Samantha Bonnette Published 1:41 a.m. CT May 3, 2020

Samantha Bonnette

These times they are a changin! Just last week, we were thinking about plans to reopen, but with the governors extended stay at home order, it looks like well be staying home a little longer. But dont worry; plans are underway to implement curbside pickup service at select Shreve Memorial Library branches beginning Monday, May 18. Youll soon be able to return your library books and check out new ones. More details are coming soon. Until then, I encourage you to take advantage of the many digital services available through the librarys e-branch.

This week, we are celebrating Childrens Book Week. The annual celebration takes place May 4 through May 10. Childrens Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. This years Childrens Book Week theme is Read. Dream. Share. We encourage you all to celebrate the joy of reading at home and join in the celebration by using hashtag #BookWeek2020atHome on social media.

The librarys e-branch has great resources to find childrens books online. TumbleBooks Library is one of my favorites! With TumbleBooks, you can enjoy animated, talking picture books and a different story each day with its Story Book of the Day feature. Children can see a storybook come to life, read-along with a storybook classic, or read an e-book all by themselves. You can access TumbleBooks Library through the Shreve Memorial Library e-branch or download the app to your smartphone or tablet.

Another great digital resource for childrens books is Overdrive Kids Zone. Available through Overdrive, an online resource of e-books, audiobooks, and movies, Overdrive Kids Zone is an area made exclusively for kids and teens. In the Kids Zone, you will find Overdrives collection of childrens e-books and audiobooks all in one place. Login to Overdrive or the Libby app, click Kids, and enter the Kids Zone. Once there you can download these e-books and audiobooks to your smartphone, tablet or computer.

Whatever you do, I hope that you find time to share the joy of reading with others. Be sure to follow @shrevememorial on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for virtual storytimes, craft programs, and future updates including our reopening plans. Until we meet again, always remember to dream, discover, do!

Childrens Book Week Titles on Overdrive

In celebration of Childrens Book Week, below are titles from authors who were scheduled to be at the 2020 Shreve Memorial Library Childrens Book Festival. Unfortunately, the festival, planned for May 9, 2020, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These titles are available on Overdrive.

Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman (fiction, e-book)

One day, a boy and a robot meet in the woods. They play. They have fun. But when Bot gets switched off, Boy thinks hes sick. The usual remedies applesauce, reading a story dont help, so Boy tucks the sick Bot in, then falls asleep. Bot is worried when he powers on and finds his friend powered off. He takes Boy home with him and tries all his remedies: oil, reading an instruction manual. Nothing revives the malfunctioning Boy! Can the Inventor help fix him? Using the perfect blend of sweetness and humor, this story of an adorable duo will win the hearts of the very youngest readers.

Whoosh! written by Chris Barton; illustrated by Don Tate (nonfiction, e-book)

A cool idea with a big splash. You know the Super Soaker. Its one of the top twenty toys of all time. And it was invented entirely by accident. Trying to create a new cooling system for rockets, impressive inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic toy. A love for rockets, robots, inventions, and a mind for creativity began early in Lonnie Johnsons life. Growing up in a house full of brothers and sisters, persistence and a passion for problem solving became the cornerstone for a career as an engineer and his work with NASA. But it is his invention of the Super Soaker water gun that has made his most memorable splash with kids and adults.

The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm (fiction, e-book)

Galileo. Newton. Salk. Oppenheimer. Science can change the world but can it go too far? Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old best friend. She even misses her dearly departed goldfish. Then one day a strange boy shows up. Hes bossy. Hes cranky. And weirdly enough he looks a lot like Ellies grandfather, a scientist whos always been slightly obsessed with immortality. Could this pimply boy really be Grandpa Melvin? Has he finally found the secret to eternal youth? With a lighthearted touch and plenty of humor, Jennifer Holm celebrates the wonder of science and explores fascinating questions about life and death, family and friendship, immortality and possibility.

Shreve Memorial Library transforms Caddo Parish lives with resources, services and support to create a better world. Focusing on service priority areas of creating and maintaining young readers, stimulating imagination, providing lifelong learning, information fluency, and ready references, and informing citizens, Shreve Memorial Librarys 21-branch system is maintained by a parish-wide property tax millage to support the informational, educational and recreational needs of its constituents. For more information, visit http://www.shreve-lib.org, like on Facebook, and follow @shrevememorial on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest. Remember to dream, discover, do Shreve Memorial Library and you!

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