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Mini Movin’ & Groovin’ is the name of Fountaindale Public library’s all-music program for children up to age 6.

We always open with Jim Gill’s Beethoven’s Five Finger Plan and we always close with The Goodbye Song by Laura Doherty.

In between we share songs and use several different rhythm instruments to foster brain development, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, following directions and imagination.

Saturday Special: Family Movie

Minions (Richard Croft) / CC BY-SA 2.0

Saturday, July 18 at 1:30 p.m.

Drop in and enjoy a feature movie with the family! Call 630-685-4181 for movie title.

All ages, preschooler with adult. Seating until room
capacity of 35 is reached in the Storytime Room. Drop in.

Tween Summer Video Camp

Jim Gill Concert

Join the popular performer Jim Gill for an active sing-along and clap-along with your friends and family!  Jim plays his energetic banjo songs and we all sing, jump, clap and even sneeze along.

Thursday, July 16
2:00 PM to 2:45 PM

UPDATE: This event will be held in the Annerino Center Gym due to rain.  It is located at 201 Recreation Drive, Bolingbrook, IL 60440.  All ages, preschoolers with adult.  Drop in.

Professor Marvel’s Flea Circus and Magic Show

Step right up, step right this way! Come one, come all, to see Professor Marvel’s Amazing Flea Circus and Magic Show! Starring Victor, The Daredevil Flea. Watch as he cheats death by being shot out of a cannon! Bring your family to come see the smallest show on Earth!

Tuesday, July 14

2:00-2:40 p.m.

This event will be held at the Annerino Community Center, 201 Recreation Drive, Bolingbrook, IL 60440. All ages, preschoolers with adult. Drop in.

Today’s Specials

Drop in and join us for Sensory Story time on Saturday, July 11th from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. We read stories, sing songs and do interactive activities. This program focuses on children with sensory integration issues but all children, ages 2 to 6, are welcome with a caregiver.

You can also drop in between 2:00 and 4:00 for Build It!  Children ages 2 to 5 (with an adult) can build with DUPLO blocks and students in kindergarten through grade 5 can build with LEGO bricks.  Kindergarteners should be accompanied by an adult.

Hidden Gems in the World Languages Collection: Eid

Samira’s Eid by Nasreen Aktar

As Ramadan draws to a close, a family gets ready to celebrate Eid.  This title is available in two bilingual editions: Arabic and English or Urdu and English.

Misty Copeland makes another milestone

It’s been a big year for ballerina Misty Copeland, as you can see in the news stories below:

http://www.npr.org/2015/06/30/418924576/misty-copeland-becomes-first-black-principal-dancer-at-american-ballet-theatre

When discussing the news, NPR replayed an interview with Ms. Copeland, which you can listen to here:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/09/09/345297939/misty-copeland-on-broadening-beauty-and-being-black-in-ballet

Among other things, the interview discussed the ballerina’s picture book, Firebird.

Firebird: Ballerina Misty Copeland Shows a Young Girl How to Dance Like the Firebird by Misty Copeland, illustrated by Christopher Myers (winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for 2015).

Here are a few more books that feature Black ballerinas:

Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman, pictures by Caroline Birch
Grace loves playing pretend, but she’s not sure whether to try out for the role of Peter Pan because her classmates tell her, “You can’t be Peter– that’s a boy’s name” and “He isn’t black.”  Her grandmother encourages her by taking her to see a performance of Romeo and Juliet featuring a ballerina from Trinidad.

Ballerina Dreams: From Orphan to Dancer by Michaela DePrince and Elaine DePrince ; illustrated by Frank Morrison.
“At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found a photo of a ballerina that changed her life. She was living in an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the time, but was soon adopted by a family and brought to America. Michaela never forgot the photo of the dancer she once saw, and quickly decided to make her dream of becoming a ballerina come true.”–Amazon.com.

Beautiful Ballerina by Marilyn Nelson, photographs by Susan Kuklin
Poetic language is paired with photos of students at the Dance Theatre of Harlem.

A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina’s Dream by Kristy Dempsey, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
A young girl growing up in Harlem in the 1950s, whose mother cleans and stitches costumes for a ballet company, dreams of becoming a prima ballerina one day, and is thrilled to see a performance of Janet Collins, the first “colored” prima ballerina.  This title is one of the nominees for the Monarch award in 2016.

Dancing in the Wings by Debbie Allen, pictures by Kadir Nelson
Sassy dances in the wings until she tries out for a summer dance festival and gets to dance on stage.

A different kind of library is coming to Naperville

A Lekotek toy library is coming to Naperville this fall, and will offer adaptive toys for children with special needs:

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150622/news/150629843/

X-Games Medalist Matt Wilhelm

Matt Wilhelm’s bike stunts are unbelievable!  Not only does he show us what he can do on a bike, he also teaches us about bike safety, healthy living, and becoming a champion.  Join us on Thursday, June 9, from 2:00-2:45.

This event will be held at the Skate Park next to Annerino Community Center, 201 Recreation Drive, Bolingbrook, IL 60440.  All ages, preschoolers with adult.  Drop in.