This week our Building Tots kids learned about shapes. They built with the multi-color circles, triangles and square blocks. Everybody had a good time. Building Tots is made possible in part by Edward Jones – Financial Advisor: Lee Russell. #cclbuildingtots #cclsummer2016 #shapes
Bikes and boats were the topics of today’s children’s classes. Bikes were colored by the younger kids and boats were built be the older ones. Both groups had fun creating and coloring. #cclchildrensclass #CCLSummer2016
The last group of Literary LEGOs kids had their first class today. They built vehicles. We had planes, spaceships, cars and an ambulance that were built. Thank you to our sponsors the Friends of the Cooke County Library, a Dollar General Literacy Foundation Grant and Edward Jones – Financial Advisor: Lee Russell.
Today Old Timer Raccoon and Ranger Rick visited with us at the Boys and Girls Club of Cooke County. They talked to us about why we shouldn’t litter and why recycling is so important to our future.
Even on this rainy day we had fun at children’s class. The younger kids learned about slow and fast with Ms. Kim Mears. While the older kids read Jumanji with Ms. Cora and played board games.
Yesterday our Building Tots class learned about #shapes and #built using shape connectors. They built ferris wheels and space shuttles. This program is funded in part by Edward Jones – Financial Advisor: Lee Russell. #CCLsummer2016 #CCLbuildingtots​
Our Literary LEGOs club built mascots today. We had oilfield mascots, flamingos and robots. This program is sponsored in part by the Friends of the Cooke County Library, a Dollar General Literacy Grant, and Edward Jones – Financial Advisor: Lee Russell
We had a fun morning! The younger kids sang and danced with Ms. Jill about what makes them happy. The older kids learned about frogs with Ms. Kelli and then made frog fingerprints. #CCLchildrensclass #CCLsummer2016 #frogs #happy
Today’s #STEM class at The Boys & Girls Clubs of Cooke County, Inc was about shadows. We made a 3D figurine and then drew it’s shadow. We also learned how to cut a notecard to fit around our head. #shadows #boysandgirlsclub 
Today we had a special performance. We watched “Reading & Rhyming with Mother Goose.” Mother Goose and her puppet friends shared their nursery rhymes with us. Thank you The Boys & Girls Clubs of Cooke County, Inc for allowing us to use your gym! This program was sponsored in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts. #CCLsummer2016 #MotherGoose 
The Library is open:
Monday: 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Tuesday: 9 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday: 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Thursday: 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Friday: 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 2 pm
Curbside pickup is still available during those hours.
Phone: (940) 668-5530
Fax: (940) 668-5533
cookectylib@gmail.com
Cooke County Library
200 S. Weaver St.
Gainesville, TX 76240
