The Noyes Children’s Library Foundation presents the 90th anniversary edition of The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper, with new illustrations by Dan Santat, as the eighth free Noyes StoryWalk®. Families are invited to read the book on posted signs as they stroll through Reinhardt Park (10400 Armory Ave., Kensington, MD). The Little Engine That Could Noyes StoryWalk® will run from Sept. 10 to Oct. 10, 2021. Piper’s classic tale of persistence is fitting for these pandemic times, and the train theme continues to delight people of all ages. During the first weekend of the Noyes StoryWalk®, visitors can also check out the popular Kensington Train Show, which features model trains and more. The Train Show, less than a block from Reinhardt Park, will be open for visitors on Sept. 11 and 12, 2021, at Kensington Town Hall (3710 Mitchell St., Kensington MD). More info on the train show, including admission prices, is at kensingtontrainshow.com. Families can also find crafts related to The Little Engine That Could 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 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; and ¡Olinguito! by Lulu Delacre. More information on Noyes Foundation events can be found at noyeslibraryfoundation.org/events. StoryWalk® is a registered trademark of Anne Ferguson.
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Wheaton, MD – As part of Montgomery Parks’ celebration of the annual Latino Conservation Week, the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation presents the book ¡Olinguito! by local author Lulu Delacre as the seventh Noyes StoryWalk®. Families are invited to read the book on posted signs as they stroll through Wheaton Local Park, (11729 Georgia Ave., Wheaton MD) a spacious area adjacent to the new Wheaton Community Recreation Center and Wheaton Library. The ¡Olinguito! Noyes StoryWalk® will run from Saturday, July 17 through Sunday, August 15. In the bilingual ¡Olinguito!, the Spanish alphabet guides readers through the magical cloud forest of the Andes in Ecuador, South America. Inspired by the 2013 discovery of the olinguito, Delacre introduces a wide range of plants and animals native to the unique ecosystem. The book includes background information on the discovery and a glossary, along with digital resources available HERE. Delacre is the author and illustrator of many award-winning children's books, as well as a nonfiction novel for teens. Winner of several Pura Belpré Award Honors, Delacre has been named a Maryland Woman in the Arts and served as a juror for the 2003 National Book Awards. Delacre lectures internationally; has been chosen to exhibit at the Eric Carle Museum and the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico, as well as other prominent venues; and was honored as a Champion of Children’s Literacy by Reading is Fundamental. A native of Puerto Rico, Delacre lives with her husband in Silver Spring, Maryland. For more information about Lulu Delacre visit luludelacre.com. More about Montgomery County Parks’ celebration of Latino Conservation Week, as well as additional conservation-related activities can be found at https://www.montgomeryparks.org/celebrate-latino-conservation-week-2/. Families can also find crafts related to ¡Olinguito! on the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation website at noyeslibraryfoundation.org/events. Families are encouraged to share a selfie while at the StoryWalk®, a photo of a completed craft, or a photo from another Latino Conservation Week activity 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 re-opened 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 11am 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; and 10 Hidden Heroes by Mark Shriver. 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. Families are invited to read 10 Hidden Heroes by Mark Shriver on posted signs as they stroll through a park in Kensington. The Noyes 10 Hidden Heroes StoryWalk®, presented by the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation in collaboration with Montgomery Parks, will be available for self-guided exploration from Saturday, June 19, 2021, through Sunday, July 18, 2021, at Warner Circle Park, a spacious area adjacent to Noyes Library for Young Children (10237 Carroll Place, Kensington, MD 20895). In this fun-filled and inspiring seek-and-find book, New York Times bestselling author and president of Save the Children Action Network Mark K. Shriver highlights the various ways children and adults can be real-life heroes in their everyday lives. Children learn to count the individual heroes who shine a light on the importance of helping others, whether it’s through teaching, caring for animals, protecting the environment, or keeping others from harm. The book is illustrated by Laura Watson. This sixth StoryWalk® presented by the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation will celebrate heroes throughout America during the Fourth of July holiday, and will also celebrate the re-opening of Noyes Children’s Library on July 6! A free craft kit related to 10 Hidden Heroes will be available for pick up in a box outside the Noyes Library for Young Children (10237 Carroll Place, Kensington, MD 20895) on Saturdays and Sundays (9am to 4pm) for the duration of the StoryWalk® (except in inclement weather). Families are encouraged to share a photo of the walk, a selfie at Noyes, and/or a photo of the 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. While the Noyes Library for Young Children has been closed for more than a year due to the pandemic, the Noyes Children’s Library Foundation has provided literacy outreach to the Greater D.C. community through free weekly storytimes on Tuesdays at 11am on Facebook Live (facebook.com/MakeMoreNoyes)—and is continuing to engage children through events, including StoryWalk® experiences. The first Noyes StoryWalk® in January 2021 featured pages from The Mitten by Jan Brett in store windows in Kensington; a February 2021 StoryWalk® focused on The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats and was installed at Warner Circle Park in Kensington; the StoryWalk® in March 2021 at Kensington’s Clum-Kennedy Park highlighted Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea by Meena Harris; an Earth Day-themed StoryWalk® in April 2021 shared Rainbow Weaver by Linda Elovitz Marshall at Capitol View-Homewood Local Park in Kensington; and the May 2021 StoryWalk® featured Cecily Cicada by Kita Helmetag Murdock and Patsy Helmetag at Clum-Kennedy Park. 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 to raise funds for 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, go to noyeslibraryfoundation.org. Join us for a fun, informal event celebrating all things cicadas on Saturday, June 5th from 10:00 to 11:00am at Kensington's Clum Kennedy Park (10298 Frederick Avenue, Kensington)! Families and children are invited to "Ask a Naturalist" all of their burning cicada questions - like why are they so loud?!
We will be joined by Peihan Orestes, a Maryland Master Naturalist who loves all things creepy and crawly! She's often found at Woodend Nature Sanctuary, leading school groups on walks or flipping logs to look at the creatures underneath. Peihan used to work in a research lab, but is much happier spending her time outside! Families are encouraged to enjoy the Cecily Cicada StoryWalk before or after the event and pick up a craft kit at nearby Noyes Children's Library (10237 Carroll Place, Kensington). This event is sponsored by the Noyes Children's Library Foundation and the Town of Kensington. Yesterday (May 26, 2021), students at Oakland Terrace Elementary School in Kensington, MD had the opportunity to meet a "famous author" Linda Elovitz Marshall, during a virtual author visit. Ms. Marshall is the author of Rainbow Weaver/Tejedora del Arcoiris, a bi-lingual Spanish-English book that was featured as part of the 4th Noyes StoryWalk® at Capitol View-Homewood Park, adjacent to Oakland Terrace. Located just outside the Capital Beltway and just a few miles from Washington, D.C., Oakland Terrace serves a diverse population of students from all over the United States, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, Africa, Asia and Europe. Oakland Terrace has a Two-Way Language Immersion program (Spanish-English) and is a Maryland Green School. During the virtual author visit, Ms. Marshall shared her journey to becoming a writer later in life and her inspiration for writing Rainbow Weaver, answered a range of insightful student questions, and emphasized the importance of "writing your story." Students were thrilled to meet a "famous author," and Marshall was thrilled to be there. Marshall left the kids with the following message: "I hope the kids will follow up with some of their own writing. Maybe they’ll each get a notebook or jot their ideas in a phone. It’s important to capture ideas and feelings. By writing, we can hold onto our feelings... without having our feelings take control of us. Writing has always been an important part of my life, even when I wasn’t an “official” writer. It’s not getting published that’s important; it’s telling our stories. And we all have stories." Linda Elovitz Marshall, www.lindamarshall.com The Rainbow Weaver StoryWalk® and virtual author visit were a collaboration between Noyes Children's Library Foundation, Oakland Terrace Elementary School, and the OTES PTA. |
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