Week 4 of the summer Reading Program

Pirates were making a splash this week at the Library!! Participants were turning into pirates every day! The kids made pirate eye patches and pirate hats to wear, and they also created their own pirate faces, including scars!! The Percy Jackson Party was a BIG hit. Everyone made name tags using the Greek Alphabet. It was pretty tricky because you may not find a letter in your name in the Greek Alphabet!! They also made Oracle of the Delphi fortune tellers! It wouldn't be a party without food. We were treated with "Nectar of the Gods", "Ambrosia" and fresh strawberries from Camp Half-Blood.
Minute To Win It contestants took part in the 4th week of contests. They had to keep a feather up in the air for a full minute by blowing on it. The second part was to sort M&M's into 5 colors in order of color: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue. This was harder than you would think; you couldn't put one in out of order!!
Two weeks left to the program. I can't wait to see who has read the most hours!!

Week 3 of the Summer Reading Program

This week's theme was Splish, Splash Summer and we really did get splashed!! On Monday, July 19th, we had a water game night. We played Towel Toss and Sponge Tag, had a relay race with sponges and played Drip, Drip, Drenched! Everyone got wet!!That was such a fun night!
On Wednesday, July 21st, we continued the theme by decorating beach towels with fabric markers. We also sorted sea shells and decorated them and everyone was able to take their favorite shell home.
We had our third Minute To win It Contest. Participants had a stack of 39 red cups and one blue cup. They had to remove the blue bottom cup and place it on the top and continue with the red ones until the blue cup was back at the bottom. All within a minute!! This was a hard one.
Next the participants had to blow up a balloon and use that air to knock down 15 cups from the table. As the air was let out, they would need to blow the balloon up again and again until all the balloons were knocked off. All within a minute!! This one was a fun one to do!!
On Thursday, July 22nd, Majestic Theatre came to entertain us with a great show called: The Taming of Katy Lou. What a great show. Everyone loved it and spent the night laughing and enjoying some great songs!
Splish Splash Summer was a lot of fun!!

Summer Reading Program Week 2

Oceans of Fun was the theme for the second week of our Summer Reading Program. And we had FUN!! We made Flying Fish on Monday and Finger Print Fish on Wednesday. We had a Sea Serpent Scavenger Hunt on Thursday and even drew our very own sea serpents!! Our second "Minute To Win It" contest was a big hit. We played Wheel of a Deal and Breakfast Scramble. Wheel of a Deal was a contest to sort cards from a deck and Breakfast Scramble was a puzzle contest. We are keeping track of our winners for the ultimate contest at the end of the summer. Next week Majestic Theatre puts on a show for us on Thursday, July 22nd at 6:30!

Summer Reading Program begins

Week 1 of our summer program was a big hit!! We had 60 children come in to participate in all the week's events. Wednesday , July 7th, was our first Minute To Win It contest. We had so much fun!! One by one the kids had to try to keep 2 balloons up in the air for a full minute! There were 4 winners for this contest. Next they had to blow a bubble from a wand, then blow that bubble through a hoop that was 10 feet away!! There were 10 winners for this race! Can't wait to see what the kids will be doing for the next Minute To Win It contest! Also during this first week, everyone made inner tube markers to track all their reading time. Some have already made it to 10 hours of reading!! Great Job! Class wall decorations were also made. What grade will have the most participants?? Also a special Thank You to Susanne Fournier for coming in to talk about Water Safety. Keep Safe everywhere you go this summer!!

Mario Kart Racing Contest Up-date!!

Our first race date is coming up and we have some up-dated news to pass along to all interested racers!! There is only enough time for 10 racers from Hooksett to race on each race date. Please register for the race for the day you would like to race. Please register for one race day event. I will let you know if there is space available for the next race date. Also, if you have a spare steering wheel, please bring it along. We need 2 steering wheels in order for 2 kids to race at the same time. Remember we are competing against 5 other libraries who will all be racing at the same time!! Hope to see you at one of the race dates this summer!!

Summer Reading Program Registration 2010

Registration begins June 1st for this year's Summer Reading Program: Make a Splash, READ! This program is for those students who have finished first grade on up to those who have finished fifth grade. We have planned 6 weeks of fun activities where children can discover the joy of water. Here are some highlights from our exciting program:

• July 8th: Water Safety Talk with Suzanne Fournier
• July 22nd: Majestic Theatre to perform Go West!
• July 29th: Percy Jackson Party and Comedy Night, Fishing For Laughs
• August 5th: Movie Night, Finding Nemo
• August 11th: Mad Science to perform at our Award's Night
• On-going weekly contest: Minute To Win It
• Mario Kart Contest with other libraries.

To register for this summer reading program, click here. For more information and for other summer events/reading lists:

Summer Reading Events @ your library...
"Make a Splash" Program
Register for "Make a Splash" Program
Other Summer Programs

Summer Reading Lists...
For 6th Graders
For 7th Graders
For 8th Graders

Kick-off to the Summer Reading Program

"Make a Splash, Read!!" is the theme for this year's Summer Reading Program. Wednesday, June 23rd, will be the night for our Kick-Off Event. Beginning at 6:30PM, Steve Blunt will start us off on a great summer of reading activities. You can register for the program on-line beginning on June 1st. This program is for those children who have finished 1st grade on up to 5th grade. A Schedule of Events will be available that night, along with your Book Chart and a book mark. You may start reading and recording time spent reading beginning on June 23rd. We will keep track of the hours you spend reading.
This summer we will also have available activities for all age groups. We will continue our Infant Lapsit and Toddler Time on Fridays at 10:00 AM. We will add a drop-in Storytime for 3 to 6 year olds on Tuesdays at 10:00 AM beginning July 6th.
So have an ocean of fun this summer at the library and join us for the Kick-off on June 23rd!!

West High's FIRST Robotics Team Visit

Loads of fun during West High's FIRST Robotics Team visit last night. Check out the photos of the event. Special thanks to West High's Team for taking the time to come and demo their robot and explain their story to a very eager audience of the Library's Lego Club members. -Mark

Children's Author JE' Taylor visits

Children's Author JE' Taylor visited the library for our April Nighttime Storyhour on April 22nd. She read her story "The Animal Dance". The children who attended loved the pictures and the magical poem that JE' Taylor read. After the story, the children colored some Earth Day pictures to celebrate Earth Day.

Storyhour in May...

After the April Spring vacation, there will be only one more Storyhour and then our Closing Parties will start during the second week of May. Miss Vickie will keep you posted about these events as the end draws near.

West High's FIRST Robotics Team to demo robot...

Are you really into science and want to know how things work? Visit the library on May 13th to see a demo of West High's FIRST Robotics Team robot. Free and open to the public.

Happy 205th Birthday, Hans Christian Andersen!

Hans Christian Andersen, born on April 2nd, 1805, was Denmark's most famous author. His fairy tales are among the most widely read works in world literature. His stories of make-believe have enchanted young readers around the world for generations.

Ingwersen, Niels. "Andersen, Hans Christian." World Book Online InfoFinder. World Book, 2010. Web. 2 April 2010.

ARE YOU A PERCY JACKSON FAN??

Check out these book recommendations from the author, Rick Riordan, himself!

Express your creativity through our EDIBLE BOOK CONTEST!

Create a representation of your favorite book in food!
How to participate...

1. Everyone can participate: the young, the old, the professional and non-professional, residents and non-residents, and even groups.
2. Entries must be book-related. Examples of this can be found in our slideshows of past events (2007, 2008, 2009) and also online at the National Edible Book Contest homepage.
3. Entries can be made out of anything, as long as it is edible.
4. Entries must be family-friendly.
5. Participants can enter up to 3 entries.
6. Registration is free!

Check out pictures from last year! Or find more information at our Edible Books page.


Judging will be on Saturday, April 17th at 10am

Lincoln "visits" the library...

History really came to life with a program last Thursday (Feb. 25th), entitled "A Visit with Abraham Lincoln." Lincoln was portrayed by Steve Wood. Completely in character, Wood began the program with a recounting of Lincoln's early life and ended with a reading of the Gettysburg's Address. Along the way he commented on Lincoln's debates with Stephen Douglas, his run for the presidency, and the Civil War. *Mark*

New - Cake Pans that you can check out!

Have to bake a cake and want to make it special? We now have themed cake pans of various shapes and sizes that you can check out. See our current selection. *Mark*

Summer reading T-Shirts...

Order your summer reading T-Shirt(s) today! This year's theme is "Make a Splash". <<Order Form>>

Max the Mascot visits library...

Who says that lions can't read? Max, the mascot from the Manchester Monarchs, visits the library on Tuesday, December 29th, to promote reading. See photo journal of event...

Guess who came to the library today...?

Mrs. Claus paid us a visit today, during the library's annual Christmas party. She was joined by over 100 children with their families. Check out the photo journal of the event. *Mark*

Want to find your energy hogs at home?

Find which appliances are consuming the most energy in your home. Borrow one of our "Kill A Watt" meters donated to the library by NHSaves. Available for check out at the front desk. *Mark*