News Release from: City of Beaverton
BEAVERTON CITY LIBRARY HOSTS WORLD LANGUAGE STORYTIMES
Posted: May 14th, 2013 3:20 PM
Photo/sound file: http://www.flashalertnewswire.net/images/news/2013-05/1786/64300/booksandkids.jpg (Next week children are invited to join the Beaverton City Library staff for stories in various world languages. Residents are encouraged to bring their two to six-year olds to listen to these entertaining stories.)
The Beaverton City Library invites residents to bring their two to six-year olds to listen to stories in different world languages. From Russian to Korean, there will be something for everyone to enjoy.
"According to some studies, critical thinking skills and creativity can increase when a child practices a foreign language," said Mayor Denny Doyle. "And, many of our families here in Beaverton speak more than one language. I encourage our residents to bring their children to these unique storytimes."
Join the library volunteers and local teachers as they read to children in various languages. No registration is required. World Language Storytimes begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Storytime Room on the following days:
* Monday, May 20--Somali
* Tuesday, May 21--Russian
* Wednesday, May 22--Chinese (Mandarin)
* Thursday, May 23--German
* Friday, May 24--Korean
The library also hosts Japanese Storytime each month on the second Friday of the month and Spanish Storytime on Saturdays at 3 p.m. Spanish Storytime will be on break from May 25 to June 15.
The Beaverton City Library, the second busiest library in the state, serves a population of approximately 142,000 (the population of Beaverton plus a portion of the unincorporated residents of Washington County). Each month, more than 84,000 people visit the library to check out nearly 300,000 items--circulating more than 3.5 million items annually. The library has two facilities, the Main Library and the Murray Scholls Branch, each open seven days per week.
For more information, please visit www.BeavertonLibrary.org/Storytime or call 503-350-3600.
In 2013, Beaverton was again recognized as the safest city in Oregon. Since 2007, Beaverton has been named one of the safest cities in the Northwest. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was one of just four cities of its size recently recognized as a "Smarter City" energy leader by the Natural Resources Defense Council and one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine. In addition, Beaverton was named one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine, an All-America City finalist, as one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com, one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine, the Recycler of the Year from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists and as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communit
ies, the Beaverton Community Vision program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter. Beaverton also enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. For more information, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton.
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