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Jill

Family BINGO Online

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Ring in the new Year with Family BINGO Online!

How does it work? Families will register online and receive a Zoom link to attend one of our online Zoom Bingo sessions. Log on, and a Youth Services staff member will lead the group in a fun hour of bingo!

Each family should arrange to pick up a Bingo Bag from the library before the program. Everything you need is provided including bingo cards and a sealed bag of fun and silly mystery prizes. When a family member gets a bingo, let the whole group know by holding your included BINGO stick up to the camera, and then reach your hand into the prize bag to select a prize! Continue playing until the hour is up, or all the prizes in your mystery bag are chosen by a family member (don’t worry, we included LOTS of prizes in each bag).

More details:

  • Register online for either timeslot to receive the Zoom link.
  • All materials and prizes are provided for this event, while supplies last. Call Youth Services to arrange pickup of your Bingo Bag: 715-839-5007.
Alisha

Comedy Magic Show

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Does your family like to laugh? Join our friend Jeff McMullen in some entertaining and interactive comedy magic.  He even teaches us a few magic tricks that we can use to amaze our family and friends!

Mr. Jeff learned his very first magic tricks as a child from books that he checked out from his library.  If you’d like to learn more tricks, check out these e-titles from Hoopla or contact us at the library.  We’d be happy to pull some titles for you to pick up through our Park and Pickup service!  Contact Youth Services at 715-839-5007 or e-mail ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us.

Jerissa

Books to Get Your Family Moving

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Inspired by YMCA of the Chippewa Valley’s Strong Challenge, Youth Services has compiled a list of picture books that will get your whole family moving. Wiggle, jump, and dance along to these 25 interactive books that will help your child practice gross motor skills while developing language and content knowledge.

Why sit and read when you can MOVE and read?! Access the titles here: Books to Get Your Family Moving

Place a hold on any of the selected titles with your library card and pick them up using the Park and Pickup Service (no appointment necessary) or In-Person Library Appointments. Need help? Contact Youth Services at 715-839-5007 or e-mail ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us

Happy active reading!

Jerissa

Raising Resilient Children

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Are you a parent or caregiver of a child between the ages of 0-12?

If so, please join the library, Family Resource Center, and local parents for our upcoming Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) Virtual Seminar. Triple P is an internationally recognized program that provides parents with a toolbox of strategies to raise confident and healthy children, build strong family relationships, manage misbehavior, and prevent problems from happening in the first place.

Raising Resilient Children

Tuesday, November 17 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Via Zoom | Register Here

Presented by Susan Kishel; Family Resource Center Parent Educator

Learn about the building blocks of resilience in children. Explore strategies that will promote your child’s social/emotional development and enhance their ability to bounce back from adversity.

Registrants will receive a link to the Zoom event as well as programming materials in the mail. For more information or to register, visit https://www.ecpubliclibrary.info/kids/triple-p-seminars/ or call Youth Services at 715-839-5007.

For additional Triple P opportunities for your family, including discussion groups and primary care on a range of childhood and parenting issues, visit Family Resource Center’s website at frcec.org

Jerissa

Family Literacy Month with CVTC

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Now in its third year, CVTC is hosting a virtual Family Literacy Event that celebrates children’s books and the joy of reading. This event will highlight the works of Mo Willems–beloved author of Elephant and Piggie, Pigeon books, and more. You can participate by heading over to the Facebook event page. Enjoy literacy based activities, storytime, community resources, book giveaways, and more between November 1 and November 15.

We look forward to joining the fun as soon as we finish reading these great books! In the meantime, check out these Willems-inspired booklists, curated by Elephant-and-Piggie-loving Youth Services staff:
Lesser Known Books by Mo Willems–Elephant and Piggie recommend these books by Mo Willems. Pigeon thinks they’re OK. He’d rather drive a bus.
If You Like Mo Willems…These authors have numerous books that are funny, creative, and sure to please adults and children alike.
Elephant and  Piggie Read-Alikes–Enjoy these humorous and clever early readers that appeal to both adults and children.
Happy Family Literacy Month!
Jerissa

November Storytime Kits

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November Storytime Kits are ready for you to check out and enjoy with your little ones. We have two types of kits available: a Baby/Toddler Storytime Kit and a Family Storytime Kit. Each one is designed to enhance your storytime experience and provide continuous opportunities for early literacy fun at home. Here’s what you can find in the November kits:

November Baby/Toddler Storytime Kit

Board book: I Love All of Me

Shape drum and mallet

Scarves (2)

Bubbles (you get to keep)

Songs and rhymes sheet (you get to keep)

Scarf songs and rhymes sheet (you get to keep)

November Family Storytime Kit

Rhythm sticks (2)

Scarves (2)

Songs and rhymes with rhythm sticks sheet (you get to keep)

Scarf songs and rhymes sheet (you get to keep)

Gratefulness cards activity bag (you get to keep)

We’ll use some of these materials during storytime, so be sure to have your kit ready each week in November. Haven’t registered for storytime yet? No worries! We’d love to have your family join us. Follow this link to view our Storytime Online schedule and to register: https://www.ecpubliclibrary.info/kids/storytime-online/

If you have an October storytime kit, please return it to the library no later than Wednesday, November 4.

Contact Youth Services at 715-839-5007 or ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us to reserve a November kit and schedule a pick-up.

We look forward to connecting with you and your family at storytime!

Jerissa

Raising Confident, Competent Children

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Are you a parent or caregiver of a child between the ages of 0-12?

If so, please join the library, Family Resource Center, and local parents for one or both of the remaining Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) Virtual Seminars. Triple P is an internationally recognized program that provides parents with a toolbox of strategies to raise confident and healthy children, build strong family relationships, manage misbehavior, and prevent problems from happening in the first place.

Upcoming seminars include:

Raising Confident, Competent Children

Tuesday, October 20 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Via Zoom

Presented by Caroline Wee; YMCA of the Chippewa Valley Childcare Services Director

Learn about the six building blocks of life-long success for children and review what you can do to strengthen this critical foundation in your children.

Raising Resilient Children

Tuesday, November 17 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Via Zoom

Presented by Susan Kishel; Family Resource Center Parent Educator

Learn about the building blocks of resilience in children. Explore strategies that will promote your child’s social/emotional development and enhance their ability to bounce back from adversity.


Registrants will receive a link to each Zoom event as well as programming materials in the mail. For more information or to register, visit http://www.ecpubliclibrary.info/kids/triple-p-seminars/ or call Youth Services at 715-839-5007.

For additional Triple P opportunities for your family, including discussion groups and primary care, visit Family Resource Center’s website at frcec.org

Library Staff displaying October Storytime Kits
Jerissa

October Storytime Kits

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Library Staff displaying October Storytime Kits

October Storytime Kits are ready for you to check out and enjoy with your little ones. We have two types of kits available: a Baby/Toddler Storytime Kit and a Family Storytime Kit. Each one is designed to enhance your storytime experience and provide continuous opportunities for early literacy fun at home. Here’s what you can find in the October kits:

October Baby/Toddler Storytime Kit

Board book: I Went Walking

Wrist bells (2)

Bubbles (you get to keep)

Song and rhyme sheets (you get to keep)

Storytime at home sheet (you get to keep)

 

October Family Storytime Kit

Egg shakers (2)

Song and rhyme sheet (you get to keep)

Storytime at home sheet (you get to keep)

Costume accessories activity bag (you get to keep)

 

We’ll use some of these materials during storytime, so be sure to have your kit ready each week in October. A new kit will be available for November in late October. Haven’t registered for storytime yet? No worries! We’d love to have your family join us. Follow this link to view our Storytime Online schedule and to register: https://www.ecpubliclibrary.info/kids/storytime-online/

Contact Youth Services at 715-839-5007 or ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us to reserve a kit and schedule a pick-up.

We look forward to connecting with you and your family at storytime!

Jerissa

Parent Education and Support

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The Family Resource Center has been supporting local families for over 20 years through programs and services that build on family strengths. We are thrilled to partner with them to host a three-part series of Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) Virtual Seminars for all parents of children ages 0-12.

Triple P is an internationally recognized program that gives parents the skills they need to raise confident and healthy children, build strong family relationships, manage misbehavior, and prevent problems from happening in the first place.

The seminars in this series include:

The Power of Positive Parenting

  • Tuesday, September 22, 6-7:30 p.m.
  • Presented by Jennifer Eddy, MD; Family Resource Center Director
  • In this interactive discussion, we will explain the core principles of Positive Parenting and explore key strategies for parents to develop nurturing family relationships and implement calm, effective ways to manage misbehavior.

Raising Confident, Competent Children

  • Tuesday, October 20, 6-7:30 p.m.
  • Presented by Caroline Wee; YMCA of the Chippewa Valley Childcare Services Director
  • In this interactive discussion, we will introduce and explain the 6 building blocks of life-long success for children and review what parents can do to strengthen this critical foundation.

Raising Resilient Children

  • Tuesday, November 17, 6-7:30 p.m.
  • Presented by Susan Kishel; Family Resource Center Parent Educator
  • In this interactive discussion, we will introduce the building blocks of children’s resilience and explore strategies parents may choose to promote their children’s social and emotional learning, and their ability to bounce back from adversity.

Registration is required for each seminar. For more information or to register, visit http://www.ecpubliclibrary.info/kids/triple-p-seminars/ or call Youth Services at 715-839-5007.

For additional Triple P opportunities for your family, including discussion groups and primary care, visit Family Resource Center’s website at frcec.org