Events and News for Children
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Norman -
Children
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010 00:00 |
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 Many visitors to the Norman Public Library know Ms Kim. She works in the Children's Department and has a passion to connect children to the joy of reading. Ms Kim is on a mission - to raise money to help battle childhood cancer. On the 28th of March, around 2:00pm, she will be shaving her head to raise money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation.
According to the Foundation Directory Online, St. Baldrick's Foundation works to raise funds for childhood cancer research by encouraging individuals to recruit donors by shaving their heads, in a gesture of solidarity with children living with cancer. They also award grants to organizations for childhood cancer research.
Research from the NIH, available in the Consumer Health Database, reveals that thirty years ago, the 5-year survival rate for all childhood cancers combined was less than 50%. As of 2006, the 5-year survival rate for all childhood cancers combined is now nearly 80%. The survival rate increase is due to many things and many sources - but the driving force behind it are the funds for the research to fight cancer
If you are interested in giving money to Ms Kim's cause visit her participant page - on the St. Baldrick's website. Or if you want to participate by becoming a shavee visit the St. Baldrick's Shavee page.
If you are interested in knowing more about coping with, research regarding or additional places that help fund childhood cancer research - visit your hometown library. |
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Norman -
Children
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Monday, 22 February 2010 15:49 |
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 The Norman Public Library, 225 N. Webster in downtown Norman, presents a family Stamp Camp in the library’s Lowry Room Wednesday, March 3, at 7 p.m. The camp, designed for novice collectors ages ten and up, is conducted by representatives from the Norman Stamp Club and the Norman Postal Service.
The free, introductory workshop features several stations at which participants can learn about stamp collecting. Campers will practice soaking stamps off envelopes and learn about the tools that stamp collectors use to handle and identify stamps. There will be a station for postmarks that tell from what part of the country a stamp was mailed. Visitors will also learn how to determine the value of stamps.
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Norman -
Children
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Wednesday, 13 January 2010 11:46 |
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 The OU Women’s Basketball team and the Children’s Department of the Norman Public Library are giving each other a home court advantage with a pair of Read to Win Family Story Times.
On Friday, January 15, at 3 p.m., the library, 225 N. Webster in downtown Norman, welcomes Head Coach Sherri Coale for a Story Time in the Children’s Department. Coale will share some of her favorite children’s books and recommend books that she thinks are particularly inspirational or motivating. Norman schools are closed that day, families and children of all ages are invited to attend.
Norman Public Library and Pioneer Library System card holders are eligible to purchase tickets for the OU Women's game, for Saturday, January 23, when the Sooners host Kansas at 2:00 p.m. for only $5 by logging into their library account. Once authorized to the ticket sale site you will need to enter the following case sensitive information:
ID: readtowin Password: Boomer
You may purchase and print as many tickets for the game as you wish, while supplies last. The story time at the library is free to attend.
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