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Opera For Kids?

Posted by: wpbkids on: November 13, 2009

Did you know November is National Opera Month?  The West Palm Beach Public Library is bringing Opera to your front door with an opportunity to meet The Great Poochini!
On November 15, The Palm Beach Opera will be here to celebrate National Opera Month! They will be reading from the children’s book, “The Great Poochini” by [...]

Animal Antics Back Again!

Posted by: wpbkids on: November 4, 2009

Animal Antics is taking over the West Palm Beach Public Library’s KidSpace, yet again!  Animal Antics is a fun, interactive, natural history series provided in part by the Arthur R. Marshall Foundation and presented by their cool Education Director, Eric Gehring.  If you are in K-3, join us on for this FREE program on November 17 [...]

Palm Beach Zoo @ Your City Library!

Posted by: wpbkids on: November 2, 2009

Oh my! The Palm Beach Zoo will bring live animals…live animals for an interactive, educational program for families!  On November 8 at 2pm bring the whole bunch to be a part of this special event specialized just for you.  The program is FREE, parking is FREE, and there is no registration! What an awesome opportunity.
Be [...]

Write A Novel In 30 Days?

Posted by: wpbkids on: October 28, 2009

In 1999 NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) was founded by Chris Baty, who thought it would be awesome to use the Internet to make novel writing fun for everyone.  After a successful few years and teachers wanting their classrooms to be a part of this creativity, the Young Writers Program was founded and is booming.  In [...]

Grand Opening: Everglades Exhibition

Posted by: wpbkids on: October 16, 2009

Though the Visitor’s Center at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge has been closed for the installation of new exhibits, it has been worth the wait! 
On Saturday, October 17 you can be a part of the Visitor’s Center Exhibit Grand Opening and its new $1-million, state-of-the-art Everglades Exhibition.  The public opening ceremony will begin [...]

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 [...]

TumbleBooks!

Posted by: wpbkids on: September 30, 2009

Hey Palm Beach County School District kids, caregivers, and teachers, there is a great electronic database, free to you, that allows you to have your favorite book read aloud!  TumbleBooks has so much to offer; you’ll have access to story books, new books, puzzles and games from your favorite story, language learning, audio books, and [...]

Get Crazy with ArtRage

Posted by: wpbkids on: September 25, 2009

Monday was our grand opening to Fab Lab 4 Kids: A Computer Class Just 4 Kids in grades 3-6.  It’s not just a class where you can surf the web and listen to a teacher telling you about websites…boring!
This is a one hour class focused on one software per meeting.  This past Monday we learned about a software [...]

Hispanic Heritage Month

Posted by: wpbkids on: September 21, 2009

Get out and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!  This celebration will continue through mid October; the best part of all is that, throughout Palm Beach County there will be great family fun events and activities for all ages!   Early this week, I received an email list of several organizations participating in the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, as [...]