Busy Summer!

Goodness! It's been so long since I've updated you on everything that's been going on here at the library.First, we had a summer children's program on July 8 to celebrate the World Cup in South Africa. The kids made South African flags and played "Blow Football," a table game popular in the United Kingdom.


On July 15, we had a Lego program. The kids were given a big box of Legos which they could use to build anything they wanted. Here are some of the results:

Finally, we had a Ghoulish Ghosts program on July 20 for the summer reading program. The kids turned their handprints into scary ghosts that hang in the library, and they decorated ghost magnets to take home and put on the refrigerator.


There are still a few weeks left of summer, and we've still got some great programs for kids and teens (And adults!)! Check out this post for more information!

New Items - July 2010

Come check out all the great new items at the library! Here's a list of the books and DVDs we got in July:

1. Kung Fu Panda: The Movie Storybook – Catherine Hapka – juvenile easy reader

2. A Lady Raised High: A Novel of Anne Boleyn – Laurien Gardner – adult fiction

3. The Handmaid and the Carpenter – Elizabeth Berg – adult fiction

4. Letters to Juliet – Lise Friedman and Ceil Friedman – adult non-fiction

5. This Lullaby – Sarah Dessen – young adult fiction

6. Snowbound – Richard S. Wheeler – large print Western

7. Gunman's Rendezvous – Max Brand – large print Western

8. Taylor Swift – Sarah Tieck – juvenile non-fiction

9. Demi Lovato – Sarah Tieck – juvenile non-fiction

10. Orchard Valley Grooms – Debbie Macomber – adult fiction

11. Sizzling Sixteen – Janet Evanovich – adult fiction

12. The Search – Nora Roberts – adult fiction

13. Family Ties – Danielle Steel – adult fiction

14. Private – James Patterson – adult fiction

15. The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun – Gretchen Rubin – adult non-fiction

16. Benny & Shrimp – Katarina Mazetti – adult fiction

17. Universe of Worlds: Exploring the Frontiers of the Afterlife – Robert J. Grant – adult non-fiction

18. Boy on the Step – Stanley Plumly – adult non-fiction, poetry

19. The Scarlet Letter – Nathaniel Hawthorne – large print fiction

20. The Aloha Quilt – Jennifer Chiaverini – large print fiction

21. Heresy – S.J. Parris – large print fiction

22. Game Over (Sisterhood Book 17) – Fern Michaels – large print fiction

23. Love Only Once – Johanna Lindsey – large print fiction

24. Those Who Save Us – Jenna Blum – adult fiction

25. Summer's Child – Diane Chamberlain – adult fiction

26. The Butterfly House – Marcia Preston – adult fiction

27. The Sugar Queen – Sarah Addison Allen – adult fiction

28. Julia's Chocolates – Cathy Lamb – adult fiction

29. Arcadia Falls – Carol Goodman – adult fiction

30. Hunter's Moon – Don Hoesel – large print fiction

31. Winter's Awakening (Seasons of Sugarcreek Book 1) – Shelley Shepard Gray – large print Christian

32. Morning's Refrain (Song of Alaska Book 2) – Tracie Peterson – large print Christian

33. Take Four (Above the Line Book 4) – Karen Kingsbury – large print Christian

Announcing the August 2010 Library Events!

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

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


August 5, 4 p.m.: First-Thursday Book Club: Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult - Come discuss a new book with us each month. Copies of the book will be available at the library July 1. For teens and adults 16 and older.

August 10, 2 p.m.: Teen Tuesdays: Altered Books - Come join the library to learn great new crafts and skills. This month, we'll take old library books and turn them into works of art by cutting, gluing and painting them! For teens 12-18.

August 12, 3:30 p.m.: Summer Children's Program: Egypt - Come learn about this ancient country by walking like an Egyptian, learning hieroglyphics and making Egyptian-inspired crafts! For children 3-12.

August 19, 3:30 p.m.: Summer Children's Program: Outer Space - Come learn about the rest of the universe by hearing stories about space and making space-inspired crafts! For children 3-12.

August 20, 3 p.m.: Movie: Kung Fu Panda - For children and teens 3-18.

August 24, 5 p.m.: Knitty Gritty - Come learn how to make the basic knit and purl stitches to get you started on making all sorts of great knit crafts. There is a $10 one-time supply fee for beginner needles and yarn. For teens and adults 14 and older.