Star Wars Reads Day II

We had a great time again this year celebrating Star Wars and Reading. We began by making Jabba the Hutt out of lunch bags.

Next we had snacks and enjoyed Empire Strikes Back from http://www.readalongadventures.com/

Mini light sabers made the day complete:

The Force is with you when you read. The Library has many Star Wars books and movies for you to enjoy.

Summer Reading: Indiana Jones-Archaeologist

After hearing stories, we made our own cartouches and mummies!

Rawr!



Summer Reading: Dirt Dwellers

We made our own dirt dwellers.....ants!

 

We also searched the Library for the longest worms.....

And we always get a book:

Next time: pet rocks and bat caves!

Summer Reading: In the Garden

Our second summer reading program took us In the Garden. Ms Beth led a few projects....

Beginning with GARDEN BINGO...

Next we planted bean seeds.

Even this leopard planted seeds:

Then we made fingerprint flowers:

We ended with edible compost (Oreos and gummy worms).

And everyone takes home a book.

See you in the garden!

Cave Painting

Our Summer Reading programs started off with Cave Painting. Have you walked through the cave yet?

Beginning with a story about real cave paintings.....

.....we then headed outside to make our own:

At the end of the program, everyone takes home a gift book to keep.

And the cave is complete!

Stop in soon to explore the cave! More great programs are coming up!

Let's Talk About It...

This book discussion group has been meeting at the Library for at least 10 years.  We meet on the 4th Monday of the month (execpt for May and December) at 7:00pm in the Community Room.  The group is led by a 'benevolent dictator'...I get to pick the books!  I try to pick books that you that you wouldn't choose yourself.

The books are available for a month prior to the meeting.  You can pick a copy up at the Circulation Desk.  If all of the copies are checked, we can order a copy from another library.

• 9/24  Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg
• 10/22 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
• 11/16 The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell

Please join us, we would love to have you.  If you have any questions, call Jane at the Library at 440-256-7323.

Cookbook Club

Last night the Library's Cookbook Club had its third meeting. We meet the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:00 PM.

The first book we cooked from was How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman. We liked beginning with this book because it had recipes for all types of foods and meals and lots of practical kitchen tips.

Our second book was Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld. The recipes in this book use vegetable purees to make the dishes healthful, a good trick for parents of picky eaters. However, we decided we all love vegetables and need no tricks!

For our third meeting, we chose recipes from Southern Living Homestyle Cookbook, our favorite so far. This book had so many appetizing recipes. It is definitely worth checking out.

 

Cookbook Club will meet again on September 25 with dishes from Michael Symon's Live To Cook. Request this book today if you would like to join us!

Summer Reading Ends

Summer is coming to an end and we celebrated our Summer Reading Program "Reading is Soooo Delicious" with a party on July 28 with games, activities, and cake, all of which you can see below. Thank you to everyone who participated. We hope you had a summer full of good reads and will keep reading right into Fall.

Sack Races

Chalk Drawings

Hula Hoops

Bubbles

Face Painting

Pizza!

Cake made by Mrs. Maisel! It was SOOOO delicious!

And everyone took home a book to keep!