Sesame Street ebooks are here!

Our newest ebook subscription will be of popular interest to our youngest patrons! Through Sesame Street ebooks, children can enjoy interactive books where they actually participate in a reading adventure, audio ebooks that are read to them, or a simple ebook that a parent or caregiver can read to them.  There is no downloading required- but you do need an internet connection in order to access and use them. Viewing is available on e-readers that have internet capabilities and on computers.  The best part is there are more than 150 free ebooks!

Accessing the ebooks is easy:

         1.  Log onto MAPL’s website @ www.matawanaberdeenlibrary.com

           2.     From the top menu choose “Department Pages” and chose “Children’s Department”

      3.  Click on Ebooks

      4.  Click on the Sesame Street link

If you try to go directly to Sesame Street’s ebook page, you’ll be asked to purchase the ebooks, so make sure you follow the above steps.

Happy reading!

NJ ASK....is coming and we've got a way to help!

Every spring parents come in requesting NJ ASK test prep materials.   Circulating these materials is difficult because kids can’t write in the books and we can only supply so many of the books.  In an effort to serve our patrons more efficiently, we have subscribed to Lumos Learning’s NJ ASK Test Prep online.   Practice tests and workbook sections are available for the subjects of Math & Language Arts for grades 3-8.  

To get started, visit the Student Resources link at the top of the library’s website.  You’ll see the NJ ASK Test Prep on the Student Resources Page.  If you are logging in from home, the site will ask you to enter your library card number which is the fourteen digit number on the back of your library card.  Once you complete this step, Lumos Learning will ask you to create a login and password.   

You can use this any time of day without the library being open so we’re hoping that our patrons like the service as much as we do.  

Have you tried our new NJ ASK Test prep online?  Send us an email at maplkids@lmxac.org to let us know if it’s working for you and your child.

Tweens: Gingerbread Houses

Gingerbread Houses are not just made during the December holiday season! Tweens braved the snow on Friday, January 25th and came in to design their own gingerbread houses during an after-hours program.   Using two school lunch sized milk boxes, they added frosting and graham crackers to side their house.  Since we were never able to celebrate Halloween at the library, we had a bunch of leftover candy that the tweens were able to use to decorate their houses.

Here are some of their creations:

There will be another after hours tween program in February: Send a Card to a Friend, on Friday, February 8th @ 6:30PM.  Tweens will get to use our die-cut machine and decorate cards that we will mail that evening. Registration is required for this free program and is available on the library's website or by sending an email to maplkids@lmxac.org.

Picture Book Favorites from 2012

Here are some of Miss Chrissie’s favorite picture books from 2012 in case you missed them! (The call number is listed in case you want to find them on the shelf at the library.)

This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen                                            
E KLA

A little fish makes off with the hat of a sleeping bigger fish, but his hopes of getting away with the theft may not turn out like he planned.

Artist Ted by Andrea Beaty
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Ted is still exploring career options in Andrea Beaty’s third Ted book.  Ted uses items from the refrigerator to paint a masterpiece on the walls in his house.  When he goes to school he designs more masterpieces on the school walls and on the backs of classmates’ heads. Ted’s newfound profession of being an artist frustrates his family and teachers, but does bring joy to some.

Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon                                         
E YOO

Penguin has made a new friend, Pinecone. However, it is too cold in the arctic for Pinecone so Penguin brings his friend to a warmer place.  Penguin gets a big surprise when he visits Pinecone a year later.

Zorro Gets an Outfit by Carter Goodrich                                     
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When Zorro’s owner dresses him in a new outfit, he is the laughing stock of all of his dog friends.

All By Myself by Emily Jadoul                                                     
E JAD

A little penguin is being potty trained and wakes his parents up in the middle of the night to help him with the potty until one night he does it all by himself.

Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin                                          
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Who knew that dragons loved tacos? But what they don’t like is spicy tacos- that’s what makes them breathe fire!

Dog in Charge
E GOI

Owners go out for the afternoon and leave their dog in charge of their many cats, but dog can’t seem to keep them all under control.

Hippospotomus by Jeanne Willis                                                  
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Hippo gets a spot on his behind. He doesn’t know how he got it and all of his animal friends suggest different remedies for getting rid of the unwanted mark.

Tyler Makes Pancakes by Tyler Florence                                    
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Tyler wakes up from a dream about a pancake spaceship one morning and decides that is what he wants for breakfast. He heads to the market with his dog, Tofu and learns about all of the ingredients in his recipe.

Oh, No! by Candace Fleming & Eric Rohmann                            
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A frog falls into a deep hole and all of his animal friends, of various size, try to help him out of the hole. Only, most of them fall into the hole trying to help him out!

Festival of Giving

Many of us have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season!  Our annual Festival of Giving  at the Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library has begun and this year all of the items we collect will be donated to local organizations/groups for Sandy relief.  Here are some of the things going on:

Mitten Tree

In the spirit of giving, the Children’s Room will have a Mitten Tree again this year.  We invite patrons to donate new, unused mittens, gloves, hats or scarves to be to given to children and adults in need. There will be a box to collect these winter items from Nov. 24th-Dec.12th.

Tweens: Make a Gift (after hours event!)                                                                              

For students in grades 4-6:  Friday, November 30th @ 6:30PM

We’ll be making fleece scarves. Each tween can make two– one will be    donated to the library’s Mitten Tree and the other can be given as a gift. We’ll also have some other fun crafts on hand! Registration is required.

Food for Fines: December 1-31 

Once again we will be accepting non-perishable food items and toiletries in lieu of library fines and you can also get a free library card replacement by bringing in non-perishable food items and toiletries. (Sorry, these donations do not cover lost or damaged materials.) Non-perishable food items include canned goods, boxed pasta, etc. and should not be past their expiration date. Toiletries include laundry detergent,  toothpaste, deodorant, diapers, etc. All of these items will be  donated to the Matawan Food Pantry. 

Rebuild Memorial School’s Library

The Matawan/Aberdeen Chapter of Hadassah, is collecting gently used or new books to restore/refill the elementary school library at Memorial School in Union Beach that Sandy destroyed.  The school serves K-8 students. A box to collect these books will be set up by the Reference Desk.

 

 

 

Woman’s Club Giving Tree

The Women's Club of Matawan will be displaying their giving tree in the library again this year.  Library patrons are invited to take an ornament in exchange for purchasing a book that will be added to the Clinton Street after-school program's library.

Teen Make a Gift: After hours Community Service Event

For students in grades 6 & up; Friday, Dec. 7th: 6:30-8PM                             

Come by the library and help make gift jars that will be donated to the Matawan Food Pantry. We’ll be making “M&M Cookies” and “Friendship Soup.”   Time spent making the jars qualifies for community service.  Permission slip and registration are required and are available at: www.matawanaberdeenlibrary.com.      

                                       

Drop-In Craft

Wednesday, December 12th; 10AM-12PM & 3:30-5PM

All ages welcome; no registration required! Stop by the library to make a fun craft to take home. For each child that attends this program, the library will purchase a winter item to donate to the Mitten Tree in the Children’s Room.