Fun Family Events in June!

Here's what's happening at the Upton Town Library next month ...

Wednesday, June 6:

Music & Puppets w/Mr. Kim
1:00 at the Upton Town Hall
sponsored by a grant from Beginning Years Family Network

Tuesday, June 12:

Registration begins for the 2007 Summer Library Adventure!

Wednesday, June 13:

New England Aquarium's
Traveling Tide Pool Exhibit

inside Town Hall, 1-3pm (stop by anytime)
sponsored, in part, by a grant from Circle of Friends Community Partnership for Children

Friday, June 15:

Come meet Arthur
and sign-up for the Summer Reading Program!

2-4pm at the Library
sponsored, in part, by Barnes & Noble's Community Outreach Program and the Friends of Upton Town Library

Wednesday, June 20:

Animal Adventures
Wild, exotic animals will be here for you to visit,
outside at the library (or inside Town Hall if it rains)
1-3pm (stop by anytime)
sponsored, in part, by a grant from Circle of Friends Community Partnership for Children


The Little Red Wagon returns!
The traveling theatre troupe that brought us Treasure Island last year, returns to Upton for a creative, interactive interpretation of Aesop's Fables in
"Don't Count Your Chickens Until They Cry Wolf"
6pm, behind Nipmuc HS
(inside the auditorium if it rains!)
Bring your blankets or lawn chairs and come join the fun!

Wednesday, June 27:

Lil' Folk Farm's
Traveling Petting Farm

outside at the library 1-3pm (stop by anytime)
sponsored, in part, by a grant from Circle of Friends Community Partnership for Children


All events are Free, and No registration is required!
Please call the library w/any questions!
508-529-6272

Getting Ready for Book #7.....

If you're a Harry Potter fan, your calendar is probably already marked with the release date of the 7th and final book .... Saturday, July 21, 2007!

To celebrate the event, we are in the midst of planning a
"Potter Party" for the evening of July 20th,
4pm-Midnight in the Library!!

We're collaborating with members of the Friends of Upton Town Library to plan a fun family-friendly event, so stay tuned for more details as the date approaches ....

Thanks to all who attended ....

THANK YOU to all of you who attended our recent library-sponsored events, including the David Polansky concert at the Senior Center, and the PJ StoryTime at Barnes&Noble!!! I hope you had as much fun as I did?!!

Getting Ready to Catch the Beat .....

Hello Library Friends!
I am so sorry I haven't posted anything new here in a while .... been VERY busy finishing up a couple of courses this semester and planning for LOTS of fun activities, programs and events for this Summer! The 2007 theme for the statewide Summer Library Adventure is "Catch the Beat at Your Library!" I will be updating this blog, with all the info over the next few weeks, so please keep checking back! Fliers with a complete schedule will be sent home with all students at United Parish Preschool and Memorial School in Upton. Registration will officially begin on Tuesday, June 12, at the Library ....

National Library Week!

Happy School Vacation Week .... and Happy National Library Week!!

Click here for National Library Week Events sponsored by Upton Town Library!

Don't forget about all the wonderful passes we have to area museums, thanks to the Friends of the Upton Town Library! Click here for a complete list!

Tuesday is National Library Workers Day!

Libraries work because WE do!

Charlotte's Web on DVD

The 'best family film of the year' arrives on DVD this Tuesday, April 3rd!
It's 'SOME MOVIE'!
'Terrific'!

Finding Meaning in The Higher Power of Lucky

Click here to watch an interview with Susan Patron, author of this year's controversial Newberry Medal winner, The Higher Power of Lucky.

Click HERE to read what others have said about the controversy surrounding this book.

Septimus Heap: Book #3 is Here!

Book #3: Physik

Fans of Septimus Heap will be thrilled to know that the third installment has arrived! This series has fans of all ages, with parents reporting it as a fave even more than kids! If you like Harry Potter, you should definitely check out this 'magykal' trio by Angie Sage ...

Book #1: Magyk .... The seventh son of a seventh son, Septimus Heap is destined to be a powerful wizard, but is carried off shortly after his birth by a midwife who says he was born dead. In his place, his parents raise an abandoned newborn baby girl. Ten years later an evil wizard named DomDaniel appears to search for the baby girl, who is actually a princess.

Book #2: Flyte .... When Princess Jenna is pursued by a dark wizard, it is the apprentice, Septimus Heap, who must save her while enduring such terrors as a night in the Forest with hungry wolverines and carnivorous trees.

I met Jane Yolen!!!

As if my surprise birthday celebration at Thursday's storytime wasn't enough excitement for one week, on Friday I had the great pleasure of meeting JANE YOLEN!!! Jane was the keynote speaker at a Massachusetts Library Association conference for youth-services librarians from all across the state, at Tower Hill in Boylston.

Jane Yolen is the author of approximately a gazillion books for readers of all ages and has won LOTS of awards.


She has often been referred to as America's Hans Christian Andersen ...
you can read an interview of her discussing one of her books which honors that beloved author here.

An incredible writer,

she is also a wonderful speaker and it was truly an honor to be in her presence and listen to all she had to say about children's literature.

Miss Lisa's Birthday Surprise!

Thursday was my birthday, and did I get a BIG surprise from my morning StoryTime friends!!!

WOW!

Madeline & Abby's mom, Lori, made a truly AMAZING cake!!!

She MADE this herself .... from scratch .... I am still recovering from the surprise .... and all that yummy chocolate!!!

Thank you Lori, and everyone else who helped make my day so special!

Eragon ...

. . . released on DVD today!

National Library Week events . . .

More exciting events to look forward to!!! In addition to the intergenerational concert w/David Polansky, coming up on April 18, here are some more things to do during April school vacation week (which just so happens to also be NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK!)

On the evening of Friday, April 20th, as part of the Barnes and Noble statewide fundraiser, Catch the Beat for your Library, I will be hosting a Pajama Storytime at 5:30pm in the Millbury B&N store! Wear your PJs and bring a 'blanky' and join me for a fun-filled half hour of bedtime stories!

Later that evening, ULTRA members will be participating in a Teen Book Talk, where teens from other library advisory boards will get together at B&N to discuss Teen Books in honor of the first-ever Support Teen Literature Day, sponsored by YALSA, as part of National Library Week.