Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Favorite Thing About Family Night @ the Library


As the school year is winding down and our last Family Night @ the Library is quickly approaching I wanted to get some feedback from the children their favorite part of our Thursday evenings together.
Here are a few of the pictures drawn by the children and their families about their favorite part of Family Night @ the Library.

Her favorite part of Family Night @ the Library was reading books.



Her favorite part of Family Night @ the Library was coloring and doing the activities.

Her favorite part of Family Night @ the Library was knowing and being able to look at many beautiful books.
His favorite part of Family Night @ the Library was when Mrs. Betts would take his picture and he could post it to Instagram & Twitter on her iPad.
















She has many favorite things from this year's Family Night @ the Library ~ looking at books, making play dough, and getting a new book.







I did not draw a picture this evening, but if I had it would show my favorite part of Family Night @ the Library ~ all of the parents bringing their children to the library because they know the importance of books, reading, and family!
Thank you to all of the parents who have taken the time to spend Thursday evenings with us at the Kinkeade Library for Family Night @ the Library.
With much love, Mrs. Betts








World Book Night


The Kinkeade Library celebrated World Book Night during Family Night @ the Library on Thursday, April 25th.

Mrs. Betts was away at the Texas Library Association Conference in Fort Worth, but the library was in excellent hands with Mr. and Mrs. Ashworth and Mrs. Baker. FREE books were given to all and not only included titles from World Book Night.org, but also from some great publishers, ABDO, Capstone, and Scholastic.
The official event day for World Book Night was Tuesday, April 23rd. The purpose of this celebration is to spread the love of reading, person to person. This year the book we gave away was Lisa Scottoline's Look Again.

I love Lisa Scottoline's writing. I have read a number of her books, but this one, as a mother, really touched me. Most people get chills just by reading the single question on the front cover of the book, "What would you do if the face in a missing child photo was your son?" This is the story of an adoptive mother who comes home to find a white card with a missing child's photo. The picture has a striking resemblance to her young son. The story tells how this mother takes on the challenge of finding out the truth about her son's life and to see if this child truly is the missing child on the card. 

If you were not able to get a copy of this great book during World Book Night, check the public library or local book book store. I highly recommend this great book.