Youth
Services
Free Kids’ Computer Classes
Central Library, 1717 Austin Avenue
 Classes are geared for 3rd – 7th graders and held the 2nd Thursday of each month from 4:30 to 5:30.
Please sign up at the Children’s Desk or call 750-5956 to reserve a seat for each month you would like to participate.
Topics Include:
- September 10 – Word Processing with Microsoft Word
- October 8 – Internet Web Sites
- November 12 – Internet Search Skills
- December 10 – Using the Online Library Catalog
Baby Time
Tuesdays @ 10:30
January 26, 2010 through March 2, 2010
Central Library, 1717 Austin
Birth - 12 months.
Please sign up for this Six – Week Series
of Parent / Child Interaction through
stories, songs, nursery rhymes and other
brain-stimulating activities. Space is Limited.
Toddler Time
Wednesdays
Central Library, 1717 Austin
9:45 and 10:30
A special time just for Twos and Under!
A great introduction to books and the library!
This fast-paced activity time is geared for the
interests and attention span of this special age group.
No programs Nov. 25, Dec. 23, Dec. 30
Story Time
Ages 3 – 6 Years of Age
Stories, Activities, Music, and Crafts excites your children about reading and helps prepare them to be Ready to Read when they enter school.
Storytime is held weekly at 10:30 at all four libraries.
Weekly themes are listed in the Activity Calendar (top of page)
Tuesdays – East Waco Library, 901 Elm
Wednesdays – Hoover Library, 1428 Wooded Acres
Thursdays – Central Library, 1717 Austin
Fridays – South Waco Library, 2737 S. 18th
[Storytimes will resume the week of January 5, 2010.]
“Tales Our Abuelitas Told: a Hispanic Folktale Collection”
By F. Isabel Campoy and Alma Flor Ada 
This collection of Hispanic folktales is gleaned from many different cultures, including Arab, Hebrew, and Spanish. Twelve tales are retold and beautifully illustrated, each one ending with a brief explanation of the different versions of the story and the authors' connections to it.
“Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach:
a Cuban Folktale”
By Carmen Agra Deedy
Martina is ready to get married -- but her prospective suitors must first pass her grandmother's "coffee test." Visit Peachtree Publisher’s website about the author, the origins of this version of Martina, and Cuba @ www.beautifulmartina.com |
