Toto the Tornado Kitten!

Over 40 kids and their families enjoyed meeting Toto the tornado kitten and owner Jonathan. Jonathan shared Toto's amazing story of survival after a tornado swept through western Massachusetts in 2011.

Toto visits the Hamilton-Wenham library!

Toto and the kids listen to a story.

Toto gets lots of love.

To check out more photos from this fun event visit the Wicked Local Hamilton site.

Congratulations, Nicole!

Congratulations, Nicole on becoming Whitman Public Library's new Children's Librarian! Thank you for all that you did for us here! We will all miss you. Be sure to stop by this week (Wednesday afternoon through Friday) to wish Nicole all the best as she begins this new adventure!

Congrats to our Food Guessing Contest Winners!

Congratulations to

Caroline, 5

Lila, 4

Carter, 6

and

Sophia, 9

Winners of our food guessing contest!

There were

99

food items in our grocery cart!

Congrats to our Story Writing Contest Winners!

Congratulations to our Story Writing Contest Winners! 

1^st – 3^rd Grade

1^st Place: Fuzzy Fox Goes to Bed by Gabriella

2^nd Place: Artic Kingdom by Maya

3^rd Place: Life Forms Discovered on a Planet in Alpha Centuri by Jack

Honorable Mentions (in no particular order)

Gavin and the Big Catch by Gavin

Ava’s Dreams Come True by Elizabeth

Wars in Space by David

The Sinking Ship by Rebecca

The Letters Take a Trip by Julia

Fudgy Wudgy Had a Cludgy by Nate

Juice Cubes Everywhere by Elsa

4^th – 6^th Grade

1^st Place: A Cat Connection by Rosie

2^nd Place: Rainforest Rescue by Michael

3^rd Place: Drum Recital by Owen

Honorable Mentions (in no particular order)

Liam’s Pumpkin Pie by Lily

The Legend of Allo Hesha’s Kingdom by Oliver

The Perfect Christmas Tree by Sophie

Opposite May by Sadie

Beatrice and Olive and the Surprisingly Good Cookies by Annabelle

Adventure by Libby

The Day at the Beach by Lucy

Read all the great stories here.

December Magazine Highlight: Ranger Rick and Babybug

Each month we are highlighting two magazines we subscribe to in the Children's Room. (For previous posts click here.) This month, we'll be looking at Ranger Rick and Babybug. All children's magazines can be checked out for one week, with one renewal. For a full list of our children's magazines subscriptions, click here.

December Magazines:

Ranger Rick: Suggested for ages 9 -12. 

This advertisement-free magazine is full of stunning photography, exciting animal adventures and articles as well as fun activities.

December/January Issue Highlights:

-Attack of the Meat-Eating Plants

    Fabulous pictures grab the readers attentions while the text educates children about carnivorous plants.

-Ends of the Earth

     Pictures and facts explore the similarities and differences of the land and animals on each end of the earth.

- A Tall Tale

     Learn about the tallest land animal on earth - the giraffe! 

Babybug: 

Sturdier than other magazines, this is full of stories and poems to share with your littlest ones.

November/December Issue Highlights: 

Enjoy stories, rhymes and songs to go with the season, from giving thanks to baking gingerbread cookies.

Stop by to check them out today!