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Easy Fiction

• Dinosnores by DiPucchio, Kelly
• Mr. Putter & Tabby Write the Book by Rylant, Cynthia
• Captain Raptor and the Moon Mystery by O'Malley, Kevin
• Tadpole's Promise by Willis, Jeanne

 Easy Non-Fiction

• Stars Beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust - Sayre, April Pulley

 Juvenile Fiction

• Farthest Shore: The Earthsea Cycle by Le Guin, Ursula K.
• Tombs of Atuan by Le Guin, Ursula K.
• Wizard of Earthsea by Le Guin, Ursula K.
• Tales from Earthsea by Le Guin, Ursula K.
• Tehanu by Le Guin, Ursula K.
• Carnival at Candlelight by Osborne, Mary Pope
• Emily and the Intergalactic Lemonade Stand by Smith, Ian
• Book Without Words: A Fable of Medieval by Avi
• Zombie Zone by Roy, Ron
• Land of Sokmunster by Kunkel, Mike

Juvenile Non-Fiction

• Always Remember Me: How One Family Survived the Holocaust by Russo, Marisabina
• Art of the Catapult: Build Greek Ballist by Gurstelle, William
• Toning for Teens: The 20 Minute Workout by Vedral, Joyce L.
• Get Strong!: Body by Jake's Guide to Building by Steinfeld, Jake
• Good Brother, Bad Brother by Giblin, James Cross
• Be Healthy! It's a Girl Thing by Jukes, Mavis
• Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American by Bolden, Tonya
• Power of One: Daisy Bates by Fradin, Judith Bloom

Young Adult Fiction

• Guys Write for Guys Read by Scieszka, Jon
• Keys to the Kingdom, the #3: Drowned Wednesday by Nix, Garth

New DVD's

• Series of Unfortunate Events

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Here's what to look forward to in the children's room this summer !

LIBRARY FAIR

Make sure you come to the Library Fair on Saturday, June 11th and visit the "children's area."

I will be there with the EVERYTHING IS 25 cents set up. All activities are only 25 cents!!!

Activities will include :

• Spin art
• Make your own button
• Face painting
• Tattoos
• Fuse beads
• plus a 25 cent toy shop

Other activities set up for more active fun:

• Sack race
• Hoola Hoops
• Water table
• Basketball hoop
• Sand box and more

THIS SUMMER

The Summer 2005 Reading Program at the Stone Ridge Library

This year Tune in @ your Library ...

During our Tuesday Story Hours we'll explore Music, Sounds, & Songs

Tuesdays, July 5, 12, 19, 26 & August 2nd, with a special end of the Summer Celebration on August 9th

Pre-K (3-5 year olds)

10:00 - 11:00

(stories, crafts & prizes)

Sign-up at the Marbletown Youth Commission!! 687-0800

Grades K-5

1:30 - 3:00 or 3:30-5:00

(stories, crafts, games & prizes)

Sign-up at the Stone Ridge Library! 687-2044

Grades 6 and up

A special independent program is available for you. Read books and win prizes. Stop in to see Julianna or call the library at 687-2044 to sign up.

Stay Tuned, there's more to keep you coming back to the library:

Marvelous Musical Martins

June 26th 3pm Community Center

Tune into an upbeat musical program using our oldest most universal instruments, the Bell. You will marvel at this duo playing 35 handbells to say nothing of Martha Martin’s Northern Belle like voice and Doug Martin’s Handsome Humdinger portrayal of Paul Revere ,Town Crier... This program is sure to be a Ringing Success with audience participation for the young and old. So join us while we ring in the Summer Reading Program "Tune in @ your Library" with this kick off family event.

Why Read?

July 6th 2pm

Tune into Juggling with Laine Barton. Will Lainey be able to reach the stars without a ladder? Can she create bubble sculptures, make magic, spin plates, juggle or even cook without using a book? Her raucous experiments soon revels that reading is not only essential but fun!

Stir Fry Cooking

July 11th 5:30pm

Tune into "Hands-on Chinese Cooking". This is a Learning/Dining experience for our Young Adults. Participants are divided into three groups. Each group will prepare Chicken Stir-fry with white rice using an easy-to-follow recipe. A sit down dinner follows. This program is limited to 15 participants grades 5 and up so be sure to register early!

Up, Up, and Away!

July 15th 2pm

Tune into Science. The Mad Science scientists will show us the powers of air pressure, hot air balloons, and the Mad Science Hovercraft.

Annual Tea Party

July 21st 2pm

Tune into a party! Release the Diva inside yourself at our annual Tea Party. Bring your coolest outfit, and your best singing voice to join us for tea, performing, and crafts. (Don't worry, performing is not a requirement) We will have a rocking good time!!!

Rock 'n Roll Over Dead

July 22nd 6pm

Tune into an Interactive Mystery. "The music librarian has been found dead! Was it a heart attack or .... murder?" Join your fellow detectives at the Stone Ridge Library in solving the mystery "Rock 'n Roll Over Dead." You must investigate the crime scene and carefully examine the evidence in order to solve the crime. This mystery is for our detectives in grades 5 - 9. Dinner will be served during the introduction to the evenings proceedings.

Magician/Illusionist

July 30th 11am

Tune into marvelous, mysterious, magic. The magic of Phillip Jennings is a colorful and distinctive presentation of visual magic and illusions, intertwined with comedy, music and audience participation. Very funny, very cool, and worth tuning into.

Fun Bells and Ice Cream

Pre-School Age Program August 9th 10am

Tune into the end of a fabulous Summer Reading Program. This program will include stories, activities and songs with bells of different sizes, sounds and colors. Match color cues and play a tune on a set of rainbow bells. Then craft a decorated bell magnet and a Paper Bell Garland. Ring bells and march in the finale Bell Parade! Our Grand Finale to fabulous Summer Reading! A celebratory ice cream awaits each participant!

Sound of Bells and Ice Cream

School Age Program August 9th 2pm

Tune into Bells and ring close the end of a fabulous Summer Reading Program. This program will explore and compare a variety of different sizes, sounds and colors of bells. Play tunes on a set bells. Then create colorful 3-D Chiming Bell Garlands & Bell Booklets. Our Grand Finale to fabulous Summer Reading! A "make-your-own" ice cream awaits each participant.

Sign-up at the Stone Ridge Library!!!

For more information or to register for these programs call 687-2044 or stop by the library.

To e-mail me: contact Julianna

The Alex Awards

The Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, has selected ten adult books that will appeal to teen readers to receive the 2005 Alex Awards. These Awards were created to recognize that many teens enjoy and often prefer books written for adults.

The 2005 Alex Awards are:

Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America by Steve Almond

Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer by Lynn Cox

Donorboy by Brendan Halpin

Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson

Work of Wolves by Kent Meyers

Truth & Beauty: A Friendship by Ann Patchett

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

Thinner Than Thou by Kit Reed

Project X by Jim Shepard

Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants by Robert Sullivan

"The list created by the 2005 Alex Awards Committee is a diverse group of both fiction and non-fiction titles that will entertain, captivate, and challenge many teens," said Kimberley Hrivnak, Chair of the 2005 Alex Awards committee. "These titles speak to realities that affect all of us: unconditional friendship and love, pushing or being pushed beyond one's limits, learning about society's norms and mores, dealing with adversity, and exploring the world that surrounds us".

Bookmobile Marks 100th Anniversary

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - 4.11.05 - David Dishneau

The nation's first bookmobile celebrated its 100th anniversary at a party Monday, marking an evolution from a humble buggy with a few hundred books to full-sized buses offering thousands of books and other services.

A century ago, librarian Mary Titcomb decided to put shelves on a horse-drawn buggy and send it to rural residents. It took the driver three days to make the 50-mile trip in Washington County, Md.

"They got to each place once or twice a year and that was it," said Jill Craig, one of the current librarians in Washington County. "You sort of got your year's worth of books and returned them later in the year."

The bookmobile lasted only five years - it was hit by a train in 1910. The driver and horses survived, and the wagon was replaced two years later by a motorized buggy, library officials said.

Titcomb, then-library director for Washington County, boasted at the time: "No better method has ever been devised for reaching the dweller in the country. The book goes to the man, not waiting for the man to come to the book."

Today, there are more than 800 bookmobiles in operation nationwide offering books, magazines and even Internet access.

"People love the bookmobile because it is such a unique approach to library services," said Carol Brey-Casiano, president of the American Library Association. "It goes back to the ease-of-access part of it."