The Children's Book Review allows librarians to preview newly published children's titles. Librarians are invited to look over juvenile non-fiction books, picture books, easy readers, and chapter and young adult books. Most of the books include copies of reviews from professional journals. Librarians can select a title at the review, and the book, along with 1-3 additional titles, will be sent by van after the review. Visitors who review will also receive a bibliography of all the books in the review as well as an attendance prize of a paperback book.

Two reviews are planned for this fall. The first will take place on Monday, September 30 and Tuesday, October 1 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the N.H. State Library in Concord and will continue on Wednesday, October 2 and Thursday, October 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Friday, October 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Hopkinton Town Library. These two locations allow both early birds and those needing later hours the opportunity to attend the review. Directions to the Hopkinton Town Library - From I-89 take Exit 6. Go right off the Exit if you are coming from the south, and go left off the Exit if you are coming from the north. This will take you into Contoocook Village. Take a left at the Sunoco station. Turn left onto Pine Street which is between the fire station and MCT (the telephone company). The library is on the right at 161 Houston Drive. Please park in the auxiliary parking lot to the left of the building and enter the library at the main entrance.

The second Children's Book Review (with titles different from those at the September/October Review) will be located first at the North Country Office of the N.H. State Library in Lancaster with the following schedule: Tuesday, November 12 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Wednesday, November 13 and Thursday, November 14 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; and Friday, November 15 from 8:00 a.m. to noon. This review will then move to the N.H. State Library in Concord for the week of November 18-22, where it will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day.

Please come and enjoy the chance to preview children's books in a relaxed setting. If you have any questions, contact Ann Hoey at 271-2865 or e-mail at ahoey@library.state.nh.us.