New Fiction

I have been remiss in my "New Book" postings, but I warned you that for me the summer is consumed with children: story times, dinky prizes, public performers, etc. But here are some highlights:

Fire and Ice by J.A. Jance
The Defector by Daniel Silva
Dying for Mercy by Mary Jane Clark
Guardian of Lies by Steve Martini
Rain Gods by James Lee Burke
The Devil's Punchbowl by Greg Iles
Dust to Dust by Heather Graham
Burn by Linda Howard
A Dream to Call My Own by Tracie Peterson
Black Hills by Nora Roberts

Come in and peruse our shelves. I know there are lots more (just ask the pages)!

Crocheting Class

On Thursday, July 23, our wonderful staff member, Nina, held a beginner's crocheting class. Again, no pictures of the actual kids were taken, but here are some photos of the lesson itself.









Some people had so much fun they are asking for another class. Let us know if you are interested.

Thanks Nina!

Jefferson's Friend

In between story times, our volunteer, Victoria, shares a book with Jefferson.

Jefferson's Travels

Jefferson Bear did not do much traveling this week. He discovered the puzzles in the children's section, and has taken quite a while to finish them all. Of course, not having opposable thumbs is a hindrance.

Modge Podge

A great big Thank You goes to Kathy Henning for doing all the hard work in getting our Modge Podge craft together. I was "assisting" her (a very loose interpretation of the word) and forgot to take pictures. I know Kathy would not be upset by this, but I do regret not being able to show off some of the great artwork crafted by the kids.

Sign Language Class

Thank you, Judy Buckley, for teaching basic sign language today!

Everyone had a great time, even the Moms.

Jefferson Travels

Jefferson Bear has continued his exploration of the library...............................

Declan Neal found him relaxing in the magazine section.

I sneaked up on him while he was quietly planning his cross-country vacation. I hope he's not leaving us too soon!

Adult Crocheting Class

We have received a grant from the Friends of the Macedon Public Library to implement "Thursday is Arts and Crafts Night at the Macedon Public Library". We will be offering several 3 week courses on different arts and crafts on Thursdays from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. and there will be a minimal fee for instructors and/or supplies.

Our first series of classes will be "Learn to Crochet", which will be held on July 16, July 23 and July 30. The fee is $10.00 for all three classes.

Please contact Jane or June for more information, or just come in and sign-up.

We look forward to seeing you there!!!

Jim Bush

The ever popular and hilarious Jim Bush opened our Summer Reading Program with his usual antics, even sharing some of his "secrets" with the kids.

Even he was amazed at the number of people who came to see him perform!




It was a "magical" time.

Summer Program Updates

Now that the summer program registration has been under way for two weeks, you will find that the summer program is pretty much all I will be writing about -- it tends to consume me.

So.......the sign-ups have been going very well, in some instances better than expected! Our story times will be packed, and most of our classes are full. However, there are still some spots left in our bigger classes, so come in and check it out.

The big excitement is that Jim Bush, magician extraordinaire, will be here on Wednesday, July 8th at 2:00 p.m. to entertain us all!

Jefferson Bear has been traveling all over our library, investigating some of the more interesting places and bonding with the public.

Here he is looking for some of his old friends in the yearbook section.

Then he investigated a teddy bear website he had been hearing a lot about.

Emi and Molly Perdan were interested too.

And then some friends found him reading quietly in the
non-fiction section.

I wonder where he'll roam to next.................................