Save the dates!

Our Holiday Book Fair will take place from December 14-21, 2010.  Stay tuned for more details!!

October is Mystery Month

Each month the library focuses on a specific genre of literature.  This month is Mystery Month!  Ask your child to recommend a good mystery. 

Here are some mystery vocabulary words:

Mystery:  something that is secret and unknown
Alibi:  an excuse a suspect uses to show he or she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime when the crime was committed
Clue: a fact or object that helps to solve the mystery
Detective: character trying to solve the mystery

Evidence:  something that helps prove who committed the crime
Red herring:  a false lead that throws the detective off track
Suspect:  character believed to have possibly committed the crime
Witness:  character who saw the crime being committed