Announcing the July 2010 Library Events!

There are a lot of awesome things planned at the Maquon Library for July! Come check us out!

As always, if you have any questions, call 875-3573 or e-mail maquon01@winco.net

July 1, 3:30 p.m.: Summer Children's Program: Independence Day - Come celebrate the founding of our country with stories, games and great crafts. For children 3-12.

July 6, 2 p.m.: Summer Reading Program: Monster Mash - Learn that monsters aren't so scary and make your own monster mask! For children 3-12.

July 8, 3:30 p.m.: Summer Children's Program: World Cup - Learn a little more about soccer and South Africa, the country where the World Cup is being played! We'll be making some great soccer crafts and even playing "blow football," a popular table game in the United Kingdom. For children 3-12.

July 13, 2 p.m.: Summer Reading Program: Creepy Cemeteries - Come learn how to make a gravestone rubbing, listen to cemetery stories and make other cemetery crafts. For children 3-12.

July 15, 3:30 p.m.: Summer Children's Program: Legos - Do you like Legos? Come build something fun with our great collection of Lego bricks! For children 3-12.

July 20, 2 p.m.: Summer Reading Program: Ghoulish Ghosts - Have a hauntingly good time reading ghost stories (Not scary ones!) and making ghoulish crafts! For children 3-12.

July 21, 2 p.m.: Teen Trivia Challenge - Compete for great prizes by answering questions on subjects from literature to music, from science to sports. For teens 12-18.

July 22, 3:30 p.m.: Summer Children's Program: Pioneers - Come learn about the brave men and women who went West to expand the country by reading stories, making crafts and playing "parlor games." For children 3-12.

July 27, 2 p.m.: Summer Reading Program: Very Vampires - These vampires don't want to suck your blood! Come hear vampire stories and make vampire crafts. For children 3-12.

July 29, Noon-7 p.m.: Library Book and Bake Sale - Come browse our great selection of used books and videos. Hardcovers $1, paperbacks 50 cents or 3 for $1, children's books 50 cents, VHS 25 cents. All proceeds go toward library programming for children, teens and adults.

July 30: Summer Reading Program reading logs due!!

July 30, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Library Book and Bake Sale - Come browse our great selection of used books and videos. Hardcovers $1, paperbacks 50 cents or 3 for $1, children's books 50 cents, VHS 25 cents. All proceeds go toward library programming for children, teens and adults.

July 31, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.: Library Book and Bake Sale: Half-price Day - Come browse our great selection of used books and videos. Hardcovers 50 cents, paperbacks 25 cents or 5 for $1, children's books 50 cents, VHS 2 for 25 cents. All proceeds go toward library programming for children, teens and adults.

August 1, Noon-4 p.m.: Library Book and Bake Sale: $5 Bag Day - Come browse our great selection of used books and videos. All you can fit into a bag for just $5! All proceeds go toward library programming for children, teens and adults.

Summer Children's Program - Week 2

Today, we traveled all the way to Japan to learn some cool things!

First, we made carp kites. Carp kites are a traditional decoration in Japan, especially around Children's Day. We made our carp kites out of magazine "scales" and some crepe paper.











We also learned the Japanese characters for "book" and "river." Japanese is much harder than English!











Finally, we made Japanese fans by drawing our own designs on paper, folding them like an accordion and then gluing them to popsicle sticks.










Our carp kites and the Japanese writing are on display in the library. Come check it out!!

Next week, we'll celebrate Independence Day with some great crafts, games and stories. Join us!!

Summer Reading Program 2010 Update

As of this moment, we have 13 kids signed up for the 2010 Summer Reading Program, "Scare Up a Good Book"! Hooray!

Is your child participating? If you haven't signed up, just stop by the library. Sign-ups run until next Wednesday, June 30!

Join Us in Japan!

This Thursday, June 24, at 3:30 p.m., we will be taking a tour of Japan with kids ages 3-12.

Come learn about this ancient country by practicing some Japanese characters, hearing a story about a Japanese garden and making a Japanese fan and Japanese carp kite.

Hope to see you there!

Summer Children's Program - Week 1

Hello everyone!

We've had a great start to our Summer Children's Program! Every Thursday during the summer, the MDPL hosts games, crafts, stories and movies for children aged 3-12.

Today, we had five kids come for our first program, "Island Fun"!

The kids colored island pictures, colored velvet bookmarks, made "palm trees" by tracing and cutting out their handprints, learned to hula dance and watched "Casper" (They didn't want to watch "The Little Mermaid" or "Free Willy"!).

Click here for some pictures from the program!