THE CHILDREN'S ROOM TOURThe Entry Way to the Second Floor...

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As you enter the Children's Room out of our new, friendly elevator you'll be greeted by the month's events. Each month our entry way changes. There's always a calendar of events for you to check together with other special notices. Please visit our Children's Desk to get your own copy of each hand-out.

See if you can find Curious George as you get off the elevator!

The Children's Desk

Visit the Children's Desk have all of your questions answered! Ask to see our rare Sink-Fountain. You won't find a fountain like this in any of the major cities of the world!

Every time you visit the desk, you'll see something different. Pick up a Library Activities Calendar

Look through the glass behind the desk! This is the Activities Room. Here is where all special events take place: group book reading, crafts, and other fun activities.

The Stairway Entry

If you enter the Children's Room through our new wide stairway entryway. Take a close look at the New Events Board. It changes monthly to show you what you have to look forward to for the month. LOTS of EVENTS!

Paperback Books

Just out of the elevator and into the spacious Children's Room, take a look on your left. You'll be met by stacks and stacks of paperback chapter books. All of your favorite series: mysteries, adventure, fantasy, romance, sports, science fiction, kid's fun, and much more. All there in the bright green, orange, and yellow cases. Plus a long sit-down table and bench to view the stack of books you're choosing from! (Will those pictures on the wall ever stay staight? They were framed that way!)

4. New Books

Always lots of new books available at the Long Branch Library. Look here first. Read a great new book before someone else finds it first! This is the section for new fiction, new non-fiction, and new biographies.

Also nearby are stacks of new "E" Books and Basic Readers and Graphic Novels and other delightful reading.

5. "E" Books

Rows and rows of early story books. The Library's "E" book section has the classic and the new. Great for bedtime reading and great just to flip through. And all of Mom and Day's (and Grandma and Grandpa's) favorite books from when they were kids as well!

6. Board Books and Puzzles

Hundreds of sturdy board books for beginning readers as well as a tall pile of surdy ready-to-play picture, number, and letter puzzles

7. Fiction and Non-Fiction

FICTION
Here you'll find many of the classics, as well as lots of great new fiction as well, including Caldecot and other winners. You'll also find many audiobooks, both on tape and on CD.

NON-FICTION
Many hundreds of non-fiction books line all of the back walls of this side of the Children's Room, everything from health and medicine to sports to history to science to literature to religion to art to technology to world adventures and biography.

8. Picture Books with Audio Tape

Lots of picture books to read and listen to at the same time. Excellent for developing reading skills alone or with an adult. There are also language learning kits for several languages, including Spanish and Japanese..

9. Magazines

Many magazines for girls and boys both, plus Highlights Magazine for kids and parents as well.

10. Reading Tent

Get away for awhile in the private reading tent. Sit on a chair or stretch out on the floor and leave everything else behind —except your book!

12. Computers

Children with Library Cards may sign in to use the computers for Internet access for 1/2 hour. If no one needs their computer, they may use it for another 1/2 hour or until another child needs it. Maximum time per day is 60 minutes. Printing is available at 10¢ per page. Patrons are asked to Preview their printing tasks before beginning, to monitor their page printing.

There are also two computers available for younger children to play learning games on. You can see them in our "Lounging Area" in the photo below.

Men's and Women's rest rooms are available on all Library floors. (They are pictured here to the left.)

13. Videos and DVDs

Lots of children's videos and DVDs (Rated G) are available. These can be charged out for one week, only by an adult. Not renewable, their limits are: 5 videos and 3 DVDs.

Note that the the photocopy machine shown here is available for use during Library hours at the low price of only 10¢ per page.

14. Relax and Read

Here is the place to relax and read. Ahhhhh... Just grab a book! With Curious George at your shoulder, what could be better?