Kid's Cartoon Club

Monday, May 24 at 6:00 PM
Kids age 7 to 13
This will be our last meeting until September.
If you love to draw, write, and create your own
characters, the Cartoon Club wants YOU! Call 755 -2944 ext. 2 and reserve a space at the next meeting. Remember, each month features a fun project that will broaden your cartooning skills. We welcome your ideas!

Children's Room News

During April Vacation, nearly 50 kids painted very cool rocks for inclusion in Rochester's Art Esprit project, If These Rocks Could Talk. Watch this space for more information on their display schedule and open house.

2010 Summer Reading Program is just around the corner! Catch a Wave…...Read is this summer’s cool (and wet) theme. Mad Science will kick things off for us in late June watch for further information. In addition, on Thursday, July 8, we will host the Hampstead Stage Company's version of Treasure Island. Watch for more information about this awesome annual program in the June newsletter.

We are the proud recipients of the NH State Library's Chilis Kids Books and the Arts Grant! These funds will allow us to bring quality entertainment to our patrons during our Summer Reading Program. We will be collaborating with Valley View Community School and the FAMEE program to provide these programs.

Story Times have ended for the season and will resume in the fall.

Out of Town Card Fee Increase
In order to continue to offer the same level of services to our out-of-town patrons, we will be increasing the cost of out of town cards to $20.00 beginning July 1, 2010.

Please remember! Patrons who have small children in baby carriages or strollers as well as those who
have difficulty walking or getting around are welcome to use the elevator entrance located at the back of the library/bank parking lot. Press the buzzer and a staff member will release the latch for you to enter.

8th Annual Poetry Competition and Awards Night
The deadline for the Poetry Contest entries is Friday, April 9 at 5:00 PM. There are 3 age categories: Children ages 6-12, Teens ages 13-18, and Adults aged 19 and up. We also have a special award, the Promising Poet Award, chosen by the library staff. Stop in and pick up your entry forms at the library or download them from our website
www.goodwinlibrary.com/poetwrite.html
The winners will be announced at our classy Poet’s Tea and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 28 at 6:00 PM. We are also looking for volunteers to donate home baked goodies for the Poet’s Tea. Call 755 2944 ext: 2 for more info.

Story times have returned to the library. There is a story time for Toddlers, Preschoolers, and kids from Kindergarten through third grade. Come in to the library or call us in the Children's Room at 755-2944 ext 3 for more details.

Parents of Gifted Children's Workshop

Wednesday, Dec.16 at 6:00 PM
Come, sit in, and share ideas at our next meeting. Please remember, this is a roundtable discussion
for parents and arrange for childcare.

Kid's Cartoon Club

Cartoon Club is on holiday vacation until Monday, January 25 at 6:00 PM, we encourage all our artists to spend some vacation time at home sketching and creating cartoon characters for sharing at our next meeting.

The Children'sRoom Needs your help!

We are in need of small or medium sized t-shirts to use as paint shirts for the children! They do not need to be new, but would appreciate clean condition.

We are also looking for donations of Legos to use for future children’s programs. Thank you in advance!

Children's Room News

‘Tis the time of year for teachers to assign their School Projects and our Library staff are ready to assist our students. Materials will be placed on reserve in the Library so that everyone will have access to them, and we have several Online database resources available as well. And remember to check our Face book and MySpace pages for regular updates. As always, please do not ever hesitate to ask us for help!

Cartooning Club

Do you love drawing comics and making up cartoon characters? If so, grab your pens, pencils, and sign up for this month’s Cartoon Club on Monday, Nov. 30 at 6:00 PM. There will be no Cartoon Club in December due to the holidays. Join us again on Monday, January 25 at 6:00 PM. Call 755 2944 x2 to reserve your spot.

Children's Room News

Fall-Story-Times end the week of Nov. 16. Remember, we will be closed on Wednesday Nov. 11, so there will be NO Story-Times that day. Registration for the Winter Story-Times will begin at the end of December. Watch our newsletter for the exact dates.
Heads up, newsletter readers! We are in need of small or medium sized t-shirts to use as paint shirts for the children! They don’t need to be new, but would appreciate clean condition.

Polar Express

Wednesday, Dec, 2 at 6:00 PM
Tickets for this free event will be available on both floors of the library! Kids, put on your PJs and come enjoy an evening that’s all about you. Listen to the Polar Express story, sing along to Christmas carols. There will be hot chocolate and cookies prepared by the Teen Advisory Board. Don’t miss the first holiday event of the season!

Lexile Levels

The Henry Wilson Middle School is going to a lexile-based reading program. To find books in your child’s reading level please visit:

http://fab.lexile.com/
or
http://www.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?view=ed&tabindex=18&tabid=67&tabpageid=311

And please don’t hesitate to ask any of the librarians and we will be more than willing to help you out!

Kid's Cartooning Club

Do you love comics and cartoons? Then, grab your pens and pencils, boys and girls and sign up for this month’s Cartoon Club on Sept. 28th at 6:00 P.M. We’ll be doing a fun project and practicing our cartooning and writing skills. Call 755-2944 to reserve your spot.

Children's Room News

Story time sign-ups start Monday, Sept. 28th; Story times beginning the week of Oct. 12th. Please note that there will be no story-time on the 12th (Columbus Day) as we are closed.
Story times will be as follows:
Toddlers: Tuesday mornings 11:00 to 11:30 A.M.
Preschoolers: Wednesday afternoons 1:30 to 2:15 P.M.
Sleepytime: Wednesday evenings 6:30 to 7:30 P.M.
Phone sign-ups are welcome. 755-2944 ext.3

Quick Update

We wrapped up our very successful 2009 Summer Reading Program and wish you all a wonderful August!!! Make sure you visit our booth at Hay Day, because we have lots of children’s books and videos to sell. Thank you for your continued support of our programs. Your children make our jobs so rewarding. We invite you to come and keep reading so that your reading skills will be sharp for school in the fall.

Summer Reading Program

The Summer Reading Program has some great things coming up. We have cartooning improvs with Stephanie Piro on the 6th and the 13th. This is a sign-up in advance type program and runs from 6-7:30 PM. We have make and take crafts on the 10th, 17th, and 24th and these run from 1-4 PM. We have some 9 am programs at the school on the 15th, 22nd, and 29th. Those programs will include math games, dancing, and a storyteller. We will have our end program on the 28th and will be having a dance with Tom Pomeroy and snow cones at Henry Wilson. This program will go from 6-7:30 PM. Everyone is always invited and should be lots of fun. Our Reading Program ends on August 1st.

Incentive Programs

The Summer Reading Program is also in cooperation with some incentive programs from various organizations around this area. TD Banknorth is doing a 10 books for $10 dollars deal. After the child has read 10 books, bring in a list to TD Banknorth and they will deposit $10 into a new or existing Regular Savings Account. Barnes and Noble is having a program where you read 8 books and you get entered into to win an autographed copy of the final Percy Jackson adventure The Last Olympian. The Fisher Cats are also doing a program. If you read 5 books and mail in the form by July 22nd then you will receive two tickets for their Summer Reading Night at Merchantsauto.com Stadium. This event will take place on August 4, 2009. At the game the child will be honored for their accomplishment on the field.

Life at the library

The library has been made a victim of by Spring Cleaning. The Children’s Room has spent a great deal of time over the last few days cleaning, rearranging, and weeding. We have made some great changes with many more to come. Also we have been busy planning for this summer. This summer has lots of exciting things to come including a Teen Summer Program to along with the Summer Reading Program for the kids. We are once again working with the school and various other community figures. We are excited to see what will come from another crazy, hot, and humid summer!