Paws to Read, December 7, 2015

There is still space available for the Monday, December 7 Paws to Read program! Children in kindergarten through 3rd grade may register to practice their reading skills with Tessie, our certified therapy dog. Reading time slots are 10 minutes in length. Please visit the Children's Room for more information, or click here.

Story Writing Contest

It's the last week to work on your story for our November Story Writing Contest!
To enter the contest, you must bring in a typed copy of your story by
4 p.m. Saturday, November 28, 2015.

Prizes will be awarded to winners from each age group: 

K-1 st graders
2nd – 3rd graders
4th - 6th graders 

All entries that follow the guidelines will receive a prize! 

For complete submission rules and guidelines visit the Children's Room or click here.

International Games Day

Celebrate International Games Day!

Saturday, November 21, 2015

12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Drop by the library and spend some intentional time together as a family or with friends. We will have table-top (board) games available for you to play. Families and all ages are welcome! 

No registration is required.

Acord Food Pantry

A shopping cart (thank you Crosby's Market) has returned to the Children's Room for our annual food drive to benefit the Acord Food Pantry . We invite you to drop off non-perishable items. Please note that Acord cannot accept expired food of any kind. The cart will remain in the Children's Room through December. Your donations will make a timely difference in helping local families in need. Thank you in advance for your contributions. Let's see how many times we can fill it!

Fabulous Fun Programs at the Library!

Thank you to everyone who attended our 150th celebration of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". We enjoyed listening to the story of Alice, followed by a lovely mad-hatter style tea party, complete with mad-hatter hats! We also tried to pin the grin on the Cheshire cat!

If you were not able to attend the party, we have another fun program coming up!

Celebrate International Games Day!

Saturday, November 21, 2015

12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Drop by the library and spend some intentional time together as a family or with friends. We will have table-top (board) games available for you to play. 

Families and all ages are welcome! No registration is required.

Alice's 150th Celebration!

You are invited to celebrate

the 150th anniversary of the original publication

of

Lewis Carroll’s

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland!

Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 11:00 a.m.

Come for a mini mad-hatters tea party and story time. 

A craft, games and snack time will be offered. 

This program is especially geared towards preschool-aged children. 

This program is open to the public and free of charge. 

No registration required.
November is Massachusetts Family Literacy Month 

This Just In...

We just received a fantastic picture of Walter and Sienna, sent in by their dad. Walter won the Star Wars Reads Day grand prize, and we had to share his enthusiasm. Congratulations Walter on your big win and we hope you are enjoying all of the Star Wars books and goodies!

In November news: Stop by the room to "create your own picture book" on our bulletin board as part of our Story Writing Contest. Be sure to start writing your story now that you can enter this fun contest! Get your slips in for our November guessing contest; remember to take a guess every time you come and maize the force be with you!

October Guessing Contest Winners

CONGRATULATIONS TO

Emily, 3

Olivia, 4

&

Tommy, 8

WINNERS OF THE PUMPKIN GUESSING CONTEST

THERE WERE

73

PUMPKINS!

Pumpkin Contest Winners

Congratulations to the Winners of our

Pumpkin Decorating Contest!

 Abby, age 5, won Most Angelic

Ellis, age 5, won Best Hairdo

Emma, age 5, won Best Crown

Matthew, age 5, won Spookiest

Zachary, age 1, won Most Lovable

Joe, age 6, won Most Stealthy

Olivia, age 5, won Most Artistic

Emma, age 7, won Most "Pom-tastic"!

Kayuri, age 6, won Most Sparkling

Aashika, age 4, won Most Scrumptious

William, age 8, won Most "Terrific"!

Timothy, age 3, won Best Smile

Bram, age 3, won Smartest Pumpkin

AJ, age 3, won Happiest Pumpkin

Claire W., age 3, won Most Lovely

JJ, age 3, won Most Friendly

Sri, age 3, won Most Seasonal

Sofie, age 2, won Most Colorful

Samuel, age 3, won Goofiest

Isabella, age 3, won Sweetest Pumpkin

Claire L., age 3, won Best Eyes

Iyva-Grace, age 3, won Best Jewelry

Seth, age 6, won Most Wizardlike

Gian, age 8, won Best Hair

Max, age 3, won Most Elegant

Francesca, age 3, won Most Likely to Fly

Alli, age 5, won Most Friendly

Kassi, age 8, won Best Costume

2015 Story Writing Contest

It's the last week to work on your story for our November Story Writing Contest!
To enter the contest, you must bring in a typed copy of your story by
4 p.m. Saturday, November 28, 2015.

Prizes will be awarded to winners from each age group: 

K-1 st graders
2nd – 3rd graders
4th - 6th graders 

All entries that follow the guidelines will receive a prize! 

For complete submission rules and guidelines visit the Children's Room or click here.