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CARL's summer reading program is "Catch the Reading Bug." It
is aimed primarily at children ages 2-12, with reading logs and
prizes and a party tentatively scheduled for 1 August. We currently
have over 88 children signed up for the program. Please come to the
1st floor Reference desk to sign up
and get your starter bag.
The
CARL is participating in an Army wide MWR event featuring American
Girl books, and a tie in to the upcoming movie, Kit Kittredge,
American Girl. Our American Girls promotion will run until
30 June and is open to girls between the ages of 6 and 16, who can
enter and win local prizes. Come see our fabulous displays. A party
is tentatively scheduled for 1 July. For information on the national
Grand Prize, a trip to an American Girl store, drop on in and check
out the rules.
We
are also the home of the Army Community Service Collection.
This is a specialized collection of books and CDs selected to help
military families. Subjects covered include: finances,
deployment, job resumes, and parenting. These are located on
the first floor, near the DVD collection, in the Audio-Visual room.
There
are also several displays of new community materials throughout the
library. We have two new displays in June. One on parenting
located on the 2nd floor, and one on computers, located by the L&C
door. Future displays will highlight crafts, small business,
self-help, and art and music.
The CARL
materials come in many formats, including books (bestsellers,
fiction, non-fiction, science fiction & mysteries), popular books on
tape or CDs, movie videos and DVDs (classic and
children's videos
and the latest blockbuster releases), popular magazines and
major
newspapers. The library also provides electronic information like:
full text magazines and newspaper databases available both in the
library and on the Internet through our
Links.
The CARL has assembled digital full text versions of books such
as reference works, scholarly monographs, literature and fiction,
and 3,400 publicly-accessible titles. The best way to learn about eBooks is to experience them, so
click
here to find out how. (Available to Fort Leavenworth Users,
for remote access see the Reference Staff for instructions)
The
Children's Library is located on the second floor of the Combined Arms Research Library. The collection includes
picture books for
pre-schoolers and fiction and non-fiction for elementary and middle-school students.
The young adult titles are shelved just outside the Children's Room. The library also has a selection of
children's videos that are located in the audio-visual room on the first floor.
Story Time will be held at 1000 on Wednesday mornings
beginning 13 August, 2008 in the
Children’s Room. Volunteers are needed to read
and do crafts with the children. For more information please contact the
circulation staff at 758-3001/ 3002/3003.
Homework Resources:
SIRS:
A database containing articles on a wide range of topics of interest to young
people. A great resource for elementary, middle and high school student
papers. **Only available at CARL and offices on Fort Leavenworth** Many other databases
are available at the following link:
CARL Databases.
Homework Help: Sponsored by the State Library of Kansas,
Homework Kansas is an interactive online tutoring service for Kansas
children grades 4-12 and college intro students. The service can be accessed
at
www.homeworkkansas.org and is available for free to Kansas residents
throughout the state. A Kansas Library Card is required to use the site (the
site provides users with a way to obtain a temporary Kansas Library Card). Soldiers
and Family members assigned to Fort Leavenworth can pick up a Kansas Library
Card at the CARL's 1st Floor Circulation Desk.
Hours
of Operation for the site are 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm daily.
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