
Northfield Public Library How much is your library use worth? This is from Ohio but we have similar costs. Interesting!
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Northfield Public Library Online link to great sites for kids! From the American Library Association.
Source: www.ala.org
Smithsonian: National Museum of the American Indianhttp://www.nmai.si.eduPart of the Smithsonian Institution, this museum is devoted to the protection and study of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans.

Northfield Public Library Presenting- the December calendar!

Northfield Public Library Happy Thanksgiving! For fun try this coloring sheet. (Click on it to enlarge then print it off)

Northfield Public Library I find television to be very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go in the other room and read a book. ~Groucho Marx

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Do babies cry in French?
Mais, oui!
Ever notice that in some foreign films, the cries of babies seem unfamiliar and strange? A new study indicates that newborns are
learning the intonation pattern of their native language and may be mimicking it when they cry. This is yet another reason to encourage parents to converse,... read, and sing with their babies to build phonological awareness!
For more more information on the study, here is a link to the NPR newsarticle-Read More
Mais, oui!
Ever notice that in some foreign films, the cries of babies seem unfamiliar and strange? A new study indicates that newborns are
learning the intonation pattern of their native language and may be mimicking it when they cry. This is yet another reason to encourage parents to converse,... read, and sing with their babies to build phonological awareness!
For more more information on the study, here is a link to the NPR newsarticle-Read More
Source: cts.vresp.com
A new study reveals that the melody of a newborn's cries seems to be influenced by the sound of the parents' native tongue. The findings suggest that crying infants may be imitating the patterns of the language they heard before they were born.

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No wonder we're tired at the library-- this is the report from the Library Board Submitted by Margit Johnson, Chair
Higher circulation, fewer hours open. Even with Sundays closed as a budget saving measure, circulation continues to beat last year’s monthly circulation, up 5.2%. In September an average of 116 items wer...e checked out every hour that the library was open. That means a book, DVD, book pack, magazine, or music CD was checked out every 30 seconds between 9:30 AM and 9 PM.Read More
Higher circulation, fewer hours open. Even with Sundays closed as a budget saving measure, circulation continues to beat last year’s monthly circulation, up 5.2%. In September an average of 116 items wer...e checked out every hour that the library was open. That means a book, DVD, book pack, magazine, or music CD was checked out every 30 seconds between 9:30 AM and 9 PM.Read More

Northfield Public Library November's calendar.

Northfield Public Library Booker and Diana news.
Source: www.northfieldnews.com
The Northfield bookmobile is on indefinite hiatus after the departure of a key library employee.

Northfield Public Library For all the people that think babies need/like videos.
Source: www.nytimes.com
The Walt Disney Company is offering refunds for its “Baby Einstein” videos, a tacit admission that they did not increase intellect.
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