Making a Splash

So, it's been a while since I posted anything on this blog. I was shocked to realize just how long it had been! Part of that was that I was able to get away for vacation, but I will attribute the rest of it to the fact that I have been working so hard on making this summer's reading program the best yet! Our theme is "Make a Splash at Your Library", and although we are not allowing the actual wet stuff into the library, we do have some water related stories, crafts and programs scheduled.

So, here's the scoop for the summer:

Mondays are stories and crafts for 3, 4, 5 year olds.
Tuesdays are stories and crafts for those entering kindergarten and 1st grade.
Wednesday are stories and crafts for those entering 2nd to 5th grade.
We also have 4 special programs scheduled for Wednesdays: Nate & Kate's KidS Show, Pete the Pirate's Puppet Show, Amphibians and Reptiles, and Balloon Crazy & Face Painting.
Thursdays are workshops, including geocaching, scrapbooking, caricature drawing, learning rhythm, playing with water, and building a bridge.

Those are just the in-library activities. Naturally we will continue giving out dinky prizes as incentives for reading at home. And the Reliant Community Credit Union will again sponsor a pizza party for those who complete the Newbery Challenge (reading 6 Newbery books throughout the summer).

The program runs from July 5th through August 13th. Registration will begin here at the Macedon Public Library on June 21st and continue for 2 weeks. We are also trying something new this year: on line registration for your reading log and prizes!! (You cannot register for any in-library programs on line, though. Sorry.)

So, we hope to see lots and lots of kids this summer.

Come on in - the water's fine.

SPRING BREAK

We had great fun this spring break. Aside from our regular story times and programs we had Lorraine from the Master Gardeners of Wayne County come and read "Jack's Garden" and help us start our own gardens.

Then we had a "Picnic at the Lake" with the puppets from Barrel of Fun Productions. We laughed, sang and danced! It brightened up our dreary Thursday.

Used Book Sale

A great big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who worked on, donated to, or came and bought at our Spring Used Book Sale.
It was a great success and you helped raise $2,240 for the Friends Endowment!!

We hope to see you again in the fall.

Let's Get Dirty

The Master Gardeners of Wayne County are coming to the
Macedon Public Library!

Considering Easier Gardening
Thursday - April 15th - 6:30 p.m.

Do you want more time to enjoy your garden? We will be looking at gardening practices that are less work because they save future work.

Organic Gardening
Thursday - April 22nd - 6:30 p.m.

Are you interested in learning about organic gardening from the ground up? You'll learn what you can do and what's available.

Come in to sign up or call 315-986-5932.

New Schedule for Story Times

The last session of story times before the summer program is as follows:

April 12, 13, 14
April 19, 20, 21
April 26, 27, 28
May 3, 4, 5
May 10, 11, 12
May 17, 18 19

Story times for 2-year-olds are on Tuesday mornings at 10:10 and 10:40
Story times for 3, 4, & 5-year-olds are on Monday mornings at 10:30 and Tuesday afternoons at 1:30
Wacky Wednesdays, for those in kindergarten through 5th grade are on Wednesday afternoons at 4:00

If you have any questions, or would like to register for one of these times, please come into the Macedon Library at 30 Main Street, Macedon; or call us at 315-986-5932.

Endowment Grant Update

Good news

You can now download the 2010 Grant Applications from our website!

2010 Friends Endowment Grant

The goals of the Friends Endowment for the Macedon Public Library are to promote literacy, enhance enjoyment of the library, and enrich the educational experiences of library patrons by providing non-operational funding to support services, programs, and special projects that the library cannot hope to fund out of its limited annual budget.

So, if you have an idea for any of the above, come in and pick-up an application and submit it to the Endowment Committee, care of the Macedon Public Library, by May 28, 2010.

Good Luck!!