Annual Holiday Gingerbread Contest
The Friends of the Library's Annual Holiday Gingerbread Contest!
Drop-Off
The Friends of the Library will accept entries from Tuesday, December 4th through Tuesday, December 11th.
Categories
Participants may enter in one of six categories: ages 3-5 -- ages 6-8 -- ages 9-12 -- teens -- adults -- family
Rules
There are 2 simple requirements: create an original house or other structure made from edible materials.
Judging
Judges will evaluate all entries and announce the winners on Friday, December 14th.
Pick-Up or Disposal
Gingerbread creations can be picked up starting Tuesday, December 18th, so they can be taken home to enjoy over the holidays. The Friends of the Library will dispose of any creations remaining in the library on December 28th.
Past Entries
View entries from 2011 and 2010.
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This Week @ Your Library...
Preschool Story Time on Tuesday or WednesdayJoin Miss Carrie-Anne on Tuesday at 10:30 or Wednesday at 12:30 for stories, songs and fun!
Get Unraveled on Thursday anytime from 6:00-8:00
Drop-in for the library's knitting group--you'll be glad you did!
The Hobbit is Available for Page Turners
Copies of The Hobbit are available in the Teen area upstairs, or downstairs in the Young Readers' Room. The 5th-7th grade Tween book group will meet on December 13th at 2:30.
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Book Bunch Reads Gregor the Overlander for December
From the Publisher
This irresistible first novel tells the story of a quiet boy who embarks on a dangerous quest in order to fulfill his destiny -- and find his father -- in a strange world beneath New York City.
When Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats, cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans. This world is on the brink of war, and Gregor's arrival is no accident. A prophecy foretells that Gregor has a role to play in the Underland's uncertain future. Gregor wants no part of it -- until he realizes it's the only way to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance. Reluctantly, Gregor embarks on a dangerous adventure that will change both him and the Underland forever.
When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.
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New Stuff @ Your Library!
Find new materials on the following Pinterest Boards:
>New Chapter Books for Kids
>New Movies for Kids
>New Fiction for Tweens & Teens
>New Fiction for Adults
>New Non-Fiction for Adults
>New Movies for Adults & Teens
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This Week @ Your Library...
The library will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday and will reopen on Tuesday, November 27th at 10:00 a.m.
Read Black and Blue
There is still time to read this month's featured novel by Anna Quindlen. Check the upstairs Circulation Desk for copies to borrow.
Get Ready for All Booked Up's December Meeting
Copies of The Thirteenth Tale are available at the upstairs Circulation Desk. Join the discussion on December 5th or just read it for your own enjoyment!
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Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
Open Wed, November 21, 10-5
CLOSED Thurs-Sat, November 22-24
Have a great holiday!
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Page Turners Book Discussion Group for Tweens
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Page Turners give two thumbs up for The Graveyard Book.
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Gaiman's The Graveyard Book received two thumbs up from all participating Page Turners, Last month’s Icefall by Matthew J. Kirby also met with an overwhelmingly positive reaction! Will we be able to continue this winning streak with next month selection, The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien? We will find out on the Dec 13th Page Turners meeting.
Page Turners meet on the second Thursday of each month at 2:30pm. Bus transportation from LMS to the library is available. New members are always welcome. You can pick up December's book selection in the Young Reader’s Room or upstairs in the Teen area.
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All Booked Up Reads The Thirteenth Tale for December
From the Publisher
Sometimes, when you open the door to the past, what you confront is your destiny... Reclusive author Vida Winter, famous for her collection of twelve enchanting stories, has spent the past six decades penning a series of alternate lives for herself. Now old and ailing, she is ready to reveal the truth about her extraordinary existence and the violent and tragic past she has kept secret for so long. Calling on Margaret Lea, a young biographer troubled by her own painful history, Vida disinters the life she meant to bury for good. Margaret is mesmerized by the author's tale of gothic strangeness — featuring the beautiful and willful Isabelle, the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline, a ghost, a governess,a topiary garden and a devastating fire. Together, Margaret and Vida confront the ghosts that have haunted them while becoming, finally, transformed by the truth themselves.
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This Week @ Your Library...
All Booked Up on Wednesday at 6:30
All Booked Up was rescheduled from last week to this week for their discussion of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand. Come in for the discussion and take home the next book.
Thanksgiving Friends Make 'n Take Craft all week
Bring in the kids for November's Make 'n Take Craft in the Young Readers' Room. Please note the craft is not available during Story Time.
Preschool Story Time on Tuesday or Wednesday
Join Miss Carrie-Anne on Tuesday at 10:30 or Wednesday at 12:30 for stories, songs, and fun!
Book Bunch on Wednesday @ 4:00
Our 3rd-5th grade Book Bunchers will discuss When Life Gives You O. J. and complete a short activity. New members are always welcome!
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Page Turners Read The Hobbit for December
From the Publisher
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.
After you read the book, you'll want to see the movie to be released on December 14th! Don't forget to let us know which is better--the book or the movie.
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Wood-Crafting with Steve
He explained how his unique vases, bowls, boards and more are created using multi-generational lamination, segmented wood turning and linear radius work.
Steve assured the audience that's all of his projects are simple and doable, provided you're comfortable with your tools and don't mind several tries to get it right.
You can find Steve online at My Grandfather's Lathe.
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This Week @ Your Library...
Join Miss Carrie-Anne on Tuesday at 10:30 or Wednesday at 12:30 for stories, songs, and fun!
Woodworking for the Holidays on Tuesday @ 6:30
If you are a woodworker, or have thought about making handcrafted gifts, join master woodworker Steve Carey as he presents wood-crafted gifts for holiday giving.
All Booked Up Rescheduled for Next Week
The discussion of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand has been rescheduled for Wednesday, November 14th at 6:30 p.m.
Page Turners Book Discussion on Thursday @ 2:30
Join our book discussion for tweens in grades 5-7 as they talk about The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. New faces are always welcome!
Unraveled, the Drop-In Knitting Group, on Thursday from 6:00-8:00
Come unravel with the library's knitting group! Bring your project and knit your cares away.
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Black and Blue is November's Book of the Month
From the Publisher
For eighteen years Fran Benedetto kept her secret, hid her bruises. She stayed with Bobby because she wanted her son to have a father, and because, in spite of everything, she loved him. Then one night, when she saw the look on her ten-year-old son’s face, Fran finally made a choice—and ran for both their lives.
Now she is starting over in a city far from home, far from Bobby. In this place she uses a name that isn’t hers, watches over her son, and tries to forget. For the woman who now calls herself Beth, every day is a chance to heal, to put together the pieces of her shattered self. And every day she waits for Bobby to catch up to her. Bobby always said he would never let her go, and despite the ingenuity of her escape, Fran Benedetto is certain of one thing: It is only a matter of time.
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