April 23, 2008
Citizen News Library Column
Upcoming Adult May Programs
May 7, Weds.,
Author Talk, 6:30-8 pm. Charles Monagan, author of Connecticut
Icons and editor of Connecticut Magazine will discuss places to visit in
May 9, Friday, Mini-Album
Making Workshop, 6:30-7:30 pm.
Tricia Grauert will assist teens and adults in
assembling a mini-scrapbook album. A
material fee of $15 will be collected at time of registration.
May 21, Weds., Page
Turners, 6:45-7:45 pm. The book
selection for this month is Emma Brown
by Clare Boylan.
Copies are available in the library.
Join us for a lively discussion
Upcoming Children’s May Programs
Thursdays,
Drop in Storytime, 10:30-11 am. Storytime with Ms. JoAnn every Thursday, unless
school is closed. Stories, music and movement for all ages. No registration required.
May 2, Friday, It’s a Small World, 1:30-2:15
pm. Travel to foreign lands with Elyse Felicione and learn about different countries with fun
activities and crafts. This six-week
session for children ages four and five runs 5/2, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6 and
6/13..
May 2, Friday, Illustrator
Visit, 6:30-7:30 pm. Robert Casilla, illustrator of many children’s books, will show
participants the process he uses for illustrating his books and read a portion
of one of his stories. Sponsored by the Community Literacy Council.
May 3, Saturday, Anne of
Green Gables 100th Anniversary Event, 2-3:30 pm. A parent/child event filled with fun
activities, crafts and food based on the book series. Sponsored by the Friends of
the Library.
Library Museum Passes
For anyone not flying or driving away to a vacation
and looking for something to do locally, consider taking out a museum pass for
the following places of interest in
Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport; Dinosaur State
Park, Rocky Hill; Discovery Museum, Bridgeport; Peabody Museum of Natural
History, New Haven; Children’s Museum, West Hartford and Roaring Brook Nature
Center, Canton; Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford;
Maritime Aquarium, Norwalk; Mystic Aquarium, Mystic; Stepping Stones Museum for
Children, Norwalk. Passes are available
at the Adult Circulation Desk and may be checked out for three days. These passes carry an overdue fine of $2.00 a
day if returned late.
Middle School Projects
The Children’s Library has placed materials aside for Mr.
Broas’ seventh grade social studies classes on the
medieval time period. This project is
due the beginning of next week. Mrs.
McNamara’s eighth grade “decades” project is also available for research
purposes.
New Children’s Books
Eyewitness: Vote by Philip Steele; John McCain:
Profile of a Leading Republican by Kira Wizner; Star Wars, Episode IV, A New Hope by George Lucas;
The Truth About Truman School by Dori Butler; Many
Rides of Paul Revere by James Cross Giblin; Little
Critter Storybook Collection by Mercer Mayer.