New Town City Library

📖Librarians favorite children’s book and interview.📖

Librarian Kim’s favorite children’s book is Corduroy by Don Freeman 🐻

Corduroy is a sweet little stuffed animal bear ready to move to his forever home. Day after day he waits with all the other stuffed animals in the department store for someone to take him home. It seems like forever and like he may possibly never leave his little shelf in the store. Until one day a little girl sees him! She asks her mother if they can buy him. The little girls mom tells her ‘Not today dear, I’ve spent to much already. Besides he doesn’t look new. He lost the button to one of his shoulder straps.’ And so begins Corduroys journey to find the missing button and a forever home.

NTCL: How old were you the first time you heard this story?
Kim: “maybe 5 or 6?”
NTCL: Who is your favorite character in the story?
Kim: “Corduroy! I sympathized with him and thought he was so cute.”
NTCL: Who was the first person to read it to you?
Kim: “Our school Librarian at the time Mrs. Bratvold.”
NTCL: Did the story end the way you hoped it would?
Kim: “Yes, Corduroy got the one thing he wanted the most, and more.”

Please visit our Facebook page at https://www.Facebook.com/newtowncitylibrary to hear Kim read her favorite children’s book online in our previous posts. 📖📚

🎉📖 In Honor of children’s book week, the librarians at the New Town City library will be sharing their favorite children’s books with you and a small interview. 📖🎉

Librarian Julie’s favorite children’s book is Georgie by Robert Bright.

Georgie is a gentle and friendly little ghost, who happily haunts the home of Mr. and Mrs. Whittaker. Creaking the loose board on the stairs and giving the parlor door a little squeak every night. Until his world is turned topsy-turvy and he must find a new home to haunt.

NTCL: Julie, The first time you heard this story, how old were you?
Julie: “I was three.”
NTCL: Who is your favorite character in the story?
Julie: “Georgie of course, but it should be Herman the Savior and hero.”
NTCL: Who was the first person to read it to you?
Julie: “My mother or my babysitter?”
NTCL: Did the story end the way you thought it would?
Julie: “It ended the way I always hoped it would. I would not change a thing about the story maybe make it a little shorter.”

Please visit our Facebook page at Facebook.com/newtowncitylibrary/ to hear Julie read her favorite story to you online in a previous post.

with Special Guest Fire Fighter/ Fire Prevention officer from the city of New Town Fire Dept. Will Thelen

For fire prevention week the New Town city library read Little Critter – Going to the Firehouse By Mercer Mayer and made firehouse puppies as a craft. They also got to visit with a real Fireman. We were very fortunate enough to have our local fire department come in during story hour. Fireman Thelen got to demonstrate how his fireman suit works and show the children and their parents what the fire engine looks like inside. A very huge heart felt thank you from the New Town City Library and staff to the New Town Fire Department and Fireman Thelen for helping make this possible! Thank You New Town Fire Department for all You do and helping us and our community to stay safe!

Please Join our library on Fridays for Children’s Story Hour, beginning at 10AM. We read a children’s story, sing songs (alphabet & story time chant), count, do a craft related to our story and provide a small snack for the children. If you are not able to attend in person we do have the Facebook live option. “Like” our Facebook page with the following link https://www.facebook.com/newtowncitylibrary/ and never miss a live again! have a blessed and wonderful day!

You can now access the New Town City Library Card Catalog online. Visit ntcl.follettdestiny.com, using your patron number as a username and your last name as a password. If you do not know your patron number with the NTCL and would like more information or have questions please call us at (701)-627-4846.