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2009 Summer Reading Program

Thu, 28 May 2009 23:31:32 GMT

BE CREATIVE @ YOUR LIBRARY!!!

FUN PROGRAMS, PRIZES, AND MORE!
June 1 to August 1
Get signed up at the Children's Desk!

May Start a Reaction

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:41:24 GMT

EXPERIMENT WITH COLORS!

at
May Start a Reaction
COOL, CRAZY COLORS
We'll mix colors, explore color combinations, make a stained-glass window hanging, and tye-dye a paper flower!
Saturday, May 16, 2009
9-10 AM for students in 1st and 2nd grades
10:30 to 11:30 AM for students in 3rd grade or higher

ENTER OUR DRAWING FOR NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK!

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:39:14 GMT

Every day that you check out books this week, you will receive an entry form for our drawing. We have some great book prizes, so come in and CHECK OUT! We'll draw for the winners on Monday the 20th!

Discover Science at our Start A Reaction Program

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:45:47 GMT

April Start A Reaction is...
WETLAND WENDELL with his FANTABULOUS FROGS
and other AMAZING AMPHIBIOUS ANIMALS!!!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
9-10:00 AM for students in grades 1 & 2
10:30-11:30 AM for students in grades 3 and higher
teacher- Wendell Zetterberg

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:06:42 GMT

COME TO MARCH START A REACTION!
REALLY COLD CRYOGENICS
Witness the power of liquid nitrogen! Rubber balls shatter like glass...vapor rings shooting across the room...and ICE CREAM!

Saturday, March 28th

9 to 10 AM for students in 1st & 2nd grades
10:30 to 11:30 AM for students 3rd grade & up

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:15:02 GMT

SCIENCE FUN WITH SUGAR!
DECEMBER START A REACTION

Experiment with sugar with Peggy Williams!
Saturday, December 20th.
9-10AM: for students in grades 1-2
10:30-11:30: for students in grades 3 or higher.

Register online or call 654-8746.

Make sure to bring a plastic or metal container to take some of your experiments home! YUM!

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:08:01 GMT

PIANO RECITAL
of our piano lesson students!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 6:30 PM
Skanta Theater, Frankfort Public Library
Reception follows in Room 219.
Free and open to the public!

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:14:44 GMT

GOBBLE UP A GOOD READ NOVEMBER DRAWING!

Enter to win one of several great book prizes.
TO PARTICIPATE:
~ pick up a book report each time you visit the library and check out, or
~ attend a library children's program.
Then fill out the drawing form. Good Luck!

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:01:12 GMT

CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT CLASSES

Thursday, November 20th @ 10:30 AM: for Ages 3 to Kindergarten
Thursday, November 20th @ 4:00 PM: for Grades 4th and up
Saturday, November 22nd @ 9:00 AM: for Ages 2 to Kindergarten
Saturday, November 22nd @ 10:30 AM: for Grades 1st to 3rd

Each student will make several ornaments
Cookies and drinks will be served
Registration will begin November 1, 2008
Sign up in the Children's Dept., over the phone (654-8746), or online

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:25:05 GMT

Study Break Down Under!
Takes place every Monday & Thursday
@ 4:30-6:00 in Harry's Coffee Shop!
For students in grades 5th to 10th.
HELP ON HOMEWORK
PLAY GAMES
COMPUTER ACCESS
FREE SNACK

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:44:43 GMT

Sign up for Spooky Story Hour!
For ages 3 through Kindergarten

Wednesday, October 29th
at 10:00-11:00 AM or
at 1:00-2:00 PM or
at 6:00-7:00 PM

Register online at: www.accs.net/fcpl
or in the Children's Department

Easy Kids Apple Oatmeal Recipe

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:23:13 GMT

Put 1/3 cup quick-cooking oats and 3/4 cup apple juice in a mug and stir until mixed.

Microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir then microwave 30 seconds to 1 minute (until oats and a.j. are thick when stirred).

Add 1 pouch of fruit snacks and stir. Cool for a minute before enjoying!

This recipe can be found on page 22 of Betty Crocker's Kids Cook! located in our Children's Dept.

Eat an Apple Fingerplay

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:07:59 GMT

Children are standing

Eat an apple; (Bring right hand to mouth)

Save the core! (Close right hand in fist)

Plant the seeds,(Bend down, touch hand to ground)

And grow some more!(Extend both arms out)

Special Summer Programs!

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:52:45 GMT

Preschool Cooking	Come, make & eat a picnic! For children ages 3 - Kindergarten
Preschool Art	Sherry Howard teaches Preschool Art. For children ages 3 - Kindergarten
Preschool Music	Nancy Huse shares books, music & more! For children ages 3 - Kindergarten. Dates to be determined!
Pottery	Join Mrs. Ault at Clinton Central High School to build pottery. Pay a $25 class fee when you register. Students in grades 2 or higher.
Drawing Class	Mrs. Ault will teach Drawing: Monsters, Superheroes, & Cartoon Characters. Students in grades 2 or higher.
Tie Dye	Join Bobbie Vance to tie dye a clean 100% cotton garment.
Look for dates on the following programs: Poetry Slam; Sing, Spell, Read, and Write; Teen Programs!

Spiders

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:42:46 GMT

Add eight red licorice whip legs and two red-hot eyes to a chocolate cupcake (such as a Hostess cupcake.)

Butterfly Cupcake

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:42:38 GMT

Use two crescent fruit slice candies to shape two butterfly wings on the top of a cupcake. Place two strips of licorice down the center for the body, spreading the ends to form the antennae for the butterfly.

Cookie Caterpillar

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:42:32 GMT

Give each child a plate with a craft stick and a dab of frosting on it along with an individual bag of min-round cookies. Encourage the children to use the frosting to stick the cookies together to make a caterpillar. Provide a bowl of small candies to stick to the head for eyes and snips of Twizzlers for the antennae.
This can also be done with mini-crackers using spreadable cheese for the glue.

Bumble Bees

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:42:24 GMT

Add yellow frosting stripes to a Ho Ho. Add licorice whip antennas and tic-tac eyes.

Five Little Grasshoppers

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:42:14 GMT

1(2,3,4) little firefly(ies)

Flashing in the night.

Blink, blink, blink, blink,

(Wiggle finger[s] in rhythm.)

Here comes another one (add one finger.)

With its (their) flashing light(s)!

Closing Verse:

5 little fireflies

Flashing in the night.

Blink, blink, blink, blink,

(Wiggle fingers in rhythm.)

What a beautiful sight!

Bugs in My Yard

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:42:05 GMT

(To the Tune of: "The Addams Family Theme")

There's beetles and there's crickets,

June bugs and caterpillars.

Flies, ants and wiggly spiders,

And there's bumblebees.

Bugs in my yard. (Clap, Clap)

Bugs in my yard. (Clap, Clap)

Bugs in my yard, bugs in my yard, bugs in my yard. (Clap, Clap)

I Know a Little Turtle

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:41:58 GMT

I know a little turtle who lives in a box,
(Make an outline of a box with your hands)

He swam in the water,
(Make swimming motion with hands.)

And climbed onto rocks.
(Fingers walk up fist of other hand.)

He snapped at the fly,
(Snap fingers at imaginary fly.)

He snapped at the flea,
(Snap fingers at flea.)

He snapped at the mosquito,
(Snap fingers at mosquito.)

And he snapped at me! (Point at self.)

He caught that fly, (Clap hands.)

He caught that flea, (Clap hands.)

He caught that mosquito, (Clap hands

But he didn't catch me! (Shake head)

Catch the Reading Bug

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:41:43 GMT

Children's Summer Reading

For any child up to age 18 who reads or listens to stories!

May 27 - July 26, 2008

Check-out Points

You will earn 1 point for checking out books or magazines each week. We want to see patrons often, but we will record only one check-out point per week for each person in the summer reading program.

Book Report Points

Write, tell, or draw about a book checked out from the library to earn 1 point each week.

Program Attendance Points
Attend a program in which a story is read (Story Hour, Toddler Time, etc.) to earn 1 point each week!

Prizes

Readers can spend their points to earn prizes. There will be 1, 2, 3, & 4 point prizes!

Special Prizes

Readers can earn special prizes in the Summer Reading Program!

6th book report-- receive a ticket to Indiana Beach for any weekend in Aug.

4th check-out week--receive a bug jar, for capturing all those creepy crawlers!

5th check-out week--receive a plush bug!

6th check-out week--receive a real butterfly net!

Click Here for details on all the great programs available this Summer

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<center>Children's Summer Reading 
For any child up to age 18 who reads or listens to stories! 
May 27 - July 26, 2008</center> 
Check-out Points 
You will earn 1 point for checking out books or magazines each week. We want to see patrons often, but we will record only one check-out point per week for each person in the summer reading program. 
Book Report Points 
Write, tell, or draw about a book checked out from the library to earn 1 point each week. 
Program Attendance Points
Attend a program in which a story is read (Story Hour, Toddler Time, etc.) to earn 1 point each week! 
 
Prizes 
Readers can spend their points to earn prizes. There will be 1, 2, 3, & 4 point prizes! 
Special Prizes 
Readers can earn special prizes in the Summer Reading Program! 
6th book report-- receive a ticket to Indiana Beach for any weekend in Aug. 
4th check-out week--receive a bug jar, for capturing all those creepy crawlers! 
5th check-out week--receive a plush bug! 
6th check-out week--receive a real butterfly net! 
<a href="http://fcplkids.livejournal.com/cprogram.htm">Click Here for details on all the great programs available this Summer</a>
 
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Sign-up for all programs beginning MAY 19, 2008
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Start a Reaction

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:02:34 GMT

Building it Strong... Not just for the Three Little Pigs!
Taught by Mrs. North!
Sat. April 19, 2008
9-10 AM for students in grades 1-2
10:30-11:30 AM for students in grades 3 & Up!
Email Peggy to sign-up!

Toddler Time

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:02:17 GMT

Toddler Time Themes for April are:

Rabbits

I Can

National Library Week

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:59:46 GMT

Join the Circle of Knowledge @ Your Library National Library Week--April 13-19, 2008 Calendar of Events
Sun., April 13	1:30-4 PM Boy Scout Genealogy Merit Badge--$2
Mon., April 14	10:15 & 11:15 AM Toddler Time
	4-5 PM School Age Special @ Rossville Library
	4:30-5:30 PM Study Break Down Under Come @ 4 PM and make a Macrame Key Chain
	5:30-6:30 PM School Age Special @ Mulberry Library
Tues., April 15	4 PM Children's Movie in Harry's Coffee Bar
	4-5 PM School Age Special @ Michigantown Library
	6 PM Toddler Time
	6:30 PM Early Indiana Cultures & Artifacts w/Cathy Draeger
Wed., April 16	4-5 PM School Age Special @ Frankfort Library
	4:30-5:30 PM Study Break Down Under
	6 PM "What a Mess: Organizing Your Information" Genealogy Workshop--$2
	6:30 PM Author Visit, The Stonecutter's Aria by Carol Faenzi
Thurs., April 17	2-4 PM Tea Party in Harry's Coffee Bar
Thurs., April 17	7 PM Music Down Under w/Mike Flowers, Minstrel of the Range
Sat., April 19	9 & 10:30 AM Start a Reaction, Children's Science Class
Sat., April 19	12-4 PM Art League Oil Painting Workshop--$20 plus supplies