Come to the Berryessa Branch Library for  Chinese/English Bilingual Story Time

All are welcome at this bilingual story time. Stories, songs, culture,

and fun in Chinese and English!

The San José Public Library also offers a variety of Chinese /English bilingual books

for children and parents to enjoy.

中英雙語講故事時間 

每月一次（第一個星期四）在Berryessa圖書館歡迎所有家庭和孩子

享受中英雙語講故事的樂趣: 故事，歌曲，文化！

為孩子和家長, 聖荷西公共圖書館還提供了多種中文/英文雙語書籍。

這裡有一些我的最愛的書 ：

• 我喜歡外婆= I love my grandma
• 吚唷, 生日快樂! = Happy birthday, Eeyore! / [責任編輯羅睿琪]
• 我喜歡外公= I love my grandpa / [作者及繪畫]Anna Walker ; [翻譯林玎玎]
• 毛毛兔不會嫉妒= When I'm feeling jealous / [原著, 繪圖, Trace Moroney]
• 皇帝的新装= The emperor's new clothes / 高爽编译; Enic R. Williams审校

We're adding online story times to our YouTube channel! Here's the latest: Lover Boy / Juanito el Cariñoso : a bilingual counting book, written by Lee Merrill Byrd, with illustrations by Francisco Delgado. Here’s the link to the English version and here’s the Spanish version. Enjoy!

Storytime schedule is taking a break at the Joyce Ellington Branch Library in August.

However, a New Storytime Schedule will start in September:

• Bilingual Preschool Storytime (English/Spanish) - Tuesdays  from 11:30am -12:30pm with Stay & Play Activity
   
• Family Storytime (English) - Wednesdays from 5:30pm - 6:30pm with Stay & Play Activity
   
• Inclusive Storytime - 3rd Tuesday of the month from 11:30am - 12:30pm with Stay & Play Activity

We invite kids and their families to enjoy these storytimes.

El horario de la Hora de Cuentos en la Biblioteca Joyce Ellington está tomando un descanso en el mes de agosto.

Sin embargo, habrá un nuevo horario de cuentos que se iniciará en el mes de septiembre:

• Hora de Cuentos Preescolar y Bilingüe (inglés/español) - Los martes de 11:30am hasta 12:30pm con la actividad de Quédate a Jugar
   
• Hora de Cuentos Para Familias (inglés) - Los miércoles de 5:30pm hasta 6:30pm con la actividad de Quédate a Jugar
   
• Hora de Cuentos Inclusivo - El primer martes del mes de 11:30am hasta 12:30pm con actividad de Quédate a Jugar.

Invitamos a los niños y sus familias que disfrutan de estos programas de cuentos.

The West Valley Library is adding another story time!

The West Valley Branch of the San Jose Public Library system is excited to announce a new weekly bilingual story time in Russian and English!  This new story time takes place on Friday afternoons in our Family Place Center starting at 5:00 pm and will allow you a unique opportunity to start your weekend off with Russian stories, finger plays, songs, history and more that the whole family can enjoy.

This bilingual story time will be conducted by a local West Valley community member named Olga.  Olga originally came from Saint Petersburg which she describes “as the most beautiful city of Russia, the former capital of Russian Empire and where one of the greatest museum hermitage is located.”  Olga worked as a journalist before coming to Silicon Valley.  She worked for a Russian newspaper in the SF Bay Area for a short period and then enrolled in college to get an Art Degree. After graduating, she started a family and now has 3 boys.  She says, “ I want my kids to be not only bilingual but also bicultural, and Russian literature as well as history are a really important part of it….we would like to share our activities with other kids our ages and cultural background. We want our kids to stay connected. We hope others will join us in listening and practicing our native tongue”. Please join Olga and her family at the West Valley Library at 1243 San Tomas Aquino Road, San Jose, CA 95117 at 5pm every Friday afternoon starting March 11th.

We have four other story times that occur weekly and an Inclusive storytime on the fourth Saturday of the month.  If you would like to check the days and hours for these and other programs please view our West Valley Library events.

This workshop will teach parents about the skills their children need before they learn to read. Parents (caregivers) and children under 5 years are invited to attend.

本討論會將針對家長(照顧者)講授貴子女在學習閱讀之前所須的技巧。歡迎家長(照顧者)和5歲以下孩童參加。

First our regular preschool storytime scheduled on Thursday mornings will be changed to Bilingual Storytime (English & Spanish) for preschool aged children and their families. This is an excellent opportunity for families to teach their children both English and Spanish languages by participating in a bilingual storytime. Storytime participants will be listening to wonderful stories, singing songs, and doing fingerplays in both languages.

Bilingual storytime (English & Spanish) for preschool aged children will be scheduled on a weekly basis on Thursdays, starting January 6, 2011 from 11:30am-12pm (noon) at the Hillview Branch Library.

Also, starting on January 2011, Hillview Branch Library will offer  Inclusive Storytime on a monthly basis.

The first one will be on Wednesday, January 12th, 11:30am-12pm.

And others are scheduled for Wednesday, February 9th and Wednesday, March 9th at the same time.

At Inclusive Storytime, we offer a safe and supportive learning environment where children with special needs can interact with their peers. There will be activities that will engage all participants with different individual learning styles .  With the belief that each child is a valuable member of the community, we welcome and encourage participation by all children of different backgrounds and abilities. With such interaction, children come to appreciate and respect differences while developing the social and early literacy skills that are so critical to later success. Children who are learning English are encouraged to attend.

Primero, la hora de cuentos para niños preescolares de los jueves en la mañana va a cambiar a “Hora de Cuentos Bilingües” (inglés & español) para niños preescolares y sus familias.

Esta es una excelente oportunidad para familias de enseñarles a sus hijos el inglés y el español participando en la “Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe”.

Los participantes van  a escuchar bellos cuentos, cantaran  y harán  juegos digitales en los dos idiomas.

La Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe (inglés & español)  tendrá lugar cada semana los jueves de 11:30am-12pm en la Biblioteca Hillview.

La primera será el 6 de enero 2011.

También, empiezando en enero 2011, la Biblioteca Hillview va a ofrecer “Hora de Cuentos Inclusivos cada mes”.

La primera será el miércoles, 12 de enero, 11:30am-12pm.

Las siguientes serán los miércoles, 9 de febrero y 9 de marzo a la misma hora.

En la Hora de Cuentos Inclusivos, ofrecemos un ambiente de aprendizaje seguro y que brinde asistencia para niños con necesidades especiales. Ellos pueden interactuar con otros niños. Habrá actividades que estimularán estilos individuals de aprendizaje para todos lo que participen. Con la creencia de que cada niño es miembro valioso de la comunidad, les damos la bienvenida y alentamos la participación de niños de distintos orígenes y capacidades. Con esta interacción, los niños llegan a apreciar y respectar las diferencias mientras además desarrollan las destrezas sociales y de alfabetización temprana para el éxito de sus futuros. Hacemos una invitación especial a los niños que están aprendiendo inglés.