One World, Many Stories - Weeks #2 and #3

Wow, we have had a busy two weeks!  I can happily report that more and more kids have been coming to our weekly story times. I guess swimming lessons are finally ending.  It's great to see all of these happy faces!

Despite the record breaking heat last week, we had a great turn-out for Bongo Joe's World Tour of Music.  Joe and his friends entertained us with drums, mandolin, harmonica and other instruments from all over the world.  Some of his audience even got to participate in the music making, singing and hula dancing!

 



We honed our woodworking skills making Shaker peg boards last week, and this week improved our fine motor skills making beautiful beaded bracelets.  Thanks Denny and Kaitlyn for your patience and expertise!




Next week:

Melanie Zimmer and Dancing Bear Puppet Theater will present "The Littlest Pirate" on Wednesday, August 3, at 2:00 p.m. in our Community Room.  Following that at 4:00 p.m., Nate the Great will teach our teenagers how to juggle.  The public is welcome to the puppet show. Registration is required for the juggling workshop.  Call 315-986-5932 for more information.

One World, Many Stories - Week #1

So, we have made it through our first week of the Summer Reading Program, and what a great time!  Our Monday and Tuesday story times were well attended.  Wacky Wednesday was a lot of fun, and we followed it up with a Friends of the Macedon Public Library sponsored visit from Nathan Chronister, an ornithopter expert.  He taught us the history of flight and demonstrated some of his cool ornithopters (a wing-flapping flying device).  We also had lots of kids come and read to Tessa, Macy and Gus, our therapy dogs.  And we finished the week up with a great round of geocaching!  Whew!











Next week:  more story times, more dogs and "Bongo Joe's World Tour of Music".   Barrel of Fun Productions, will present Bongo Joe and his friends Gunther the Gorilla and Pooky the Platypus in this interactive program utilizing percussion and stringed instruments from around the world.  This show will be on Wednesday, July 20 at 2:00 in the Community Room.  All are welcome!

Workshop openings

There is still room in some of our summer workshops. 

On Wednesday, August 3 at 4:00 p.m., juggler Nate the Great is returning to the Macedon Public Library.  This year he will be holding a juggling workshop for teenagers.  Nate learned to juggle when he was seven, one stubborn afternoon at the YMCA with 3 tennis balls he borrowed from his Dad’s tennis bag.  He has been juggling and doing acrobatics-stuff ever since.  He is just clever enough to imitate the best internet juggling videos, and also just dim and determined enough to imitate those videos well.  So if you are age 13 or older and have always wanted to learn a cool skill to impress your friends, or just keep your hands busy, stop in and sign-up for Nate’s workshop. 

If you want to see some of Nate's juggling skill you can visit www.juggling.nateandkatemusic.com/videos

       

On Thursday, August 11 at 2:00 p.m., Melanie Zimmer of Dancing Bear Puppet Theater is going to show us how to make a marionette out of a scarf and then teach us how to manipulate it like a real puppeteer!  The Dancing Bear Puppet Theater is an itinerant theater located in Central New York that travels throughout the Northeastern United States and beyond performing stories of imagination and enchantment.  Melanie and her puppets will be visiting us on Wednesday, August 3 at 2:00 p.m., to perform “The Littlest Pirate”, but has agreed to return with this wonderful workshop.  As Melanie says, “Storytelling is my passion, puppetry is my joy, and the Dancing Bear Puppet Theater is my stage.” So, please join us for the performance and, if you are age 8 or older, come learn how to make your own joy on August 11.

Don't know what a scarf marionette is.  Visit this youtube video.  Although it's not Melanie, it is a great visual:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq6vpJgdVgg

You can register for either or both workshops by stopping into the Macedon Public Library, 30 Main Street, Macedon, or by calling us at 315-986-5932.

July

Oh my.  Things have been so crazy here getting ready for the Summer Reading Program, that I haven't blogged about all that we are doing in July.  So here goes.........................

Our children's summer program sign-ups have been going on for the past two weeks and will continue for a while yet.  Story times and special programs begin Monday, July 11th.  Apart from the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday story times for different age groups, we have the following programs in July:
Ornithopter Show at 4:00, Wednesday, July 13th
Geocaching at 1:00, Thursday, July 14th
"Bongo Joe's World Tour of Music" at 2:00, Wednesday, July 20th
Woodworking Workshop at 1:00, Thursday, July 21st
Beaded Bracelet Workshop at 1:00, Thursday, July 28th

In addition, we have therapy dogs available for the kids to read to every Wednesday morning.  Registration is required.

For our adult workshops on Thursday nights:
July 14 is Needle Arts for those working on a project and want company
July 21, 28 and August 4 is going to be a three-part class making Paper Mache Masks. Here students will gain awareness and understanding of the uses of masks in many cultures through time, then they will design and produce their own unique mask.

I know there will be lots more exciting stuff happening.
Every day is an adventure at the Macedon Public Library!