Another Santa link...

Please disregard the link in the post below. This link will take you to the most complete album - Miss Ellen is better at reading stories than uploading photos!

Please feel free to email me - ellen.cutter (at) riverforestlibrary.org if you are looking for more pictures - we had over 500 photos total.

Thanks to all who came - Santa once again expressed how much he loves coming to River Forest Library and seeing the children.

Top row: Miss Sue, Miss Ellen, Miss Dorothy, Miss Katie
On Santa's lap: Miss Kimberly, Miss Megan not pictured: Miss Parry, who was attending a wedding.

Check out your santa pictures!

Thank you to all who came out to meet Santa and listen to stories this weekend. Pictures are now available at Kodak Gallery! Please visit this link to browse the entire collection.

Hear Stories, Meet Santa, Be Merry!

Come to Stories with Santa, this December 12th, an open house from 10 am to 3 pm:

We will have crafts in the meeting room, stories by the North fireplace upstairs, and visits with Santa at the South fireplace. We hope to see you there - bring your camera! No registration is required.

Come pick out your holiday reading!

We've got a great selection of winter holiday reads here at the library - come check them out!

Here are a few favorites from the children's room staff:

Miss Sue's Pick: The Flying Latke by Al Yorinks

Miss Parry's Pick: Lucia and the Light by Phyllis Root

Miss Kimberly's Pick: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

Miss Ellen's Pick: The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder

Miss Dorothy's Pick: The Night Before Christmas by Rachel Isadora

Miss Megan's Pick: Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parrish

Miss Katie's Pick: Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto

Win a trip to the circus!

Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee enjoy Family Fireside Halloween!

Thanks for visiting the River Forest children's room weblog. More pictures of this year's Family Fireside Halloween are posted below!

To enter to win four tickets to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, please leave a comment to this post with a good kids book recommendation by Friday, November 13th. Kids and adults are welcome to participate; please, one entry per family. (You can leave as many book recommendations in your comment as you like, though!)

Leave your first and last name in the comment, please, so we can enter you in the raffle and contact you if you are a winner!

Family Fireside, 2009

Thanks to all who came out to this year's Family Fireside Halloween party. You made it a great event! Scroll down to view pictures of all the fabulous costumed young people enjoying the games, stories, marionette show, crafts, and more!


Jackson and Miles scare the pants off passer-by!


Cleoopatra and friends.

Cowgirl was all smiles!

Listening to scary stories...

And not so scary stories...

Puppeteer Dave Herzog performs Captain Cranky and His Crew: A Pirate Adventure!

Dave Herzog with another of his marvelous marionettes.

Ring-toss!

Prizes!

Scooby-Doo makes a sitting jack-o-lantern with the help of our wonderful volunteer Delilah.

Volunteer extraordinaire Cirese helps with owl puppet creations!

Winnie the Pooh makes an owl puppet.

Library Director Sophia Anastos chats with a young patron.

Blaise and Miss Ellen duke it out for the buried treasure!

Superman and a Ballerina play some games.

Storm trooper bowling.

Baby stegosaurus!

Bingo!

Batman enjoys the bean bag toss.

Thanks again for joining us!

Family Fireside Halloween is almost here!

This Friday, October 23rd, at 7:00 p.m., come to our annual Family Fireside Halloween bash! This year we are partnering with the River Forest Park District to bring you this fun family event, with something for everyone.

Highlights include:

7:00 p.m. Not so Scary Storytime

7:30 p.m. Scary Storytelling

8:00 p.m. Marionette Show by Dave Herzog

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Hay Rides and a bonfire outside in the park!

This is a free event, no registration is necessary. We hope to see you there, come in costume if you can!