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February 27, 2007

Nutmeg Book Group

Wednesday, March 28th from 6 to 7 p.m.
Grades 3 to 6.
Register by calling 655-1234 x117.
Pizza will be served.

Our March Nutmeg book is Hatching Magic, by Ann Downer. Join us for a book discussion and activity.

Book Description: Take one dragon’s egg, a candy factory, two battling wizards, a time travel vortex, magic cards, a two-headed snake, and a secret circle club, and you have a recipe for “hatching” a fantastic summer vacation.

Posted by joan at 02:57 PM

Sleepytime Stories

Sleepytime Stories will meet every Tuesday in March from 6:30 to 7 p.m. We'll share stories, flannelboards, games, songs and poems.

Winter 2007 Sleepytime Info
Ages 3-5
Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7 p.m.
February 6th to April 3rd
No registration required.

Posted by joan at 12:42 PM

February 15, 2007

Nutmeg Book Award Winner for Grades 4 to 6

Connecticut students in grades 4-6 have voted Thunder From the Sea as the winner of the 2007 Nutmeg Book Award. Congratulations to author Joan Hiatt Harlow and thank you to everyone who voted!

Posted by joan at 02:19 PM

February 07, 2007

February Nutmeg Book Group

Wednesday, February 28, 6 to 7 p.m.
Grades 3-6.
Pizza served.
Call 655-1234 x117 to register.

The new Nutmeg Book Award nominees have been announced! In our next Nutmeg Book Group, we'll discuss nominee The Ravenmaster's Secret by Elvira Woodruff. There will also be an activity and pizza.

Book Description
It’s 1735. If you had the chance to help rescue a young Scottish prisoner, would you? When two friends risk their lives to free Maddy from the Tower of London, adventure and intrigue are sure to follow.

Posted by joan at 03:20 PM

February 03, 2007

Our Caldecott Kids Finale Celebration

Last Wednesday we celebrated the finale of the Library's Caldecott Kids book group, which read the best picture books of the year and predicted the winners of this year's Caldecott Medal.

The celebration included a cake decorated with the cover of Flotsam, which was announced last week as the 2007 Caldecott winner.

Congratulations to all of our Caldecott Kids!

Posted by joan at 09:49 AM

February 01, 2007

2008 Nutmeg Titles Announced

The intermediate (grades 4-6) nominees for the 2008 Nutmeg Book Award are:

A Bear Named Trouble by Marion Dane Bauer
Escaping the Giant Wave by Peg Kehret
Hatching Magic by Ann Downer
Jackie’s Wild Seattle by Will Hobbs
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
The Ravenmaster’s Secret by Elvira Woodruff
The Seven Professors of the Far North by John Fardell
Shredderman: Secret Identity by Wendelin Van Draanen
White Star: A Dog on the Titanic by Marty Crisp

Posted by joan at 02:24 PM

Harry Potter VII will be released July 21st!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will arrive on July 21st. One week earlier, on July 13th, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will be released in theatres.

In other words, July is going to be awesome.

Posted by joan at 02:14 PM | Comments (1)