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May 27, 2007
Nutmeg Book Group: A Bear Named Trouble
Thursday, June 21st from 6 to 7 p.m.
Grades 4 to 6
Pizza and drinks will be served.
Registration begins June 4th. Call 655-1234 x117 to register.
Join us for a discussion of A Bear Named Trouble, a 2008 Nutmeg Book Award nominee.
Book Description: Jonathan, a ten year old with a passion for animals, is devastated when a brown bear kills his favorite animal at the zoo in Anchorage, Alaska. He vows to get even with the bear, and then finds revenge isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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May 25, 2007
Preschool Movie: Doogal
Thursday, June 14th
10-11:30 a.m.
Free tickets distributed 15 minutes before movie begins.
Beat the heat and join us for Doogal, in which a group of friends embark on a journey to save their world from being frozen over by the evil Zeebad. 85 minutes. Rated G.
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Shakespeare on the Sound Storyteller at the Library
Monday, June 4th
4:30 p.m.
Free tickets will be distributed in the Children’s Room 15 minutes prior to the performance.
Dan Kelly, Storyteller and Director of Educational Outreach for Shakespeare on the Sound, will entertain families with children ages 5 and up as he tells the story of “The Comedy of Errors.”
This program is offered through Shakespeare on the Sound, which will be performing the play this summer. Dan has performed in three of their productions, as well as the Yale Repertory and Long Wharf Theatres, and the Westport Country Playhouse.
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May 24, 2007
Puppet Theater
Jack and the Beanstalk Puppet Theater
Thursday, June 28 at 11 a.m.
Ages 4 and up
Who wiill sell a cow for some magic beans? Find out during Michael Graham's puppet theater of this timeless favorite fairy tale. Spring Valley Puppet Theater combines hand-crafted puppets, lighting, music, and humor in their performance of Jack and the Beanstalk. The audience is treated to a complete theatrical production featuring hand and rod puppets. Free tickets will be distributed 15 minutes prior to performance. For more information on Michael Graham's performances, see his website.
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First Aid for Kids
First Aid for Children
Thursday, June 21 at 10:30 a.m.
Grades K to 2
In our school visits with children, they were unilaterally enthusiastic about helping other people. (Of course, we all can get a little sniffy at how thoughtful our children are). And here's a concrete way for children to help those around them. We're thrilled this is a program for young children (Grades K to 2). The Darien/Stamford Chapter of the American Red Cross will conduct "First Aid for Children Today". Topics include first aid, injury prevention, and personal safety (Calling 911). Registration is required and begins Monday, June 4.
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May 12, 2007
Summer Calendar
The complete summer schedule of: Storytimes, Bookgroups, Programs, Teen events, and Harry Potter celebrations is now online. As a matter of fairness, our summer brochure (presently available on our website) will be distributed on June 4, the day the brochures will be dropped off to each of the public elementary schools in Darien.
Teen events, previewed during our Middlesex Middle School booktalking visit, are on the web as well. The brochure for teen events is currently available in the Library.
We hope you'll join us for a little bit of everything. We love seeing students during the summer. They have such wonderful reading experiences to share with us.
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May 08, 2007
Harry Potter Harry Potter Harry Potter
A librarian friend of mine told me, at the midnight launch of HPVI, she stood in line behind a girl who sang, full out, "Harry Potter, Harry Potter, Harry Potter, Harry Potter, Harry Potter," for the entire time (say, 30 minutes) until the book was in her hands. Right about now, that sounds like a good idea.
If you have nothing else but Harry Potter on the brain, you'll be happy to see we've laid out our Harry Potter celebration schedule on our website. Our Harry Potter celebrations include a phenomenal quiz show (Don't even ASK me what the prizes are. They're GOOD), a movie showing, a midnight launch, and a fanatics book group for people of all ages who can finish the 7th book in one week (including me because I'm hosting it). Now, before you jump up and down, this is a preparatory email. Registrations don't start until June 25th. I'm merely giving you time to get ready for Harry. However, for the desperate ones, there are tips on our schedule for how to fill the time between now and July 21st in gainful Harry employment.
So, hop on over there, and don't make Hermione ask YOU - "Honestly, don't you ...READ?"
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