Wednesday, April 4, 2012

April Break Activities


We have a few activities planned for the upcoming April break.

On Monday, Apr. 9th at 10:30am we will be having Mother Goose Time for babies 0-18 months and their parents or caregivers.  Older siblings are invited to come along.

On Tuesday, April 10th at 10:00am we will be showing the movie “Chipwrecked”.  In this, the third of the popular Alvin and the Chipmunks movies, Alvin, Simon, Theodore and Dave find themselves marooned on a tropical island.  Their adventures include a dangerous volcano, a buried treasure and a spider bite that brings out an odd change in Simon.  Kids are invited to bring along a snack.  No registration is required. 

On Wednesday, April 11th at 1:00pm we will be holding a “Lego Afternoon” for kids ages 6 and up.  The library will provide the legos, you provide the creativity.  Registration is required for this program.

A Family Story Time for kids ages 3 and up will be held on Thursday, April 12th at 11:00am.  In celebration of National Library Week, we will be sharing some of our favorite children’s books of the past and the present.  No registration is required for this program.

Also this week we will be holding our annual National Library Week Buy-a-Book campaign.  Newly published children’s books will be on display.  Patrons are encouraged to look them over and choose one to buy for the library.  Bookplates will be put in all the books purchased and you can be the first one to check it out!  It’s a great way to show how much you love the library and books.

For further information on any of these programs call the library at 585-924-2637.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

It's That Time Again!

Time to cast your votes for the 2012 Three Apple Awards.  Voting will be held at libraries all over New York state during the month of April.  Then the votes will be tallied and the winners will be announced in May.   

The nominees for the Young Reader's Choice Award, chosen by kids ages 3 to 8 are:
Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Clifford's First Halloween by Norman Bridwell
Clifford the Big Red Dog: The Stormy Day Rescue by Kimberly Weinberger
Fancy Nancy by Jane O'connor
The Hallo-wiener by Dav Pilkey
Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
Hi! Fly Guy! by Tedd Arnold
I Spy Fly Guy! by Tedd Arnold
M.C. Turtle and the Hip Hop Hare by David Vozar
No, David! by David Shannon
Pinkalicious by Victoria & Elizabeth Kahn
Pug Dog by Andrea U'Ren
The Shelf Elf by Jackie Mims Hopkins
Star Wars: the Clone Wars by Tracy West
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

The nominees for the Children's Choice Award, chosen by kids ages 8 to 12 are:
Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
BFG by Roald Dahl
Bone: Out of Boneville by Jeff Smith
Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: the Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: the Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney 
Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renee Russell
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Holes by Louis Sachar
Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

The nominees for the Teen Choice Awarded, voted on by kids ages 13 and up are:
Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech
Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl
Devilish by Maureen Johnson
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Hetalia Axis Powers 1 by Hidekaz Himaruya
Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Lost One by Lynne Ewing
Maximum Ride: the Angel Experiment by James Patterson
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Ring of Rocamadour by Michael D. Beil
Secrets of My Hollywood Life by Jen Calonita
Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman
Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen

Stop in the library and vote for your favorite this month.  Let YOUR voice be heard!