Movin' On...

to a turtle!  We have filled up four fish and are now working on Rainbow Fish's turtle friend.

Oh, How We Love Good Yarn!

Today, the tweens made yarn creatures.  We ended up with mermaids, a gladiator, octopusses, a jellyfish, and one rock monster!  A definite splash!

Flashy Fish

We've been getting a lot of questions about these fish hanging on our indoor front porch!  They are pretty cool looking and a good way to recycle scratched up CDs or DVDs to boot!  If you want to know how to make one of your own, visit:
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/fishcrafts/a/CDFishCraft.htm

As for our especially awesome paper, Miss Val picked that up at Michael's arts and crafts store.  It came from a Martha Stewart Create scrapbooking paper pad.

What's Happening at Our Satellite

Children at our satellite branch in Maxville can also participate in the summer reading program.  Here @ the WRL, we have fish who need scales, and at the Maxville Branch, we have a fish tank (or is it fishtank?) that needs fish!  We need your help again!  Be sure to bring your reading log in if you are in the Maxville area; those fish look lonely!

Rainbow Fish...and Friends!

 

It's only the second week of summer, and we have already rescued two scaleless fish and are working on our third!  Rainbow Fish and his friends are so very, very glad you guys like to read so much....and so are we!

It's a Tween Thing...

In case you don't know, we are having a special series of programs just for tweens this summer...so all you kids out there ages 10-14, be sure to stop by on Tuesdays @ 2:30 to check out what's happening.  Today, we made edible life preservers, aka decorated donuts. Dee-lish!  (And you thought the library was boring!)  Check out a few samples below. 

Summer Programming Starts Tomorrow

On Wednesday mornings for the next few weeks, we will be having lots of special guests visiting our school age crowd (ages 5-12) here at the WRL.  We have a variety of programs aimed specifically at this age group that we're sure you'll enjoy! 

First up is a puppet show presented by Curious Moon Puppets.  Since the programs are for school age children, entrance priority will be given to kids aged 5-12, but we may have room for more folks. Be sure to arrive early!

Stay tuned for more updates on our goings on in the coming weeks!

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Rainbow Fish Needs You!

Rainbow Fish and his friends can’t make a splash without their scales!  Sign up for our summer reading program to help our fish get back their colors.  For each half hour you read, you will earn one scale.  Hurry!  Rainbow Fish needs you!

Make a Splash! Read!

Summer is quickly approaching, and here @ the WRL, that means it's time for summer reading signup!  Children ages 5-12* can participate by keeping track of how much time they spend reading on a special form.  Once they read 15 hours, they will earn a free book plus be entered into drawings for other awesome giveaways, including a really spectacular grand prize (more on that later)!  For more info, feel free to stop by or give us a call at 693-1448.  If you're  ready to make a splash, click here to sign up!


*Children under the age of 5 can participate by keeping track of the time their parent or guardian spends reading to them.