Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Poem by Nikita Shalabh

Here is a beautiful poem written by Nikita and it is in keeping with our theme of Wild Reads! Thank you, Nikita, for sharing this poem with us.


Jungle

Green plants

Brown Trunks

Beautiful Toucans

Cheerful Monkeys

Frightful Cheetahs

Spotted Jaguars

Colorful Parrots

Slow Turtles

Buzzing Bees

Sleepy Sloths

Moist Air

High Canopy

Sweet Papayas

Soft Grass

Sparkling Waters

Amazon Forest

I’m Coming!


Saturday, June 7, 2008

Wild Reads @ the library

Check out the Summer Reading Program in the Children's Room. Sign-up starts on June 16th. Be sure to be here for the Ice cream Kick-off on June 18th from 6-8 PM. You have a chance to win a $50 Amazon.com gift card!

Log in the time you read every week and get a raffle ticket for exciting prizes. Keeping with the theme of Wild Reads, we have weekly crafts on Mondays from June 30th through August 4th at 2:30 PM; Wild Wednesdays for Grades 3 and 4 on Wednesdays from July 2nd through August 6th from 2-3:30PM; Pre-school story times on Thursdays from July 3rd through August 7that 10:30 AM. No registration is required for any of these programs.

Got special talent? Come flaunt it on Talent Night on July 8th or July 29th at 6:30 PM. Call the Children's Room at 508-842-0081x4 to register.

Wildly Exciting Performers:
Toe Jam Puppets on Thursday June 26th at 2:30 PM. Tickets will be available from June 9th.
Jungle Encounters on Tuesday, July 8th at 2:30 PM. Tickets will be available from June 24th.
Museum of Science presents "Night Sky" on Friday, August 15th. Call beginning August 1st for show times and to reserve tickets.

Gulliver on a WILD Safari:
Gulliver will visit different places in Shrewsbury to get ready for his safari. You will be given clues every week to help you locate Gulliver. You will find a picture of Gulliver wearing a different-colored hat and you can come back to the Children's Room to get an extra raffle ticket.

Follow the paws leading to the Children's Room this summer and have fun reading.