Richard's Memorial Library

From the Children's Room

Welcome to the Children's Room page! Check back here often for the latest news on the ongoing updates to the Children's Room and for information about special events and storytimes. Also be sure to check the calendar for up-to-date scheduling information.

News - Fall 07
Harry Potter Party Photos
Pet Photo Contest
Storytime
Book Reviews
Puppet Theatre

 

News - Fall 2007

What an exciting summer we’ve had! Our Harry Potter Party was a wonderful success, and by far my favorite program ever put on. Click here to see pictures from the event. What made it so special was all the help provided by our teen volunteers. They are so talented and offered so much from artistic and culinary abilities to an impressive array of ideas. In fact, I was so taken with our talented youth that I have decided to start a Teen Advisory Board. TAB will meet once a month to help plan YA activities as well as help plan kids’ crafts and parties. Awesome!

We can’t say goodbye to Summer without congratulating all of our fabulous summer readers. 145 kids and teens read for a total of 1,840 hours! It’s so great to have a library full of readers who come in and talk with you about favorite books. That is my favorite part of the day.

Now it is coming on time for scarecrows, Book Clubs, Storytimes, and the Book Fair. The trees around the library are already starting to change colors. Make sure you come and see them, the leaves are always stunning on the library trees—reds and greens mixed in. It is such a great time of year. Make sure you enjoy every second.

-- Aislinn Lewis, Children's Librarian

 

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Harry Potter Party Photos

We held a Harry Potter party on July 19 to celebrate the release of the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Click on the thumbnail at right to see a gallery of photos from the party!

 

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Pet Photo Contest

Here's a photo of the bulletin board in the library showing all the entries from our recent pet photography contest. Thank you to everyone for participating. The contest was a great success! Click on the thumbnail to see the enlargement.

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Storytime

We will be offering 4 storytimes this season:

Baby Lap Time will be held Wednesdays at 9:30 AM.

Toddler Time will be held on Fridays at 9:30 AM.

3 Year Old storytime will be held on Wednesdays at 10:30 AM.

4 and 5-year-old Storytime will be held Fridays at 1:15 PM.

More information is available on the Storytime page.

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Our New Puppet Theatre

We recently received a beautiful new puppet theatre custom made by the Howe family. Eric (builder) and Sarah (artist) generously donated their time and talents to create the puppet theatre of our imagining. So bring the kiddies, and have them entertain you with a puppet show while you peruse our collection.

Click on the thumbnail images below to close-ups of the theatre. Our exclusive model for this photoshoot was the Howes' son, J.D. (along with a few handpicked puppets)!

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