October 17, 2007 Citizen News Library Column

Library Closing

The library will be closed from Monday, October 15 through Thursday, October 18 for a new carpet installation to both floors. We should be operational by Friday, October 19. The closing necessitated the rescheduling of some of our programs that were to take place this week. Some of the changes are as follows:

Wednesday, October 17—ANTS—Changed from Wednesday, October 17^th to Monday, October 29^th at 10:15-11 am.

More Stories Please—Changed from Wednesday, October 17^th to Wednesday, November 7^th at 1:30-2 pm.

Teen Council—Changed from Wednesday, October 17^th to Monday, October 22^nd from 4-5 pm.

Page Turners—Changed from Wednesday, October 17^th to Wednesday, October 24^th at 6:45-7:45 pm.

Thursday, October 18—Drop-in Storytime--Canceled

Friday, October 19—The library should be open but the following programs are rescheduled:

Puppet Players on Friday, October 19^th has been changed to Friday, October 26^th at 4:30-5:15 pm.

Make a Mini Photo/Scrapbook Album, changed from Friday, October 19^th to Friday, November 9^th at 6:30-7:30 pm.

All other programs will follow their regular schedule.

Upcoming Programs

Artist Demonstration—Saturday, October 20^th at 1 pm. This program is sponsored by the Candlewood League of Artists. Anda Styler will demonstrate using an acrylic medium.

Graveyard Ghosts—Katie Stevenson will assist participants in Grades 3-5 in making a ghostly holiday display on Wednesday, October 24^th at 4:15-5:30 pm. Registration begins October 10^th. A sample of the craft is available for patrons to see in the Children’s Library.

Magic, Myths and Monsters—A family show for all ages performed by Full Effect Productions filled with comedy and magic featuring ghosts and ghouls in the spirit of Halloween. Please sign up all family members attending this program to be held on Friday, October 26^th at 6:30-7:15 pm. Registration begins October 12^th.

Halloween Fun—The Teen Council will host a fun-filled holiday program to include pumpkin decorating, cookie decorating and games. This program is for children in Grades K-2. Registration begins October 14^th

New Children’s Books

Nightmare Academy by Dean Lorey; The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan; The Icebound Land by John Flanagan; Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan; Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie; A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban; Gilda Joyce: The Ghost Sonata by Jennifer Allison; Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney; Two-Minute Drill by Mike Lupica; Warriors Super Edition: Firestar’s Quest by Erin Hunter; The Night Tourist by Katherine Marsh; Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli; The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch; Maisy Big, Maisy Small by Lucy Cousins; Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson; Gimme Cracked Corn and I Will Share by Kevin O’Malley; Jack’s Talent by Maryann Cocca-Leffler; Clorinda Takes Flight by Robert Kinerk; Last Day Blues by Julie Danneberg; First Year Letters by Julie Danneberg; The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett; Turtle Summer by Mary Alice Monroe; Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin; The Lemonade Club by Patricia Polacco; The Thanksgiving Bowl by Virginia Kroll; The Scarecrow’s Hat by Ken Brown; Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader by Ryder Windham; Pants on Fire by Meg Cabot.

New Children’s DVD’s

Abe and Bruno; Berenstain Bear: Get Organized; Shredderman Rules; Casper’s Scare School; Doodlebops: Get on the Bus; Tweety’s High-Flying Adventure; William Wegman’s Alphabet Soup; Blue’s Room: Knights of the Snack Table; Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide; Bigfoot Presents Meteor and the Might Monster Trucks, V. 2: Let’s Go, Go, Go.