A variety of Animal Ambassadors from Essex County Turtle Back Zoo will join us to teach about different animal behaviors and adaptations.  Please stop in after camp!

Young children, along with their caregivers or guardians, can come to experience unstructured play and socialization.

Please join Grandpa Ralph and Miss Kathy for an exciting Story Time during Stay and Play.

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Join this year’s winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Dan Santat, as he inspires tweens and teens to tell their own stories through graphic novels. His winning book, A First Time for Everything, is a graphic memoir based on his own awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life.

Dan Santat began drawing as a young boy and although he first studied microbiology, he pursued his passion in illustration. He spent many hours as a child and teenager teaching himself to draw by copying illustrations from comic books until he developed the unique, recognizable style that we see today. His talk will inspire listeners to draw their own story as well as give them practical tips on the creation of graphic novels.
 

Please join us for a viewing party at the Library to enjoy a virtual author's visit of this year’s winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Dan Santat, as he inspires tweens and teens to tell their own stories through graphic novels.

His winning book, A First Time for Everything, is a graphic memoir based on his own awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life.

Dan Santat began drawing as a young boy and although he first studied microbiology, he pursued his passion in illustration. He spent many hours as a child and teenager teaching himself to draw by copying illustrations from comic books until he developed the unique, recognizable style that we see today. His talk will inspire listeners to draw their own story as well as give them practical tips on the creation of graphic novels.

We will have a discussion about the author about the viewing.

We are pleased to welcome Creature Comfort to the library so children can read aloud to either dogs or rabbits.

Please sign your child or children up for 15-minute reading times.  You can do this individually or as a family - taking turns reading.

Reading to animals  provides a non-judgmental and supportive audience for children. Dogs and rabbits are patient listeners who offer unconditional love and acceptance, allowing kids to practise reading aloud without fear of criticism. This practice enhances their reading skills, fluency, and comprehension, potentially leading to improved academic performance.

When children read to animals, they could discover the joy and pleasure of storytelling. Animals can provide an attentive and engaging audience that makes reading a fun and enjoyable experience. This positive association with reading nurtures a lifelong love for books and encourages children to become avid readers.

Among their many benefits, animals offer a calming and comforting presence, helping to reduce anxiety and stress. They can assist in improving focus, attention, and concentration, enabling students to better engage with their academic tasks. These dedicated canine companions also promote social and emotional development by fostering empathy, patience, and compassion in students.

Please stop in a little early for your session to pick out a book.
 

We are pleased to welcome Creature Comfort to the library so children can read aloud to either dogs or rabbits.

Please sign your child or children up for 15-minute reading times.  You can do this individually or as a family - taking turns reading.

Reading to animals  provides a non-judgmental and supportive audience for children. Dogs and rabbits are patient listeners who offer unconditional love and acceptance, allowing kids to practise reading aloud without fear of criticism. This practice enhances their reading skills, fluency, and comprehension, potentially leading to improved academic performance.

When children read to animals, they could discover the joy and pleasure of storytelling. Animals can provide an attentive and engaging audience that makes reading a fun and enjoyable experience. This positive association with reading nurtures a lifelong love for books and encourages children to become avid readers.

Among their many benefits, animals offer a calming and comforting presence, helping to reduce anxiety and stress. They can assist in improving focus, attention, and concentration, enabling students to better engage with their academic tasks. These dedicated canine companions also promote social and emotional development by fostering empathy, patience, and compassion in students.

Please stop in a little early for your session to pick out a book.
 

We are pleased to welcome Creature Comfort to the library so children can read aloud to either dogs or rabbits.

Please sign your child or children up for 15-minute reading times.  You can do this individually or as a family - taking turns reading.

Reading to animals  provides a non-judgmental and supportive audience for children. Dogs and rabbits are patient listeners who offer unconditional love and acceptance, allowing kids to practise reading aloud without fear of criticism. This practice enhances their reading skills, fluency, and comprehension, potentially leading to improved academic performance.

When children read to animals, they could discover the joy and pleasure of storytelling. Animals can provide an attentive and engaging audience that makes reading a fun and enjoyable experience. This positive association with reading nurtures a lifelong love for books and encourages children to become avid readers.

Among their many benefits, animals offer a calming and comforting presence, helping to reduce anxiety and stress. They can assist in improving focus, attention, and concentration, enabling students to better engage with their academic tasks. These dedicated canine companions also promote social and emotional development by fostering empathy, patience, and compassion in students.

Please stop in a little early for your session to pick out a book.
 

Young children, along with their caregivers or guardians, can come to experience unstructured play and socialization.

Please join Grandpa Ralph and Miss Kathy for an exciting Story Time during Stay and Play.

All are welcome to join the Kemmerer Library Book Club! The group meets in the library every other Tuesday at 1:30p.m.
Books are available in hard copy or on the Kemmerer Kindles. 

Upcoming dates are:

Aug 6th - “The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hill” by Robert Dugoni

Aug 20th - “Brooklyn” and “Long Island” by Colm Toibin

Sept 2nd - “The Glassmaker” by Tracey Chevalier 

Join Leslie Goddard, historian, as we trace the history of the Kentucky Derby's beloved traditions, from mint juleps to lavish hats.

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You’re invited to virtually step inside one of the greatest international achievements with a behind-the-scenes guide to space exploration with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum curator Dr. Jennifer Levasseur.
Revealing a new perspective into the world of space exploration and the daring astronauts who make it possible, Dr. Levasseur will guide you through the Smithsonian’s Behind the Scenes at the Space Station and take you on a once-in-a-lifetime virtual tour of the International Space Station. 

You will learn what the astronauts do once they make it to the space station, from experiments to repairs and so much more! Have you ever wondered if plants could grow in outer space? Or how the space station doesn’t break down in outer space? Or how astronauts go to the toilet in microgravity?

Behind the Scenes at the Space Station is a treasure trove of information. Did you know that during a 24-hour period, the space station completes 16 orbits of Earth and the astronauts on board see 16 sunrises and sunsets every day? Or that the International Space Station is so enormous that it was launched in pieces and constructed in orbit?
Brimming with astonishing visuals, step-by-step explanations of everyday space work in action, and job profiles of the adventurous people who make it happen, Dr. Levasseur’s tour Behind the Scenes at the Space Station is the perfect way to spend an hour and experience life in space.

As part of the Kemmerer Library SciStarter program, we are hosting a viewing party of this presentation.  This will continue the work that was taught by Shelley Shaffery of the Amateur Astronomers, Inc.

You’re invited to virtually step inside one of the greatest international achievements with a behind-the-scenes guide to space exploration with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum curator Dr. Jennifer Levasseur.

Revealing a new perspective into the world of space exploration and the daring astronauts who make it possible, Dr. Levasseur will guide you through the Smithsonian’s Behind the Scenes at the Space Station and take you on a once-in-a-lifetime virtual tour of the International Space Station. 

You will learn what the astronauts do once they make it to the space station, from experiments to repairs and so much more! Have you ever wondered if plants could grow in outer space? Or how the space station doesn’t break down in outer space? Or how astronauts go to the toilet in microgravity?

Brimming with astonishing visuals, step-by-step explanations of everyday space work in action, and job profiles of the adventurous people who make it happen, Dr. Levasseur’s tour Behind the Scenes at the Space Station is the perfect way to spend an hour and experience life in space.
 

Black bears are an important  part of our natural world here in New Jersey.  We will learn how to react if we encounter one.  An interactive, multimedia presentation, touchable artifacts, a life-size bear mount, and a fun simulation activity help participants to better understand black bear history, adaptations, life cycle, diet and needs.


This program is presented by the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center.

Please come to the library in your pajamas with a stuffed animal that you would like to send on a camping trip.  We will have a craft, read a story, and tuck our stuffed animal friends into bed for the night.  After you go home, you can check on your stuffed animal friends on Facebook at:

The Virginia H. Moriarty Children's Room at Kemmerer Library

The children will be able to see their stuffies on their camping adventure at the library all weekend.  Will they go hiking, sleep in a tent, or go for a swim?

Please stop by the library Monday to pick up your stuffy and see photographs of their adventure.

Please do not bring a stuffed friend that you need to sleep with.

 

Farmer Kim from Grow It Green Morristown will be joining us again to teach about butterflies and pollination.  We will also discuss our SciStarter Pollination Observation kit that can be borrowed for home teaching activities.

Join us to make button flowers! What a special treat to make as a gift or to keep for yourself! Button Bouquet–in a Salt & Pepper Shaker! Just like our July craft, these button bouquets in a parmesan shaker are so easy to make and so pretty to look at. 
Priority is given to Harding residents.

Young children, along with their caregivers or guardians, can come to experience unstructured play and socialization.

Please join Grandpa Ralph and Miss Kathy for an exciting Story Time during Stay and Play.