December Fun at the Library!

Want to take a break from the holiday shopping and decorating? Then join us in the Youth Services Departments for some December Fun!

LEGOS!
Monday, December 15 @ 4 p.m.
It's gonna be AWESOME! If you are a Lego-maniac you won't want to miss this!
 Come have some bricky fun!! (Ages 4 - 10)
REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

 LUAU
             Tuesday, December 16 @ 4 p.m.         
Join us to make your own grass skirt, learn some hula moves, get down with LIMBO
 and enjoy "ono" luau snacks!
REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

      PIRATE DAY!  
             Wednesday, December 17 @ 4 p.m.            
ARRRRR! Ready to chase away the winter blues?? Come have a swashbuckling good time with
 stories, crafts, and snacks! (Ages 4 -10). 
REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Holiday FELT Ornaments
Thursday, December 18 @ 4 p.m.     
Create the perfect gift for someone special! Make an owl or bird out of colorful felt and decorate
 a bag to bring home your creation (Ages 3 - 10).
REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
        
Gingerbread Workshop!
                Friday, December 19 @ 3 & 4 p.m.             
Everyone's favorite returns! Decorate your dream candy home with gumdrops and frosting! Fun for the whole family!
 This year we are offering two sessions! Please sign up by Friday, December 12.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Registration is required, call youth services at 947-8336 x 111, stop by the desk, or register online.

Fall Fun at the Library

Come celebrate fall with us at the Library! 

           Saturday, September 27 @ 2:30 p.m. It's an APPLE of a Party! You have been PICKED to help us celebrate the tasty apple! Join us for an afternoon of FUN! Games, crafts and snacks all to recognize this favorite fall treat!

Saturday, October 25 @ 2:30 p.m. PUMPKIN HARVEST!  You can come for the day, You can come for a flash, But come to have FUN, Pumpkin BASH! We are celebrating all things PUMPKIN! Yummy treats, a fun craft to take home, and games!

Saturday, November 15 @ 2:30 p.m. 50 YEARS of WONKA!  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory turns 50!! We're having a CHOC-TACULAR birthday party to celebrate Willy Wonka himself! Chocolate will flow from fountains! The wallpaper is edible! Candy, fun, games and more!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Online Read and Review

Star Wars: Jedi Academy, Return of the Padawan

by Jeffrey Brown

Reviewed by: Rebecca

Rating: *****

 

Roan thought his second year at Jedi Academy would be perfect.  He can't wait to hang out with his friends.  Roan builds a cool robot, goes on a fun field trip and Roan can actually use the force.  But the best part is Roan will start Star Pilot training.  But everything goes wrong.  Star Pilot training is harder than Roan imagined.  His friends are ignoring him.  Also, bullies are trying to lead Roan to the dark side, which to Roan actually seems fun . . .

 

I loved reading this book.  I give it a 5-Star rating.  I recommend it for ages 8-12.  If you like Star Wars and funny books, you might like Return of the Padawan.  It can also teach us a lesson about bullies and friends.



Big Bad Bubble by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri

Because of a mishap with gum, Mogo the monster has convinced his fellow monsters that bubbles are dangerous. Can the narrator and the readers show them that bubbles aren't sneaky and dangerous? This interactive book is perfect for a summertime read with kids 5 and older. 

Reserve Big Bad Bubble today

FIZZ-BOOM-READ Summer Reading Program

All students are invited to join the Summer Reading Club by signing a contract to read a certain number of books.  Children may sign up as a reader or listener, or both. There are lots of prizes!  Registration begins June 23rd. Unless stated, all programs are for all ages.

FROGTOWN MOUNTAIN PUPPETEERS:  Monday, June 23rd at 2 PM

We are thrilled to kick off our Summer Reading Program with the fantastic

Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers! This is a small puppetry troupe based in Bar Harbor, Maine, and comprised of three siblings — Erik, Brian, and Robin Torbeck. They write all of their shows and perform with their handmade puppets. They will be performing Everybody Loves Pirates. This is the story of a young girl named Lucy out on a quest to find her fortune!  Unfortunately, Lucy and her friends run into a group of bumbling pirates who try to thwart their efforts by stealing the treasure !

SCIENCE STORY TIME WITH DIANA:  Every Tuesday at 11 AM
If you like Miss Frizzle you are going to love Diana!  Be amazed with fun experiments to perform and of course stories to listen to! For children 5 and up.

MOTHER GOOSE STORY TIME WITH MEGAN: Every Wednesday at 10:15. This lively program is for our youngest patrons! This 20 minute story time is just for them with books, bouncy rhymes, flannel boards and songs! This gives our youngest patrons the chance to develop language and social skills, plus gives Moms and Dads a chance to socialize! Stop by and shake your sillies out!  For ages 0-24 months.

TINY TOT STORY TIME: Every Wednesday at 11 AM
This energetic program is filled with stories, flannel boards, crafts, and best of all, the Hokey Pokey! Tiny Tots gives children a place to socialize, further develop language or motor skills, and encourages their love of books!  For ages 2 – 4.

SCI-FI MOVIE: Thursdays, June 26, July 17 & July 24 at 11 AM
We have three fun Sci-Fi movies scheduled with Popcorn!  Call for the Titles or stop in for a list.

COOKING WITH SHANE: FRIDAYS AT 11 am (last Friday is July 25)
Discover some great new recipes and learn a bit about the science of cooking!
Chef Shane will demonstrate some great new recipes and offer interesting facts about how the ingredients work together to create some great eats!  Recipes will be provided so you can then go home and experiment with the recipes yourselves!

Cooking with Jody & Christine: Friday, August 1 at 11 AM
No holiday or celebration at the Library is ever complete without one of Jody's famous Cheese balls. Guess what?  She is willing to share her secret recipe and, along with her sidekick Christine, will help you decorate them in creative and fun ways.  Yummers!

CRAFTING WITH MARYANN: Mondays at 11 AM
Join us for Science Craft Time.  Every week will feature fun facts from the world of science followed by a craft! Examples include, magnetism (make a fish swim without water), metamorphosis (butterflies make great art subjects), and engineering (toothpicks and mini-marshmallow fun).

RED, WHITE & BLUE DAY: Thursday, July 3 at 11 AM
Celebrate American ingenuity! Bob and Joe Switzer experimented years before finding the formula for creating colors which could glow in sunlight.  Come learn about the Switzers, colors, day-glo paint. Crafts, songs and ice cream!

SCIENCE IN HISTORY WITH BILL COOK: Thursday, July 10 at 11 AM
Luck + genius = serendpity.  From Isaac Newton's sudden grasp of gravity to Alexander Fleming's chance development of penicillin. Bill Cook will demonstrate and talk about the practice of medicine in the 1860’s, the time of the American Civil War.  Medicine was at a crossroads during this period, and was evolving from an experience based profession to one based in science. 

GEO-CACHING WITH JIM LANZIKOS: Thursday, July 31 at 11 AM
Looking for an adventure?  Why not try the high tech sport of geocaching!  Join local cachers for a hands-on program that will get you started.  You will be able to create a geocaching account (parent needed for permission) and have your first "find" before we're done!

BEDTIME MATH: Thursday August 7 at 6 PM
You can COUNT on having a good time at this pajama party!  Come dressed in your favorite pj's, make a clock craft, hear a NUMBER of stories, eat a delicious night-time snack and take home a gift bag!  This program is sponsored, in part,
 by Bedtime Math® who believes that literacy and numeracy go hand in hand.

SCIENCE FAIR & RECEPTION: Friday, August 8 at 11 AM
You have all summer to cook up a fun experiment!  Make up your own or choose from one of our many books on science experiments (we like 46 Science Fair Projects for the Evil Genius).  Use inexpensive, easy-to-find parts and tools, and show off your project illustrating something from any of the sciences: physics, astronomy, energy, environmental science, chemistry and biology!  Register your experiment by August 1 in the Children's Department.  All children are invited to attend and ask questions to the exhibitors!

April Vacation Fun at the Library!

 

 

 

Staying in the area this April vacation, but have nothing to do? Come down to the Bangor Public Library's Children Room for fun and games.

Shel-A-Bration: Tuesday, April 22nd from 11-11:45--Who loves Shel Silverstein? We love Shel Silverstein! Join the dynamic duo of Maryann and Mary as they bring Shel's poetry to life!                   April Showers—Wednesday, April 23rd from 11-11:45—Waiting for those May flowers to bloom? Come join the Children's Department for sprinkly fun and games                    Mad Hatter’s Tea Party—Thursday, April 24th from 11-11:45—You are invited to attend the Mad Hatter's Tea Party! Come dressed as your favorite character from Alice in Wonderland and experience a Tea you will never forget!                    Knights and Damsels—Friday, April 25th from 11-11:45--Hear ye! Hear ye! Calling one and all! Come to the Knights and Damsels Party, You're sure to have a ball! Join us for snacks, crafts and games with a medieval theme! HUZZAH!

Online Read and Review
Lara's Gift
by Annemarie O'Brian
Reviewed by: Anonymous
Rating: *****

 

  Lara is being groomed in the family tradition to take over as the Count's next kennel steward breeding Borzoi dogs worthy of the Tsar.  When Lara's baby brother is born, her father decide to make him the next kennel steward.  Lara has a special gift of understanding these dogs--a gift that her dad does not like.  Lara eventually proves that she can be a great kennel steward.

 

I really liked this book.  I could not put it down.  I think this would be a great book for people who like animals or just like history.  It really is a great book for anyone.

 

 

Online Read and Review
Switched at Birthday
by Natalie Stanford
Reviewed by: Anonymous
Rating: ****
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Lavender and Scarlet are two very different girls.  But birthday wishes take them to two very different worlds they aren't used to.  They switched bodies!!  To make things worse, there is a school play coming up and they are both in it.  The story ends up in an awesome ending.

 

 

Switched At Birthday was a really wonderful book about making enemies into friends and all because of birthday wishes.

 

 

Online Read and Review
Tales From My Closet
by Jennifer Anne Moses
Reviewed by: Anonymous
Rating: ****
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Justine just moved to West Falls, New Jersey.  Becka secretly has a love life in Paris.  Robin has an alcoholic dad and not a nice mom.  Polly has a single mother with not a lot of money.  Ann's family doesn't understand her.  In this book, these teenage girls learn about their family and friends that concludes in an unexpected end.

 

It was a totally awesome book.  Although it was s little inappropriate at times, it was still really my type of book!