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NOTE: The Winter and Spring StoryTimes for 2 year olds and preschoolers began in early January. Click here for details.
Programming
offered by the Children's Department
Story times
for various ages
Annotated lists of new books
Preschool and Scout visits to the Library
Junior Volunteer Program for students in grades 5 through 8
Librarians visit Kindergarten classes at the end of every school year
Library instruction for Grades 5 and 6
4th Grade Booktalks (click for complete list)
Book Discussion Groups for Grades 3 & 4
Annual Summer Reading Program
PCs for word processing, CD-ROM use and filtered Internet access.
The monthly events calendar is available on-line and in the Children's Department,
or you may ask the Children's Librarian for details by calling 978 264
- 9641.
Collections
in the Children's Department
Picture
Book Collection |
For
Preschool, Kindergarten, and Grade 1
Board books, letters and numbers, nursery rhymes, fiction, nonfiction
and holiday books |
Beginning
Readers |
Books
with controlled vocabulary and font size
|
Fiction
Collection |
For
Grades 2 through 6
Hardcover and paperback fiction |
Teen
Collection |
For
Junior High Grades
Hardcover and paperback fiction |
Nonfiction
Collection |
For
Grades 2 through 8 |
Reference Collection |
For
Grades 2 through 8
Noncirculating
reference materials |
Magazine
Collection |
For
Preschool through Junior High School
Educational and entertainment periodicals
|
Recommended
Reading Lists
Here are the Acton School Department's recommended summer reading lists. The
books recommended are linked directly to the Minuteman Library Catalog
so you can determine availability immediately.
