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A+ Research Skills Appointments

Thursday, September 1, 2011

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Stop by the Peninsula Center Library Young Reader’s Desk to fill out an Appointment Request Form or print it out and bring it in for your very own free training session!  All A+ appointments are held at the Peninsula Center Library. Appointments are not for personal tutoring or homework assistance, but rather for research skill building.  Sessions [...]

Join the Fun at PVLD’s Family Talent Show

Monday, July 11, 2011

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Can  you sing, dance, juggle or perform other amazing feats?  Come take a bow as part of PVLD’s Family Talent Show! The Talent Show will take place at the Peninsula Center Library on Tuesday, July 26, from 3 – 3:45 p.m.  This special event is part of PVLD’s Young Readers Summer Reading Program. If you are [...]

Read the Winter Issue of “PV Kids News”

Friday, March 4, 2011

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After attending a three-hour, intensive newswriting workshop at the Palos Verdes Library District, a group of 35 local elementary school students has published the Winter 2011 PV Kids News.  The 24-page newsletter is the fifth such publication to result from a series of free workshops conducted since July 2009 by the PressFriends community service group, and [...]

Children’s Earth Day Celebration

Thursday, April 8, 2010

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On Thursday, April 22 from 4-5 p.m., in the Peninsula Center Library Community Room, the Peninsula Center Library Young Readers Department staff will host a free Children’s Earth Day Celebration featuring crafts, displays/information, face painting, and games/prizes. Fun for the whole family! No sign ups necessary.  Several community groups will attend to provide information on how we can use our resources [...]

A+ Research Success! @ PVLD

Friday, August 28, 2009

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It’s Back-to-School time again, and that means homework!  The Palos Verdes Library District (PVLD) is here to help all students with research skills.  The PVLD Young Readers Librarians are now offering free Personal Research Appointments at the Peninsula Center Library for students in elementary, middle, and high school.  Parents and teachers are welcome too!  Appointments are not for [...]

Better than Google–Research Detectives! 4/18

Thursday, March 26, 2009

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  This one hour online class is for students in 3rd-8th grade.  Parents & Teachers are welcome too.  Help your child get ahead in the information age!  Class will be held Saturday, April 18, 2009 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in the Peninsula Center Library Training Room 2nd Floor.  Meet at 2nd Floor Administration Office @ 10:20 [...]

Research Skills Class March 21

Friday, March 20, 2009

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Students in 3rd to 8th grade are invited to a one hour hands-on digital tour. Parents and teachers are welcome too. This free class will show you the most effective ways of finding information from school, home, or the library. Learn about the library’s online resources and become research ready! Our next class will be held on Saturday, March 21, [...]

Kids Seize the Field in “Knight for a Day”

Monday, March 9, 2009

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More than a dozen boys and one intrepid girl jousted on the lawn outside the Malaga Cove branch during the library’s recent “Knight for a Day” program on February 28. The boisterous event began in a sedate fashion. Young Readers Librarian Michael Barb read a few short passages about how young men in the Middle [...]

“Knight for a Day” Seeks Boys and Dads

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

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Hear ye, hear ye!  All “squires” (boys ages 8-11) and their “lords” (fathers) are invited to learn how young men in the Middle Ages would prepare for knighthood. We’ll learn the rules of courtly conduct and medieval warfare, then engage in a jousting tournament. Join us on Saturday, February 28, 2009 from 3:00 p.m. – [...]

Research Skills Class Sat. Nov. 15

Friday, October 24, 2008

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  Are you research ready?  Join us for Research Skills for Students Saturday, November 15 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Peninsula Center Library in the 2nd Floor Training Room.  Meet in the 2nd Floor Administration Office @ 10:20 a.m.  This free class for students in 3rd-8th grade (parents and teachers are welcome too!) will show you the most effective ways [...]

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