Guess who was born on this very day 108 years ago?

Yes indeed, Dr. Seuss! Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in 1904. The celebrated writer died in 1991, but he left behind an incredible body of work.  He wrote and illustrated over 40 children’s books!  He even won the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation Award in 1984.

In his honor, we read “Go, Dog, Go!” this morning in our Tales for Tots storytime. Everyone who works in the children’s room agreed it was impossible to pick a favorite Dr. Seuss book.  But we did anyway.  Our faves?  Two votes for “Green Eggs and Ham” and one vote each for “Oh, the places you’ll go!” “Cat in the Hat” and “One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish.”

What’s your favorite Dr. Seuss book?

Are you crazy about robots? Come see the Cloud Robotics Hackathon!

Robotic savvy inventors and scientists will join an international event, which is sponsored by Google and RobotShop.  The focus of the event is the creation of a robot which performs useful tasks and communicates with others by using WiFi and Cloud technology.  The teams will start their work on Saturday and their finalized robots will be demonstrated and fine tuned on Sunday.

The public is invited to come observe, especially on Sunday when the robots will be more fully developed. Also on Sunday from 2 pm to 3 pm, The Field Library’s own youth FIRST Robotics team, The Peekskill Stars, will demonstrate their robots and the missions they achieved in the recent FIRST Lego League competition.

 Be prepared to be amazed!

Observe anytime Saturday, March 3, from 10 am to 4:30 pm.

Demonstrations: Sunday, March 4, from 1 pm to 3:30 pm.

Click here to find out about the Cloud Robotics Hackathon.

Gotta Game!

February Break was the perfect time to go game crazy!   Kids and parents played games of memory and strategy.  They jumped and triple jumped.  They built hotels on Boardwalk and Park Place. They even  used their wits to discover the details of a crime (turned out it was Colonel Mustard in the library with the candlestick).  Here are a few of our game players hard at work:

And guess what?  Thanks to a generous donation from one of our patrons, we now have a beautiful new build-your-own castle.
To see more pictures from our Gotta Game programs, CLICK HERE.

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The Field Library will be closed on Monday, February 20th, for Presidents’ Day.

Tomorrow’s Tales for Tots

Tales for Tots:  Classic Stories with a Twist

For kids 2 and up

Friday, February 17 at 11 am

Happy Hearts!

Last week, a group of young artists armed with glue sticks, crayons, doilies, flowers,  sparkly hearts, fancy paper, and scallop scissors, got down to the business of making Valentines.  What fun they had creating one-of-a-kind hearts to give away on Valentine’s Day.  Here are a few of our happy artists displaying their creations: Lovely!  Each one was a work of art! Aren’t doilies the coolest?!

To see more pictures of our hearts and flowers, CLICK HERE.

A storytime you’ll fall in love with.

Book Babies

Wednesday, February 8 at 11 am

Books, songs, puppets and playtime!

I Heart Valentine’s Day!

What could be more fun than making a one-of-a-kind Valentine for that special somebody!? Join us on Wednesday, February 8 at 4:30 pm and we’ll have lots of cool, sparkly stuff to to make a super-fancy Valentine.  How old do you need to be to participate?  Well, if you can use a glue stick, you’re old enough!  You don’t even need to sign up. So join us on Wednesday and go Valentine’s Day Card crazy!

Valentine’s Day Card-Making Workshop

Wednesday, February 8 at 4:30 pm

Tomorrow, Book Babies will be a real hoot.

Join us tomorrow at 11 am for Book Babies, an interactive storytime for the littlest library lovers (babies up to 3) and their caregivers. You’ll enjoy owl stories and songs and (yipee!) playtime. Hoo-hoo-who thinks that’s fun?  We do!  And we think you will too!

Book babies

Wednesday, February 1 at 11 am

No sign-up needed.

Will you be a part of our Field Library Unity Quilt?

Last year, over 70 individuals joined us to create this brilliant Field Library Unity Quilt in celebration of African-American History Month. I love how people poured their heart and souls into these quilt squares – with messages of hope and equality.  You have to look closer to fully appreciate the beauty in every square: Well, it’s time for our annual Field Library Unity Quilt project to begin again.  And we’d love you to be a part of it! Join us tomorrow (Wednesday, February 1) at 3:30 pm – and create your own quilt square to add to our Unity Quilt. We invite ALL children and adults to join us (if you’re old enough to use a glue stick, you’re old enough to participate!).

We’ll be displaying our Unity Quilt throughout the month of February.  If you can’t make it  tomorrow, but you still want to make a square, don’t despair!  Just come to the check out desk next time you’re in the children’s room and ask for supplies. And be sure to come admire the Unity Quilt whenever you visit The Field Library!

Wednesday, February 1 at 3:30 pm

Field Library Unity Quilt

Come in during the month of February and make a square!