Friday, March 30, 2012

BOOK BINGO Party Fun at Nancy Kay Holmes

We had a great time at yesterday's BOOK BINGO Party! I'm so impressed with the BOOK BINGO games my friends completed and returned. Way to go!


I can't wait to play BOOK BINGO again with you!


xoxo, Miss Katie

Recent Scenes from Young Adult Club

Hi! Check out these photos from recent meetings of the Young Adult Club:

If you're 12-17 years old, bring your friends and join Miss Liz this Thursday, April 5th, at 5:30pm in the upstairs Young Adult room for games, activities, snacks and more! Call the library at 207-0764 to register, or for more info.

Happy 154th Birthday to the Pencil Eraser!

Hello Friends,

Did you know the pencil eraser was patented 154 years ago today? We read imaginative stories about pencils and erasers, and crayons too. Then we rolled up our sleeves and created colorful scenes using only pencil erasers and stamp pads. This was our inspiration:


And these are scenes from our creative art process:


My guy is smiling because he just pulled the special pencil eraser from the jar, and he won four free tickets to see Stuart Little at the Scranton Cultural Center tomorrow! Congratulations!
Thanks for a fun storytime today!

A reminder - there is NO STORYTIME next Monday or Friday. Our annual Easter Egg Hunt is next Friday, April 6th. Times vary and registration is required. Please call the library at 207-0764 for more information. We'll see you for our next Morning Storytime on Monday, April 9th - it's a very special Storytime, as we will celebrate the public library's 179th Birthday! Stories, birthday cake and more! Hope to see you here!


xoxo, Miss Katie

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Young Adults Club Meeting Today


Join Miss Liz and friends today at the next meeting of the Young Adults Club at Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library! We're meeting upstairs in the Young Adult Room, 5:30-6:30. Bring some friends, hang out, play games, and meet new people. Snack provided too! Call 207-0764 to register, or for more info. See you later!

BOOK BINGO Party Today, 5:30-6:30pm!



Hi there! Don't forget: our month-long BOOK BINGO is ending soon! We're celebrating today at our BOOK BINGO Party, 5:30-6:30pm. All ages; registration is required. Please call the library at 207-0764 to say you'll be here!

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Foil Painting at Family Place Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 28th!

Family Place Workshops resume tomorrow, Wednesday, March 28th, 10:00-11:15am. We will be experimenting with painting on foil!

Family Place Workshops include free play, storytime, songs and a craft. Family Place Workshops are intended for children ages Birth thru Three Years (older siblings are welcomed!) and their parents/caregivers. Registration is required; please call the library at 207-0764 to register, or for more information.


Monday, March 26, 2012

BandAid Butterflies at Pajama Storytime

Hello, Friends!

At Thursday's Pajama Storytime, we read stories about boo-boo's, BandAids, germs, and tissues, so we used BandAids and tissues to create these beautiful butterflies:

Maybe you can do this at home!

Our next Pajama Storytime is Thursday, April 5th, 5:30-6:30pm. Registration is required; please call the library at 207-0764.

It's Roy G. Biv at Storytime!

Hello, Friends!

Friday's Storytime featured many books about COLORS! My super-smart friends recalled every color in the rainbow using the acronym ROY G. BIV, so we made pictures of good ol' Mr. BIV to take home! Check out these cute kids and their colorful ROY G. BIVs:

Thanks for the fun! See you next time! xoxo, Miss Katie

Cats and Shoes (and Lots of Paint!) Storytime

Hello, Friends!

This morning's storytime featured one of my favorite new books - Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, and two other favorites - Whose Shoes and Nobody's Nosier Than a Cat. We played "Pin-the-Shoe on Pete the Cat", and we painted our white shoes various colors, just like we saw in our story. Only a few photos of today's fun:


Our next Storytime is this Friday, March 30th at 11:30am. Stop in to hear stories and create a craft using a very special writing tool - the pencil! No registration necessary. See you soon!


xoxo, Miss Katie

Arts-n-Crafts at the Library

Arts-n-Crafts Club tomorrow, Tuesday, March 27th, 5:30-6:30pm. If you are in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade and want to make these BUTTERFLY crafts, call the library at 207-0764 to say you'll be here! Registration and $2 fee are required. See you soon!