Downey Library

Tomorrow is Kid's Chess Club on Zoom. Sign up by visiting: http://downeylibrary.org/chess

Watch Winter's Bone (2010) and other great movies on Kanopy for free with your library card . Visit: https://downeylibrary.kanopy.com/

We've added digital magazines to our collection. Visit www.downeylibrary.org/ebooks to download the NewsStand app and start reading today.

With Spring approaching, a butterfly clothespin is a great way to decorate your space or keep your food sealed. You can also glue on a magnet and you’ve got a Spring refrigerator magnet!

Join Story Time with Miss Claudia tomorrow morning at 10:30am via Zoom. For more information and a link to the Zoom session, visit: downeylibrary.org/calendar

With just a few supplies, you can make your own Felt Corner Bookmark.

The newest reimagining of Roots (2016) is available on Kanopy. Watch it for free with your library card https://downeylibrary.kanopy.com

There's still time to sign up for today's Kid's Chess Club @ 3pm. Free and open to kids ages 8-16. To sign up, visit: http://downeylibrary.org/chess

Join us for Adult Chess Club tomorrow @ 3pm on Zoom! To sign up, visit downeylibrary.org/chess

Our ebook and audiobook app, cloudlibrary, has a number of great books for children, teens and adults that celebrate Black History. downeylibrary.org/ebooks

Watch Moonlight for free with your library card on Kanopy downeylibrary.kanopy.com

Today is Chinese New Year’s Eve! Make a Chinese Lantern to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Follow along with Destiny to create a simple and cute Valentine's Day Card for the special people in your life

This week Miss Grace Reads... My Friends / Mis Amigos By Tar Gomi Published by Chronicle Books ... Click, Clack, Moo I Love You! By Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin Published by Simon & Schuster For more great programs, subscribe to our channel and visit us @ www.downeylibrary.org

We now offer access to Brainfuse' JobNow and VetNow databases. Search for jobs and find job training and veterans' resources. Access free with your library card at downeylibrary.org/databases

Watch Remember Pearl Harbor and more great films for free with your library card on Kanopy

In this short video, Martha and her helpers make volcanos with a few household items. For more great programs, subscribe to our YouTube channel and visit us @ www.downeylibrary.org

Make holiday shopping easier by using Consumer Reports with your library card. Through the Consumer Reports database, you’ll find trusted and unbiased buying guides, ratings, reviews, and recommendations on a wide range of products and services appliances, cars, electronics, baby and children's, health, fitness, and more... visit downeylibrary.org/databases for more info

Happy Halloween!

Make some PB&J Spiders for you and the kids. And yes, just this once, feel free to play with your food.

Today is the LAST DAY of our Fall Into Reading Program. Make sure to log your reading and submit your tickets for our upcoming raffle!

For Halloween this year, why not make a 3D Paper Pumpkin! They're simple to make and require just a few crafting supplies.

There is still time to sign up for the In-N-Out reading program via the Downey City Library’s Beanstack website. We will be mailing over 70 certificates for a free In-N-Out burger this week! To sign up visit (downeylibrary.org/in-n-out)

Join the Downey Chess Club once a month via Zoom and learn how to play chess in a virtual setting For Zoom invite visit the link in bio (https://forms.gle/Jpuy8qLxEWMjhMLt9)

Today Miss Claudia reads... Pumpkin Trouble by Jan Thomas Five Little Pumpkins... by Iris Van Rynbach Click, Clack, Boo!: A Tricky Treat by Doreen Cronin Read with permission from: HarperCollins Boyds Mills Press Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Today Miss Claudia reads... Peppa Pig and the Halloween Costume by Candlewick Press Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin ... by Mary Serfozo Haunted House by DK Read with permission from: Candlewick Press Aladdin DK Children

In-N-Out Cover to Cover Club Join our annual reading challenge & earn an In-N-Out Burger or Cheeseburger! Program Guidelines: Children ages 4-12 are eligible, each child must log on to our reading challenge portal via Beanstack. https://downeylibrary.beanstack.org/reader365 #innout #reading

¡Acompáñanos y disfruta cuentos en inglés y español con Fernanda! (Join us for stories in English and Spanish with Fernanda!) Esta semana, Fernanda lee ... (This week, Fernanda reads...)... ¿Qué puedes hacer con un rebozo? (What Can You Do With a Rebozo?) By Carmen Tafolla & Amy Córdova Con permiso de Penguin Young Readers Group (With permission from Penguin Young Readers Group) Para obtener más programas, suscríbase a nuestro canal y visítenos en www.downeylibrary.org (For more programs, subscribe to our channel and visit us @ www.downeylibrary.org)

Mark your calendars Halloween fun ahead!

Today Miss Claudia reads... Bear in a Square By Stella Blackstone Watch This! ... By Jane Godwin Perfect Square By Michael Hall Read with permission from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Scribe Publications HarperCollins

1000 Books Before Kindergarten encourages families and caregivers to read 1000 books with their young children before they enter kindergarten. To participate in the program sign up with Beanstack by visiting downeylibrary.org/fall-into-reading