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Pre-School Story Time
Wednesdays at 10:30am (During the School Year)
Pleast note: There will be no Story Time on Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
Our last Story Time for the current school year will be June 17, 2009.
Pre-schoolers and their caregivers are invited to join us for an
interactive program of stories followed by a simple craft and a
snack.
Be Creative At The Library - Summer Reading Program 2009
Wednesdays, July 8 thru August 5, 2009
10:00am to 11:00am
Pre-K thru 1st Grade Schedule of Events
All participants must be accompanied by an adult caregiver during the program.
July 8, 2009
Make Some Noise! Join us for a fun-filled hour of stories and music!
Story : Ah, Music!
Guests: JCC Band Members Play Some Music
Activity: Create An Instrument from Recycled Items
July 15, 2009
All About Art!
Pictures can tell a story. Let's explore how pictures can tell a story!
Story: TBD by Eric Carle
Activity: Create A Picture Like Eric Carle using decorated papers and cut-out shapes.
July 22, 2009
Share A Story Day! Oral traditions and storytelling.
Guest: Inger Curth will share stories from Sweden.
Activity: Let's Build A Story Together...
July 29, 2009
The Spoon Man! Entertainment for all ages. Enjoy the spoon stylings of musical comedian Jim Cruise aka The Spoon Man
August 5, 2009
Make Your Own Book Day! Story: TBD
Guest: Hope Irvin Marston, author will read one of her books.
Activity: Children will have the opportunity to tell their own story and make a small book to take home with them.
Walk-In Summer Reading Program and Activities
Grades 2 thru 4
The reading portion of our summer program for grades 2 thru 4 is "Walk-In". Each Wednesday morning children are encouraged to
come into the library and write a short review of a book they have chosen and read. We will ask for the title and author
of the book and a brief explanation (a couple of sentences) of why they liked the book. As a reward for their review
participants will receive a weekly prize.
In addition to this each week children are invited to take part in the following events.
July 8, 2009 Make Some Noise!
Members of the JCC Band will be at the library to demonstrate their instruments and play some music.
Activity: Students are encouraged to make their own instrument from recycled objects.
July 15, 2009 All About Art!
Andrew Minnery from the Clayton Handweaving Museum and Arts Center will be at the library to demonstrate how to work with clay.
Activity: After the presentation the students will have the opportunity to work with clay and create their own project to take home.
July 22, 2009 Share A Story!
Share a story—come and listen to our guest, Inger Curth, tell stories from Sweden. We also encourage children to tell us about their favorite story and share it.
July 29, 2009 The Spoon Man
Guest: Spoon Man! Fun for all ages.
August 5,2009
Come and make your own book day!
Guest: Hope Irvin Marston author of My Little Book Collection. Hope will talk about what goes into making a book. Afterwards children will be given materials to make a book of their own to take home.
Book Club
Meets every 4th Tuesday of the month at 1pm. New members are welcome.
Book Club Selections for 2009
April 28 - The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian and Chapter 8 - A TEAM OF RIVALS
May 26 - Loving Frank by Nancy Horan and Chapter 9 - A TEAM OF RIVALS
June 23 - Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell and Chapter 10 - A TEAM OF RIVALS
July and August - NO CLUB MEETING
September 22 - The Story of Edgar Sawtell by David Wroblewski and Chapter 11 - A TEAM OF RIVALS
October 27 - The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig and Chapter 12 - A TEAM OF RIVALS
November/December 1 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Chapter 13 - A TEAM OF RIVALS
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