the storystore

2010-08-31T20:01:00.001-07:00

Children's Picture Book Area

2010-02-09T15:16:00.000-08:00

Holiday Open House @ Carmel 2009

2010-01-05T17:23:00.001-08:00

Volunteer Party @ Carmel Branch Library

2009-11-22T09:52:00.000-08:00

1st Annual Halloween Party at the Carmel Branch

2009-11-10T16:54:00.000-08:00

The 1st Annual Halloween Party was held at the Carmel Branch. Refreshments, candy and prizes were enjoyed by all. Thanks to all that attended and what a great group of creative costumes. To see the fun we had click on the following flickr or photobucket.

Grace Lin and the Red Dragon Kite

2009-10-13T15:35:00.000-07:00

Reception for CMS artists at the Carmel Branch

2009-09-07T08:32:00.000-07:00

New Teen Area @ The Carmel Branch

2009-07-19T10:18:00.000-07:00

This is the new teen area at the Carmel Branch Libary. Relax with your laptop, read or enjoy games with friends. See you soon.

Magic Show with Craig Stone at the Carmel Branch

2009-07-17T09:52:00.000-07:00

Fossil Dig

2009-07-17T08:29:00.000-07:00

Crazy Hair Day at the Carmel Branch Library

2009-07-17T07:43:00.000-07:00

Artwork @ the Carmel Branch

2009-06-22T08:12:00.001-07:00

A special thanks to the neighborhood schools for lending their very creative artwork to the Carmel Branch. Be sure to view this artwork on your next visit.

Be Creative @ Your Library...Down the Garden Path!

2009-06-22T07:58:00.001-07:00

Down the garden path we went and planted pumpkin seeds and hopefully we will have pumpkins in the fall. We also decorated the pots and learned some fun facts about pumpkins.

Be Creative @ Your Library Open House and Booksale

2009-06-22T07:33:00.000-07:00

What a great day we had at the first day of summer reading and booksale. It's not too late to join. Summer reading ends August 6th. There is a summer reading club for all ages. Keep reading and see you at Carmel!

Be Creative @ Your Library

2009-06-07T10:57:00.000-07:00

Get Ready to Be Creative @ Your Library

2009-06-07T10:13:00.000-07:00

Join us June 11th for the first day of summer reading. This is your chance to sign up for summer reading and enjoy refreshments, prizes and a drawing for a Build A Bear. We are also having a booksale at bargain prices along with book bags to take your purchases home. For more info call 704-416-3400-see you on the 11th!

2009-04-15T18:01:00.001-07:00

Coraline at Carmel

2009-02-18T17:55:00.002-08:00

What fun we had at our Read the Book-See the Movie-Coraline. We had bunches of Coraline prizes. Thanks for sharing in the fun.

Coraline

2009-02-18T17:55:00.001-08:00

The Sneetches

2009-02-12T18:10:00.000-08:00

February 12th was little read at Carmel. We enjoyed the story The Sneetches. We made our own glittery Sneetch stars to take home. I hope you had as much fun as I did.

Hotel for Dogs

2009-02-11T18:05:00.000-08:00

Who let the dogs out at Carmel? We had fun making dog bone magnets and enjoying our prizes. Thank you for joining me.

Thank you.....

2008-12-26T13:39:00.001-08:00

Thanks to all that attended the Carmel Holiday Open House 2008. A big thank you for my wonderful gift. You are a special group! See you in January.

Carmel Holiday Open House 2008

2008-12-26T10:17:00.001-08:00

Coffee and Conversation

2008-11-09T14:04:00.000-08:00

November 1st Carmel Branch hosted a coffee and conversation. Thank you to those that attented and shared ideas about libraries of the future.

Thank you-Miss Mary and the Aurora Fossil Museum

2008-10-26T13:06:00.000-07:00

What a great fossil festival we had October 18th in the parking lot of the Carmel Branch Library. The weather was perfect for digging and searching for shark's teeth, shells and spines. Thanks to The Aurora Fossil Museum for supplying us with the material and for patron Miss Mary for sharing her love of fossil finding. I hope everyone had as much fun as I did. If you would like more information about the museum check out their website at www.aurorafossilmuseum.com

Fall Fossil Fair @ Carmel

2008-10-26T12:41:00.001-07:00

Our last craft program...for the summer.. making Origami butterflies

2008-07-26T17:58:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all that attended my craft programs. I hope you had as much fun as I did!

Catching bugs at the Carmel Branch

2008-07-26T17:57:00.000-07:00

After our bug scavenger hunt in the library we made bug catchers to take home.

Goodbye and good luck.....

2008-07-26T16:38:00.001-07:00

Good luck to JJ and his family as they start their new adventure in Raleigh.

Catch the Reading Bug Ends August 6th

2008-07-20T09:53:00.001-07:00

Catch the Reading Bug ends August 6th. Be sure to to collect those prizes. Thanks for reading along with us this summer.

Creepy Crawly Door Hangers @ Carmel Branch

2008-07-20T09:31:00.000-07:00

Our Wednesday Catch the Reading Bug Group and what a creative group they are!!

Making bug jewelry @ Carmel Branch

2008-07-06T15:06:00.000-07:00

Roar-Dinosaurs @ Carmel

2008-07-01T10:35:00.000-07:00

Fossils, shark's teeth and dinosaurs, oh my and yes even dinosaur pooh!

Catch the Reading Bug @ Carmel

2008-06-29T15:09:00.000-07:00

You can view more Catch the Reading Bug photos on flickr.com

Catch the Reading Bug

2008-06-05T05:37:00.001-07:00

Someone caught the reading bug....

2008-06-04T16:22:00.000-07:00

Catch the Reading Bug

2008-06-04T16:12:00.000-07:00

BookHive

2008-03-25T08:37:00.000-07:00

BookHive is PLCMC's website that lets you search hundreds of children's book reviews (ages birth - 12 years) by title, author, reading level, interest category, and number of pages. New book reviews are added monthly.

Pictures of library events

2008-03-09T15:16:00.000-07:00

Looking for pictures of library events? Check out Flickr.com. CarmelBranch Library or LibraryInAction-CarmelBranchLibrary.

Tumblebooks

2008-03-09T13:15:00.000-07:00

Tumblebook Library presents a wealth of narrated, animated children's books, audiobooks and activities to encourage your young reader.

We're Painting the Town Read!

2008-02-27T16:54:00.000-08:00

Fun @ Carmel Branch Library

2008-01-24T15:38:00.001-08:00

Christmas @ Carmel

2008-01-12T12:04:00.001-08:00

Sharing Photos

2008-01-10T15:22:00.001-08:00

Wonder how you can share your pictures with friends and family? Below are sites that do just that.

Scrapblog.com-a scrapbook blog. Download your pictures and add features with various themes. The pages of your scrapbook can be saved as an album and emailed to friends and family. They have an easy how to video.

Slide.com-create a slide show with your pictures. Download pictures, add features and email to friends and family or add to your family blog.

Animoto.com-create a video with your pictures. Add music, yours' or theirs' to create a custom video. The tempo of the music changes how the video is mixed. Try different music and see how it changes. The videos can be saved in your account for later viewing or changes. Your videos can be emailed to friends and family.

Smilebox.com-create slideshows, ecards, scrapbooks, photobooks and postcards from personal photos.
The above sites are all free. If you have any questions, let me know.

2008-01-08T10:28:00.000-08:00

We had fun making reindeer food at the Holiday Open House.

2008-01-08T10:26:00.000-08:00

......and we had yummy food.