Sunday, January 26, 2014

This weekend at Booksn More

The following workshops have been lined up this weekend :


1. Workshop : Science Toy Making Class- Make a "Jitterbug" and learn the principle of how friction and gravity work hand in hand to create this interesting toy that you make on your own. This workshop is meant for 5-14 year olds With Ms Raji- Toy Making Coordinator and Ms Varsha- Science Coordinator.

Date and Time: Friday 31'st January 2014 . From 5-6:30 P.M

Ages: 5-14 years

Fee: Rs 150 ( inclusive of materials )

2. Workshop : "Smart Reader "- a four session reading workshop for early readers in the age group of 4-7 years . This workshop is being conducted by Ms Anuradha Vinod . Children will be learning word families through games,worksheets and mini books.

Date and Time: From Saturday 1'st February 2014 to February 22'nd  . From 4:30-6 P.M

Ages: 4-7 years

Fee: Rs 800 ( inclusive of materials )

3. Workshop : "Mind Gym" - Logical Puzzles to build mental ability for ages 9-16 years by Mr J Ramesh.
Date and Time: Saturday 1'st February 2014. From 5-6:30 P.M

Ages: 9-16 years

Fee: Rs 150 ( inclusive of materials )

We have now added around 100-200 new titles in the library. Some of them include:
1. Horrible Science Series
2.Iken Science/Geography/History series for 10-14 year olds
3.Murderous Maths Series
4.Jets Pets - A new fiction series for 7-12 year olds
5.Dork Diaries -Latest book in the series
6.Geronimo Stilton-Paper Cutz Graphic Novels
7.Thea Stilton and the Secret of the fairies (Special Hardbound edition)
8.The two latest novels from Sarah Mac Lean's Hellfire Club series
9.Julia Quinn,Kristan HIggins and Eloisa James' latest novels .
10.Books by Sagar,Lavanya Sankaran and Ruskin Bond in Indian fiction

Monday, January 20, 2014

This weekend at Books n More: Republic Day special!

The following workshops are being conducted this weekend
 at Books n More Library and Activity Centre:

Workshop :Tie and Dye Craft Time - Make a tiranga Bandana and wear it in style this Republic Day! This craft session is being conducted by Ms Anjali for children in the ages of 5-16 years .
Date and Time: 24/1/2014 .5-6:30 P.M
Fee: Rs 150 per child( all materials inclusive)
Workshop : "Republic Day  Storytime session" with Ms Sujatha Ashwin for children in the ages of 4-9 years. Learn about the concept of " Republic" , "Constitution " etc through engaging stories and role play .

Date and Time: 25/1/2014 .5-6:30 P.M
Fee: Rs 150 per child( all materials inclusive)
Please contact 98859 56728 for prior registration .


Last Saturday , we all had a lovely time visiting the printing press at SR Nagar with a motley crew of around 30 kids ! Photos of Printing Press Visit on 18'th January 2014 can be found here.
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Monday, January 13, 2014

This weekend at Books n More- A field trip to a printing press; Ganesha CD Car/Wall hanging craft;Mehendi workshop

The following workshops have been lined up this week at Books n More,Library and Activity Centre:

1. Workshop :" How things work- All about Printing " . This is an outbound workshop where we will be teaching the children about the history and relevance of printing, the science of printing and the different types. The children will be taken to a printing press in Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar where they will see the different types of machines in action and they will make their own screen printed bookmark. The session is being facilitated by Ms Anuradha Vinod at Mudrika Printers.For ages 5-16 years

Date and Time: 18/1/2014 . From 3:30-6:30 P.M

Fee : Rs 350 ( all materials and transport inclusive)

Prior registration on phone(98859 56728) /email is mandatory .Registration closes on 16/1/2014 .
2. Workshop- "Ganesha CD Craft- Make a colourful wall / car hanging " in Craft time.For ages 5-16 years by Ms Rajashri

Date and Time: 17/1/2014 .From 5-6:30 P.M

Fee: Rs 150 ( all materials inclusive)

3.Workshop - The art of Mehendi with Ms Veena Jain for ages 7 years to adult . This workshop will be held for 6 Sundays . The participants will learn 3-4 styles of Arabic Mehendi and traditional motifs.
Date and Time: From 19/1/2014-23/2/2014

Fee: Rs 800( all materials inclusive).

We are closed on 14/1/2014 on account of Sankranthi.


Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Weekend workshops at Books n More- Kite making; Fireless Cooking- Sankranthi Delights ; Watercolour/Soft Pastel Painting

The following weekend workshops are being held at Books n More Library :

Workshop : Kite Making workshop with Mr Srikanth for ages 4-16 years. Learn to make colourful kites to fly this Sankranthi . For ages 4-16 years.

Date and Time: 10/1/2014 .From 5-6:30 P.M

Fee: Rs 150 per child( all materials inclusive).

Workshop : Junior Masterchef -Sankranthi Delights. This fireless cooking workshop will have the kids making Chocolate Pongal, Sugar cane candy man, Sweet Potato tikkis,til -jaggery balls and much more! For ages 4-16 years.

Date and Time: 11/1/2014 .From 5-6:30 P.M

Fee: Rs 200 per child( all materials inclusive).

Workshop : Watercolour Painting ( for ages 8 and above) and Soft Pastel Art ( for ages 4 -8 years ) will be taught as a part of our art curriculum from 12/1/13 onwards. Presently art classes are being held on Thursdays from 5-6:30 and Sundays from 10:30-12 noon( Juniors)and 11:30-1 P.M (seniors).

Fee :Rs 500 p.m (Only Thursday/Sunday batch ) and Rs 1000 ( for both Thursday and Sunday batch)

Please register beforehand on 9885956728 or by email.