The briefs

Lancer Preschool to begin Tuesday

Lancer Preschool meets from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, Tuesday through May 16, at Lake Park High School West Campus, 500 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Roselle.

The preschool is designed for children ages 3 and 4 who are toilet trained and are ready for the preschool environment.

Run by the Family and Consumer Science department at the high school, teachers are high school students who are interested in careers in child development and have completed a prerequisite course in child development.

The cost is $150. For details, call Lynne Benson at (630) 295-5363 or e-mail lbenson@lphs.org.

Internet program to offers safety tips

An Internet Safety seminar will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Commons of Westfield Middle School, 149 Fairfield Way, Bloomingdale. Officer Dawn Odoi will give information on Internet predators. For details, call (630) 369-9576.

Lear about library's Web site features

Bloomingdale Public Library will have a class that will demonstrate the features of the library's Web site and online resources from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Library, 101 Fairfield Way, Bloomingdale.

Find out how to ask reference questions online, access the full text of reference books and articles, check your library account and more from home.

Registration is required. To register or for details, call (630) 924-2730.

Kreative Kids takes on a royal theme

A Kreative Kids program for children in kindergarten through second grade will be from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. Thursday at Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park St., Roselle.

The theme "Kings and Queens" will involve a sharing of stories of "royalty." Children will create "royal" paper bag puppet characters.

To register or for details, visit www.roselle.lib.il.us or call (630) 529-1641, ext. 351.

Sign up your kids for puppet show

Registration continues for a free marionette performance at 11 a.m. Jan. 26 at Roselle Public Library, 40 S. Park St., Roselle.

Roberts Marionettes will present the Scottish folk tale "The Lass that Couldna Be Frightened." The performance is suggested for children in kindergarten and older, but is open to all ages.

Adults must accompany and supervise children younger than 8 years old during the performance.

To register, visit www.roselle.lib.il.us or call (630) 529-1641, ext. 351.