Happy Halloween from the TinyTots!

This morning, it was time for the littlest Library patrons to get in on the fun! Participants at today's TinyTots LapSit StoryTime showed up in costumes and had so much fun with their friends! Here are a couple of photos I've rec'd so far, from Meghan's mom, and I'll be adding more as they arrive!

Thank you all for a fun time this morning!!

TinyTots is held each Friday morning at 10:30 in our Children's Area.
Parents are asked to register in advance, on a monthly basis.

Colorful new books!

Just in time for Halloween:
Today I read Batty for Black and Autumn Orange at TinyTots Lapsit StoryTime!

All the other colors are here now, too!

New Movies in the Kids' Collection!

Don't miss these brand new DVD's ... !!!

Halloween Fun at StoryTime!

Storytime today was all about Cats at the Library!
After reading Excuse Me .... Are You a Witch? by Emily Horn and Pumpkin Cat by Ann Turner, the kids created cat pictures to take home.

In Excuse Me . . . Are You a Witch? a lonely little black cat named Herbert goes in search of a witch, after reading (in a book at the library!) that witches like black cats ... so he thinks that if he can find a witch then he won't be lonely anymore ...

I love this book! Reading it is so much fun, especially when you dress for the part!

Happy Halloween!
~Miss Lisa

100+ brand-new Library card holders in Upton!!

This morning, and last Monday morning, we opened the Library for some very special guests! All of the First Graders from Memorial School visited the Library and the students got their own library cards!! Three of the classes visited last week, and 2 came this morning.

We started with a special 'big kids' storytime, when the students got to sit down and relax after walking to the library from school!

I read The Library by Sarah Stewart and then the kids each chose a book to check out with their NEW library cards to take home! A very fun experience for all!

dates to keep in mind....

Please note that The Upton Town Library will be
closed for Veterans Day: Tuesday, November 11.

Also, for Thanksgiving week, the hours will be as follows:

Tuesday, November 25: 10am - 8pm (regular hours)
Wednesday, November 26: 10am - 2pm (closing early)
Thursday, November 27: CLOSED
Friday, November 28: CLOSED
Saturday, November 29: 10am - 2pm (regular hours)

Creativity at Storytime!

Taking a break from our Fall themes last week, I read one of my all-time favorite books, Christina Katerina and the Box, about a girl and her friend who use their imagination to create all kinds of wonderful adventures for themselves using an empty cardboard box.

The last time I read this book at StoryTime (November 2006), the kids -and parents- loved it! This time, I paired it with an open-ended craft activity: lots of 'junk'---cardboard tubes, plastic caps, coffee stirrers, etc and some glue ... and said OK, make something! Here are some photos, (courtesy of Avery's mom's cell phone!) from Thursday afternoon's session of creative kids!!

Upcoming Storytime Themes:
Oct. 30: Halloween / black cats
Nov 6: Hibernation (postponed from October)
Nov.13: TBD
Nov.20: Thanksgiving / Turkeys
Nov.27: no storytime-Library Closed (Thanksgiving)

a trio of new Penguin titles....

The latest title in the Magic Tree House Series has arrived! Book #40, A Merlin Mission: Eve of the Emperor Penguin, and its non-fiction companion Research Guide, Penguins and Antarctica.

Also, just in, a brand new picture book by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman, (the same author and illustrator of Bear Snores On) Where is Home, Little Pip?

What's new?

Here is just a small sampling of some recent acquisitions:
Early Readers: I *LOVE* this new book by Mo Willems, and will be using it at StoryTime later this month! The October StoryTime schedule will be adjusted a bit, and we'll bump the theme of Hibernation into November.

Picture Books: This is an awesome book for older elementary school kids, and includes several Haiku poems ... would be great to use in a poetry and/or art class!
Children's non-fiction:

DVDs: