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Library Zoo

Posted by: wpbkids on: October 26, 2009

Hope you’re visiting the West Palm Beach Public Library’s KidSpace this Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 11am!  Why? 
There will be a FREE pre-school “not-so-spooky” Halloween play brought to you by the Library Zoo!  Come meet Frog, Giraffe, Penguin, Panda, Kangaroo, and Cat and parade with them around the Library.  It’s going to be exciting and fun [...]

Read For The Record!

Posted by: wpbkids on: October 5, 2009

It’s that special time of the year again, to celebrate the joy of reading with Jumpstart’s Read for the Record!  Jumpstart is an organization that understands the importanc e of volunteerism to change the lives of preschool children.  In 2006 Jumpstart created an international campaign to bring preschool children and their caregivers together to read [...]

Garbage Gone Glam!

Posted by: wpbkids on: October 2, 2009

Many of you attend our fabulous events throughout the year and are always amazed by what we create out of simple items!  Our creative products are not only a representation of our creativity, excitement, and dedication to the community, but also an artistic expression of the materials we consistently pick up from The Resource Depot.  Over the years [...]

Mo Willems’ “vidsiting” KidSpace!

Posted by: wpbkids on: September 8, 2009

HORRAY, Mo Willems is “vidsiting” the West Palm Beach Public Library’s KidSpace!!!
A while back, my sister librarian, Jeanne, signed up our library to be one of the 200 organizations that Mo Willems will visit (vidsit) by video. 
On September 3rd we received that email we were impatiently waiting for: “Congratulations! Your school or library has been [...]

Learn and Experience Excitement for Less!

Posted by: wpbkids on: September 4, 2009

All that talk about the majestic jungle in KidSpace had me thinking about the great tropical jungles and rare and exotic creatures we have in South Florida, other than in our zoos.  Here is a list of some great family fun places to visit on the weekends or when the kids are out of school.  Home school [...]

The Majestic Jungle!

Posted by: wpbkids on: September 2, 2009

Thanks to artists Mark Leahy, the next time you visit KidSpace you will see a majestic jungle as part of our decor!   
Mr. Leahy works with The Young Singers of the Palm Beaches as a Visual/Scenic Designer.  In their successful spring production, in May 2009 at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Act One was brought to [...]

A New Twist To Brown Bag Lunches

Posted by: wpbkids on: August 17, 2009

My sister librarian, Ms. Kim, and I were talking about different lunch options for her children.  One of her boys enjoy PB&J sandwiches, but doesn’t like them soggy, which they are by the time lunch comes around.  Her other boys enjoy variety and not necessarily a quick fix, like the normal sandwich, fruit, and drink.  [...]

Sunscreens For Kids

Posted by: wpbkids on: August 12, 2009

The month of August is often the warmest of all, with the sun shining every chance it gets. During this time, we often choose to cool off at the pool, water parks, and the beach with our little ones.  There are many parents and caregivers out there that spend an ample amount of time looking for [...]

Cosmic Poetry

Posted by: wpbkids on: August 10, 2009

As part of the West Palm Beach Public Library’s KidSpace Summer Reading Program, Explore Space @ Your City Library, we gave you an opportunity to enter into Cosmic Poetry, a poetry contest where you created a poem all about space! 
There were more than a dozen entries of awesome poems and it was awfully hard to pick just one [...]

Let’s Read

Posted by: wpbkids on: July 13, 2009

Let’s read…let’s read…let’s read West Palm Beach! The West Palm Beach Public Library is actively seeking adults that love to read for their “Let’s Read” Program.  The “Let’s Read” program brings volunteers from our community into four local schools and introduces young children to the joy of reading. 
 The Palm Beach Post, one of our sponsors, [...]