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Volume 3, Issue 7 · July 2010

Sizzling Summer Saturdays!

This year July has five Saturdays and the Kilbourn Public Library has great activities scheduled for everyone to enjoy.

We start the month out on Saturday, July 3, at 10 am at the library with a Sea Serpent Party!  Explore the mythological sea creatures that almost resemble enormous snakes through stories and games and then create your own sea serpent.

Saturday, July 10, at 10 am we will be at the Lake Delton School to learn about life “At the Water’s Edge.” Join us to discover wetlands, river banks, lake fronts and the animals and birds that live there through stories, games and other fun activities.

Saturday July 17 at 10 a.m. is movie day.  This month’s movie is Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief., based on the first book in Rick Riordan’s popular series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians.  In this installment, a teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.The bookshave been blockbuster bestsellers among kids and adult readers alike. Join us to see what all the excitement is about.

Saturday, July 24 is our craft Saturday.  Supplies will be provided from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Bee at the Library for this buzzing craft as we are celebrating the humble bumble. Beeeeeering your creativity – it’s sure to Bee fun.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! It’s not too late to celebrate National Ice Cream Month!  Saturday July 31st at 10:00 is Family Fun at KPL.  Bring the family for crafts, games and of course ice cream!

Please Note:  The library will be closed Monday, July 5, to celebrate Independence Day. Have a safe and happy 4th of July!

Book Club News

The Library Readers Book Club selection for July is Canadian author Margaret Atwood’s prize-winning novel Alias Grace, based on real-life character, Grace Marks, who at age fifteen was sentenced to death for her part in the murder of her employer and his mistress.  Although her sentence was changed to life imprisonment, many thought that she should have died on the gallows along with her co-conspirator. Thus, Grace Marks became a "celebrated murderess" and an infamous enigma of the nineteenth century.  Offering no simple solutions to this ongoing mystery, Atwood’s prose will have readers laughing one minute and weeping the next.  Extra copies are available at the library. Pick one up and prepare to join the Readers Club to share reactions to this intriguing work.

Everyone is invited to join us at the library for treats and a great discussion either on Monday July 26 at 6:30  or Wednesday July 28 at 1:30. Who knows? Maybe we will solve the mystery of Grace Marks!

Bookmobile Adds WiFi

The Bookmobile is now a WiFi hotspot. Five people at a time can log onto the internet with their own wireless-enabled computers using the Bookmobile’s signal. Patrons must be within 50 feet of the Bookmobile.

Another popular library service being added to the Bookmobile will be make-and-take crafts. Children visiting the bookmobile will not only find books, but also a make and take craft, coloring sheets or a library activity.

Tuesday Tue-Do’s

Tuesday Tue-Do Craft for July 13

We will be decorating photo frames with “found objects.” Join us from 1:00 – 3:00. Everyone is welcome (adults only, please).  All supplies will be provided by Kilbourn Public Library.
 

Tuesday Tue-Do Game Day, July 27

Let the games begin!  Ignore the summer heat for a while and play with us. Nintendo Wii will be available as well as card games from 1:00 to 3:00.

More Summer to Come!
We had a great start to the summer here at the library.  The month of June was full of great activities and the best news is that there is still lots of summer programming yet to come!  Things really get rolling with the 2010 Summer Library reading program “Make a Splash… Read!” in July.  Story hours at 10:15 Tuesday mornings here at the library and Wednesday mornings at the Lake Delton School are in full swing and the watery fun has begun.

Special stories, crafts and games highlight programs and promise lots of  splashy fun for kids kindergarten age and younger. At 2:00 on Wednesday afternoons at the Lake Delton school and Thursday afternoons at the library, we have programs geared to the school-age group. These programs will enable you to explore and learn more about the watery world.

Every Friday we will show a special summer library  program movie at 2 p.m.

Family Program at Lake Delton

The family program at Lake Delton School on Wednesday July 28 at 2:00 pm will feature Mary Tooley: Sensational Sharks.  Sharks take center pool in Mary Tooley’s “Art in a Suitcase” program that creatively combines natural science and storytelling, and then ends with an art activity.

Wild Spaces and Watery Places
Thursday, July 22 the library is proud to present storyteller Tracy Chipman who will lead participants into Wild Spaces and Watery Places as she shares stories for listeners of all ages, from 3 to 93.This program is part of the summer library program “Make a Splash: Read!”   
Tracy encourages active participation through active listening and active imagination. Her repertoire is a multicultural collection of world myth, legends, wonder and nature tales with a focus on stories from the Celtic Lands of Ireland and Scotland.  Come be a part of this very special program at the Kilbourn Public Library Thursday, July 22 at 2:00 p.m.

Blast off with us at KPL Day Camp as we go out of this world with games, crafts, fun and food!
July 19, 20, 21
Join us for our exciting day camps for children 8—12. KPL Day Camp programs are held 1:00—3:00 PM in the community room of the Kilbourn Public Library .

Day Camp programs are Free!

No pre-registration is required.

You may attend one, two or all three days.

Don’t miss the FUN!