Kensington, MD - The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation presents Dumplings for Lili by Melissa Iwai as its 13th free Noyes StoryWalk®. Families are invited to read the bilingual picture book on posted signs at Clum-Kennedy Park at 10298 Frederick Avenue, Kensington, MD 20895, from May 7 – June 5, 2022. This StoryWalk is presented in partnership with the Town of Kensington in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and Older Americans Month. The award-winning Dumplings for Lili is a “heartfelt picture book celebration of food, community and family – and little dumpling treasures from around the world.” The book is a multi-cultural culinary trip through an apartment building where six different grandmothers are making their culture’s version of dumplings – and each is missing an ingredient. Lili heads out to borrow cabbage for Nai Nai’s baos, and ends up racing up and down the stairs delivering necessities to all of the cooks. Hint – don’t read this book while you’re hungry! Families are encouraged to share a selfie while at the StoryWalk® or a photo of a completed craft on the Noyes Children’s Library Facebook page (facebook.com/MakeMoreNoyes); post to Facebook and tag the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation, or post to Instagram and tag @makemorenoyes. The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation launched its Noyes StoryWalk® program as an early literacy initiative when libraries were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to enable families to enjoy books together in the outdoors. A complete list of the Noyes StoryWalks®, including background information and accompanying crafts, is available on this webpage. StoryWalk® is a registered trademark of Anne Ferguson.
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Kensington, MD - The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation presents Waiting for the Biblioburro / Esperando el Biblioburro by Monica Brown as its 12th free Noyes StoryWalk. Families are invited to read the bilingual picture book on posted signs at Capitol View-Homewood Local Park at 2929 Edgewood Road, Kensington, MD 20895, behind Oakland Terrace Elementary School, from April 2-May 1, 2022. This StoryWalk is presented in partnership with Montgomery Parks and the Oakland Terrace Elementary School PTA. OTES is a Two-Way Immersion program school, and is celebrating its Spring Reading Festival. Waiting for the Biblioburro / Esperando el Biblioburro is a story about Ana who loves stories. She often makes them up to help her little brother fall asleep. But in her small village there are only a few books and she has read them all. One morning, Ana wakes up to the clip-clop of hooves, and there before her is the most wonderful sight: a traveling library resting on the backs of two burros-all the books a little girl could dream of, with enough stories to encourage her to create one of her own. Inspired by the heroic efforts of real-life librarian Luis Soriano, award-winning picture book creators Monica Brown and John Parra introduce readers to the mobile library that journeys over mountains and through valleys to bring literacy and culture to rural Colombia, and to the children who wait for the Biblioburro. Families are encouraged to share a selfie while at the StoryWalk® or a photo of a completed craft on the Noyes Children’s Library Facebook page (facebook.com/MakeMoreNoyes); post to Facebook and tag the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation, or post to Instagram and tag @makemorenoyes. The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation launched its Noyes StoryWalk® program as an early literacy initiative when libraries were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to enable families to enjoy books together in the outdoors. A complete list of the Noyes StoryWalks®, including background information and accompanying crafts, is available at www.noyeslibraryfoundation.org/Events. StoryWalk® is a registered trademark of Anne Ferguson. Kensington, MD – The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation presents Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed as the 11th free Noyes StoryWalk®. Families are invited to read the picture book on posted signs at Warner Circle Park, a spacious area adjacent to Noyes Library for Young Children (10237 Carroll Place, Kensington, MD 20895). The Mae Among the Stars Noyes StoryWalk®, presented in collaboration with Montgomery Parks and the Town of Kensington, will run from Feb. 12 to March 13, 2022. Mae Among the Stars is about Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel in space. The book was selected by the Noyes Foundation for its STEM focus and in recognition of Black History Month (February) and Women’s History Month (March). Families can also find crafts related to Mae Among the Stars on the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation website at noyeslibraryfoundation.org/events. Families are encouraged to share a selfie while at the StoryWalk® or a photo of a completed craft on the Noyes Children’s Library Facebook page (facebook.com/MakeMoreNoyes); post to Facebook and tag the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation, or post to Instagram and tag @makemorenoyes. The Noyes Library for Young Children (10237 Carroll Pl., Kensington, MD), which reopened on July 6, 2021, was closed for more than a year due to the pandemic. During that time, the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation provided literacy outreach to the Greater D.C. community through free weekly storytimes on Facebook live and a series of free outdoor StoryWalk® experiences. The first Noyes StoryWalk® featured The Mitten by Jan Brett in January 2021. For a full list of past StoryWalk® events and more information on all Noyes Foundation events, visit noyeslibraryfoundation.org/events. StoryWalk® is a registered trademark of Anne Ferguson. The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation works to raise funds, enhance early literacy programs, and inspire community engagement so that all children can discover the wonder of books through Noyes Children’s Library. The Foundation is a grassroots nonprofit founded in 1991 support the early literacy mission of the historic Noyes Children’s Library, a specialized branch of Montgomery County Public Libraries in Kensington, Maryland. The all-volunteer Foundation has grown to support the library’s mission in many ways, and now, in cooperation with Montgomery County, the Foundation is leading the Make MORE Noyes Renovation Campaign to make Noyes universally accessible, while expanding its space and early literacy mission. For more information on the Make MORE Noyes fundraising campaign, go to noyeslibraryfoundation.org. Kensington, MD – The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation presents Little Polar Bear – Where are You Going Lars? by Hans de Beer, as the tenth free Noyes StoryWalk®. Families are invited to read the book in French and English on panels posted in the windows of shops and restaurants on Howard Avenue and Armory Avenue in Kensington, MD. The Little Polar Bear Noyes StoryWalk® will run from January 15 to February 6, 2022. Little Polar Bear – Where are You Going Lars? tells the story of a young polar bear whose father takes him out for his first hunting excursion. That night he is so tired from all his lessons that he falls fast asleep. He sleeps so soundly that he doesn’t hear the ice crack, doesn’t feel himself slowly drift away from his father and the North Pole, and doesn’t realize that his adventures have just begun. This is the first book in a classic series, and the story is presented in both English and French. The StoryWalk® begins at the Town of Kensington Kiosk at M&T Bank at 3706 Howard Ave., Kensington, and winds along Kensington’s historic shopping district before finishing at Frankly … Pizza! at 10417 Armory Ave., Kensington. The Kensington business community, led by Jennifer Fulton at Bonjour Books, DC on Howard Ave., is partnering with the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation for this StoryWalk®. Families can also find crafts related to Little Polar Bear on the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation website at noyeslibraryfoundation.org/events. Families are encouraged to share a selfie while at the StoryWalk® or a photo of a completed craft on the Noyes Children’s Library Facebook page (facebook.com/MakeMoreNoyes); post to Facebook and tag the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation, or post to Instagram and tag @makemorenoyes. The Noyes Library for Young Children (10237 Carroll Pl., Kensington, MD), which reopened on July 6, 2021, was closed for more than a year due to the pandemic. During that time, the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation provided literacy outreach to the Greater D.C. community through free weekly storytimes on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. on Facebook Live (facebook.com/MakeMoreNoyes)—and is continuing to engage children through events, including StoryWalk® experiences. Since January 2021, Noyes StoryWalks® have featured The Mitten by Jan Brett; The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats; Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea by Meena Harris; Rainbow Weaver by Linda Elovitz; Cecily Cicada by Kita Helmetag Murdock and Patsy Helmetag; 10 Hidden Heroes by Mark Shriver;¡Olinguito! by Lulu Delacre;The Little Engine That Could (90th Anniversary edition) by Watty Piper; and A Tale of Two Beasts by Fiona Roberton. More information on Noyes Foundation events can be found at noyeslibraryfoundation.org/events. StoryWalk® is a registered trademark of Anne Ferguson. The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation works to raise funds, enhance early literacy programs, and inspire community engagement so that all children can discover the wonder of books through Noyes Children’s Library. The Foundation is a grassroots nonprofit founded in 1991 support the early literacy mission of the historic Noyes Children’s Library, a specialized branch of Montgomery County Public Libraries in Kensington, Maryland. The all-volunteer Foundation has grown to support the library’s mission in many ways, and now, in cooperation with Montgomery County, the Foundation is leading the Make MORE Noyes Renovation Campaign to make Noyes universally accessible, while expanding its space and early literacy mission. For more information on the Make MORE Noyes fundraising campaign, go to noyeslibraryfoundation.org. Kensington, MD – The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation presents A Tale of Two Beasts by Fiona Roberton, as the ninth free Noyes StoryWalk®. Families are invited to read the book on posted signs as they stroll through Clum-Kennedy Park (10298 Frederick Ave., Kensington, MD 20895). A Tale of Two Beasts Noyes StoryWalk® will run from November 20 to December 19, 2021. Described as “totally delightful” in a starred Kirkus review, A Tale of Two Beasts describes an encounter in the “deep dark woods” from two different points of view - that of a little girl who discovers a strange creature and “rescues” him, and also that of the woodland creature who gets “ambushed” and taken away. Humorous illustrations invite children to see differences in the stories, and to appreciate the happy ending. Families can also find crafts related to A Tale of Two Beasts in a bin at The Noyes Children’s Library (10237 Carroll Pl., Kensington, MD) and on the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation website at noyeslibraryfoundation.org/events. Families are encouraged to share a selfie while at the StoryWalk® or a photo of a completed craft on the Noyes Children’s Library Facebook page (facebook.com/MakeMoreNoyes); post to Facebook and tag the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation, or post to Instagram and tag @makemorenoyes. The Noyes Library for Young Children (10237 Carroll Pl., Kensington, MD), which reopened on July 6, 2021, was closed for more than a year due to the pandemic. During that time, the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation provided literacy outreach to the Greater D.C. community through free weekly storytimes and StoryWalk® experiences. Since January 2021, Noyes StoryWalks® have featured The Mitten by Jan Brett; The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats; Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea by Meena Harris; Rainbow Weaver by Linda Elovitz; Cecily Cicada by Kita Helmetag Murdock and Patsy Helmetag; 10 Hidden Heroes by Mark Shriver;¡Olinguito! by Lulu Delacre; and The Little Engine That Could (90th Anniversary edition) by Watty Piper. More information on Noyes Foundation events can be found at noyeslibraryfoundation.org/events. StoryWalk® is a registered trademark of Anne Ferguson. The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation works to raise funds, enhance early literacy programs, and inspire community engagement so that all children can discover the wonder of books through Noyes Children’s Library. The Foundation is a grassroots nonprofit founded in 1991 support the early literacy mission of the historic Noyes Children’s Library, a specialized branch of Montgomery County Public Libraries in Kensington, Maryland. The all-volunteer Foundation has grown to support the library’s mission in many ways, and now, in cooperation with Montgomery County, the Foundation is leading the Make MORE Noyes Renovation Campaign to make Noyes universally accessible, while expanding its space and early literacy mission. For more information on the Make MORE Noyes fundraising campaign, go to noyeslibraryfoundation.org. |
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