On Thursday 9/28/23 the “1,2,3 the Story is Coming to Me” program visited the pre-k class at Era ISD. Ms. Kim read books about pandas. The kids also learned about the great things they can find at the Cooke County Library. Each child was given a book of their own thanks to Hector Flores, Modern Woodmen of America. #earlyliteracy #CCLcommunityoutreach #123thestoryiscomingtome #EducateEngageEnrich

On Wednesday 9/27/23 the library’s “1,2,3 the Story is Coming to Me” program visited the preschool classrooms at Valley View ISD. Ms. Kim encouraged the kids to visit the library and read books about dinosaurs! Thanks to Hector Flores, Modern Woodmen of America, each child was given a dinosaur book to take home. #CCLcommunityoutreach #123thestoryiscomingtome #earlyliteracy #EducateEngageEnrich

This week’s children’s classes read about fall leaves. Who has played in the leaves in the library’s yard? #CCLchildrensclass #earlyliteracy #EducateEngageEnrich

In Art in the Stacks this week the kids painted Ferris wheels using ink and a watercolor wash. Paintings were inspired by The Midnight Fair by Gideon Sterer, a 2022 Texas 2×2 List book.

On Thursday 9/21, the library’s “1,2,3 The Story is Coming to Me” program visited the preschool classes at St. Mary’s Catholic School. They listened to stories about bedtime and learned all about the library. Each child was also given a book of their very own to share with their families. Thanks to Hector Flores, Modern Woodmen of America for sponsoring this program. #CCLcommunityoutreach #123thestoryiscomingtome #earlyliteracy #EducateEngageEnrich

This morning the “1,2,3 The Story is Coming to Me” program visited the classes at Sivells Bend Elementary. The kids learned about library resources and listened to books about fall. Thanks to Hector Flores, Modern Woodmen of America, each child was given a book of their very own to add to their home library. #earlyliteracy #123thestoryiscomingtome #earlyliteracy #CCLcommunityoutreach #EducateEngageEnrich

Yesterday was Talk Like a Pirate Dat! The kids practiced pirate lingo and did a pirate dance to prepare to board a pirate ship. Tuesday children’s classes are held every Tuesday at 10:30am and 2:30pm. #CCLchildrensclass #talklikeapirateday #earlyliteracy #EducateEngageEnrich

Gainesville Head Start‘s artwork is on display at the library from September 18 – September 30, 2023. Come in to see it! #CCLartworkdisplay #EducateEngageEnrich  

Today we celebrated International Dot Day. We read “The Dot” by Peter H. Reynolds and “Baby Shoes” by Dashka Slater. While reading “Baby Shoes,” we made an interactive drawing by coloring dots and splotches to follow along in the book. #earlyliteracy #internationaldotday #EducateEngageEnrich

Today the children’s classes sang and learned about the ABC’s. Using the book “EEK! : a Noisy Journey from A to Z” by Larios, Julie Hofstrand, kids practiced making noises with each letter. This is a great book for early speech development. #earlyliteracy #EducateEngageEnrich