Thursday, June 21, 2012
Thursday is Read-A-Thon Day
Don't forget, all the Thursdays in June and July are read-a-thon days. Kids who read or listen to books in the library on Thursdays from 10-12 will earn double points for the summer reading program. We also have read-a-thon times on Sunday afternoons from 1-3 for kids who can't make the Thursday morning ones.
I have storytimes every Thursday at 11, so kids who come listen to stories will earn double points for those books too! At my last few storytimes, we've read Oh, No, George! by Chris Haughton, Hot Rod Hamster by Cynthia Lord, and Smash! Crash! by John Scieszka, among other things. We've also been singing songs, playing parachute games, doing the Hokey Pokey with Pinky the Puppet, and generally having a great time. Stop by soon and join us!
Monday, June 18, 2012
Free Food & Fun
I'm sorry I haven't been blogging much lately - it's just been so busy here at the library. The summer reading program is in full swing and we've got lots of books, lots of readers, and lots of activities going on!
Tomorrow we have an Iron Chef program with two groups - kids 7 and under will start at 2:30, and kids 8+ will start at 3:30. Each group will have a variety of foods to choose from to create their own dish to eat - but they have to use the Secret Ingredient!
On Monday next week we'll do a Food Detectives program at 10 a.m. where kids will have to guess what kind of candy bar is in the bag, guess condiments by taste, and guess herbs & spices by smell. Then on Tuesday at 2:30 we'll have a Gross Food program where kids will use normal ingredients to make gross-looking food (Ritz cracker & pretzel stick "spiders," for example).
If you're interested in any of these programs (and we'll have more in July!) please contact the library to sign up, or email me at klawson.allerton@gmail.com.
I recently got my hands on a copy of Wonder by R.J. Palacio and I really liked it! No wonder all the upper elementary/lower middle school kids are asking for it. On my Goodreads page I wrote:
"Fans of heartfelt stories with happy endings will love this book about Auggie, whose facial deformities, multiple surgeries, and health problems have kept him out of school... until the beginning of this book, where he starts 5th grade. His face is still messed up despite the surgeries and the story of him starting school for the first time is both heartbreaking and uplifting. The book ultimately presents a positive view of human nature, so the sad parts are kept from being depressing. Readers who enjoyed Rules, Out of My Mind, Anything But Typical, and similar stories will like this."
Tomorrow we have an Iron Chef program with two groups - kids 7 and under will start at 2:30, and kids 8+ will start at 3:30. Each group will have a variety of foods to choose from to create their own dish to eat - but they have to use the Secret Ingredient!
On Monday next week we'll do a Food Detectives program at 10 a.m. where kids will have to guess what kind of candy bar is in the bag, guess condiments by taste, and guess herbs & spices by smell. Then on Tuesday at 2:30 we'll have a Gross Food program where kids will use normal ingredients to make gross-looking food (Ritz cracker & pretzel stick "spiders," for example).
If you're interested in any of these programs (and we'll have more in July!) please contact the library to sign up, or email me at klawson.allerton@gmail.com.
I recently got my hands on a copy of Wonder by R.J. Palacio and I really liked it! No wonder all the upper elementary/lower middle school kids are asking for it. On my Goodreads page I wrote:"Fans of heartfelt stories with happy endings will love this book about Auggie, whose facial deformities, multiple surgeries, and health problems have kept him out of school... until the beginning of this book, where he starts 5th grade. His face is still messed up despite the surgeries and the story of him starting school for the first time is both heartbreaking and uplifting. The book ultimately presents a positive view of human nature, so the sad parts are kept from being depressing. Readers who enjoyed Rules, Out of My Mind, Anything But Typical, and similar stories will like this."
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