2nd Annual Gingerbread House Contest
Monday November 24th – Tuesday December 16th
Fun for the whole family.
Monday November 24th – Tuesday December 16th
Tecumseh District Library is hosting our 2nd annual gingerbread house contest.
Patrons are encouraged to decorate their house using materials from the library (while supplies last) or from home.
Pick up your gingerbread house kit, build it, decorate it, and display it at the library. We will have space and materials available (while supplies last) for you to build your house in the imagination station, or you may take it home and bring it back.
Bring your creation to the library by Friday, Dec. 12th
VOTE – come into the library between Dec.12-15 and vote for your favorite house.
Holiday Open House –Contest winners will be revealed Tuesday, Dec. 16th at 4:30. Join us for a holiday open house. You can take your house home after the celebration.
You are invited to Bluey’s Birthday Party
Saturday December 6th
1:00 pm
Tecumseh District Library is hosting our 2nd annual gingerbread house contest.
Come to the library and celebrate Bluey’s birthday. There will be cake, crafts, games, and fun.
Please consider bringing a donation of a NEW book and/or non-perishable food item to be given to The Tecumseh Service Club (TSC). The goal is to provide a new book for each child in the TSC Christmas Adopt-A-Family Program.
Funding for this program made possible by the Friends of the Tecumseh Library.
NO Story Time Wednesday Nov. 26th
Happy Thanksgiving
Join us Wednesdays at 10:30 AM.
Join us in the children’s corner for songs, stories, and a craft.
We are going to focus on various foods in November.
New Books
We add new books to our collections every month.
We have new titles for all ages – board books for the littlest ones, picture books, easy readers, graphic novels, fiction and non-fiction.
Creative Crew – Thursday Dec. 4th 4:00pm
Book Art – Folded Christmas Trees
Creative crew is designed for children 6-10 years old and their adult, as an after school craft/art experience. Bring your friends as you enjoy creating masterpieces.
It is held on select Thursday afternoons from 4:00pm – 4:45
Page Turners
Page turners program is for those who would like extra time to read to a librarian.
Tecumseh District Library offers children an opportunity to read aloud
to a friendly Staff Member for 20- 30 minutes in or near the Children’s Corner. All ages are welcome, from beginner readers, to those who are proficient and want to share their skills
Reading skills are practiced.
Gentle assistance may be given for decoding words and reading with inflection.
New library friendships are made!
Appointments for your child can be made by calling the library at (517) 423-2238 or emailing Dr. Jennifer Moore at jmoore@tecumsehlibrary.org .
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
For children up to five years old!
A free early literacy program which encourages you to read 1,000 books with your child before he or she begins kindergarten!
The program entails reading any book to your newborn, infant and/or toddler before they start kindergarten! If you read just one book a night together, you will have read 365 books in a year! That is 730 books in two years and 1,095 books in three years! There are no restrictions as to which book you read or how many times you read it! It can include books read to your child by a teacher, a sibling, or during Story Time.
Each experience counts as a book read!
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Any child from birth until he or she enters kindergarten, usually around the age of five.
More than one young family member in this age range may participate at the same time!
HOW TO GET STARTED!
- Register yourself and your child/children by coming into the library or email Dr. Jennifer Moore, jmoore@tecumsehlibrary.org
- Ms. Jennifer, Children’s Librarian, will contact you to arrange a time to come to the library and pick up your official packet. The contents of the packet will include a book log, booklists which suggest favorite books, and information about “1000 Books Before Kindergarten.”
- Keep track on the book log of each book read together. The program is self-paced and is not a contest or race!
- When you reach the first 100 total, come back to the library with the list and receive your first Brag Tag and decorative cord. You will also receive your next book log to list your next 100 books! You must bring in your official book log to receive a Brag Tag each time.
- When you have finished 1,000 books, you will receive a certificate and the opportunity to choose a book in the TDL collection to have a name plate inserted which celebrates your accomplishment!
- Please contact Dr. Jennifer Moore at jmoore@tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-423-2238 if you have any questions!
Tutor.com
Looking for help with homework? With tutor.com and your library card, you have access to free online tutoring, homework help, practice quizzes, videos to help parents, and more!
You are also welcome to come to the library and get help from Dr. Jennifer Moore, the children’s librarian, who was a teacher for over 20 years.