This is a happenin' place!

Check out this cool slideshow of Week One at Starship Adventure Mission Control!

Wow, we've had a very busy three days with almost 600 kids already registered in Starship Adventure! If you haven't signed up yet, you can do so by computer either at the library or at home. If you do it from home, be sure to come in to the library for your raffle code and log sheet AND for all the awesome activities happening here!

Join your friends and all the fun!

It's a Go!

Yay! The server problem has been fixed and Starship Adventure is back up and available for signing up online. Click here or on the link on the right to access the webpage.

If you were in the library today when the problem occurred, and we took your information down on a paper form, we will have your information entered into the computer by tomorrow. You will receive an email when you are successfully entered with a reminder of your user name and password.

Don't forget, anyone who enters book reviews online will be entered into a weekly random drawing for 10 extra raffle tickets! Just login on Starship Adventure with your user name & password then click on "Add/View Log."

Also, don't forget if you sign up from home, come to the library to get your log sheet and raffle code number!

Blasting off!

Server Down for Summer Reading Signup

We are so sorry! All of the traffic to sign up for Summer Reading caused our server to go down. We are working on the problem and hope to have it back up as soon as possible. If you are signing up from home, please try again later. Thank you for your patience.

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Geepers creepers, of all days.

Countdown to Starship Adventure!

Only a little over a week left until sign up starts for Starship Adventure! You can sign up online starting June 22, either at home or in the library. If you sign up at home, you can pick up your Reading Log the next time you come to the library.

Then be sure to come to the library on Wednesday, June 24 for the Kick-off Party! We're having a Tae Kwon Do Demonstration by Master Han, a presentation about bullying, and PIZZA!

Have you been into the library recently to see the awesome raffle prizes we have? We have something to appeal to everyone. . .click here for a slideshow of this year's prizes.

Counting down . . .

The Tuesday Review: "Moon Plane" by Peter McCarthy, a must-read picture book!

Moon Plane by: Peter McCarthy

"Above the clouds an airplane files into the sky"

Moon plane is an elegantly illustrated picture book that follows the imaginative flight of an airplane. Watch as the plane soars gracefully over cars, trains, and ocean on it's journey to the moon. The small boy pilot/astronaut has just enough time to explore the moon before his safe travel home to his mother's arms.

This is a beautiful, dreamy little book that is just perfect for bedtime reading.

Speaking of the moon...."Starship Adventure" our summer reading club is about to start, June 22nd!! During summer reading, we will be showcasing some very special reviews.....you will have to stay tuned for more information!

Starship Adventure (Summer Reading 2009)!

Click here for the Starship Adventure website.

Important dates:

Wednesday, June 10, 3 - 4 pm: Volunteer Orientation (for students signed up to help with the summer reading program). We are still taking volunteer applications but slots are filling up quickly. If you will be entering 5th grade next fall, you may sign up for volunteering for our summer reading program. Call us or come in for more information.

Monday, June 22: Registration starts and is online only this year. You may sign up online from home or come in to the library. If you do it from home, you will need to come in to the library sometime before July 31 to pick up your log sheet, raffle code, and earned raffle tickets.

Wednesday, June 24, 11 am: Kick-off Party! Come for a TaeKwon Do demonstration, presentation about bullying, and of course, PIZZA!

Summer Reading Club Events:

(You must be signed up in Starship Adventure to attend. With the exception of the first event, Music Together, sign up for these events starts one week prior to the event.)

Thursday, June 25, 10:30 am: Music Together with Sondra Lewis, ages birth - 6, Registration required

Thursday, June 25, 2 pm: Weekly mini-raffle. Must be present to have a chance to win!

Tuesday, June 30, 2 pm: A Stellar Energy Program with Jeff Boyer, for kids in grades K - 6. Registration required.

And there's much more in July! Check back here for all the latest Starship Adventure updates!

The Tuesday Review: "Henry and Mudge: The First Book," a classic beginning reader by Cynthia Rylant

Henry was an only child who lived in a neighborhood without any children. When Henry asked for a brother or sister or to live on a different street with kids, his parents said, "Sorry." But then when he asked for a dog, they said, "Okay." And that's how Henry got Mudge.

When he first arrived, Mudge was little. But he grew and grew, and Henry was glad. Henry was happy that Mudge could walk to school with him. Mudge was happy just being with Henry, especially climbing up on his bed and smelling Henry.

Then one day, Mudge gets lost. Mudge can't smell Henry or hear him calling. And Henry can't understand why Mudge left.

Will Henry and Mudge find each other?

This is a Level 2 "Ready-to-Read" book and is the first book in the Henry and Mudge series, an entertaining set of books for a beginning reader.