Paintfest coming up! Tuesday, June 3

Do you like to paint? We need painting help from kids in grades 3 - 6, so we're having a paintfest! We are making really cool banners to hang in our windows during the Wild Reads summer reading program. The banners will show four different animal habitats: rain forest, desert, ocean, and woodland forest.

There are 2 paintfest dates: Tuesday, June 3, and Tuesday, June 10 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. So mark your calendars!

PS - wear clothes that can get a little paint on them!

Famous Birthdays!

Look who's having a birthday this week!

Sally Ride (famous woman astronaut!) - May 26
Rachel Carson (famous woman ecologist) - May 27
John F. Kennedy (35th President) - May 29

Come in and read all about them!

Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, 2008 (library closed)

Hey, all, the library will be closed this Monday, May 26, 2008 for Memorial Day. What is Memorial Day, you ask? Here are a couple of websites that have interesting information about Memorial Day.

The Library of Congress
U.S. Mint

Wow, check it out. . .

There are a lot of children's authors that were born the week of May 17 - 24! Here's the rundown:

May 20 - Mary Pope Osborne, author of The Magic Tree House series.

May 22 - Arnold Lobel, author of the Frog and Toad books.

May 23 - Margaret Wise Brown, author of tons of children's classics, including Good Night Moon.

C'mon in and take a look!

Quick Quiz

True or false:

1. Gary Paulsen wrote the book Hatchet.
2. Gary Paulsen's birthday is May17.
3. The East Longmeadow library has a lot of books by Gary Paulsen.

If you answered true to #1, #2, and #3, you get an A+!

Come in and look for a book by Gary Paulsen to celebrate his birthday!

Don't Miss Dads and Donuts

Tomorrow, Saturday, May 10 at 11:00! Dads and kids are invited to the Children's Department for some stories and a special project for Mother's Day. (It's an early treat for Mom--some alone time!)

Special Mother's Day Story Times coming up !

This week come in for our special pre-Mother's Day storytimes. We'll read some stories, sing some songs, and make a craft (shhhh. . .don't tell Mom, but it's a special gift for her!) Check out the Week-at-a-Glance on the right for the schedule and whether sign up is required.

What do butterflies and National Book Month have in common?

The East Longmeadow Library May Reading Challenge! Come in to the Children's Department and get a game sheet. Then read (or be read to) half an hour per week, fill out your butterfly game sheet, and bring it in to receive a prize! Bea - u - ti - ful butterlies. . .