One Final Splash!

Karl and some animals friends from the Jax Zoo visited us last Wednesday to wrap up our school age summer programming.  There were so many people here!

Ditties on the Didge

Lindsey Allen Dank made a splash with us this Wednesday morning with his program "Didgeridoo Down Under."  He talked with us about Aboriginal Australian art and music, as well as about some of our favorite animals from the land down under.  The tunes, or ditties, he played on his didgeridoo--"didge" for short--were so cool!  We even got to pretend to be kangaroos during one of the songs!

So...Much...Reading......!

We have filled four fish, two turtles, and are working on the second of two starfish (the first one is pictured below)!  That means you've been doing soooooo much reading!  Way to go WRL kids!

Clownin' Around

Ronald McDonald stopped by on Wednesday morning to read us some stories and do some magic.  He was so funny!

Ribbit! Ribbit!

On Wednesday, school age children @ the WRL made a definite splash by participating in reader's theater and interactive stories about frogs.  We wrapped things up by creating our very own frog puppets.  With this new army of wide-mouthed and hungry frogs, the library definitely won't have a fly problem!

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!