BAM! Body and Mind

Staying healthy is something that's important to all of us. BAM! is a website for kids with facts and information on physical fitness, illnesses, nutrition, stress, and other health-related issues.

Kids will enjoy the interactive features, such as an Activity Calendar for kid to create their own fitness plan, and the Game Room, with many different games and quizzes.

Grownups will appreciate the Teacher's Corner, with classroom activities and related materials.

BAM! was created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

WatchKnow.org - A Video Organizing Site for Students, Parents, and Teachers

Teachers and parents -- did you know there is a website that collects and organizes videos for kids ages 3-18 from sites like YouTube, SchoolTube, and Google Video? WatchKnow catalogs online videos by topic and by age, and also allows viewers to add videos to its collection.

If you don't know what you want to watch, browse the topics on the left side of the page -- you're sure to find something interesting!

Share a Modern Classic Today: The Stinky Cheese Man

Yes, I used the word "classic" and the word "stinky" in the same sentence. It is true, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales is a modern classic. A classic laugh riot. Or in other words: a kind of new, but also kind of old unbelievably stupid book that will make you laugh until you cry. And the great thing about this book is it is not just for kids. In fact, the older you are, the funnier it gets*. Really: It. Gets. Funnier.

And the illustrations are pretty okay too. Lane Smith won a Caldecott honor for his artwork. Not bad for a fairly stupid book.

*Reader must have an appreciation for really, really stupid humor mixed with a few fairy tales.

Where Else in the Wild?

Look carefully at the orchids on the cover of Where Else In the Wild?. Can you see the Orchid Mantis?

The creatures featured in this book are experts at camouflage. Each page features a gorgeous photograph with camouflaged creatures for you to find. Then you can open the flap to see them revealed and read a little information about their lives.

Did you know that as many as 10,000 snowshoe hares can live in a square mile? I didn't.

Do you have visitors?

Bring them to the Library!

Since the new building at 900 Library Plaza opened in 2007 we have noticed a new local tradition...Fort Wayne families LOVE to show off their new library to out of town visitors during the weekend after Thanksgiving.

So if you are looking for something fun and warm to do this weekend, bring your friends and family in to meet us.

Reading Babies!

Read to your baby, start early & read often. Celebrate reading by visiting the library and attend baby storytime whenever you can.

Today at the Main Library we have:

Babies and Books at 10AM
Toddler Time at 10:30AM & 11AM

These programs are always a lot of fun, join us!

Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

The library is closed today and will reopen tomorrow morning. Have a great day :)