Viewing the Library Scrapbooks
If you have had trouble viewing any of the Library Scrapbooks listed in the sidebar, it could be your firewall. I use a Norton Firewall on my home computer and have to turn off the ad blocker when I want to view the scrapbooks.
Congratulations to Doreen Harvey, the final winner in the DiaL "R" FoR ReaDiNG Weekly Book Review Drawings. One of the reviews Doreen submitted was for Shadow of the Wind by Carolos Ruiz Zafon. With a "wonderful setting and absolutely fabulous characters," she gave this book a Loud and Clear rating. Doreen takes home a $20 gift certificate to Toadstool Books courtesy of the Friends of the Library.
The votes have been counted for the poll question, "What is your favorite print format?"
50% Trade Paperback (8x5.25)
38% Hardcover
13% Mass Market Paperback (6.75x4.25)
Be sure to vote in the latest poll: Who would win in a spelling bee?
Congratulations to Debbie Bois, our latest weekly contest winner. She submitted a book review for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling. Debbie liked the other 5 books in the series better and gave it a "Good Connection" rating.
Labels: ReC RooM News, scrapbooks
Final DiaL "R" FoR ReaDiNG Weekly Contest Winner
Congratulations to Doreen Harvey, the final winner in the DiaL "R" FoR ReaDiNG Weekly Book Review Drawings. One of the reviews Doreen submitted was for Shadow of the Wind by Carolos Ruiz Zafon. With a "wonderful setting and absolutely fabulous characters," she gave this book a Loud and Clear rating. Doreen takes home a $20 gift certificate to Toadstool Books courtesy of the Friends of the Library.
Labels: events/activities for teens, summer reading club for adults
Library Survivor Fun
Ooga chucka, ooga chucka...Library Survivor was a blast! 24 kids and teens dared to answer the call to bravery. Teams assembled in the library, received their instructions, and were on their way. Survivor teams were given clues and asked to locate information using the computer catalog, which lead them to envelopes containing the tasks they needed to complete. Survival tasks included building rafts out of pencils, bandaging injuries, map making, basket weaving, catching fish that were flung at them with a flipper, constellation identification, hat making, catching birds launched from a racket, and making a “Help” sign in Spanish. Teams earned points based on the length of time it took to complete all tasks, and how well the each task was executed. Third place teams were found to be hopeless and were awarded dunce caps. Second place teams were awarded safari hats, because they would hang in there for a while, but were going to need some help. The first place teams were the true survivors. They were awarded masks to help them blend in, because they were expected to last a good long while.
The winning team for Kid’s Library Survivor was Lauren, Matt, Michael, and Vinny. The winning team for Teen Library Survivor was Lynn, Kayla, Rachel, and Tim. Congratulations—you were the true survivors!
Labels: events/activities for kids, events/activities for teens, TeeN RooM News
Today's B. C. Comic
The Votes Are In
The votes have been counted for the poll question, "What is your favorite print format?"
50% Trade Paperback (8x5.25)
38% Hardcover
13% Mass Market Paperback (6.75x4.25)
Be sure to vote in the latest poll: Who would win in a spelling bee?
Labels: poll questions, ReC RooM News
Dial "R" FoR ReaDiNG Weekly Contest Winner
Congratulations to Debbie Bois, our latest weekly contest winner. She submitted a book review for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling. Debbie liked the other 5 books in the series better and gave it a "Good Connection" rating.
Labels: events/activities for adults, summer reading club for adults
This Week @ the Library...
DiaL "R" FoR ReaDinG
Weekly Book Review Drawing--Enter the last drawing by filling out a form for any book you complete. Forms can be picked up at the library, or you can use the online form on this blog. Entries must be submitted by Friday. All book reviews are posted on the bulletin board in the upstairs hallway, so be sure to check them out.
Reading Logs Due Friday--This is the last week of summer reading so get your reading logs filled out and bring them in by Friday. You will receive one raffle ticket for each book read. Prizes include gift certificates to area merchants, movie passes, and baseball tickets. Raffle winners will be notified next week.
Teen Library Survivor--Register for this fun filled event to be held Wednesday at 6p.m.
Labels: this week
New Features On The Blog
I'm on vacation for the week, so naturally I decided to spend some time messing around with the blog. I added two new features: a site search, and a new subscription service. The site search allows you to enter a search term to locate the blog posts that contain that term. Forget which teen summer reading contests Renatta won? Just enter her name in the search box to find out. Easy as pie. With the new subscription service, you can enter your email address and receive notification anytime new content is posted to the blog. Again, easy as pie. (Of course for those of you who know me, "pie" isn't anything I would ever consider easy, unless I bought it at Hannaford.) Please make use of these new features and let me know what you think.
Mark your calendars--the library will be open on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until noon beginning September 10th.
Spread the word! The Friends of the Library are currently holding an on-going book sale in the lower level hallway of the library. The selection includes fiction and non-fiction for both children and adults. Prices range from 25 cents to $1, and new gently used books are brought down each week as space allows. Be sure to check out these great bargains on your next visit!
Ann polled the Teens in attendance at Wednesday night's Duct Tape & Pizza Party, and they all voted YES to holding a Teen Library Survivor Night. With school approaching fast, the date has been set for Wednesday, August 24th from 6-8 p.m.
Tribal teams, made up of teens entering 7th -12th grade, will be asked to use their library skills to locate the clues and materials they will need to collect in order to survive. After completing a total of 10 survival tasks, the teams will be awarded points based on their performance. Total points will be tallied at the end of the event to determine who the True Library Surivors are!
Call the library to register, and then put your game face on--survival is serious business!
Congratulations to Kelly and Amy Bois for winning the Wizardly Do-hickey contest!
Contestants received a DVD album with a CD inside (we finally found a use for all of those AOL CDs we get in the mail!), and were asked to create a magical object.
Kelly created "The Unlocker," guaranteed to open any lock. This should come in handy when she forgets the combination to her school locker.
Amy created the "Mystical Changer." In just a minute you can change yourself into a different person. This could come in handy when you want to get your siblings in trouble.
Labels: iNFoRMaTioN BooTH News, miscellaneous
Saturday Hours in September!
Mark your calendars--the library will be open on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until noon beginning September 10th.
Labels: iNFoRMaTioN BooTH News, miscellaneous
Friends of the Library On-going Book Sale
Spread the word! The Friends of the Library are currently holding an on-going book sale in the lower level hallway of the library. The selection includes fiction and non-fiction for both children and adults. Prices range from 25 cents to $1, and new gently used books are brought down each week as space allows. Be sure to check out these great bargains on your next visit!
Labels: book sale, FRieNDS' CoRNeR News
Teen Library Survivor
Ann polled the Teens in attendance at Wednesday night's Duct Tape & Pizza Party, and they all voted YES to holding a Teen Library Survivor Night. With school approaching fast, the date has been set for Wednesday, August 24th from 6-8 p.m.Tribal teams, made up of teens entering 7th -12th grade, will be asked to use their library skills to locate the clues and materials they will need to collect in order to survive. After completing a total of 10 survival tasks, the teams will be awarded points based on their performance. Total points will be tallied at the end of the event to determine who the True Library Surivors are!
Call the library to register, and then put your game face on--survival is serious business!
Labels: events/activities for teens, TeeN RooM News
Wizardly Do-hickey Winners!
Congratulations to Kelly and Amy Bois for winning the Wizardly Do-hickey contest!
Contestants received a DVD album with a CD inside (we finally found a use for all of those AOL CDs we get in the mail!), and were asked to create a magical object.
Kelly created "The Unlocker," guaranteed to open any lock. This should come in handy when she forgets the combination to her school locker.
Amy created the "Mystical Changer." In just a minute you can change yourself into a different person. This could come in handy when you want to get your siblings in trouble.
Labels: events/activities for teens, summer reading club for teens, TeeN RooM News
Teen Weekly Contest Winners
Congratulations to Renatta Landrau for winning the Scatergories contest! Renatta came up with the greatest number of unique words, beginning with the letter "m," in ten different categories. The category that gave everyone the most trouble was sports. Hmmm... Can you think of one? Martial arts and motor-cross may not be mainstream sports, but they do fit the bill.
Jacob Goldstein was last week's "Whozat?" winner, correctly identifying all 3 celebrities. Way to go Jacob!
Congratulations to Debbie Hidalgo, last week's lucky winner in the Dial "R" FoR ReaDiNG Weekly Contest. Debbie submitted a book review for Changing Habits by Debbie Macomber, a story "about three women that enter the convent,... what happens when they are nuns,... why they leave,... and what happens in the outside world." She gave this book a "Good Connection" rating.
Book Chatter is our new online forum! It's a place to share what you're reading with your fellow bibliophiles:
Dog Days of Summer Take 'n Make--Children of all ages are invited to stop by the library to pick up a summer count down kit to take home and make. The kit, an adorable puppy holding a calendar, will look great on the family refrigerator!
Library Survivor--The big event is finally here! Children ages 9-11 will gather on Wednesday at 1:00 to test their survival skills. Registration is required, so call, email, or stop in.
Duct Tape Party--Teens will be celebrating the end of their summer reading program with pizza and duct tape crafts on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Call, email, or stop in to register.
DiaL "R" FoR ReaDiNG--Adult summer reading continues through August 26th, so keep reading to earn raffle tickets for the end-of-program drawings. Prizes include gift certificates donated by area merchants. And don't forget to enter the weekly drawings by submitting a short book review!
S'more sundaes were served to 119 people on the library lawn on August 5th during the closing program for Camp Wannaread. Our VolunTeens served up sundaes of ice cream, chocolate sauce, mini-marshmallows, graham crackers and whipped cream--can you say Yum-Yum? These ice cream delights were followed by the long-awaited summer reading raffle drawings. Raffle prizes included t-shirts, book bags, zanny hats, inflatable frogs, books, and more. Children were then able to pick up coupons for their final prizes: a McFlurry from the Hudson McDonald's and 2 tickets to a Fisher Cat game.
We have put the winners from the Camp Wannaread Flip Book Contest online for your viewing enjoyment. Each book has been formatted as a slide show, complete with musical accompaniment. We hope you enjoy the shows!
These two teens won the 2005 Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest for designing, creating, and wearing these duct tape outfits to their prom. How'd they do that??
We'll start with something a little bit easier at the teen Duct Tape Party on August 17th at 6:00. Celebrate the end of "A Summer Reading Quest" with pizza, and have fun making a variety of duct tape items. The end-of-program raffle prize drawing will also be held during this event. Registration is required, so stop in or email us!
All Booked Up, our monthly book discussion group, has changed its meeting date to the first Wednesday of the month. Their next meeting will be September 7th at 6:30 p.m. when they will discuss The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
Ooga chucka, ooga chucka, ooga ooga ooga chucka...
Don't forget...If you, or someone you know, are between the ages of 9 and 11, and think you've got what it takes to live through Library Survivor on August 17th, stop by and sign up. You can't win if you don't play. Ooga chucka, ooga chucka, ooga ooga ooga chucka...
Congratulations to Carrie-Anne Pace, the latest winner in the DiaL "R" FoR ReaDiNG weekly contests. She entered the contest with her review of Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived by Ralph Helfer, giving it a Good Connection rating. Carrie-Anne wins a $20 gift certificate to an area merchant. Way to go!
Camp Wannaread
Winning entry submitted by Letitia Walker.
"A sinking sailboat."
Winning entry submitted by Luke Lavash.
"A door."
Droodles - The Classic Collection
© Tallfellow Press, Los Angeles, California
Website: http://www.brainbashers.com/urljump.asp?gotourl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etallfellow%2Ecom%2F
For more Droodles, visit Brainbashers on the web.
The library's book discussion group, All Booked Up, is reading The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon for their September 7th meeting.
Tekla Carroll is the latest winner in the DiaL "R" FoR ReaDiNG weekly contests. She entered the contest with her review of The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold. Tek described this series installment as having "intelligent humor, space battles", and an unlikely 4'9" hunchback as its hero. She gave it a Loud and Clear rating. Congrats to Tek on winning a $20 gift certificate to an area merchant.
There are 4 weeks left in DiaL "R" FoR ReaDiNG, which means there are 4 gift certificates still available to win, so why not give it a try?
Camp Wannaread--This is the Final Week!
Jacob Goldstein was last week's "Whozat?" winner, correctly identifying all 3 celebrities. Way to go Jacob!
Labels: events/activities for teens, summer reading club for teens, TeeN RooM News
DiaL "R" For ReaDiNG Weekly Contest Winner
Congratulations to Debbie Hidalgo, last week's lucky winner in the Dial "R" FoR ReaDiNG Weekly Contest. Debbie submitted a book review for Changing Habits by Debbie Macomber, a story "about three women that enter the convent,... what happens when they are nuns,... why they leave,... and what happens in the outside world." She gave this book a "Good Connection" rating.
Labels: events/activities for adults, summer reading club for adults
Introducing "Book Chatter"
Book Chatter is our new online forum! It's a place to share what you're reading with your fellow bibliophiles:
- Discuss fiction and non-fiction.
- Tell about the books you've loved and the books you've hated.
- Write and post book reviews.
- Make recommendations.
- Ask others for reading suggestions.
- Share interesting literary news and online discoveries.
Labels: book discussion for adults, events/activities for adults, summer reading club for adults
This week @ your library...
Dog Days of Summer Take 'n Make--Children of all ages are invited to stop by the library to pick up a summer count down kit to take home and make. The kit, an adorable puppy holding a calendar, will look great on the family refrigerator!
Library Survivor--The big event is finally here! Children ages 9-11 will gather on Wednesday at 1:00 to test their survival skills. Registration is required, so call, email, or stop in.
Duct Tape Party--Teens will be celebrating the end of their summer reading program with pizza and duct tape crafts on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Call, email, or stop in to register.
DiaL "R" FoR ReaDiNG--Adult summer reading continues through August 26th, so keep reading to earn raffle tickets for the end-of-program drawings. Prizes include gift certificates donated by area merchants. And don't forget to enter the weekly drawings by submitting a short book review!
Labels: this week
We Want S'More!
S'more sundaes were served to 119 people on the library lawn on August 5th during the closing program for Camp Wannaread. Our VolunTeens served up sundaes of ice cream, chocolate sauce, mini-marshmallows, graham crackers and whipped cream--can you say Yum-Yum? These ice cream delights were followed by the long-awaited summer reading raffle drawings. Raffle prizes included t-shirts, book bags, zanny hats, inflatable frogs, books, and more. Children were then able to pick up coupons for their final prizes: a McFlurry from the Hudson McDonald's and 2 tickets to a Fisher Cat game.
Labels: events/activities for kids, scrapbooks, summer reading club for kids
Prize Winning Flip Books Now Online
We have put the winners from the Camp Wannaread Flip Book Contest online for your viewing enjoyment. Each book has been formatted as a slide show, complete with musical accompaniment. We hope you enjoy the shows!
- Peek-A-Boo!! Nature's Surprise by Molly Connor (age 10)
- Ralph's Squiggle Adventure by Riley Grant (age 7)
- Bird Flying Around in the Sky by Tyler Grant (age 4)
Labels: events/activities for kids, scrapbooks, summer reading club for kids
Duct Tape Party for Teens!
These two teens won the 2005 Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest for designing, creating, and wearing these duct tape outfits to their prom. How'd they do that??
We'll start with something a little bit easier at the teen Duct Tape Party on August 17th at 6:00. Celebrate the end of "A Summer Reading Quest" with pizza, and have fun making a variety of duct tape items. The end-of-program raffle prize drawing will also be held during this event. Registration is required, so stop in or email us!
Labels: events/activities for teens, summer reading club for teens, TeeN RooM News
All Booked Up Changes Monthly Meeting Date
All Booked Up, our monthly book discussion group, has changed its meeting date to the first Wednesday of the month. Their next meeting will be September 7th at 6:30 p.m. when they will discuss The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
Labels: all booked up, book discussion for adults, events/activities for adults
Are You Library Survivor Material?
Ooga chucka, ooga chucka, ooga ooga ooga chucka...
Don't forget...If you, or someone you know, are between the ages of 9 and 11, and think you've got what it takes to live through Library Survivor on August 17th, stop by and sign up. You can't win if you don't play. Ooga chucka, ooga chucka, ooga ooga ooga chucka...
Labels: events/activities for kids
DiaL "R" FoR ReaDiNG Weekly Drawing Winner
Congratulations to Carrie-Anne Pace, the latest winner in the DiaL "R" FoR ReaDiNG weekly contests. She entered the contest with her review of Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived by Ralph Helfer, giving it a Good Connection rating. Carrie-Anne wins a $20 gift certificate to an area merchant. Way to go!
Labels: events/activities for adults, summer reading club for adults
This Week in Summer Reading...
Camp Wannaread
- Reading logs must be turned in by Friday to be receive your final prize. Who's eligible for a final prize? Anyone who earned 36 points, with a minimum of 24 points earned through reading.
- Whosat? is the name of this week's contest. Correctly identify the celebs for a chance at the weekly prize. Of course we only show you part of their faces...
- Beast of the Week--Identify the last Beast of the Week and obtain the last piece of the sleeping spell. Use this spell to get to the treasure, and earn bonus points to boot!
- Sleeping Spell Translation--Translate the final piece of the spell and add it to the back of your Log of Feats. The entire spell, written in runic, is hanging in the teen room. Are you up for the challenge?
- Collect Your Weekly Prizes--Some of you haven't been collecting your weekly "Defeat the Beast" prizes! I've given out at many 5 at one time. Remember, for every week you earn 6 points, with a minimum of 3 coming from reading, you defeat a beast and earn a share of the treasure. If you haven't been collecting your treasure, be sure to see a librarian on your next visit to get caught up.
- Duct Tape Party--Ok, we're going to try an end-of-program party on August 17th, despite the fact that I think the teen end-of-program party is cursed. This party has met with some sort of calamity for the past two years, and has had to be canceled, so let's break the curse!! Ann is contacting participants to determine the best time of day, so stay tuned. Be prepared to eat and make great Duct Tape items such as wallets, frames, bracelets, cell phone holders, and more! Summer reading raffle drawings will be held during this party.
- Weekly Book Review Drawing--Enter by filling out a form for any book you complete. Forms can be picked up at the library, or you can use the online form on this blog. Entries must be submitted by Friday. All book reviews are posted on the bulletin board in the upstairs hallway, so be sure to check them out. Prizes awarded so far include gift certificates to Shorty's, Michael's, Priscilla's Chocolates, and the Fisher Cats.
Labels: this week
"Name That Droodle" Winners
Winning entry submitted by Letitia Walker.
"A sinking sailboat."
Winning entry submitted by Luke Lavash.
"A door."
Droodles - The Classic Collection
© Tallfellow Press, Los Angeles, California
Website: http://www.brainbashers.com/urljump.asp?gotourl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Etallfellow%2Ecom%2F
For more Droodles, visit Brainbashers on the web.
Labels: events/activities for teens, summer reading club for teens, TeeN RooM News
All Booked Up in September
The library's book discussion group, All Booked Up, is reading The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon for their September 7th meeting.
"In post-World War II Barcelona, young Daniel is taken by his bookseller father to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a massive sanctuary where books are guarded from oblivion. Told to choose one book to protect, he selects The Shadow of the Wind… Part detective story, part boy's adventure, part romance, fantasy, and gothic horror, the intricate plot is urged on by extravagant foreshadowing and nail-nibbling tension." Keir Graff, Booklist
More copies of The Shadow of the Wind should be available at the Main Desk on Thursday. Pick up a copy and join the group on September 7th at 6:30 in the library for a lively discussion. New members are always welcome.
Labels: all booked up, book discussion for adults, events/activities for adults
DiaL "R" FoR ReaDiNG Weekly Contest Winner
Tekla Carroll is the latest winner in the DiaL "R" FoR ReaDiNG weekly contests. She entered the contest with her review of The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold. Tek described this series installment as having "intelligent humor, space battles", and an unlikely 4'9" hunchback as its hero. She gave it a Loud and Clear rating. Congrats to Tek on winning a $20 gift certificate to an area merchant.
There are 4 weeks left in DiaL "R" FoR ReaDiNG, which means there are 4 gift certificates still available to win, so why not give it a try?
Labels: events/activities for adults, summer reading club for adults
This Week in Summer Reading...
Camp Wannaread--This is the Final Week!
- "We Want S'More" Ice Cream Party Sign-Up--Registration ends Wednesday. Call or stop in to sign up.
- Ringtail Ricky Take 'n Make--Pick up a kit to make a dancing raccoon puppet on Tuesday or Thursday.
- Raffle Drawings will be held Friday afternoon. You don't have to be present to win, but you do have to turn your point log in by noon to get your tickets.
- Final Prizes will be available at the end of the Ice Cream Party. If you earned at least 36 points, with 24 points coming from reading, you will receive a McFlurry from the Hudson McDonalds and vouchers for Fisher Cats tickets. Final prizes will be awarded through August 12th.
- Camp Wannaread Evaluations are worth 2 points to you, and are priceless to us, so fill them out and bring them in!
- "We Want S'More" Ice Cream Party--Join us for S'More Sundaes, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, on August 5th at 3p.m. to celebrate the end of the summer reading program. Raffle prizes will be drawn, and final prizes will be handed out after the feast!
- Scatergories Weekly Contest--Fill out this week's entry form by listing words that begin with "M" in 10 different categories. The person with the most unique answers wins.
- Top Secret Undercover Assignment--Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to covertly approach the circulation desk and tell the librarian the secret password. (This can be found in the teen room.) If all goes well, the librarian will hand you a special package to take home and assemble. You may keep this item or give it to a friend.
- Wizardly Do-Hickey Contest--Invent a magical object using the basic components we provide. Entries are due by Friday, so pick up a kit and get creative!
- Beast of the Week--Identify the 6th Beast of the Week that is guarding the piece of the sleeping spell you'll need to get the treasure out from under the dragon at the end of the summer reading club, and earn bonus points to boot!
- Translate the Sleeping Spell--Each week another piece of the spell is uncovered and hung in the Teen Room, but alas, the spell is in runic. Translate the spell on the back of your Log of Feats to earn bonus points. With just two weeks to go, the spell is nearly complete.
- Weekly Prizes--Some of you haven't been collecting your weekly "Defeat the Beast" prizes! For every week you earn 6 points, with a minimum of 3 coming from reading, you defeat a beast and earn a share of the treasure. If you haven't been collecting your treasure, be sure to see a librarian on your next visit to get caught up.
- Weekly Book Review Drawing--Enter by filling out a form for any book you complete. Forms can be picked up at the library, or you can use the online form on this blog. Entries must be submitted by Friday. All book reviews are posted on the bulletin board in the upstairs hallway, so be sure to check them out. Prizes awarded so far include gift certificates to Shorty's, Michael's, and the Fisher Cats.
Labels: this week
Remember to READ 4 THe FuN oF iT @ Aaron Cutler Memorial Library!
