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2012 Cops 'n' Kids Celebration of Reading
SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 11am-3pm
3rd Street, Southside Bethlehem
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First Saturday Series
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READING ROOM STARS
Meet the Authors!
Ten free books will be prizes at a drawing on the day of the event! Additional author books are available to purchase.
Fowler Family Southside Ctr 403
Fee: FREE
Call 1-877-543-0998 to reserve your space.
Grade listings are a guideline. Feel free to bring older/younger siblings; however, only one book per family will be distributed. Parents welcome to stay.
Saturday, February 11, 10 AM to Noon
Disney’s Club Penguin Activity Adventure by Katherine Noll
Get ready to dive into the world of Club Penguin and explore your favorite characters, places and games, parties, mini-games, and more. Activity session follows.
Grades 3-6 Course Code: YTHY9147-U1
Saturday, March 10, 10 AM to Noon
Wolf's Coming! by Joe Kulka
Look out – Wolf's coming! When the animals hear a howl and see a shadowy figure, they head for home and then glowing eyes appear in the window and the front door opens…but it’s the reader who is in for the biggest surprise.
Visit www.joekulka.com to learn more.
Grades K-4 Course Code: YTHY9148-U1
Saturday, March 31, 10 AM to Noon
The Princess and the Swan by Ryke Leigh Douglas
Long ago and far away on an island in a mystic sea, there lived a princess who dreamed of finding a handsome prince. Join author Ryke Leigh Douglas as she tells this magical tale about the princess's journey to find her prince.
Grades 1-4 Course Code: YTHY9149-U1
Saturday, May 19, 10 AM to Noon
Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books by Kay Winters
A children’s storybook that tells about the life of one of our most important Presidents. He grew up on a farm. His father and the neighbors thought he was lazy. He would rather read than plow. He loved books. They changed his life. He changed ours.
Grades K-4 Course Code: YTHY9150-U1
NCC's Horizons for Youth and Families Program
Educational and recreational activities for children
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FIRST SATURDAYS AT THE READING ROOM
Cops ‘n’ Kids Children’s Literacy Program and its sponsors invite you and your child to enjoy the following free monthly events at the Reading Room. All of our programs are suitable for young and elementary school children. All programs include time for free book selection.
Northampton Community College Fowler Family Southside Center, 511 E. 3rd Street, 4th Floor, Bethlehem, PA 18015. Fee: FREE
Register by calling 610-861-5526
Saturday, January 14, 10 AM to Noon
Bugs! at the Cops 'n' Kids Reading Room.
Peek at clustering ladybugs and stinkbugs, view bug specimens through a magnifying glass, and discover praying mantis egg sacs with a real bug expert. Program includes slide show, build-a-bug craft, and reading of Eric Carle's, "The Very Quiet Cricket."
Saturday, February 4, 10 AM to Noon
Great Person’s Valentine Tea Party!
Children get the chance to treat their sweetest grown-up to tea and goodies. Share some quality time reading together, and craft a homemade Valentine.
Saturday, March 3, 10 AM to Noon
Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie DePaola.
NCC theatre students re-tell this popular Irish folktale of potato farmer Jamie O’Rourke, “the laziest man in all of Ireland,” who relies on a leprechaun to help him grow the biggest potato in the land. Includes performance by the O’Grady Quinlan Academy of Irish Dance.
Saturday, April 14, 10 AM to Noon
Pretzel Day!
Celebrate National Pretzel Day. Twist and bake your own pretzel, courtesy of downtown Bethlehem’s Stations Café and enjoy a reading of “Pretzel,” by Curious George author, H.A.Rey. Love blooms when the longest dachshund in the world wins the heart of an unlikely admirer.
Saturday, May 5, 10 AM to Noon
Wings of Spring!
Witness a butterfly release with Bear Mountain Butterfly Sanctuary’s own Butterfly Lady. Short movie and craft of butterfly’s life cycle with pasta shapes included.
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