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July 30, 2007
A Visit From Mother Goose
Thursday, August 23rd at 10:30 a.m.
Ages 2 to 7
Free tickets distributed 15 minutes prior to program.
Internationally known storyteller Lenka Pichlikova will lead a program for young children that transforms childhood favorites into "interactive fun" through the use of song, dance, drama, and mime.
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Big Truck and Car Day
Tuesday, August 21st from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
All ages
Come to the Library, and get up close to some favorite rescue and construction vehicles belonging to town organizations. Even trucks working on the new Library will be present! Children's "play" hard hats will be distributed. The rain date is Wednesday, August 22. Registration is not required.
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Nutmeg Book Group - White Star: A Dog on the Titanic
Thursday, August 9 from 6 to 7 p.m.
Grades 4 to 6
Pizza and drinks will be served.
Call 655-1234 x117 to register.
Join us for a discussion of White Star: A Dog on the Titanic, a 2008 Nutmeg Book Award nominee.
Book Description: Imagine you are lucky enough to be on the cruise of a lifetime. While on the trip, you explore the ship, meet a wonderful, heroic dog, and end up fighting for your life.
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July 27, 2007
Summer Movies at the Library!
This August the Children's Room is having a series of Beat the Heat Movies. Come join us! Free tickets will be distributed 15 minutes prior to each movie showing.
Summertime with Max and Ruby
Thursday, August 9th from 10 to 11 a.m.
Ages 3 and up
Based on the picture books by Rosemary Wells, Max and Ruby enjoy the summer and all it offers! Rated G.
How to Eat Fried Worms.
Tuesday, August 14th from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Ages 5 and up
Can Billy eat 10 worms in one day? Based on the 1973 book by Thomas Rockwell. Rated PG for mild bullying and crude humor. 98 minutes.
Eragon
Wednesday, August 15th from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Ages 8 and up
15-year-old Eragon finds a blue stone that eventually hatches a dragon. Will they be able to defend themselves against the cruel king? Based on the 2003 book by Christopher Paolini. Rated PG for fantasy violence, intense battle sequences, and some frightening images. 104 minutes.
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What's New in Graphic Novels?
Wednesday, August 1st from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m.
Grades 4 and up
Free tickets will be distributed 15 minutes prior to program.
What's a graphic novel? Its a book with comics!
Twin Suns Card and Comic store in Ridgefield will visit the Library and talk about the new graphic novel titles and series. A lucky few will also win some comic books to take home!
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July 23, 2007
I've read HPVII. Have you?
Send us a comment about the last book. Or a word. My word? Unexpected.
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July 17, 2007
Pictures from our Harry Potter Decorating
Yesterday a bunch of us decorated the Children's Room for Harry Potter festivities this week. Here are a few favorites.
Watch out, Mrs. Norris! The Chamber of Secrets evidently doesn't like cats. (The cat has been petrified, if you can't tell. It doesn't look happy).
Norbert has survived at least 2 HP launches. Believe it or not, he's made out of newspapers, and some sort of magic charm B put on him at his making.
Sirius in the fireplace. What message is he trying to give Harry this time? Probably telling him to run out and get into more trouble, as he and Padfoot did.
This is my favorite. At first, I was coaching everyone. Tell me it looks like a tree. Tell me it looks like a tree. Then, they started saying, no, really, it looks like a tree. And when we finished I believed it too. It is a tree. The teen volunteers that worked on this were amazing. They didn't say much, but they worked dog hard.
See some of you tonight and Wednesday night for quiz show. Some of you Friday night for midnight launch. And some of you this week just to check out the decorations.
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Guess Who's in the Building?
First name Harry. Last name Potter.
Pictures of the great event on our Flickr account (Yes, we're following all our legal stipulations. No, you can't read it yet!)
Just 4 more days!
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