Book Bunch Reads The Homework Machine for June
About the Book
Doing homework becomes a thing of the past!
Meet the D Squad, a foursome of fifth graders at the Grand Canyon School made up of a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker. They are bound together by one very big secret: the homework machine. Because the machine, code-named Belch, is doing their homework for them, they start spending a lot of time together, attracting a lot of attention. And attention is exactly what you don't want when you are keeping a secret.
Before long, things start to get out of control, and Belch becomes much more powerful than they ever imagined. Now the kids are in a race against their own creation, and the loser could end up in jail...or worse!
Labels: book bunch, book discussion for kids, events/activities for kids, KiDS' RooM News
This Week @ Your Library...
Library opens Wednesday at 10:00.
Preschool Story Time on Wednesday @ 12:30AM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Estate Planning on Thursday @ 7:00PM
Join Attorney Laura Gandia to learn what goes into an estate plan and why you need one.
Book Babies on Friday @ 10:30AM
Book Babies is a lap-sit program for babies (newborn to 18 months) and their caregivers. The 20 minute program includes simple board books, rhymes and songs. Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register. Walk-ins also welcome.
Tiny Tales on Friday @11:30AM
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit story time for toddlers (ages 18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time. Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register. Walk-ins also welcome.
Library CLOSED on Saturday
The library is closed on Saturday for the Memorial Day holiday and will reopen on Wednesday, May 28th at 10:00AM. Have a great holiday!
Currently Available Book Group Titles
All Booked Up: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
History Buffs: Lost in Shangri-la by Mitchell Zuckoff
Book of the Month: The Reason I Jump: the Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida
Book Bunch: The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman
Page Turners: The Call of the Wild by Jack London
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Page Turners Read Call of the Wild for June
About the Book
Part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, Buck is a sturdy crossbreed canine accustomed to a comfortable life as a family dog -- until he's seized from his pampered surroundings and shipped to Alaska to be a sled dog. There, the forbidding landscape is as harsh as life itself during the gold rush of the 1890s. Forced to function in a climate where every day is a savage struggle for survival, Buck adapts quickly. Traces of his earlier existence are obliterated and he reverts to his dormant primeval instincts, encountering danger and adventure as he becomes the leader of a wolf pack and undertakes a journey of nearly mythical proportions. Superb details, taken from Jack London's firsthand knowledge of Alaskan frontier life, make this classic tale of endurance as gripping today as it was over a century ago. One of literature's most popular and exciting adventure stories, The Call of the Wild will enrich the reading experience of youngsters, and rekindle fond memories of a favorite among older generations.
The
adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd,
that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually
becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
Labels: book discussion for tweens, events/activities for tweens, KiDS' RooM News, page turners, TeeN RooM News
Charlaine Harris Begins New Trilogy
Midnight Crossroads is the first title of this paranormal trilogy. To learn more, read her Goodreads interview here.
Reserve the print book here.
Reserve the ebook here.
Labels: ReaDiNG RooM News, reading suggestions
Stuffed Animal Sleepover Pictures Ready for Viewing
2014 Stuffed Animal Sleepover Memory Book
Labels: events/activities for kids, KiDS' RooM News, stuffed animal sleepover
This Week @ Your Library...
Bring your children in to make a "May Pole" craft to take home and enjoy. Note: Make 'n Take crafts are not available during Story Times.
In Stitches on Tuesday, Drop-in from 10:00AM-12:00 Noon
If your hobby is knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, or any other kind of stitching, bring your project to the library and stitch with our group! In Stitches meets the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Tuesdays of each month.
Preschool Story Time on Tuesday @ 10:30AM or Wednesday @ 12:30AM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Estate Planning on Tuesday @ 1:00PM
Join Attorney Laura Gandia to learn what goes into an estate plan and why you need one. Can't make it? This program will be presented again on May 29th at 7:00PM.
Book Bunch on Wednesday @ 4:00PM
3rd-5th grade Book Bunchers discuss Pie by Sarah Weeks, complete a short activity, and pick up next month's book. New faces are always welcome!
Unraveled on Thursday, Drop-in from 6:00PM-8:00PM
If your hobby is knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, or any other kind of stitching, bring your project to the library and stitch with our group! Unraveled meets the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month.
Book Babies on Friday @ 10:30AM
Book Babies is a lap-sit program for babies (newborn to 18 months) and their caregivers. The 20 minute program includes simple board books, rhymes and songs. Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register. Walk-ins also welcome.
Tiny Tales on Friday @11:30AM
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit story time for toddlers (ages 18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time. Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register. Walk-ins also welcome.
Library CLOSED on Saturday
The library is closed on Saturday for the Memorial Day holiday and will reopen on Wednesday, May 28th at 10:00AM. Have a great holiday!
Currently Available Book Group Titles
All Booked Up: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
History Buffs: Lost in Shangri-la by Mitchell Zuckoff
Book of the Month: The Reason I Jump: the Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida
Book Bunch: Pie by Sarah Weeks
Page Turners: The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Labels: this week
Library Closed for Memorial Day Holiday
Labels: iNFoRMaTioN BooTH News, library closings
History Buffs Read Lost in Shangri-la for June
About the Book
On May 13, 1945, twenty-four American servicemen and WACs boarded a transport plane for a sightseeing trip over Shangri-La, a beautiful and mysterious valley deep within the jungle-covered mountains of Dutch New Guinea. Unlike the peaceful Tibetan monks of James Hiltons bestselling novel Lost Horizon, this Shangri-La was home to spear-carrying tribesmen, warriors rumored to be cannibals.
But the pleasure tour became an unforgettable battle for survival when the plane crashed. Miraculously, three passengers pulled through. Margaret Hastings, barefoot and burned, had no choice but to wear her dead best friends shoes. John McCollom, grieving the death of his twin brother also aboard the plane, masked his grief with stoicism. Kenneth Decker, too, was severely burned and suffered a gaping head wound.
Emotionally devastated, badly injured, and vulnerable to the hidden dangers of the jungle, the trio faced certain death unless they left the crash site. Caught between man-eating headhunters and enemy Japanese, the wounded passengers endured a harrowing hike down the mountainside—a journey into the unknown that would lead them straight into a primitive tribe of superstitious natives who had never before seen a white man—or woman.
Drawn from interviews, declassified U.S. Army documents, personal photos and mementos, a survivors diary, a rescuers journal, and original film footage, Lost in Shangri-La recounts this incredible true-life adventure for the first time. Mitchell Zuckoff reveals how the determined trio—dehydrated, sick, and in pain—traversed the dense jungle to find help; how a brave band of paratroopers risked their own lives to save the survivors; and how a cowboy colonel attempted a previously untested rescue mission to get them out.
By trekking into the New Guinea jungle, visiting remote villages, and rediscovering the crash site, Zuckoff also captures the contemporary natives remembrances of the long-ago day when strange creatures fell from the sky. A riveting work of narrative nonfiction that vividly brings to life an odyssey at times terrifying, enlightening, and comic, Lost in Shangri-La is a thrill ride from beginning to end.
Labels: book discussion for adults, events/activities for adults, history buffs, ReaDiNG RooM News
This Week @ Your Library...
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
History Buffs on Thursday @ 6:30
Join the American history book group as they discuss Hiroshima by John Hersey.
Book Babies on Friday @ 10:30
Book Babies is a lap-sit program for babies (newborn to 18 months) and their caregivers. The 20 minute program includes simple board books, rhymes and songs. Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register. Walk-ins also welcome.
Tiny Tales on Friday @11:30
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit story time for toddlers (ages 18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time. Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register. Walk-ins also welcome.
Litchfield Garden Club Plant Sale on Saturday from 9:00-12:00 at GMS
Did you know the Garden Club takes care of the flower beds at the library? Show your support by visiting their Plant Sale at Griffin Memorial School and choose from a vast selection of annuals and perennials. Proceeds benefit the Garden Club and its projects.
Currently Available Book Group Titles
All Booked Up: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
History Buffs: Hiroshima by John Hersey
Book of the Month: The Reason I Jump: the Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida
Book Bunch: Pie by Sarah Weeks
Page Turners: The Call of the Wild by Jack London
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All Booked Up Reads The Language of Flowers for June
About the Book
The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it’s been more useful in communicating mistrust and solitude. After a childhood spent in the foster-care system, she is unable to get close to anybody, and her only connection to the world is through flowers and their meanings. Now eighteen and emancipated from the system with nowhere to go, Victoria realizes she has a gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them. But an unexpected encounter with a mysterious stranger has her questioning what’s been missing in her life. And when she’s forced to confront a painful secret from her past, she must decide whether it’s worth risking everything for a second chance at happiness.
Next Up: Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
Labels: all booked up, book discussion for adults, events/activities for adults, ReaDiNG RooM News, reading suggestions
Estate Planning @ Your Library!
Labels: events/activities for adults, programs, ReC RooM News
The Reason I Jump is the Book of the Month for May
About the Book
You’ve never read a book like The Reason I Jump. Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought they could get inside the head of their autistic loved one at last have a way to break through to the curious, subtle, and complex life within.
Using an alphabet grid to painstakingly construct words, sentences, and thoughts that he is unable to speak out loud, Naoki answers even the most delicate questions that people want to know. Questions such as: “Why do people with autism talk so loudly and weirdly?” “Why do you line up your toy cars and blocks?” “Why don’t you make eye contact when you’re talking?” and “What’s the reason you jump?” (Naoki’s answer: “When I’m jumping, it’s as if my feelings are going upward to the sky.”) With disarming honesty and a generous heart, Naoki shares his unique point of view on not only autism but life itself. His insights—into the mystery of words, the wonders of laughter, and the elusiveness of memory—are so startling, so strange, and so powerful that you will never look at the world the same way again.
Next Month: The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli
Labels: book of the month club, ReaDiNG RooM News, reading suggestions
This Week @ Your Library...
If your hobby is knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, or any other kind of stitching, bring your project to the library and stitch with our group! In Stitches meets the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesdays of each month.
Preschool Story Time on Tuesday @ 10:30 or Wednesday @ 12:30
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
All Booked Up on Wednesday @ 6:30
Join this month's discussion of Oleander Girl by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, and pick up June's selection.
Page Turners on Thursday @ 2:30
6th-8th graders gather for a snack, a discussion of The Wells Bequest by Polly Shulman, and a quick activity. New faces are always welcome!
Unraveled on Thursday from 6:00-8:00
If your hobby is knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, or any other kind of stitching, bring your project to the library and stitch with our group! Unraveled meets the2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month.
Stuffed Animal Sleepover on Thursday @ 6:30
After a special Story Time for children and their stuffed animals, featuring guest reader Mrs. Johnstone, the animals sleepover for a magical night in the library!
Book Babies on Friday @ 10:30
Book Babies is a lap-sit program for babies (newborn to 18 months) and their caregivers. The 20 minute program includes simple board books, rhymes and songs. Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register. Walk-ins also welcome.
Tiny Tales on Friday @11:30
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit story time for toddlers (ages 18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time. Contact Miss Carrie-Anne to register. Walk-ins also welcome.
Edited 5-5-14: The Plant Sale is Saturday, May 17th.
Currently Available Book Group Titles
All Booked Up: Oleander Girl by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
History Buffs: Hiroshima by John Hersey
Book of the Month: TBA
Book Bunch: Pie by Sarah Weeks
Page Turners: The Wells Bequest by Polly Shulman
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It's Time for Charmingfare Farm!
Discount activity vouchers to Charmingfare Farm, home to many of the traditional agricultural animals you would expect to see on a farm, are available once again!
At Charmingfare Farm, children will enjoy...
- the Oakhurst Dairy Discovery Barn , home to our large "hands-on" farm animal petting area
- the wildlife exhibits, where they will find many of North America's greatest predators
- various rides, demonstrations and activities offered throughout the day
To reserve a voucher, contact us by email, or call 424-4044.
Animals Living at the Farm
Farm Animals: Alpacas, Beef Cattle, Chickens, Dairy Cattle, Donkeys, Draft Horses, Ducks, Emu, Geese, Llamas, Miniature Horses, Katahdin Hair Sheep, Nigerian Miniature Goats, Old English Baby Doll Sheep, Oxen, Peacocks, Pigs, Ponies, Rabbits, Saddle Horses and Turkeys.
Wildlife: Black Bears, Bactrian Camel, Cougar, Eagle Owl, Grey Fox, Lynx, Pocupine, Raccoon, Red-tailed Hawk, Reindeer and Skunks.
Unlimited Rides are included in your admission price. Please be sure to note the time of operations. Rides may not operate due to weather including heat.
Accessibility
Charmingfare Farm is for the most part wheel chair accessible. If you have any concerns or questions please do not hesitate to call 603 483-5623 x100. We are always willing to accommodate request to the best of our ability.
Parking
Parking for Charmingfare Farm is FREE for all. There is plenty of room for campers and buses.
Pets
No pets are allowed on grounds and we are sorry but there are no kennel facilities. Certified guide/service dogs are welcomed.
Labels: activity passes, FRieNDS' CoRNeR News
Activity Pass Survey
Each year, activity passes are purchased for library by the Friends of the Library, the Library Board of Trustees and private donation.
In an effort to maximize our purchasing dollars, we would like to know what museum/activity passes you are interested in using. Please review the choices below.
Labels: activity passes, FRieNDS' CoRNeR News
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