New Children’s Website Is Up!

I am very excited to announce that the new Children’s Website that we have been working on for some time is now up and running. It is linked to the Library’s homepage (click on the “KIDS” button on the right side of the screen). The site features lots of fun links and shortcuts that should make surfing easier for all. And… just in time for school… it features a large homework help section, organized by subject area, and containing tons of useful information for those dreaded homework projects. We will be fine tuning the site as time goes on so any helpful comment you might have will be appreciated. Come and check us out!

Unfortunately, we haven’t yet been able to include a link to our great books & reading wiki, Bookplace,  so don’t forget to keep checking there too.

Th-th-th-that’s All Folks!

Well, Summer Reading 2009 is over. We’ve had another busy year – nearly 700 kids. Our final program was a Pokemon Swap-n-Shop in the lobby along with several crafts available in the Children’s Room. I didn’t have time to check out the Pokemon tables because I was too busy with the crafts. It seemed for a while there as though all 700 kids were doing crafts at once. In reality, there were “only” 150 people here that night but that was plenty to keep us hopping. Congratulations to all our readers and to the winners of the grand prize drawing.

August is our month to take a deep breath and relax a little. All four of us will be grabbing some vacation time in the next month. Hurrah!

Be Creative Bookmark Contest

Today is the last day for kids to turn in their entries in the Be Creative Summer Bookmark contest. We have nearly 50 entries from kids ranging in age from 3 to 13. The entries have been divided into 4 age groups and are on display in the Children’s Room. Members of the Library Board will judge the entries next week. The winner in each age group will be reproduced and distributed this summer at the Library. Come on in and take a look.

Whew! What a Start!

It is day 8 of our Summer Reading Program and we have a little over 100 participants so far. The books seem to fly of the shelves and the room is buzzing for large parts of every day. (In other words, situation normal for SRP;) Unfortunately, our most productive shelver, Lori, is out this week so the books are not flying back on the shelves nearly as fast as they fly off. We’ve all chipped in and tried to shelve a little – how does Lori keep up???

Get Creative @ Saving for College

In keeping with the theme for this year’s Summer Reading Program, the library has entry forms for parents to enter Get Creative @ Saving for College. When a parent signs their child up for SRP they can fill out a form for Get Creative too. The advantage for the parent is that they may win $1,500 to be used toward their child’s college tuition. The advantage for the library is that, if one of our patrons wins, the library also receives $1000. There is no charge to sign up or to mail the form so there’s no downside. Ask your librarian for more information the next time you visit …@ your library.

Drummunity Rocks!

The Summer Reading Program opener was a big success. Over 200 people attended when Drummunity rocked the library. We’ve been having a really busy start of SRP this year. The Children’s Room is bustling every day. Today is the first day of Thrilling Thursdays films and crafts and I’m expecting a great turnout. Whew! Guess we’d better all get our roller skates on.

Summer Reading Program Kick-off

Summer Reading Program at the Romeo District Library starts with a bang – literally! On June 16th at at 7 PM we will be hosting Drummunity, an exciting program during which everyone will get to shake, rattle and maybe even roll. Lori Fithian brings lots of drums, pickle buckets, salad bowls, muffin tins and other bangable things so that everyone from the youngest to the oldest can participate. Hope to see you there!