Fall Fun at the library!

Happy Birthday Hello Kitty!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
2-4pm
Paul A. Biane Library Children’s Room
Join the library in celebrating the birthday of this cute feline. Activities, crafts, stories and a visit from our friends at RC Pets! Come learn about cats, cat care and have a lot of fun with Hello Kitty! Walk-ins are welcome!

Founder’s Day: California Dreamin’
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Parade Starts at 9:30am
Come and celebrate the founding of wonderful City of Rancho Cucamonga! Come to see the parade and enjoy the fun and games at the festival. Be sure to visit the library booth for all of our fun activities. Hope to see you there!

Click on the link for further information:

http://www.rcpark.com/events/Founders2009.htm

Fun-Filled October Children’s Events!

October offers plenty of programs and activities for the entire family.

Everyone Loves a Cookie!
What's your favorite cookie? Did you know that October is National Cookie Month? Families with children ages 2 - 12 are invited to celebrate National Cookie Month on Saturday, October 3rd at the Paul A. Biane Library at 2pm and 3pm with fun and games featuring If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Walk ins welcome!



Big Truck Roundup
Saturday, October 10th at 11am at the Archibald Library. Family storytime fun followed by a special big truck petting zoo in the library’s parking lot. Explore some awesome big trucks! Tickets available on October 1st.

Discovery Club’s Spooky stories!
Like to get scared? Let's see how you handle the spine chilling stories on Wednesday, October 28th at the Paul A. Biane Library and 4pm on Thursday, October 29th at the Archibald Library. Ages 6 – 11 only.

Groovy Ghoulies Halloween Party. Saturday October 31st at 11am at the Archibald Library. Children ages 2 - 8 and their families are invited to celebrate Halloween with games, stories and crafts. Walk ins welcome! Costumes encouraged!

For further information please call the Children's Information desk at the Paul A. Biane Library at 477-2720 ext. 5075 or the Archibald Library at 477-2720 ext. 5025

National Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15th through October 15th

Hispanic Heritage Month allows our nation a chance to reflect on the contributions to history, science, and culture from the Hispanic community.

Stop by the library and enjoy some of our Hispanic Heritage displays of notable and famous figures in history, collections of art and mementos, and great books all about history and culture.

Don't miss our special library celebration that will be fun for the whole family!
Friday, September 18th - 7 pm
Join us for an evening of music, dance, stories, and crafts!

Pirate Paradise

It's time for one of our favorite holidays here at the library ...
International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Everyone loves a pirate!
The whole family is welcome to come on down the library for an afternoon of pirate fun.
Don't miss crafts, games, stories, and a real treasure hunt!

We're celebrating this official holiday a bit early this year.
Saturday, September 12
Archibald Library - 11 am
Paul A. Biane Library -2 pm and 3 pm

Arrrgghhh ... We hopes to be seeing ya mateys at the library soon!

Discovery Club Starts Today!

School is back in session for most Rancho Cucamonga children, so that means it’s time for afterschool storytimes. We have a new program called Discovery Club, which is a hands-on enrichment program that meets once a week at 4:00 pm. At the Biane Library, Discovery Club meets on Wednesday afternoons, and at the Archibald Library, it meets on Thursdays. This is a program for kids ages 6-12, and no prior registration is necessary. Parents are asked to wait in the library while their children enjoy the program.

Coming programs include:

August 19th (Biane) and 20th (Archibald) -- Luau at the Library
August 26th (Biane) and 27th (Archibald) -- Amazing Mistakes

We hope to see you there!

Storytime Registration is Coming Soon




Registration for the next storytime sessions will take place the week of August 3-7, 2009.

Monday, August 3rd @ the Paul A. Biane Library
Bouncing Babies registration begins at 10:00 a.m.

Tuesday, August 4th @ the Paul A. Biane Library
Preschool Storytime registration begins at 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday, August 5th @ the Archibald Library
Preschool Storytime registration begins at 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, August 6th @ the Archibald Library
Bouncing Babies registration begins at 10:00 a.m.
Toddler Time registration begins at 10:00 a.m.

Friday, August 7th @ the Paul A. Biane Library
Toddler Time registration begins at 10:00 a.m.
Family Storytime registration begins at 10:00 a.m.

There will be no storytimes the week of August 10-14, and the new storytime sessions will begin the week of August 17-21.

Also, don't forget that both libraries also offer weekly storytimes that do not require registration:

At the Paul A. Biane library:
Pajama Storytime is Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.
Family Saturdays is Saturday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.

At the Archibald library:
Family Storytime is Saturday mornings at 11:00 a.m.

Summer Reading Program - final week!

Don't forget that Saturday, July 25th is the last day for kids to turn in their reports and finish this years Summer Reading Program - Be Creative @ Your Library. Over 2200 children registered for this year’s Summer Reading Program! Kids of all ages enjoyed creative activities and wonderful performances this summer at the Archibald and Paul A. Biane Libraries.
Programs featuring music, magic, dance and marionettes created festive afternoons in our libraries.

Summer Reading Club – Be Creative @ Your Library
The 2009 Summer Reading Program - Be Creative @ Your Library starts on June 20th and ends on July 25th. Kids are encouraged to read, explore their creativity and have fun at the library during the summer! Weekly prizes and special performances round out this 5 week program. Kids who complete the program are invited to our fun-filled end of program finale on July 30th.

Summer Reading Program Kickoff - June 20th!
We're kicking off our program with a fabulous magical show featuring Allen Oshiro at 11am at the Archibald Library and 3pm at the Paul A. Biane Library. Free tickets for the event will be available on June 13th.

We have a great lineup of performers who will be at each library:
June 25 Aloha Islanders (tickets available on Sat. June 20th)
July 2 Hullabaloo
July 9 Franklin Haynes Marionettes
July 23 Learning Safari by Pacific Animal Productions
Free tickets for the events are available one week before the performance.

On Wednesday July 15th we’ll have a special “Night at the Theater” event at the Lewis Family Playhouse at 7pm. Families will enjoy this magical night of music!

Afternoon workshops just for the Summer

Interested in dance art,or song? Kids ages 6 – 11 are invited to take part is a series of art related workshops called Terrific Tuesdays at the Archibald Library and Wonderful Wednesdays at the Paul A. Biane Library. Kids will enjoy drawing, painting, dance and sculpture!

Please call the children’s department at Archibald 909-477-2720 ext. 5025 or Paul A. Biane Library 909-477-2720 ext. 5075 for further information.