What are your thoughts ...

... on Building a NEW Library in Upton?

Matthew Bachtold, the Library Director, and I have set up a blog to ask just that question!

Here's the link:

http://newlibrary4upton.blogspot.com/

Please check it out, and share your thoughts with us!
thanks!

StoryTime @ Kaleidoscope!

OK, it's official! The storytime I mentioned last week, to be held at Kaleidoscope Books, Cards & Gifts, is definitely ON for
THIS WEDNESDAY at 1:00pm!

I will be reading the classic story of The Gingerbread Baby, re-told and illustrated by Jan Brett, followed by Jan Brett's newest book, an original sequel, Gingerbread Friends. Copies of these, and other books by this popular author, will be available for sale.

Please remember that 10% of all sales on Wednesday, December 17th will be donated to the Friends of the Upton Town Library!

And, in keeping with our Gingerbread Friends theme, I just heard this from Kaleidoscope's owner, Carrie Cilley:

"Thanks to a wonderful donation from Fresco's (they have a fabulous pastry chef) we will also have gingerbread cookies available for the children."

Hope to see you there!

Calendar

No StoryTime today...

TinyTots LapSit StoryTime
has been canceled for today.
(Friday, December 12, 2008)

Also:
Please note that there will be NO STORYTIMES on the following dates:

Thursday, December 25
Friday, December 26

Thursday, January 1
Friday, January 2

Mark your calendars!

***BREAKING NEWS!***
I will be holding a special storytime session at Upton's new bookstore, Kaleidoscope Books, Cards & Gifts next Wednesday!

The tentative plan is to have a holiday-themed storytime at the store, at 1:00pm.

Click here for more details!

On Wednesday, December 17th,
10% of all purchases at Kaleidoscope
will be donated to the
Friends of the Upton Town Library!

newest dvds...

Just arrived this week!

Prince Caspian
and
Horton Hears a Who!

What's new on the School Project Shelf...

Memorial School's 2nd grade teacher Mrs. Lynch assigned her class a Book Review project for December, which includes as one of the instructions: GO TO THE UPTON TOWN LIBRARY! What a great assignment! The books for this project--COOK BOOKS!-- are all on display on our School Projects shelf near the window in the Children's area, along with a copy of the actual assignment.

The second grade class also donated a book for this project to the Library's collection:
Paula Deen's My First Cookbook

Thanks, Mrs. Lynch, for encouraging collaboration between the Schools and the Public Library!! You rock!

The Tales of Beedle the Bard ... at the Library!

J.K. Rowling's latest offering is now available at the Upton Town Library!

December StoryTime Themes!

OK, so it's December already and I forgot to post the storytime themes! sorry! Here they are!
Today the theme was Jingle Bells!! And we read (or rather SANG!) these 2 books:

and made a jingle bell craft decoration to take home!
On the last 2 pages of Jingle Bells by Iza Trapani the words of the entire text appears, along with the sheet music for the carol, Jingle Bells. The verses in the book describe how children in other countries celebrate Christmas, all to the famous tune.

Next week the theme will be Reindeer.

The following week is Candles, when we learn how people all of the world celebrate the Winter Season with candles and light!

new kids DVDs

Just in:
3 different YogaKids DVDs:

• YogaKids for ages 3-6 (the original)
• YogaKids 2: ABCs for ages 3-6
• YogaKids 3: Silly to Calm for ages 3-6
  

3 different Wonder Pets DVDs:

• Save the Wonder Pets!
• Save the Beetles!
• Save the Dinosaur!

NEW Holiday Books....

It's that time of year again!
Here are a few new titles that have just arrived!

Click here for some other suggestions!

still more new books!

Here are a few of our newest Picture Books ...

and these, in Juvenile non-fiction: