Holidays at the Library!

Santa Claus is coming to town...and while he's here he'll be stopping by the library for storytime!

Holiday Storytime is Friday at 10:30am at Central Library. We'll be reading cozy winter tales, singing holiday favorites, and watching a movie before we welcome the big man himself to take pics with the little ones. So bring your list and your camera!

We are also going to be making lots of cool crafts at the library this month at our Holiday Craft Party on Wed., Dec.21 starting at 2pm! We'll make cards, ornaments, wreaths, a paper santa hat (perfect for little hands) and much more! Plus, we'll be showing holiday movies in the Storytime Area during the party so you can make some cards and a gift for Grandma (we'll even have wrapping paper on hand) then watch fun movies like...

...How the Grinch Stole Christmas

...Merry Madagascar

...Shrek the Halls

...and much more!

The holidays are here and what better way to spend them then at the library!

Holiday Movie Matinees at Buena Vista Library!

Looking for fun, FREE holiday activities for the kids? Need a break from the shopping, decorating, and wrapping?
Then head on over to Buena Vista Library as they kick off their Holiday Movie Saturday Matinees starting the Saturday after Thanksgiving and continuing until December 31st.
Every Saturday at 11:00am in the Storytime Room will be a different holiday movie!
Here's the schedule: 11/26 - The Muppet Christmas Carol
12/3 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas & Merry Madagascar
12/10 - Polar Express
12/17 - Rugrat's Chanukah & Shrek the Halls
12/24 - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
12/31 - Rudolph's Shiny New Year

Teddy Bear Sleepover at the Library!

Wouldn't it be fun for your Teddy Bear to sleepover at the library? Just imagine all the fun they would have!

Just drop off your Teddy (or other stuffed animal friend) at your local Burbank Library the week of 11/7-11/10 and we'll make sure they have a rousing adventure!

After they have had their fun, you can pick them up at the Pajama Teddy Bear Storytime on Thursday, 11/17 at 6:30 at Central Library. We'll enjoy a teddy bear storytime then see a slideshow of all your friends' adventures at their library sleepover! What fun!!

Friends of the Library Used Book Sale 10/24-29

Find a treasure and help support the library at the week-long Friends of the Burbank Public Library USED BOOK SALE, held in the auditorium at the Central Library. This is a great opportunity to load up on kids' books (most costing less than a $1).

All proceeds from book sales fund children's and adult programming throughout the year. Book sale hours are: Tuesday-Thursday 10-8, Friday 10-5, and Saturday 10-3.

Pizza Party Family Storytime - Oct. 6 at Central Library

We're celebrating the return of Pajama Storytime with a pizza party! The whole family is invited to enjoy fun, silly books and watch a movie while enjoying a slice!

Pizza Party Family Storytime is Thurs. 10/6 at Central Library at 6:30pm.  Yum!

Puppy Tails Starts October 12th at Buena Vista

Did you know that reading to a therapy dog can increase an emerging reader's confidence and abilities?  Therapy dogs and their handlers are specially trained to provide young readers with a safe, supportive environment in which to practice their skills. 

Our own Puppy Tails program was a hit last year and we're happy to announce Bill and his therapy dog Annie are back! The program starts Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 4:00pm. Puppy Tails is open to emerging readers in K-3rd grade and meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 4:00pm in the Storytime Room at Buena Vista Library. To sign-up your child or for more information, please call 818-238-5630.

FREE Family Fun in the Area for Labor Day Weekend!

With a loooong, three-day weekend looming ahead what's a family to do?

Well you could...

...play with Legos at Lego Club on Saturday, 9/3 11-12:30 at the Central Library (open to kids ages 2-14, come play with the library's thousands of Legos)

...or you could explore modern art at MOCA's Family Day on Sunday, 9/4 1-3:30 (250 S. Grand Ave, LA)

...or you could transport yourself to the islands with an afternoon of Caribbean music, dancing, food and more at the California African American Museum and their Caribbean Fete on Sunday, 9/4 at 1:00pm

...or you could take a kid-geared hike, followed by an arts project at Sooky Goldman Nature Center in Franklin Canyon Park in Beverly Hills (open to kids ages 3-8) on Sunday 9/4 at 10:00am. Call 310-858-7272, ext. 131 for more info.

...or you could get ready for the Ethiopian New Year at the Little Ethiopia Cultural Street Festival in L.A. on Sunday, 9/4 12-8pm where you will find lots of FREE family fun and great food!

...or you could wander the galleries and groove to LIVE music at LACMA (the Los Angeles County Museum of Art) on Monday, 9/5 as part of their Target Free Holiday Mondays program!

With so much to see and do this holiday weekend, there is no end to the FREE fun a family can have in SoCal!  Happy Labor Day!