Lots of happy sounds are expected in the Library this week and next as our school term events return. Call us to book your place for Storytime, Music for Little Ears and Baby Rhyme and Read:

Storytime Returns for New School Term Tuesday 15^th July

Storytime for Pre-School age children and their carers returns this school term at Orange City Library on Tuesdays, Wednesdays at 11am, and Thursdays at 11am and 2pm. Each session includes storytelling and craft. Bookings open one week before each session, to book your place please call 6393 8132.

Music For little Ears Returns Wednesday 23 July and Friday 25 July

Join in the fun of Music for Little Ears. Listening to different types of music helps “little ears” get ready to learn language skills. We have percussion instruments just the right size for little hands: Bells, Maraquitas, Drums & Tambourines. Samantha from the Orange Conservatorium presents the musical program at the library on Wednesdays and Fridays at 10am. Children aged 3-5 years are welcome to join the program. Call library staff on 6393 8132 to book your place for term four starting on Wednesday 23 July.

Music For Little Ears will initiate little ears to classical music, singing, percussion, dancing and musical games. This helps children learn language and social skills. The program is supported by Orange Regional Arts Foundation.

Baby Rhyme and Read Returns on Monday 21^st July

If you would like to learn words and actions to popular nursery rhymes to teach your little ones, then come along to Baby Rhyme and Read at Orange City Library. Parents and carers are invited to get involved in the baby Rhyme and Read sessions to help prepare their babies for learning to read. Babies aged from 0 to 12 months enjoy rhymes, singing and sounds to help them develop and learn. The nuts and bolts of literacy are established in childhood. Parents, carers and adult role models have a powerful impact on their child’s enjoyment of reading and their ability to read. By singing nursery rhymes, reading and talking to your baby, they will get used to language and enjoying it – and that is what these sessions are about.

Baby Rhyme and Read sessions are free and will be held from Monday 21^st July at 10.15am for six weeks at Orange City Library, Byng Street, Orange. Each session goes for just 30 mins. Places are limited so please call the Library on 6393 8132 to book your place.

Baby Rhyme and Read graduates Nyssa and Charlie, Anastasia, Sue and Benjamin, Jen and Madeline

Kayla and Tobie, Larissa and Chance also graduated this term

Congratulations to all our baby Rhyme and Read graduates for this term. All participants take home a nursery rhyme songbook and CD to keep practising songs and nursery rhymes at home. Baby Rhyme and Read classes for babies 0 – 2 years return next school term on Monday 5th May from 10.15am for 30 minutes for six weeks. Each session includes rhymes, actions songs, finger plays and stories. To book please call the Library on 6393 8132. Keep reading and singing!

We’re going on a bear hunt…….”Swishy Swashy! Squelch Squelch!” This year marks the 25th anniversary of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt – the classic international bestselling children’s book by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Rosen says ” I’m always delighted by ‘bear hunt’. It’s a chant, a poem, a fun and games romp with actions to make up.”  Listen out on ABC Radio tomorrow (Wednesday) for a discussion about what makes this book so popular. “We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one………………

After a fun time singing, listening to nursery rhymes and doing all the actions the Baby Rhyme and Read Class of 2013 took time out for photos:

Diane and Alby

Shanelle and Layla, Kat and Finn, Su and Benjamin

Michela with Lenny

Olivia chooses a book to take home

Lalindri with Jinuli

Kat with Finn, and Erin with Tom at Baby Rhyme and Read