More Starship Adventures ...

These 2 Upton sisters are taking their homemade space buddies on adventures this summer!
Here's a picture of them visiting the Upton Town Library last week, and then later that night at the Milford Fireworks!

Thanks for sharing these photos!

Please send us pictures of YOUR Starship Adventures, too!

Bast-off with a Good Book this Summer!

Part of this year's summer reading program involves reading a book of your choice about Space ... it can be about the Moon, Sun, Stars, Space Travel .... ANYTHING related to the theme: STARSHIP ADVENTURE! Then you fill out a brief book report form (available at the library or online) and create a work of art for our end-of-summer exhibit on August 15th!

Click here for more info about the project and the drop-in book groups!

Summer Kick-off!

Come celebrate the beginning of Summer with us! The Little Red Wagon theatre troupe is rolling into Upton ... TOMORROW!!!!

A Midsummer Night's Dream,
specifically designed for young audiences,

will be performed live at
Nipmuc HS beginning at 6:30pm

This show is sponsored by the Friends of the Upton Town Library.
Admission is FREE!

Where will your Starship Adventure take you this summer?

Design a Space Buddy to take on vacation with you!

CLICK HERE for more info!
Be sure to send in photos of you & your buddy!

Here's the first photo we've received so far!

Check out some other Starship Adventures on the
MASSACHUSETTS MARTIAN VACATION BLOG
by clicking here!

Summer Reading Lists Posted Here!

Come to the library for your Summer Reading books ...

To view the Summer Reading Assignments for the schools in Upton, click here!

Lil'Folk Farm is coming to Upton!

Click here to see some pictures from this event!

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The animals of Lil' Folk Farm will be visiting the library's lawn tomorrow from 2-4pm!
Tomorrow is also the last day of school so the Friends of the Library are making it a celebration by offering free sno-cones! Stop by and join the fun!

Fun with the Cow Lady!

Everyone had a great time at our special event last week, making cow puppets with author Carol Weis!

Come Meet the Cow Lady!

This Thursday, in place of our regularly-scheduled afternoon stortytime, a special guest will be visiting the Town Hall. Carol Weis aka The Cow Lady, an author from Western MA, will be here to share her picture book with us at 1:30!

Carol will have copies of her book available for purchase and signing, at the event, and will lead the kids in a related activity after reading the story.

This event is being paid for by a grant from the Circle of Friends Community Partnership for Children. Admission is FREE!

Free Coupons for Summer 2009!

Click here to see a list of sponsors who will be providing FREE coupons as part of our 2009 Summer Reading Program!

Stop by the library any time between June 13 and August 22 to pick up yours!

To see a list of our regularly-offered museum passes, click here!

Starship Adventure booklist suggestions

The theme for this year's MA Statewide Library Summer Reading Program is Starship Adventure @ Your Library. One of our on-going programs here in Upton will include reading any book about space and creating a project to display at the end-of-summer Art Exhibit!

More info coming soon ... !

Click here for an annotated space-themed book list that appeared in the May 1, 2009 issue of School Library Journal.

Baby Sign Language Class

BabySigns with Paula Flaherty Bolotin will be held at the Upton Town Library during the month of June.

For more info about the class, visit Paula's website here: http://www.littleonescansign.com

Paula received funding through the Upton Cultural Council to provide a 4-week BabySigns class for Upton residents and their babies (appropriate for ages birth to 3yrs) so the class is FREE! We are requesting pre-registration, due to our limited space, and hope that families who sign up will commit to attending all 4 sessions. The class will be held on the 4 Wednesday mornings in June, at 10:30am in the Library. Please feel free to contact me with any questions!

Mark your calendar now ...

Come meet Tillie on May 14th!

Who is Tillie, you ask?

Tillie is a real live hen who stars in her very own picture book, Tillie Lays an Egg. Tillie, along with her owner, Terry Golson, the author of the book, will be visiting the Upton Town Hall on Thursday, May 14th at 2:30. (This special author appearance will be held, instead of our regularly-scheduled afternoon storytime session.)

Copies of Tillie Lays an Egg are currently available for purchase at Kaleidoscope Books, Cards & Gifts and can be brought to this event for Terry to sign. Copies will also be availble to purchase at the event. Following the storytime and booksigning, Terry has offered to stay a while longer to meet with members of the Upton 4-H Club, along with anyone else who may be interested in learning more about keeping backyard chickens!

This event is sponsored by a grant from the Circle of Friends Community Partnership for Children. Admission is Free!