Did you know that the number one priority for Google’s new services development is mobile service?

Have you read all of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books and are now holding your breath in anticipation for the release of Diary of a Wimpy Kid 6 in November?  Need something to read over the summer but don't want to read Roderick Rules for the 36th time?  Check out these Wimpy Kid Read-alikes for great summer reads. 

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

by Tom Angleberger

Ellie McDoodle: Best Friends Fur-Ever

by Ruth McNally Barshaw

The Rat Brain Fiasco

by Julie Garner Berry

There is a new link to legal resources under the orange Research Tools tab. Sharon Keever and I took two webinars on legal resources and thought it would be useful to post the best links on the webpage for all of us to use.

Being on the Kennewick Strategic Goal Team for Teens led me to the conclusion that I should become acquainted with everything on the Teen tab of the web page.  For me, the most enlightening information is in the Going to College?, Testing and Financial Aid pages. These pages have useful links to all kinds of information that parents and students alike can use for planning ahead.

For Kids Ages 2-7

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

Grab your plates! In the land of Chewandswallow, meals - rather than rain or snow - fall from the sky!  But something goes awry: the food falling form the sky gets bigger and biggers, causing the residents to escape before they are crushed the dinner.

In keeping with Strategic Goal #1, take a look at the FOR PARENTS tab on the webpage. Use this area to help yourselves and parents find age appropriate material, find storytime titles, get and print reading lists and any other ideas you have for using the information.

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This week’s 050 states, “In October, all branches of Mid-Columbia Libraries will promote early literacy. Our message is: “Are you raising a reader? We can help.”

For Children Ages 2-7

Ollie's Halloween by Olivier Dunrea

This Hallween, Gossie is a wizard and Gertie is a chicken.  Peedie is a dragon and BooBoo is a bunny.  Ollie is a mummy who thinks sharing is more fun than scaring.  Join the goslings as they hoot, howl, and haunt the night away.  Goslings are on the prowl!

This month, let’s take a look at the Newsletters link on the webpage which is found under the Books and Materials tab. This place is full of terrific reading suggestions for all ages. In three steps customers can subscribe to over twenty types of newsletters.