The Children's Department will host an exciting computer animated musical comedy movie for tweens ages 9 to 12 on Tuesday, December 13 at 3:00pm in the Friends Room. This rated G film lasts 96 minutes. It is about a domesticated Macaw who never learned to fly and enjoys a comfortable life with his owner, but later was caught by smugglers and embarks on an adventure to a magical foreign land. Wondering if he met any friends in this foreign land and if he fulfilled his dream of learning to fly? then please attend this free film showing program.
Accompanying adults are also welcome to attend. For more information, please call the Children's Desk at (626) 307-1358.
To observe Mother's Day, the Children's Services Department will have a special Family Faces Art Exhibition program. Children from preschool through sixth grade are invited to participate. Starting April 17, children can pick up an entry form at the Children's Desk and draw a picture of their mother, grandmother, aunt or someone they love. Children's staff will display the artworks on the Children's bulletin board.
The 2011 Week of the Young Child will be held April 10-16 and the theme for 2011 is Early Years Are Learning Years. The Children's Services Department will conduct a "Make Your Own Book" craft program on April 14 at 11:00a.m. after the preschool storytime. The program is open to preschoolers and parents are invited to create a book with their children. The Week of the Young Child is an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the world's largest early childhood education association, with nearly 90,000 members and a network of over 300 local, state, and regional Affiliates.
To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, on 
