News & Events
Shakespeare for Kids with the Hamstead Players
Sat, March 20, 2010 at 2:00 PM
Shakespeare’s works come to life through humor, imagination, and swordplay. Some audience members will even get to act! Grades K-5. Space is limited. Pick up tickets 1/2 hour before program
Friends of the Robbins Library Youth Book Sale
Sat, April 10, 2010 at 9:00 AM
Donate children’s and youth books, CDs, DVDs to help support the Robbins Library for our annual Friends of the Robbins Library Youth Book Sale. Bins available at the entrance to the library beginning March 1. You can also donate books to support this sale at the Dallin, Ottoson Middle and Arlington High Schools lobbies. Teens: Sign up here to help on the day of the sale with crafts, sales and organization.
Spanish Storytime
Sat, March 27, 2010 at 9:45 AM
Sing songs, listen to stories, learn new words and make new friends. Songs and stories in Spanish with translation. All ages. Drop In.
@ FOX Magpie Puppets: Leopard Learns a Lesson
Wed, March 31, 2010 at 6:30 PM
Adapted from an African tale from Malawi, Leopard learns a lesson about bullying from the other animals. Ages 4 and up. Space is limited. Pick up a ticket at the FOX 1/2 hour before program.
Special Saturday Stories and Songs
Sat, April 10, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Join us for Stories and Songs for ages 2.5-5. Drop In.
Want to learn a language? Try Mango
MANGO LANGUAGES, access here, is the library’s popular online language learning database for Arlington residents and now offers an exciting selection of Basic Foreign Language Courses in Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Hebrew, Hindi, Irish, Korean, Pashto, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese as well as Complete Foreign Language Courses in Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, and Spanish (Latin American).
Trying to learn English? Mango Languages now offers Basic English Courses for speakers of French, Russian, Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese), Italian, Arabic, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, Greek, and German and Complete English Courses for speakers of Polish, Spanish (Latin American) and Portuguese (Brazilian). Users advance at their own pace while listening to audio clips and viewing written text derived from real-life conversations.
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