1. Gus is a Tree by Claire Babin

2. The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger

3. And then Comes Halloween by Tom Brenner

4. Jeoffry’s Halloween by Mary Bryant Bailey

5. Miss Smith and the Haunted Library by Michael Garland

6. Three Little Ghosties by Pippa Goodhart

7. Count Down to Fall by Fran Hawk

8. 10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston

9. Ghosts in the House! by Kazuno Kohara

10. Bats at the Library by Brian Lies

11. A Very Brave Witch by Alison McGhee

12. Mouse’s Halloween Party by Jeanne Modesitt

13. Skelly & Femur by Jimmy Pickering

14. Skelly the Skeleton Girl by Jimmy Pickering

15. The Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey

16. Acorns Everywhere! by Kevin Sherry

17. Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano

18. I Know It’s Autumn by Eileen Spinelli

19. Thanksgiving at the Tappletons’ by Eileen Spinelli

20. The Apple Pie that Papa Baked by Lauren Thompson

21. Mouse’s First Fall by Lauren Thompson

22. Mouse’s First Halloween by Lauren Thompson

23. Pumpkin Moonshine by Tasha Tudor

Fun Activities for Fall

All Kids Network
This site contains hundreds of kids craft ideas, kids worksheets, printable kids activities and more.

Crayola
Crayola’s site contains ideas for fun Fall crafts made with a variety of Crayola materials.

DLTK
This site contains coloring pages, craft ideas, games, and more.

Family Fun
This is a great site for Fall/Holiday crafts, recipes, games, greeting cards, and much more. Find some great homemade Halloween costume ideas as well.

Free Kids Crafts
Free Kids Crafts contain everything from Leaf crafts, apples, fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving projects and more are complied for easy selection!

Kaboose Crafts
Kaboose has a great selection of craft ideas and recipes for the the whole family.

• Increase awareness of the public library or LINK site to children, families and childcare providers
• Reach out to children with stories and encourage a love of reading
• Encourage the development of early literacy skills
• Provide a positive storytelling model for childcare providers
• Educate childcare providers how to use their local library/LINK site as a resource for materials and services

Who Do We Visit?
LARL staff and trained volunteers may only visit legally licensed childcare facilities, including centers, preschools and home daycares. The availability and frequency of Storytime to Go visits will be determined by local demand and the availability of trained staff and volunteers within each branch or LINK site.

Lake Agassiz Regional Library’s Contribution
The 30 minute Storytime to Go event may consist of the following activities provided by a trained library storytime leader: theme based stories, puppets, finger plays, songs and flannel board stories.

The storyteller will proved the following to providers upon request: library materials requested by the provider; information about the local branch or LINK site; library card applications; and early literacy materials. The provider will also fill out an evaluation form after each event, which will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.

The Provider’s Contribution
Each childcare provider participating in the Storytime to Go program must agree to adhere to the following guidelines:

• Be prepared for the visit – have the space and children ready for the visit.
• Remain with the children at all times and assist with guidance if necessary.
• Actively participate in the Storytime (i.e. join in activities, songs, and finger plays).
• Share materials provided at the visits with parents, and inform them of each visit.
• Be responsible for any library materials checked out to the childcare facility.

Interested?
If you are interested in Storytime to Go, please contact your local library.

1. Visit your local LARL branch or LINK Site to pick up a reading log.
Or, print your SRP Reading Log here!

2. You may read books yourself, listen to audiobooks, have someone else read books to you, or do some of each. When you have completed 15 books OR 15 hours, bring your completed reading log to your local branch or LINK Site for a prize.

3. KEEP ON READING!!! After completing the SRP Reading log, pick up a Read Every Day reading log. Keep track of the books/time you spend reading during the rest of the summer for a chance to win a prize at the end of August. Submit as many Read Every Day logs as you want!!!

Visit your local library or LINK Site’s event calendar to view a variety of family friendly events.

Click here for Teen SRP info!

Dive into Saving for College
Visit your local branch library to pick up an entry form and sticker for a chance to win $1000 towards your college education! Click here to enter your sticker number between June 1st & August 13th for a chance to win a $10 Target gift card.

Cargill Inc: Corn Milling, Wahpeton; Financial Service Center, Fargo; Horizon Milling LLC, Fairmount (a joint venture between CHS Inc & Cargill Inc.)

Academy of American Poets
Library of Congress: Poetry
Neurotic Poets.com
PoemHunter.com
PoeStories.com
Poets.org: MN
Teen Ink

Check Out these Books!

19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East
by Naomi Shihab Nye
J 811.54 Nye

Americans’ Favorite Poems: The favorite poem project anthology
by Robert Pinsky & Maggie Dietz
808.81 Ame

Beyond Silence: Selected shorter poems
by Daniel Hoffman
811.54 Hof

In the Next Galaxy
by Ruth Stone
811.54 Sto

Leaves of Grass
by Walt Whitman
811.2 Whi

The Spoken Word Revolution: Slam, hip-hop, and poetry of a new generation
by Billy Collins
811.5 Spo

ChalkFEST 2010 is a celebration of the Arts for the whole family! Come and watch Art in action as local artists create sidewalk murals. Then, get inspired to make your own and help us decorate the sidewalks all around the library.

Penny and Pals will perform at 2 p.m.

This program is free and designed to encourage children to read over the summer months. Studies show that students who read over the summer are better prepared for school success in the fall. The LARL Summer Reading Program “Make A Splash: READ!” makes summer reading more fun with good books, special events and reading incentives.

Programming is sponsored by Lake Agassiz Regional Library and supported in part or in whole with money from Minnesota’s Arts & Cultural Heritage fund.

Read Every Day

Giggle Poetry
Jack Prelutsky
Kristine George
Seussville
Shel Silvertein

Easy Nonfiction

Julie Andrews Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies
by Julie Andrews
E808.81 Jul

Lizards, Frogs, and Polliwogs
by Douglas Florian
E 811.54 Flo

Hot Potato: Mealtime rhymes
selected by Neil Philip, illustrated by Claire Henley
E 811.54 Hot

Oh, Theodore: Guinea Pig Poems
by Susan Katz, illustrated by Stacey Schuett
E 811.54 Kat

Animal Snackers
by Betsy Lewin
E 811.54 Lew

BIG is BIG (and little, little): A book of contrasts
by J. Patrick Lewis, illustrated by Bob Barner
E 811.54 Lew

The World’s Greatest: Poems
by J. Patrick Lewis & Keith Graves
E 811.54 Lew

Squeal & Squawk
by Susan Pearson, illustrated by David Slonim
E 811 54 Pea

Me I Am!
by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated byChristine Davenier
E 811.54 Pre

The Swamps of Sleethe: Poems from beyond the solar system
by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Jimmy Pickering
E 811.54 Pre

Today at the Blue Bird Cafe: A branch of birds
by Deborah Ruddell, illustrated by Joan Rankin
E 811.54 Rud

Juvenile
Twimericks: The Book of Tongue-Twisting Limericks
by Lou Brooks
J 811.54 Bro

Soup for Breakfast
by Calef Brown
J 811.54 Bro

Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars
by Douglas Florian
J811.54 Flo

Insectlopedia
by Douglas Florian
J 811.54 Flo

Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems
selected by Barbara Rogansky, photographs by Marc Tauss
J 811.008 Lea

Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face and Other Poems
by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Brandon Dorman
J 811.54 Pre

Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry: How to write a poem
by Jack Prelutsky
J 811.54 Pre

Where the Sidewalk Ends
by Shel Silverstein
J 811.54 Sil

Animal Poems
by Valerie Worth, illustrated by Steve Jenkins
J 811.54 Wor

KidsHealth.org: All About Reading
Visit this site for valuable information on the following topics:

• Reading books to babies
• Creating a reader friendly home
• School age readers
• Helping reluctant readers
• And much more!

MN Childcare Resource and Referral
CCR&R helps parents find child care & understand care options, supports childcare providers, and informs the community of  the importance of childcare.

MN ParentsKnow
Trusted parenting information, resources, & activities to help your child grow, develop, and learn from birth through highschool.

NetSmartz.org
NetSmartz is an educational safety resource that creates age appropriate activities to help teach children how to be safer while online and in the real world.

Reading is Fundamental
Find recommended books, activities, articles & advice.

Zilladog.com
Safe e-mail for youth.

• 4Kids.org
• ActivityTV.com
• BrianPCleary.com
• Club Penguin
• Color with Leo
• Crayola.com
• Daily SuDoku
• Discovery Channel Games
• FunBrain
• Funology
• KidsHealth.org
  
• LEGO.com
• National Geographic Kids
  
• Nick Jr.com
• Nick.com
• PBS Kids.org
• Sesame Street.org
• Starfall
• StarWars.com
• Up To Ten
• Zilladog.com

• K-12 Databases: Magazine, Journals, and Encyclopedias
• Dictionary & Thesaurus: Merriam-Webster’s Word Central
• Calculator

Search Engines:

• CyberSleuth Kids
• Google
• ipl2 for Kids
  
• KidsClick!
• Yahoo!KIDS

Book Resources:

• Find a Lexile Score
• Accelerated Reading
• Dewey Decimal System
  

Helpful Sites:

Library of Congress
Log on, play around and learn something.

Accelerated Reader (AR) is a reading program sponsored by individual schools in the counties served by Lake Agassiz Regional Library (LARL). LARL is in no way affiliated with the AR program, however library staff can help find books for the AR program. Many of the titles listed are included in our collection as well as your favorite books and most of the “classic” children’s books that are on the lists.

Library staff can help find the right book. Here are some tips:

• Bring a copy of your school’s AR list or a list of several books you are interested in.

• Use the Library’s Online Catalog to see if the book you want is available. You can also do this at home if you have Internet access by requesting a book through the Online Catalog. You can also call your local branch library.

• Remember that other students are looking for similar books. If a copy of the book you want to read is checked-out or your branch/LINK site does not have a copy of it, in most cases the book can be borrowed from another branch of LARL or from another library system. This may take a week or more. Ask library staff if you need additional assistance.

• To make sure you get the books you want to read, come to the library a few weeks before you are scheduled to take your test.

• Don’t be afraid to try something new, you might enjoy it.

• If you like a book by an author, chances are you will like other books by that author. Check your list to see if you can take a test on other books by that author.

• Please note: AR tests are not available at any of LARL’s branch libraries or LINK sites. LARL does not label books with reading levels or points. AR lists vary by school.

• Many schools in the LARL region have AR lists available online. The following list will be periodically updated.

The following schools use the North Star Library Consortium. Go to http://216.239.28.20 and select your school.

Ada-Borup Public Schools
Barnesville Public Schools
Breckenridge Public Schools
Clearbrook – Gonvick Public Schools
Climax Public School
Crookston Public Schools
Detroit Lakes Public Schools
Fertile-Beltrami Public Schools
Fisher Public School
Fosston Public Schools
Frazee-Vergas Schools
Hawley Public Schools
Holy Rosary Catholic School (Detroit Lakes)
Lake Park – Audubon Public Schools
Mahnomen ISD #432
Nayatahwaush Community Charter School
Norman County West Public Schools
St. Joseph’s School (Moorhead)
Waubun ISD #435
Win-E-Mac Schools

The following schools do not offer AR programs or the list is not available online:

Moorhead Public Schools
Norman County East Public Schools
Rothsay Public School
Ulen – Hitterdal Public School

If your school is not listed above, please contact your school librarian/media specialist for a list of AR books. Lists may also be available in print at your branch library or LINK site.