He Leadeth Me

Our neighborhood library closed 3 weeks ago and reopened in a new location that had taken 2 years to build. It is billed as a 21st Century Library and is very cool! Today I took the grandchildren. It was my 3rd day to be at the library since it opened 3 days ago.   The children's area had a dress-up center which was right up Aaron's alley.   David loved the train center. Both little guys enjoyed the animal center. Caleb enjoyed this magnetic counting maze. There is a wonderful reading area where there is a BEAUTIFUL  view of the mountains. Not pictured: The exciting ride in the elevator The ice cream treats in the Her Story Cafe. The actual checking out of books. When we got home, they enjoyed one of their favorite activities--drawing. At the end of the day, we joined their parents (and Cora) for some ice cream at a CS Downtown Ice cream parlor, Josh and John's. Aunt Mandy and Cora enjoying some snuggling a...

The Legend of Spud Murphy by Eoin Colfer My rating: 4 of 5 stars Cute easy-to-read book about two boys who hated to read but were turned on to reading by Spud Murphy, a most unique librarian. View all my reviews This is book #84 for my goal of 100 books to read in 2010. 17 more weeks in 2010 16 more books to go! I think I can....I think I can....I think I can!

The only "rule" for Fun Photo Friday is that I scan through my photos and pick five that I want to share. No deep thought here. Today, the first one I saw was the last one in this post, so I decided to make it a Reading Edition of Fun Photo Friday. My sweet Grandson, Caleb, has always been a reader. He has so many people in his life, most notably his mom and dad, who have made reading to him a priority from the time he was born. Climbing into a bucket of books is sheer joy. This book was a gift from his great grandparents, Sweetie and Poppy. What joy because this was the first book that he "read". When Nana would leave out the words, Caleb would fill them in. This was a book project that I did when I was teaching fourth graders. Each time a student read a book during the year, they would fill out an index card with the title of the book, the author, and an illustration. At the end of the school year, some of my more industrious little girls hooked each card tog...

I realize that the way that David and I spent our day might not be everyone's cup of tea. We went to nine different libraries in the Pikes Peak Library District . The first one was in the little town of Palmer. The library was tiny but the atmosphere was wonderful. The librarian was most gracious as she gave us a tour of the surrounding historic area. The doors were wide open to allow the cool breezes to flow through the stacks of books. The Old Colorado City Branch was the oldest one we visited. It was in a historic Carnegie Library building. Again, the doors were wide open welcoming in the neighborhood. This statue is in front of the Penrose Branch. This is the downtown library and is huge. It was here that the children's librarian asked me if I was a visiting librarian. David had a good laugh out of that one. He said they can spot a children's literature lover every time. At the East Branch Library, they had a wonderful Young Adult Center (East Teen Center). ...