Children watch science in action during last week's Get a Clue Thursday with Picirillo Sciencetellers. Scientific experiments tell a great story and create magical fun.

Join us for more fun this Thursday @ 1 pm for Dick Rainer's fantastic juggling!

Buzz of the week

I admit, we've been so busy this summer that I've forgotten to keep up with the website of the week. I have one for you now!

Do you Sudoku? Test your brain on these puzzles. Choose easy or hard; it's up to you. These are fun for kids and grown-ups.

Read-a-thon survival!

Well, we made it to page 222, the very end of Chapter 11. We saw the demise of 3 supporting characters. We ate a ton of food- thanks to Fred Reichert for his very kind donation and volunteering to read. Volunteers read for 30 minutes segments - thank you to all who faced those hard names & vocabulary words. Others came to listen and knit or crochet during the readings. We had a total of 9 copies of Deathly Hallows to raffle off - special thanks to Pat Kelly-Evans & Bill Evans for their donated copy! We also raffled away 5 copies of Charmed Knits: Projects for Fans of Harry Potter as well as 3 hand knit Hogwarts school scarves.

Two special kids were here before the library opened and stayed for the entire day! here one of them is reading along in a copy he won. His sister is here showing us proper wand technique.

Now hopefully, we can all get a chance to finish the book on our own before someone else blows the ending for us!

Thanks to everyone who helped to make this a really fun day. Who knows if there will ever be another book that people get so excited about. If there is, we will do this again

Raining Art

ACPPA Community Art Center held their first summer workshop last Thursday. Children ages 5-9 became rainmakers by creating their own rainstick. Even these siblings had fun together!

Tonight will be workshop for ages 8 to 11 called: Masterpiece Pieces: Collage Reproductions of Famous Artwork. We can't wait to see the fabulous masterpieces created by our very talented patrons!

Harry Potter Read-a-Thon

Please join us on Saturday at 9 am to hear the latest and last Harry Potter tale read aloud by friends and staff of the library. We will keep reading all day until we close at 5 pm. Refreshments, prize drawings, activities, and a knit-a-thon too! Every hour you will have a chance to win a copy of Deathly Hallows, Charmed Knits, and other cool prizes - but you must be present to win!

Knitters & crocheters can join in and yarn away the day while listening. We have patterns for Hogwarts School Scarves - there are even a few of those already done to win!

Bring your yarn, a pillow, and a good ear and we shall see what happens to Harry and his friends in their final year at Hogwarts.

Dog Days of Summer Reading

The Dog Days of Summer Reading were in full swing on Saturday in the Youth Services Department. Families came in to beat the heat and dogs came in to Roll Over and Read.
Even the shy came out of their shells to try something new at the library. Kids see the dogs and are sometimes afraid, but these dogs are the best. Shiloh, the white husky, made his debut as a listener. You can see that husky smile creeping around the corner of his mouth as he is adored by his newest fan. Fergus, the Irish Wolfhound, fell in love with the littlest reader and Seymour listens intently while being read aloud an awesome dog story.

All tied up!

About 40 kids got all tied up while learning crochet & knitting at our first meeting of Spin-A-Yarn. Not sure was more tied up - the kids or the teachers! But we sure had fun.

Give them a hand!

These Dramatic Divas dropped into the library on Tuesday and dared to try to guess the objects inside of the Mystery Boxes. Every Tuesday this summer, kids (and grown-ups too) can Drop In And Dare to solve that week's mysterious task. Who knew the library could be so mysteriously fun!

Programs this week

Monday, July 9:
Infant/Toddler Fun Time at 10:30
Novel-la Bistro has it's first meeting at noon to discuss The Egypt Game
YogaKids meets at 2 pm

Tuesday July 10 is Drop in and Dare Day
Drop in and try something new and different all day, as long as supplies last
Movies at 1 pm

Wednesday is the first meeting of Mystery Bytes Cyber Club
Spin-a-Yarn yarn crafters club meets at 2 pm
Teen Crochet
Teen Anime
Spanish Dance at 6 pm

Thursday
Preschool Fun Day at 10:30
Get a Clue with Liz Barretto at 1 pm
Teen Knitting
Artist Coop: Clay Play

Friday
Bilingual Family Storytime @ 10:30
Environment Detectives

Saturday
Roll Over and Read @ 11 am

YogaKids Pictures

Here we are in Flower Pose - this pose represents the beautiful lotus blossom in full bloom.




Getting ready to do our Triangle Pose series - lots of strong Warriors in our group!





Excellent Upward Facing Bow!

Interested in trying this with us? There are some spaces open. Sign up today!

Thanks to Fox & Rothschild LLP for the Yoga Mats & Water Bottles!

Daring Tuesday

Alright detectives, we've gotten thie week off on the right foot - the left one too! Yoga was a HUGE success! Over 40 kids joined us for the first session and most said they wanted to come back! Pictures to be posted later.


Tuesday means "Drop in and Dare" day! Drop in anytime Tuesday and try something new. We're going to help you make fingerprint animals!

Stop in and Get a Clue!