Department.
  • Thursday Book Blast
    Wednesday, May 15 at 7:00 pm
    Come and share your favorite children’s book at our Thursday Book Blast for youngsters in the fourth grade and up, and adults who like to read and discuss children’s books. All types of books are discussed, from picture books to poetry, fiction and non-fiction. No reservation is required.
  • Preschool Storytime
    Tuesdays at 10:00am, from April 29 to May 20
    For children 3-5 years old. No registration required.
  • Mother Goose Storytime
    Wednesdays at 10:00am and 11:00am, from April 30 to May 21
    For children 6-24 months old. No registration required.
  • Kangaroo Storytime
    Thursdays at 10:00am and 11:00am, from May 1 to May 22
    For children 24—36 months old. No registration required.
  • Preschool Bug-a-Loo
    Wednesday, June 4 at 9:30am and 11:00am
    Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to celebrate the beginning of Northland's preschool summer reading program, the Read to Me Club, with stories, crafts, and lots of fun! No registration is required.
  • The Big Bug Show
    Friday, June 6 at 10:30am and 4:00pm
    Pizzicato Puppets brings their new show to help us kick off summer. Fred, Mehetabel, and the rest of the multi-legged crew shine in an un-creepy but ultra fun black light puppet show. After the show, if audience size and time permit, the audience will be invited to come behind the stage for a bug's eye view of the show. All ages are invited. No registration is required.
  • Read & Release
    Freed any good books lately? Northland Library will celebrate our freedom to read by "freeing" books during Banned Books Week. "Read & Release" is part book club, part treasure hunt.

    Beginning the last week in September, books from a special "Read & Release" collection will be left in various locations throughout the North Hills for readers to find, read and track. The books will be in plastic bags to protect them from the elements, and will have distinctive notes on the outside that direct the finder to the BookCrossing website.

    Each book has an ID number inside the front cover. When you enter the number on the BookCrossing website, information about where the book has traveled will appear. Readers can leave a journal entry about the book, if they choose. Then the book is left somewhere for another reader to find. The "Read & Release" books do not need to be returned to the Library.

    To see what books Northland is setting free, or for clues to their whereabouts, visit BookCrossing. Click on "People". Under "Search Members" enter the screenname "NorthlandPL", then select "Bookshelf".

    For more information about this program, contact Susan Claus in the Children's and Young Adult Services Department: 412-366-8100 ext.123
  • Stuffed Animal Sleepover Scrapbook
    On August 17, some stuffed animals spent the night at Northland. Here are some pictures of the fun they had in the library.