Summer Reading Program
Summer Reading Program
July 9th- August 11th
Lunch in the Fast Lane
Children's Program
Join us on April 28th from 1:00 to 2:30pm for a racecar themed children's event. We will have racecar crafts and racetrack themed food. Following the crafts, you can see real racecars and meet actual drivers from local speedways!
Please sign up at the library!
 
 
 
Take your child on a fun and educational trip to one of these great museums!
Check out this book!
Your kids will thank you!
 
CONGRATULATIONS!
Our very own children's and youth librarian, Gail Patterson, received the Friend of Education Award from the South Haven Education Association on May 13, 2011.
Gail was nominated in recognition of her dedication to and continued support of the improvement of public education in South Haven. We are so proud and fortunate to have Gail on staff  at the South Haven Memorial Library. She's a great asset to our team.
Check out these great websites!
Lists of the Best Children's  Reviews
Modules
Mother Goose
 
 
 

Encouraging Your Children to Read
The links below will take you to sites that provide great suggestions for helping your child develop and maintain an interest in reading.  Check back often - we'll keep adding and modifying the list of suggested links.

20 Ways for Parents to Encourage Reading

Children Who Can Read, But Don't
 
Tips for Reading Aloud with Elementary School Children

Books & Reading, from Scholastic Parents, Home of Parent & Child Magazine
 
Choosing Books for a Reluctant Reader
 
 
Helping with Homework

Virtual Middle School Library
Lots of links on this page, to sites that will help you with general education information, or with specific subject areas, like Math, Language Arts, Science, etc.
 
 
Family Education
This site is packed with 'back-to-school' information - and it goes beyond homework help (although there is a great homework section here...)
The main back-to-school page includes links on getting ready for school, back-to-school safety, 'what parents need to know this school year', and even breakfast and lunch ideas and recipes.

Book Suggestions for Reluctant Readers
Bunicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery, by Deborah Howe
Bunicula(from the Amazon.com review): This immensely popular children's story is told from the point of view of a dog named Harold. It all starts when Harold's human family, the Monroes, goes to see the movie Dracula, and young Toby accidentally sits on a baby rabbit wrapped in a bundle on his seat. How could the family help but take the rabbit home and name it Bunnicula? Ages 9 to 12)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1, by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy KidGreg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twi ...more Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread, by Kate DeCamillo
DespereauxThe adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.
The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians), by Rick Riordan
Titan's CurseWhen the goddess Artemis goes missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped. And now it’s up to Percy and his friends to find out what happened. Who is powerful enough to kidnap a goddess? They must find Artemis before the winter solstice, when her influence on the Olympian Council could swing an important vote on the war with the titans. Not only that, but first Percy will have to solve the mystery of a rare monster that Artemis was hunting when she disappeared—a monster rumored to be so powerful it could destroy Olympus forever.
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