There are plenty of books for young children that celebrate Valentine's Day. But did you know that your library has books that explore the joy, power, and tenderness of love in a bright array of formats that are wonderful to read to your youngest all year long? Miss Meredith especially likes the picture books that reassure the very small people in your circle that they are loved even when they digress from "perfect" behavior--the best of this group might be:
- How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You? by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague. Very funny, with instantly recognizable toddler behaviors and moods mollified and rendered gently tolerable through the certainty of love.
- Emma Dodd's No Matter What is another beautifully illustrated, calm affirmation of love's ability to overcome the minor grumps and bumps of life.
- The I Love You Book by Todd Parr is a bright, dynamic and life-embracing book with the same happy message--we are all worthy of love and empowered to give and receive it.
A few more to delight you and your little ones:
- My Love For You by Susan L. Roth
- My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall
- You're Just What I Need by Ruth Krauss
- And the quiet, lovely photographic poem What's Love? by Shelley Rotner and Deborah Carlin, that tells us," Love lets us share. Love helps us trust." A good message for all the seasons of the year, and of the heart.
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System status
A new library system and online catalog will debut on May 30. Here's the current status of:
- Checkouts: May 24-29 you must have your physical library card in hand to check out materials.
- Due dates: All checkouts will have a due date of June 22, except DVDs and GRU watt meters, which still have 7-day limit.
- Holds and requests: New holds and purchase requests cannot be placed until May 30, but those placed previously will continue to be processed.
- Returns: Please "Babysit Our Books" — keep them until the new system is running smoothly (mid-June).
- Registration: Continues as usual today, but cannot be done May 24-29, as our entire system will be down.
- Interlibrary loan: Continues as usual throughout the transition.
- Digital checkouts: OverDrive checkouts and holds will work normally throughout the transition.
- My Discoveries: Will be retired with the AquaBrowser catalog on May 24. Please retrieve any saved book lists before then.
- Website: The Library District website (www.aclib.us) will be up as normal throughout the transition.
- My Account: Account info will be available through May 24. Your account will appear on the new system on May 30.
- Bill payment: All payments including PayPal are working today. No payments can be accepted May 24-29
- New catalog: Watch for its debut on May 30, with new features.
More about the transition.
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