Woodland Branch News

Come rattle a shaker, ring some bells, clap your hands, wave a scarf, shake a pompom, and dance around during a fun-filled afternoon of music and movement. Open to children of all ages, the Rhythm, Rattle, and Rock program will be held in the Los Altos Program room on Wednesday, January 16 at 3:30 pm. Get ready to move and goove! . . . more »

The holiday break is over and the Tweens Read Book Club is back on schedule! Meeting the third Thursday of each month, we will be gathering on January 17 from 4 - 4:45 pm to discuss the first book of the Underland Chronicles, Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins. If you have already read this popular book, now you can share what you thought of . . . more »

A new year is right around the corner and, with it, so are New Year's Resolutions! There is just something about the promise of the new year that inspires people, young and old alike, to make a fresh start by setting goals for positive change. While there are many common themes for resolutions, such as exercise and eating more healthily, it is a good idea . . . more »

What is big and brown and weighs 400-600 pounds? The answer is: a grizzly bear! Although there are no more grizzlies in California. There are grizzly bears roaming in Alaska and the national parks. Currently the “Bear in Mind” exhibition at Los Altos History Museum is about California grizzlies. But we can learn more about Grizzly Bears from these books and DVD: Grizzly Bears Grizzly . . . more »

Young Children and Electronic Media Should babies and toddlers be exposed to television and other screens? TV programs, DVDs, computer games, and Web-based programming are certainly marketed as entertaining and educational for young children. Children are often exposed to secondhand media as well. But the American Academy of Pediatrics, www.healthychildren.org, in their policy statement released in October, 2011, http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2011/10/12/peds.2011-1753, "discourages media use by children . . . more »

Woodland Library has just formed a new Adult Book Club, with our first meeting taking place next Tuesday (December 11th) from 2-3pm... and there is still room for more adults who are interested! If you can't make it this month, we are planning to continue meeting on the second Tuesday of every month. The book for this session is Tatiana de Rosnay's Sarah's Key, which . . . more »

The American English word "cookie" comes from the Dutch "koekje," which means little cake. Many other English speaking countries call them "biscuits" instead. Whatever you choose to call them, you can celebrate this sweet start to the holiday season by baking a batch of your favorites on Tues., Dec. 4th. Looking for a recipe? Check out these books from the Los Altos Library: Cool Cookies . . . more »

Play-Well TEKnologies will be coming to Los Altos Library with colorful LEGO especially designed for a program using them for fun-filled engineering and architectural projects, activities that both the children and the instructors enjoy! This will take place on Wednesday, December 5th at 3:30 pm for school-age children in K and Up. Play-Well encourages inquisitiveness, self-reliance, and self-confidence in children by helping them: . . . more »

Name: Laura Pasternack Job Title: Librarian, Adult & Teen services at Woodland Branch How long at the library: Just over four months! Hobbies & Interests: Caring for my pets (dog, cats & snakes), playing viola with local orchestras, shopping, photography, and taking road trips. Favorite thing about working here: Since Woodland is like a small-town branch, I enjoy getting to know our regular patrons... I . . . more »

Los Altos is very proud to have two winners in "We Are America" art contest. Phillip Baek won the first place of the 3-5 grade category and Kimberly Fong took second place. Phillip wrote:"We all stand to hold and support our country. Even though we have different backgrounds, the country we are holding forms one, therefore is great America." Kimberly made it clear by saying: . . . more »