Happy Thanksgiving!

The Library will be closing at 2pm today,
and will be closed Thursday and Friday.
We will be open on Saturday, 10-2.

Programs:
Library Table at the Senior Center--Wed. 11am-12noon
Music & Movement -- Wed. 1pm at Town Hall
NO STORYTIMES this week.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

LOTS of NEW books, just in time for Back-to-School!

Hello Everyone,
Now that the busy Summer has come to an end, we're getting back into our regular storytime schedules and routines at the library!

Don't Forget:
Music&Movement returns this week!
Wednesdays at 1:00pm
in the Upton Town Hall


Come to the Library and see all the new books
that have just arrived, including the "most challenged book of 2006" ....

Click here to learn about why this book:

topped the list of "challenged books" last year!

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Be sure to check out some new titles in the
BEGINNING READER section:

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Also, just in:
The Brand-New Magic Tree House book, Monday With a Mad Genius

and the latest Ivy & Bean chapter book:

Hope to see you soon @ the Library!
~Lisa
:)

This week's Library Events

This week:

Wednesday, August 15
6:30pm
PJ StoryTime at the Upton Town Library
Wear your PJs, bring a 'blankie' or teddy, and join me for bedtime stories, followed by cookies & milk!


Saturday, August 18
10am - 2pm
End-of-Summer Celebration!
This is the finale to our Summer Reading Program ...
Join us at the Upton Town Library and in the Upton Town Hall and find out what we've been up to all summer!

• This will be the last day to redeem clock hours for prizes from the Treasure Chest!

• Summer Reading Program participants can stop by and pick up a certificate of completion if they have logged at least 10 hours.

• Dance-Dance Revolution Tournament 10-12noon in Town Hall

• skits performed by drama program participants 12-12:30 in Town Hall

• Make-Your-Own-Sundaes, sponsored by the Friends of the Upton Town Library, outside, 12:30-2pm

• Face Painting, Arts&Crafts, sponsored by ULTRA, ongoing 10-2

Hope to see you there!!

End-of-Summer Celebration!

It's hard to believe the summer is winding down already!

Please join us on
Saturday, August 18, 2007
from 10-2

here at the Library
and at the Upton Town Hall.

We will have a Dance Dance Revolution tournament taking place in the Town Hall from 10-12; skits performed by students in the drama programs directed by Jen Davis-Nichol from approx. 12-12:30 on the Town Hall stage; Friends of the Library will be sponsoring a Make-Your-Own Sundae booth outside the library from 12:30-2; ULTRA will be offering Face Painting and arts&crafts activities for kids to enjoy. Hope to see you there!

Rhythms of the World: Stories&Songs for Everyone

The Upton Town Library
presents
Rhythms of the World:
Stories & Songs for Everyone
a multi-cultural celebration in story and song with two Parents' Choice Award winning performers ...
Davis Bates & Roger Tincknell

Tuesday, July 24, 2007
2:00pm
Nipmuc HS Auditorium

FREE!
No registration required!

Part of the library's annual summer reading program "Catch the Beat at Your Library!" This performance is funded, in part, by a grant from the Upton Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Potter Party a Success!

I just wanted to say what a huge success the Harry Potter Party was, at the Library, on Friday night!! More than 100 people stopped in to enjoy snacks and arts & crafts, and to watch Harry Potter movies, between 4pm - midnight ... many staying the entire 8 hours! It was a really fun time, and would not have been possible without all the help from volunteers!! A HUGE Thank You to the Friends of the Upton Library who organized and shopped for the food, crafts and decorations for the event, and for all the wonderful helpers who set-up, donated and/or collected decorations, brought baked goods to share, and helped clean up at midnight! Thanks also to the ULTRA members who staffed the arts&crafts table all evening!

(Believe it or not, I think *most* of the glitter from the
magic wands actually got cleaned up pretty well!)

Summer Program in full swing ....

Well, we're off to a great start, with more than 400 kids already registered for the Summer Reading Program! As usual, the Treasure Chest of prizes is VERY popular with our young readers who are busy tracking the time they spend reading. And teens are submitting book reviews for their chance to win prizes, too, in a special teen-only weekly raffle.

Last night's Pajama StoryTime was a success, with several families attending in PJs to enjoy stories followed by a snack of milk & cookies!

"Read-to-the-Beat", the book group for ages 6-9 started yesterday, at Memorial School, with lots of happy readers leaving with a book to read and a very noisy kazoo they each created from a cardboard tube, wax paper, and lots of imagination!
(THANK YOU to all the parents who helped with that activity, especially Erin Alcott! I could NOT have pulled that off without her!)
We'll make a different musical instrument each week!

There's still time to register for "The Beat Goes On" the book group for 9-12 year olds. This group will actually be more of a theater workshop/drama class than just a book group! Participants are asked to read the 2000 Newbery Medal Winner, Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis and come to the first session on July 11 prepared to discuss the book and work on creating a skit based on the characters and story. This group will be directed and facilitated by Upton resident Jennifer Jo Davis. Please call the library for more info!

Looking for things to do this Summer?
Don't forget to check the list of
COUPONS
available at the Library!
Save money at lots of fun places all over Massachusetts this Summer!

Lil' Folk Farm

Just a reminder that
Lil' Folk Farm
will be visiting Upton today,
from 1-3pm,
outside at the library!

(Don't forget your cameras!)

FREE coupons for Summer Reading Program Participants!

In addition to all of our regular museum passes, sponsored by the Friends of the Upton Town Library, we also have a bunch of limited-time-only discount coupons for lots of fun places all over the state!

For a list of sponsors who have donated coupons to the 2007 Massachusetts Statewide Summer Reading Program, click here.

Coupons are free, and available for the asking, beginning on June 12, until August 18. Each coupon has its own expiration date and 'rules' so be sure to read it carefully when you receive it.

Summer Updates!!

In addition to all the great events happening in JUNE, here are a few more dates to remember:

Tuesday, June 12: stop by and meet the Friends of the Upton Town Library ~ chat, have some coffee and find out how you can help! (This is also the first day to register for the Summer Reading Programs!) Hope to see you there!
(Keep an eye out for the Friends Newsletter, arriving in Upton mailboxes this week!!)

Don't Forget to come visit with Arthur on Friday, June 15th! 2-4pm

Just added:

Tuesday, June 26: Pajama StoryTime!
Come to the Library at 6:30 for a very special storytime.
Wear your PJs and bring a blankie! Cookies & Milk will be served.

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 ....