Celebrating Arbor Day at the Brentwood Library

 

 

Although National Arbor Day is the last Friday in April, Tennessee and Brentwood celebrate the last Friday in March. The Brentwood Library is hosting the city's annual Arbor Day festivities, sponsored by the City of Brentwood Tree Board, on

Saturday, March 28, from 11am - 1 pm

For the kids, we'll have a story time about trees, face painting, and crafts.  Free hot dogs will be available for all ages, and Brentwood residents and property owners will have a last chance to win a tree in our acorn guessing contest. There will also be saplings available for you to take home and plant.

 

Stop by and help us celebrate Tennessee's trees and the many ways in which trees enhance our community and our lives. Let's celebrate Arbor Day together: Saturday, March 28th!

2014 Caldecott Medal winner announced!

The 2014 Caldecott Medal winner is Locomotive.

Written and illustrated by Brian Floca, this book follows the story of a family's week-long journey from Omaha to Sacramento in 1869.

The Caldecott Medal is awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children (a division of the American Library Association) and honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

The 2014 Caldecott Honor books are Journey, written and illustrated by Aaron Becker, Flora and the Flamingo, written and illustrated by Molly Idle, and Mr. Wuffles! written and illustrated by David Wiesner.

For more information about the Caldecott Medal, including a list of previous winners, check out the official Caldecott Medal home page.

Monthly Chess Club - Join Us!

All ages and skill levels are welcome to enjoy this noncompetitive and fun atmosphere. On-site chess coach, Dr. Jim Lech, Nashville Chess Center, teaches beginning fundamentals, as well as advanced strategies. Free of Charge. Boards will be provided. No reservations are necessary… just come and play!

Date: Friday, March 22
Time: 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Place: Meeting Room A

Chess Camp for Advanced Players

The Advanced Chess Camp is for players who have played in a rated tournament. Dr. Jim Lech of the Nashville Chess Center will give no less than 4 hours of pure instruction that covers the opening, middle game, end game, and official tournament rules.  Then, students will play 1-3 tournament rounds, under tournament conditions.  There will be prizes! Players should bring a lunch and snack. There will be a Bug-house tournament during the one hour lunch break.  Boards will be provided.

Date: Saturday, February 23
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Class Fee: $65.00
Ages: 9 and up
Registration: Online - Click Here

Checkmate! Come to our Beginner's Chess Camp this Saturday.

Come and refine your chess skills during this special 4-hour Scholastic Winter Chess Camp for Beginners! Beginners are those who have not played in a rated tournament. On-site chess coach, Dr. Jim Lech from the Nashville Chess Center, will teach stratagies and engage students in structured play. Players should bring a snack. Parents are welcome, and boards will be provided.

Date: Saturday, January 19
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Class Fee: $40.00
Ages: Thrird grade and up
Registration: Online - Click Here

Help Wanted! Do You Like Working with Kids?

If you enjoy helping children, and you're looking for a fun volunteer opportunity at the library, then we have the perfect job for you! We're looking for one reliable volunteer to help with our After School Explorers program for kids in grades K - 2. The After School Explorers volunteer will help us set up the room, assist the kids with a craft project, and help clean up after the program is over. This is a good volunteer opportunity for a high school student with babysitting experience!

The ideal candidate is age 14+, and is available on Tuesdays from 3:45 - 6:00 for the rest of the school year. If you'd like to help, please send an e-mail to Jen Wooters. Jen is looking forward to hearing from you and helping you get started!

Winter Chess Camps

The Brentwood Library will host two chess camps this winter! 

The Beginners Class is for chess players who have not played in a rated tournament. Our on-site chess coach, Dr. Jim Lech from the Nashville Chess Center, will teach strategies and engage students in structured play. Bring a snack. Parents are welcome, and boards will be provided.

Date: Saturday, January 19
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Class Fee: $40.00
Ages: Thrird grade and up
Registration: Online - Click Here

The Advanced Class is for players who have played in a rated tournament. Dr. Lech will give no less than 4 hours of pure instruction that covers the opening, middle game, end game, and official tournament rules.  Then, students will play 1-3 tournament rounds, under tournament conditions.  There will be prizes!  Players should bring a lunch and snack. There will be a Bug-house tournament during the one hour lunch break.  Boards will be provided.

Date: Saturday, February 23
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Class Fee: $65.00
Ages: 9 and up
Registration: Online - Click Here

Scholastic Chess Club

Our onsite chess coach, Dr. Jim Lech of the Nashville Chess Center, teaches beginning, intermediate, and advanced strategies to players of all ages. This monthly event is always free. Boards are provided, and no registration is necessary!

 Date: Friday, October 26
Time: 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Place: Meeting Room A

Chess Club

Date: Friday, February 17
Time: 4:30 - 6:00 PM
Place: Meeting Room B
Cost: Free!

All ages and skill levels are welcome to play in this noncompetitive and fun atmosphere. On-site chess coach Dr. Jim Lech from the Nashville Chess Center teaches beginning fundamentals, as well as advanced strategies. Free of charge. Boards will be provided. No reservations necessary… just come and play!

Scholastic Chess Club

Date: Friday, January 27
Time: 4:30 - 6:00 PM
Place: Meeting Room A
Cost: FREE!

All ages and skill levels are welcome to enjoy this noncompetitive and fun atmosphere. On-site chess coach, Dr. Jim Lech, Nashville Chess Center, teaches beginning fundamentals, as well as advanced strategies. Free of Charge. Boards will be provided. No reservations necessary… just come and play!

Scholastic Chess Club

Date: Friday, July 29
Time: 4:30 p.m.

All ages and skill levels are welcome to enjoy this noncompetitive and fun atmosphere. Our on-site chess coach, Dr. Jim Lech from the Nashville Chess Center, teaches beginning fundamentals, as well as advanced strategies. The Scholastic Chess Club meets on the last Friday of every month. This event is always free of charge, and boards will be provided. No reservations necessary… just come and play!

READING OF THE POLAR EXPRESS -- Monday, December 6, 5:00PM or 6:00PM

Come for the tree lighting ceremony and stay for the reading of The Polar Express. There will be a special visitor that walks right off the pages of this holiday favorite. Everyone is guaranteed to hear the silver bell. The required tickets for this free event are available in the Children's Library.

Family Game Night

Don’t miss this great opportunity to meet other families in our community!

Friday, April 16
7-9 p.m.

There will be a variety of games available on this fun-filled evening! Feel free to bring drinks and snacks.

This event is for ages 7 and above.

Click here to register, or call 371-0090 ext. 851.

Easter Egg Hunt is this Thursday!

The Brentwood Library invites your family to the annual Easter Egg Hunt on

Thursday, April 1.

Activities start at 3:30 p.m.

Bring your camera for pictures with the Easter Bunny! We'll have face painting and a jelly bean guessing game too.

The festivies take place in the field between Lipscomb Elementary and the Library. Parking is available at the Civitan parking lot, the Library, and River Park.

Be sure to give yourself plenty of time to park and walk to the field!

The Egg Hunt starts promptly at 4:15 p.m.


If it rains, we'll still have lots of fun inside the library!

Chess Club

Chess Club is this Friday from 4:30-6 p.m. Chess Coach Dr. Jim Leach will be here to help all ages and skill levels learn more about the game. The library even provides the chess boards!

It's free, no reservations required.

Fun & Games at the Library

Thanks to the generous support of the Friends of the Library, there are now seven brand-new computer game stations in the Children's Library!

These educational games are a great way to help your child learn while they're having fun. The keyboards and mice are a kid-friendly size. They can even play games in another language!

There are 4 stations by the picture books that have over 40 games. The other 3 computers are just to your right as you enter the Children's Library, and feature games in both English and Spanish.

Check them out today!

Saturday Matinee at the Library!

Need a break from shopping and the traffic? Bring the family to the library to watch a free showing of The Best Christmas Pagent Ever. This 1983 classic is about the Herdmans, the six meanest kids in town, who decide to perform in the local Christmas pagent.

Saturday, December 12th at 1:00 p.m. in Meeting Room B.

You can also get on the wait list for the movie, book or audio book using the library's online catalog. All of our copies are checked out at the moment.

Join us for free popcorn!

Get your tickets now!

The library is full of the Holiday spirit. Check out our Holiday Events starting next week:

Morning with Santa is Saturday, December 5th. The fun starts at 9 am.

• There is a magic show at 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.
  
• Before or after the magic show, enjoy face-painting, music and a visit with Santa himself!

Annual Tree Lighting and
The Reading of Polar Express is on Monday, December 7th.

• 5 pm First reading of Polar Express
• 5:30 pm Dedication and Lighting of Tree
• 6 pm Second reading of Polar Express

It’s all free, but tickets are required. Tickets may be picked up at the Children's Desk beginning Monday, November 23rd during regular library hours. Please call 615-371-0090 ext 838 with any questions.