The Book Bunch is Just Ducky!

We're here for the books!

While the Book Bunch is aimed at children ages 4-7, during summer and school vacations we may relax the rules as attendance mandates. For our meeting this past Thursday, our members of the Book Bunch enjoyed duck themed activities as we read Phyllis Root's One Duck Stuck.

Copies are available at this and other libraries!

After reading the book we learned sign for some of the animals (courtesy of ASLpro):

duck

frog

fish

moose

possum

snake

skunk

snail

Then it was off to the races! Through funding by our generous Friends of the Library Group, we had a rubber duck race. Attendees raced ducks across a water pond (aka a plastic container!) and each participant was awarded a rubber ducks purchased with funds from the donation.

The contenders in the 'pen'

The ducks dry out between heats

We also drew and colored our own ducks!

A rainbow duck!

The Book Bunch meets Thursdays at 4PM during the summer! Join us for books, new friends and crafts!

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Going Batty with The Book Bunch!

Today the Book Bunch was all about Bats!
We read 'Bats at the Beach' by Bryan Lies, learned the sign (courtesy of ASLpro.com) and created our own paper bats to take home with us!
Miss Rachee shared a story from when she was younger about a bat sighting.
If you are interested in bats, here are more books for your pleasure:
Bats at the Library also by Bryan Lies
Bats on Parade by Kath Appelt
Homework Hassles by Abby Klein
For non-fiction titles check out the juvenile non-fiction collection under 599.4.

The Book Bunch meets Thursdays at 4PM during the summer.

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Friday Morning Live! Presents:Habiba!

Our kickoff to Friday Morning Live was delayed a week due to the mini hurricane/ extreme weather we experienced. We were happy to welcome Habibi from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

We were whisked away from our library in Lansdowne to Egypt as Habiba showed us traditional clothing worn by men and women. She shared anecdotes from her visits as well as her background with the country and the dancing.
Over 70 people enjoyed learning, practicing and watching the traditional dances!

Join us Fridays for throughout the Summer Reading Program for live entertainment.

Participants pose with Habiba

Explaining how to do the dances

Adults and children participate with the dances!

Aiawah!

Habiba dances for us

A video of the day

The Lansdowne Public Library's Friday Morning Live! was made possible by a grant from the Lansdowne Allied Youth and the Lansdowne Department of Recreation.

Habiba's appearance was coordinated through a sponsorship by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as well as the sponsorship of The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

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Water You Making? Set Sail With Vikings!

Today we continued our drop in craft time with guests from The American Historical Swedish Museum. Educator Karin Nordbrandt shared Viking history and artifacts from the museum with our library friends in a program called Set Sail with Vikings!


We learned the history of Vikings, Scandinavian explorers, warriors and merchants who raided, traded, and settled in wide areas of Europe and Asia from the late eighth to the mid-eleventh century.

Karin shared different artifacts as well as facts about the lives of Vikings.

Karin showing us how Vikings traded

Viking warriors!

We created shields and Viking jewelry. By far the moist popular thing was Hnefatafl, aka Viking chess.

Who will win?

Hnefatafl board

In full on mode!

Summer Reading Kickoff 2010!

Summer 2010 have kicked off with two amazing performers!

Andrew warming up the crowd!

Wednesday, June 16th we welcomed Andrew from Piccarillo Sciencetelling! He shared The Case of the Mutating Hand while doing science experiments. With the theme of liquid and density, our group of 21 children and 12 adults learned of the Case of the Mutating Hand!

A demonstration of how water will NOT leak

through the plastic when the bag is heated

(From his web site)

Pirates - The Curse of the Mutating Hand (Theme - Liquid & Density) **Summer Reading Theme 2010**
In a time when pirates sailed the seven seas, there was one pirate who was feared the most. His name was Hendricks the Hand and he was cursed with a mutating hand. But this curse gave him power and now seeking to become unstoppable he must return to the place that cursed him…The Black Cave. In an attempt to protect the seas, the famous pirate James Dauer gathered a crew which included quartermaster Sam Sullivan and set sail for The Black Cave! Join us as we learn about the science of Liquid & Density by telling the tale of The Curse of the Mutating
Hand. By boiling water in a paper cup, crushing a can with only water,
creating a mutating hand, and exploding bottles through evaporation, see if
James Dauer can stop Hendricks before its too late!

The Mutating Hand!

For our second kickoff, Thursday, June 17th at 10:30 AM Mark Segal helped our group of 78 library friends become Tooth Buddies!

Mark, Silly Billy, Zeebo and other friends taught up proper oral care!




Waiting for the show to start!






Silly Billy and Zeebo

We're all Tooth Buddies!

Visit our website to get more information about ALL of upcoming shows!

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Dive into a Great Book!

Summer Reading Updates and information!

Good Day Library Friends!

Surf’s up @ Your Library!
The countdown to summer begins now!

We are excited to present 2010’s Summer Reading Program which officially begins Monday June 14th! Join us for our kickoff with Piccarillo Scienctelling Wednesday, June 16th beginning at 6:30 PM!
The kickoff continues Thursday with Segal Puppets on Thursday, June 17th beginning at 10:45AM!

This summer we have two programs: Make a Splash! @ Your Library (for children infants through entering grade 5) or Make Waves @ Your Library (for children entering grades 6-12). We are excited about the activities planned as well as some changes we have made to the program!

For all ages and readers:
Reporting MUST be done online in order to be entered for the grand prize drawing.
Please see Miss Rachée with any questions.
Prizes will be announced at a later date.


Changes this year:
Pre-Readers (infant through entering kindergarten)
We have activity books available for you.
Getting Started
On the reading log you will find 8 activity squares for each week. Complete the 8 squares in any order you would like, checking them off as you go, and return to the summer reading desk to receive your fun reward. You may report only once a week. Parents and children can work together to complete the activities. Parents may read to their children, or if the child is beginning to read, the child may read to the parent.

Activities
Visit the Library and Check Out a Book: Spend some time at the library where you can complete other activities from the log and get into the habit of borrowing books regularly.

Read for 20 Minutes: Read to/with your child for 20 minutes a day. You may want to break this up during the day. Read before or after meals, at naptime or bedtime, or when you visit the library. Make sure you read some library books!

Share Rhymes and Songs: Share nursery rhymes or action rhymes in the guide with your child. Emphasize the rhymes. Spend some time singing with your child. Singing songs is a good way to help your child hear the syllables in words. Check out some music books and CDs.

Enjoy One or More Ready to Read Activities: Experiment with one or more of the suggested Ready to Read Activities for your Baby, Talker, Preschooler, or Kindergartner. Think of these activities as building blocks. You can use any of the suggested activities that you feel would benefit your child.

Sticker and Prize: When you’ve completed a week’s worth of activities, return to the Summer Reading Desk for your prize!


Readers: (children entering grades 1-5)
We have an activity book for you!
Getting Started
On the reading log you will find 8 activity squares for each week. Complete the 8 squares in any order you would like, checking them off as you go, and return to the summer reading desk to receive your fun reward. You may report only once a week but may report online as often as you would like! Parents and children can work together to complete the activities. Parents may read to their children, or if the child is beginning to read, the child may read to the parent.

Activities
Visit the Library and Check out a Book: Spend some time at the library where you can complete other activities from the log and get into the habit of borrowing books regularly.

Read for 20 Minutes: Read for 20 minutes a day. You may want to break this up throughout the day. You may read anything you like – books, magazines, newspapers, comic books, etc. Make sure you check out and read some library books!

Choose one from YOU PICK Activity List: Visit our web site: (www.lansdownepubliclibrary.com) to see the list. Choose one activity to complete each week – you may choose the same activity or try a new one each week


Sticker and Prize: When you’ve completed a week’s worth of activities, return to the Summer Reading Desk for your prize! Also, fill out a slip to be entered to win the GRAND PRIZE

Teens: (children entering grades 6-12)
Using the game board, have the librarian stamp your card each time you complete a square.
Complete activities and receive a reward for every 5, up to 35.
Complete the entire board for an extra entry into the Lansdowne Public Library grand prize drawings. Please note; one board per participant.
Record the titles of books you’ve read online. Completed activities can be written on the board.
Ask at the desk for treasure hunts, scavenger hunts and help finding different kinds of books.
YOU MUST ENTER INFORMATION ONLINE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE COUNTYWIDE AND GRAND PRIZE DRAWINGS!
Visit the link through our website for more information (www.lansdownepubliclibrary.com)


Reporting MUST be done online in order to be entered for the grand prize drawing during our closing party.
The grand prizes will be announced at a later date.


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