The Children's Department has many programs for children ranging in age from infancy through the early teen years. Preschool programs are held year-round and are for children ages 15 months through 5 years. The Summer Reading Program is held annually for children entering 1st through 8th grades. Other seasonal and special programs are held throughout the year for children of all ages.
Preschool Story Hour
Registration for all preschool programs will begin September 2, 2008 and will continue through September 16, 2008. Each weekly session will last for approximately thirty minutes. All programs begin the week of October 5, 2008 and will continue through May 14, 2009. A parent or caregiver is required to attend every program. Group size for all programs is limited, so you will want to register early. View details and register for the following sessions:
Mother Goose Storytime
For ages 3-5 years old
Every Monday at 6:30pm
Toddler Time
For ages 2-3 years old
Every Tuesday at 10:30am
Book Babies
For ages 15-24 months old
Every Wednesday at 10:30am
Preschool Story Hour
For ages 4-5 years old
Every Thursday at 10:30am
Accelerated Reader Search
The Library maintains links to the websites of the Henderson County public schools that provide access to their Accelerated Reader book lists. The Library also includes a link to Holy Name's AR list. You may browse the school's AR list, then search the Library's online catalog from one simple screen. Use the catalog to request books that you would like to check out and the Library will contact you when they are available. AR lists are also available for searching at the Library.
Cool School Tools
The Library provides access to many wonderful resources for children and students who need help with homework or school projects. These resources are available from home to anyone with a valid library card. They are also available in the Children's Department Computer Lab. For a complete listing of all online resources, please visit the Research Center.
Homework Help
Live Homework Help®
One-to-one tutoring for students in grades 4-12 in math, science, social studies, and English. Available daily 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Live Homework Help® is also available en Español Sunday-Thursday, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. in math and science. Connect to a real live tutor and "get" instant help with schoolwork. Read more...
Magazine/Journal Articles
Searchasaurus - Just for kids!
Don your packs and grab your binoculars, it's time to go on a trek through a jungle of information! Complete with erupting volcanoes, dinosaur guide and compass, Searchasaurus is a searching experience for elementary and middle school children. Search magazine articles, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and fun facts. Read more...
eLibrary is a complete online research library that is 100% full-text (no abstracts here!). You will find over 218 newspapers, nearly 1,500 magazine and journal titles, 2,000 complete works of literature, and over 28,000 photos, images and maps. This great database is updated daily and even includes a complete encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, almanac, and other fact books. Read more...
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Current Events
Find up-to-date news from around the world at Facts on File World News Digest. Delve into history and learn about key current events through the years since 1940. Other features include biographies, maps, photographs, historic documents, information about world leaders and U.S. government officials, and listings of key government officials from every country in the world. Read more...
Encyclopedia
World Book Kids is the premier online general encyclopedia and reference resource for kids. With a single search access primary source documents, e-books, encyclopedia articles, sound and pronunciation multimedia, images, periodical articles, atlas, dictionary, and much more! Read more...
Grolier Online Encyclopedia is composed of the Encyclopedia Americana, the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia and the New Book of Knowledge. Highly graphical and aimed at making research fun, Grolier's suite of encyclopedias can keep you occupied and interested for hours on end. With a daily news reel, feature stories, and games for the kids, this is an all-around excellent resource. Read more...
McGraw-Hill AccessScience Encyclopedia of Science and Technology has over 8,500 online articles, 110,000+ definitions, 15,000 illustrations and graphics, content contributed by more than 5,000 researchers, biographies of more than 2,000 well-known scientists, and much more. Read more...
Biographies
Biography Reference Bank contains biographical information on approximately 500,000 people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images. It contains the full text of articles from more than 100 volumes of biographical reference books. Read more...
Practice Tests
LearningExpress Library provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help you succeed on the academic or licensing tests you must pass. Tests include, ACT, SAT, GED, GRE, LSAT, and many more. See the entire list...
Learn a Language
Mango Languages offers a unique teaching method that quickly engages you in real conversations between two native speakers. Mango offers language learning for the following languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Greek, Russian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, and Brazilian Portuguese. You can also study English as a second language if your native language is Spanish, Polish, or Brazilian Portuguese. Read more...
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online is unique - it provides reliable, accurate, and detailed translations into and out of English for millions of words and phrases in the following languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. Read more...
