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City Library Launches Science, Harry Potter Book Clubs
New book clubs for kids meet monthly starting in January at Valencia branch
| Thursday, Dec 8, 2011

Harry Potter Children’s Book Club

The Children’s Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of every month from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Valencia Library starting Jan. 17, 2012.

The first book will be Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and each month we will talk about the next book in the series.

Participants will need to read the book before the meeting so that we can have a lively discussion.

Sign-ups for the first meeting will be at the Children’s Reference Desk starting in December and will continue until all the spots have been filled. Ages 8-12.

Jan. 17 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Feb. 21 – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

March 20 – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

April 17 – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

May 15 – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

 

Children’s Science Book Club

The Science Book Club meets on the third Wednesday of every month from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Valencia Library starting Jan. 18, 2012.

Do you want to know how the steam engine changed the world or how images are captured by cameras? Come explore books about science, technology and inventions. 4th grade and up.

Jan. 18 – How steam changed the world

Feb. 15 – The light bulb from glowing wires to Light Emitting Diodes

March 21 – The telephone from Bell to Verizon and beyond

April 18 – Tele- and Microscopes from simple lenses to Nanos and Hubble

May 16 – The Camera from Daguerre to Digital
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