July 16, 2008 Citizen
News Library Column
Upcoming Children’s
Programs for July and August
Weds., July 16, ANTS, 10:30-11:15 am. Elyse Felicione will lead children ages four
to six in learning about the caterpillar’s journey to becoming a butterfly. Children will decorate a hanging butterfly. (Filled)
Weds., July 16, Bug Art, 6:30-7:30 pm. Katie Stevenson will assist children in
creating a bug sculpture. For Grades One to Three. (Filled)
Thurs., July 17, Get Ypnotized with Molly
Moon, 10:30-11:45 am. Set out on an
intriguing journey with Molly Moon and design your own t-shirt. Participants will receive a copy of Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism. For grade three and up.
Weds., July 23, The Art and Science of
Beekeeping, 4-5 pm. A demonstration of
beekeeping equipment, parts of a beehive, types of bees and how honey is
harvested. Weather permitting, an
observation hive with live honeybees will be displayed. For Grade K and up.
Weds., July 30, Pajama Storytime, 6:30-7:30
pm. Children age three and up can wear
their pj’s, bring a bedtime cuddly and listen to stories.
Friday, July 31, Wigglers, Tumblers and
Suckers, 10:30-11:30 am. Join Jack Dube
and have fun learning about awesome creatures such as whirligig beetles and
water bugs that live in our local ponds.
For Grades K-5.
Monday, August 4,
Arts and Nature Together with Science (ANTS) 10:30-11:15 am. Elyse Felicione will lead children ages four
to six in activities based on science and nature. Learn about hardworking ants and make a
related craft.
Tuesday, August 5, Interesting Insects,
10:30-11 am. Storytime and craft for
children three years old with Miss Jill.
Weds., August 6, ANTS, 10:30-11:15 am. Elyse Felicione will lead children ages four
to six in activities based on science and nature. Create a “cute as a bug” frame.
Friday, August 8, End of Summer Reading Raffle Prize Drawing
at Squantz Pond, 7:30 pm. Raffle prize
winners from the summer reading program will be announced prior to the showing
of the movie “Antz” at the Squantz Pond Drive-In. Readers do not need to be present to win.
Tuesday, August 12, Buggy Bees, 10:30-11
am. Storytime and craft for children
three years old.
Tuesday, August 19, Colorful Crickets,
10:30-11 am. Storytime and craft for
children three years old.
State Park Passes
“This is the third year of this wildly popular program
where the DEP gives one park pass to the main branch of the primary principal
library in each town. These passes
circulate to patrons allowing free admission to CT’s state parks, forest,
beaches, etc. These park passes are part
of Gov. Rell and DEP’s larger initiative, ‘No Child Left Inside’
(http:www.nochildleftinside.org/learn/) which encourages CT families to
discover and enjoy all the treasures of our state parks, forests and beaches. Having these park passes available at
libraries ensures that anyone can access and enjoy state parks for free.”
(Material quoted from an article written by Deb Zulick at the Connecticut
Library Consortium) These park passes as
well as other museum and aquarium passes are available at the Adult Circulation
Desk and may go out for three days.
Please call or stop in to see what is available on any given day. These passes make great day trips within the
state of
Planning for Fall
Our Program Coordinator, Debbie Nahabedian,
is planning for the fall season. If
there is anyone out there that has an area of expertise, special talent or
skill that can be utilized in a program, please call her at 312-5682.
Summer Reading
Our summer reading program runs to August
6. If you have children that haven’t
signed up yet, it’s not too late to earn coupons and raffle tickets. We have two programs: Birth through Fifth Grade
and Sixth through Twelfth Grade. It’s
easy, painless, and rewarding. Stop in
and let us tell you all about it.
New Adult Books
The Last Time I Was Me by Cathy Lamb, For Keeps by
Victoria Zackheim, Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza, Embrace Me by Lisa
Samson, Then She Found Me by Elinor Lipman, 20 Something Manifesto by Christine
Hassler, The Complete Compost Gardening by Barbara Pleasant, Discovery:
Unearthing the New Treasurers of Archaeology, Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David
Wroblewski, Clinton in Exile by Carol Feisenthal, Living on the Black by John
Feinstein, Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich,
Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks, Steel Wave by Jeff Shaara, Execution
of Willie Francis by Gilbert King, Reapers by John Connolly, Johnny One-Eye by
Jerome Charyn, Enlightenment for Idiots by Anne Cushman, The Other by David
Guterson, When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris, Drunkard’s Walk by
Leonard Mlodinow, Panama Fever by Matthew Parker, Mary Martin by Ronald Davis,
No One You Know by Michelle Richmond, TailSpin by Catherin Coulter, Rogue by
Danielle Steel, Nothing to Lose by Lee Child, How the Soldier Repairs the
Gramophone, Dangerous Age by Ellen Gilchrist, Head Wounds by Chris Knopf, A
Champion’s Mind by Pete Sampras, Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen, Genius by
Jesse Kellerman, Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir, Don’t Start the Revolution
Without Me by Jesse Ventura, Moyers on Democracy by Bill Moyers, Master of the
Delta by Thomas Cook, Harry, Revised by Mark Sarvas, December by Elizabeth
Winthrop, Shadow Year by Jeffrey Ford, Who’s Your City? By Richard Florida,
Ten-Year Nap by Meg Wolitzer, Painter from Shanghai by Jennifer Epstein, Olive
Kitteridge by Elizabeth Stout, Shadow Command by Dale Brown, My Sister, My Love
by Joyce Carol Oates, Three Girls and Their Brother by Theresa Rebeck, Wicked
City by Ace Atkins, Medical Myths That Can Kill You by Nancy Snyderman,
Accident Man by Tom Cain, Absolute Scandal by Penny Vincenzi, I Don’t Believe
in Atheists by Chris Hedges, Learning From the Heart by Daniel Goltlieb, White
Tiger by Aravind Adiga, Bobby Flay’s Grill It by Bobby Flay, Taking on the
Trust by Steve Weinberg, The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester, All We
Ever Wanted Was Everything by Janelle Brown, The Journey Home by Dermot Bolger,
The Garden of Last Days by Andrew Dubus, How Can You Defend Those People by
Mickey Sherman, One Minute to Midnight by Michael Dobbs, Fast Track by Fern
Michaels, Double Fantasy by Cheryl Holt, The Duke Next Door by Celeste Bradley,
Desperately Seeking a Duke by Celeste Bradley, Duke Most Wanted by Celeste
Bradley, Coffee, Tea, or Murder by Jessica Fletcher, Always Dakota by Debbie
Macomber, Summer of Naked Swim Parties by Jessica Blau, A Friendship Like No
Other by William Barry, Thugs and Kisses by Sue Ann Jaffarian, In Odd We Trust
by Dean Koontz,
New Adult DVDS
Holocaust, Be Kind Rewind, Yoga Weight Loss Workout
for Dummies, Company, Air I Breathe, Fool’s Gold, Wide Sargasso Sea, Jumper,
Diving Bell and the Butterfly, John Adams, Banshee, Rescue Me (Season 3&4),
Flawless, My Mom’s New Boyfriend, Vantage Point, Definitely-Maybe, Under the
Same Moon, Honeydripper, Bonneville
New Children’s Books
My Chincoteague Pony by Susan Jeffers; Potato Joe by
Keith Baker; Yours Till Niagara Falls, Abby by Jane O’Connor; Host by Stephanie
Meyer; Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire by Derek Landy; Demon Apocalypse
(The Demonata #6) by Darren Shan; Zan-Gah: A Prehistoric Adventure by Allan
Shickman; Mail Harry to the Moon by Robie Harris; The Fish Who Cried Wolf by
Julia Donaldson; Puppies and Piggies by Cynthia Rylant; Cool Zone with the Pain
and the Great One by Judy Blume; Real
Pirates by Barry Clifford; The Luxe by Anna Godbersen; Lucky by Rachel Vail;
Princess Ben by Catherine Murdock; Spin the bottle by Elizabeth Kimmel; I’m
Bad! by Kate McMullan; Sheep Blast Off!
By Nancy Shaw; Soul Eater (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #3) by Michelle
Paver; Just What Mama Needs by Sharlee Glenn; A Day with Dad by Bo Holmberg;
Tadpole Rex by Kurt Cyrus; The Retired Kid by Jon Agee; Froggy Goes to Camp by
Jonathan London; Buffalo Music by Tracey Fern; Never Take a Shark to the
Dentist; Market Day by Carol Cordsen; Duck Dunks by Lynne Berry; My Travelin’
Eye by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw; Dragon Pizzeria by Mary Morgan; Wild Tracks by
Jim Arnosky; Tyrannosaurus Drip by Julia Donaldson; The Umbrella Queen by
Shirin Bridges; The Block Mess Monster by Betsy Howie; Little Booy by Alison
McGhee; Oink, Oink Benny by Barbro Lindgren; The Magician by Michael Scott;
Blood Beast (The Demonata #5) by Darren Shan; Johnny Depp by Kathleen Tracy;
How Your Body Works by David Stewart; Baby! Baby! by Vicky Ceelen; What is the
Solar System? by Carmen Bredeson; Navy
SEALS in Action by Nel Yomtov; Cicada Summer by Andrea Beaty; 100 Days and 99
Nights by Alan Madison; Time Twister Journal #3 of a Cardboard Genius by Frank
Asch; Gravity Buster: Journal #2 of a Cardboard Genius by Frank Asch; Pretty
Little Liars #4, Unbelievable, by Sara Shepard; Julia Gillian by Alison McGhee;
If Animals Kissed Good Night by Ann Whitford Paul; Ducks Don’t Wear Socks by
John Nedwidek; Hogwood Steps Out by Howard Mansfield; Gorgonzola: a Very
Stinkysaurus by Margie Palatini; Max’s Bunny Business by Rosemary Wells; A
Babysittere for Billy Bear by Miriam Moss; Snoring Beauty by Bruce Hale;
Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata; Little Brother by Cory
Doctorow; The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer; Fine As We Are by Algy
Craig Hall; Chris Brown by Kathleen Tracy; David Ortiz by Joanne Mattern; The
Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great by Gerald Morris; Clique Summer Collection
#3, Alicia by Lisi Harrison; Calling All Creeps! by R.L. Stine; Across the Wide
Ocean by Karen Young; Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett; Jack and Jill’s Treehouse
by Pamela Edwards; The Littlest Dinosaur by Michael Foreman; Fabulous Fishes by
Susan Stockdale; Daddy Hug by Tim Warnes; Grumpy Cat by Britta Teckentrup;
Creatures: Yesterday and Today by Karen Patkau; Kids Like Us by Carole Lexa
Schaefer; Kindergareten Rocks! By Katie Davis; LaRue for Mayor by Mark Teague;
Stormy’s Hat by Eric Kimmel; Cheetahs by Deborah Nuzzolo; Are You a Ladybug? By
Judy Allen; Sipping Spiders Through a Straw by Kelly DiPucchio; Read All About
It! By Laura and Jenna Bush; Nobunny’s Perfect by Anna Dewdney; How Mommy Met
Daddy by Katherine Grossmann-Hensel; Holy Guacamole by Nick Fauchald; The
Sandman by Ralph Fletcher; Winston of Churchill by Jean Okimoto; Bark Park by
Karen Ruelle; Dirty Joe, the Pirate by Bill Harley; In a Blue Room by Jim
Averbeck; Ultimate Visual Guide to Star Wars by Ryder Windham; Utterly Otterly
Day by Mary Casanova; A Writer’s Reference, 6th edition by Diana
Hacker.
New Children’s Movies
Home Alone 4; Elmo’s World: Summer Vacation; Bob the
Builder: Let’s Build the Beach.