July 2, 2008 Citizens
News Library Column
Children’s Programs for July and August
Due to the wonderful activities planned during the
summer reading program, there will be no Drop-In Storytime
on Thursdays in July. They will resume
in August.
Weds., July 9, ANTS (Arts and Nature Together with Science)
10:30-11:15 am. Elyse Felicione will lead children ages four to six in activities
based on science and nature. Children
will make a bug suncatcher garden stake.
Thurs., July 10, Bugs Don’t Bug Me,
10:30-11:30 am. Former New Fairfield
science teacher, Jack Dube will present a fun and
informative program about the unusual bugs around us. Children can bring in a bug for
identification. All insects will be
treated carefully and returned to the wild.
For Grades K-Five.
Friday, July 11, The Ant with the Red Pants, Author and Illustrator Visit. Author Joe Osowski
will encourage children to be storytellers and illustrator Michael Smith will
demonstrate how he creates pictures and characters from basic shapes. For kindergarten and up.
Monday, July 14,
Incredible Insects, 6:30-7:30 pm.
For Grade One and up. Join Elyse Felicione
to learn about amazing insects and create your own magnetic fuse bead insect.
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.
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.
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.
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, Raffle Prizes 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.
Summer Reading Program
The summer reading program is going along
well. There is still time to sign up and
take part in earning coupons and raffle tickets for prizes. We have two programs that run simultaneously
– one for Birth through Fifth Grade and another for Grades Six through Twelve. The
process is painless and all the children have to do is READ or have someone
read to them if they can’t read.
Parents, please remember that the child must be present when redeeming
the coupons. The businesses like to see
the children who have read. We have had
reports in the past that parents have redeemed the coupons and eaten the
“reward” themselves right in front of the business owner! The program continues
until August 6 so come on down when you get a chance if you haven’t
already. Books to be logged into our
program must be library books checked out at the Circulation Desk. Books logged onto the Governor’s Reading
Challenge can be personally owned books.
Parents may pick up their child’s log after our program is over, attach
it to the Governor’s log and submit them both to school.
Movies and Books
There are many books in print that have been
made into movies. Reading the book and
comparing it to the movie always makes for a fun family discussion. We have many movies available for a three-day
loan. Didn’t get a chance to watch it in
three days? That’s okay – call in and
renew it for another three days. Movies
are always free unless they are overdue.
Fines are $2.00 per movie per day.
New Adult Books
Funny THING Happened on the Way to the White House by
Charles Osgood, Plague Ship by Clive Cussler, Death
Walked in by Carolyn Hart, Swine Not by Jimmy Buffett, Final Salute by Jim
Sheeler, Sail by James Patterson, Resolution by Robert Parker, We Might As Well
Win by Johan Bruyneel, Armageddon in Restrospect by Kurt Vonnegut, Revolution by Ron Paul, The
Runner by David Samuels, Blue Star by Tony Early, Domestic Affairs by Eileen Goudge, Last Princess by Matthew Dennison, The Great Swim
by Gavin Mortimer, Franklin and Lucy by Joseph E. Persico,
Unknown Means by Elizabeth Becka, The Lost by Roberta
Kray, Cruelest Month by Louise Penny, Fidelity by
Thomas Perry, Silver Swan by Benjamin Black, Poisoner
Phat by P.C. Doherty, Mercy Street by Mariah Stewart,
Blood Trail by C.J. Box, Murder Melts In Your Mouth by Nancy Martin, Price of
Blood by Declan Hughes, Wild Inferno by Sandi Ault, The Eye of Jade by Diane
Wei Liang, Careless in Red by Elizabeth George, Executive Privilege by Philip Margolin, Child 44 by Tom Smith, The Art of Racing in the
Rain by Garth Stein, Friday Nights by Joanna Trollope, Four-Day Win by Martha
Beck, New Earth by Eckhart Tolle( Regular and Large
Print edition), Opposite of Love by Julie Buxbaum,
Spies of Warsaw by Alan Furst, The Little Lady Agency
and the Prince by Hester Brown, This Charming Man by Marian Keyes, Gluten-Free
Girl by Shauna Ahern, Money for Nothing by Edward Ugel,
Daughter of York by Anne Smith, The Hollow by Nora Roberts, Texas Loving by
Leigh Greenwood, To Taste Temptation by Elizabeth Hoyt, Seaview
Inn by Sheryl Woods, Hokus Pokus
by Fern Michaels, Dial M for Mischief by Kasey Michaels, War Journal by Richard
Engel, Beach House by Jane Green, You: The
Owner’s Manual, Updated and Expanded Edition by Mehmet
Oz, Assassin’s Accomplice by Kate Clifford Larson, Married Lovers by Jackie
Collins, While They Slept by Kathryn Harrison, The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria, Fooling Some of
the People by David Einhorn, The Broken Window by
Jeffrey Deaver, Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich, Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline
(Large Print edition)
New Audio Books
Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston, Skeletons at
the Feast by Chris Bohjalian, Sail by James
Patterson, The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, Audition
by Barbara Walters, The Other by David Guterson,
Death and Honor by W.E.B. Griffin, Plague Ship by Clive Cussler,
Nothing to Lose by Lee Child, The Front by Patricia Cornwell
New DVDS
Grace is Gone, Mad Money, Bucket List, The Other
Boleyn Girl, Rails & Ties, Wager, National
Treasure 2: The Book of Secrets, The Great Debaters