Date/Time
Date(s) - Monday, November 2, 2020 - Sunday, February 28, 2021
All Day
Location
Fannie Lou Hamer Library
Categories
- Events for Preschool Children
- Events for School Aged Children
- Events for Teens
- Events for Toddlers
- Events for Tweens
We’ll explore the sheer beauty of how differences play a part in life’s magnificent tapestry. Whether it be in nature, people, places, or things, differences are the rainbow colors, the delectable spices, and the intriguing threads that bind our world together. We’ll investigate how the interlocking landscape of cultures, seasons, plants, animals, space and etc., are universally connected. We will also continue the Curiosity segments Did You Know? and Curiosity Corner.
Hosted by Fannie Lou Hamer Library.
Join the Fannie Lou Hamer Library as we expand our Global Diversity series and debut our Better Together sub-series.
The earth, the trees, the oceans, the animals, and the billions of human beings living on this planet are all connected in so many ways. We have a responsibility, together, to respect and care for our home, and those that share this beautiful place with us.
Differences make our world amazingly beautiful.
December Children’s Programs
Join the Hamer Library as we celebrate Read a New Book Month. Select a new book or an old book that’s new to you and have fun. Why stop at one? Read as many as you desire. Check out the Jackson/Hinds Library System collection. There’s something for everyone!
Enjoy our featured book, Library Lion.
Read by Mindy Sterling
• Written by: Michelle Knudsen
• Illustrated by: Kevin Hawkes
• Published by: Candlewick
• Read by: Mindy Sterling
• Suggested grade level: K – 2nd
• Run time: 12 minutes
Miss Merriweather, the head librarian, is very particular about rules in the library. No running allowed. And you must be quiet. But when a lion comes to the library one day, no one is sure what to do. There aren’t any rules about lions in the library. And, as it turns out, this lion seems very well suited to library visiting. His big feet are quiet on the library floor. He makes a comfy backrest for the children at story hour. And he never roars in the library, at least not anymore. But when something terrible happens, the lion quickly comes to the rescue in the only way he knows how.
Fun Facts from the Curiosity Corner
Outspoken Ostrich – Weird But True Shorts | National Geographic Kids
Click the image below to watch.
Lion facts for kids – Fun facts about animals for children (from Dino Lingo)
December 2020 Story Times
December 14-31, 2020
Children’s Story Time
The Elves and the Shoemaker
Read by Chrissy Metz
• Written by: Brothers Grimm & Jim LaMarche
• Illustrated by: Jim LaMarche
• Published by: Chronicle Books
• Read by: Chrissy Metz
• Suggested grade level: 2nd – 3rd
• Run time: 6 minutes
The story is a simple one, of a poor shoemaker and his wife who suddenly find they are getting help from a mysterious source. They discover their helpers are little elves, whom are working long and hard to finish making shoes. When the man and woman become rich because of the elves, they decide they must give back to the elves in return.
Did You Know…
Are your sneakers part of the plastic problem?
Emperor penguin chicks defend against a giant petrel
Did You Know?
Emperor Penguins keep warm in an ever-shifting huddle
Missing U: A clever animation about language and love
This invention helped me write again – Emma Lawton
Chino Hills High School singers cover ‘Over the Rainbow’ while social distancing
Season’s Greetings
Enjoy the sounds of the season performed with unique musical instruments.
Jingle Wrenches
The Nutcracker’s Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy on a Glass Harp
Let It Go performed with wine glasses, pots and pans
CBS Christmas Message (1966) by R.O. Blechman
Exploring and Learning Together
New adventures are around the corner.
Katie Melua’s Perfect World, a wintry adventure
The Short Story of a Fox and a Mouse
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge read by Bradley Whitford
Did You Know…
What does ‘Auld Lang Syne’ mean?
Now is a great time to enjoy festive foods and beverages. Try these tasty recipes.
How to make a Caramelized Apple Tarte Tatin – Recipe Lab
How to make individual Mac & Cheese cups
How to make cranberry mulled cider with Anthology Magazine
New Year, New Resolutions
Exercising more and losing weight are the most common New Year’s resolutions for 2021 according to YouGov.
We’ve all heard it before – regular exercise is good for you. It can help to maintain your weight, reduce your risk of heart disease, strengthen your bones and improve your mental health. There are many ways to exercise, with and without machines.
Did You Know?
The treadmill’s dark and twisted past – Conor Heffernan
Learn more about YouGov New Year’s Resolution and take part in the polling with the link below:
Which of the New Year’s resolutions do you intend to make for 2021?
January 2021 Children Programs
Join the Hamer Library as we observe
It’s Okay to Be Different Month.
Make sure to check for this book on our website’s online catalog.
Explore more “It’s Okay to be Different” stories:
The Present, a short animation by Jacob Frey
Henry Holton Takes the Ice (read by Ray Romano)
Richie Parker, NASCAR racing team engineer
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
How Martin Luther King Went Off Script in ‘I Have a Dream’
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
Find this book in your local library at jhlibrary.org.
Students remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech
January 29, 2021
National Puzzle Day
This day is a perfect time to start working on complicated jigsaw puzzles with family and friends. Make it a fun competition. Try these suggestions.
https://nationaltoday.com/national-puzzle-day/
February 2021 Virtual Story Time
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch (read by Hector Elizondo)
White Socks Only (read by Amber Rose Tamblyn)
Find this book in your local library at jhlibrary.org.
The Hula-Hoopin Queen (read by Oprah Winfrey)