Our Favorite Thespian

We got out the Fairy Tale Theatre that's been languishing in the Library Store for a couple of years, and Brianna put on a play - a new version of Little Red Riding Hood in which the wolf just decides to dress up in Grandma's pajamas and then Little Red Riding Hood and Grandma scare the wolf away.

Great Day for A Walk to the Library

The 2nd graders came to the library today to select books and to hear some stories read by Mrs. Rhymer. She read Ira Sleeps Over, one of the new books from the Children's Literacy Foundation and If You Find A Rock, a beautiful book about all different kinds of rocks you might found outside. Here's the whole group together with their teacher Mrs. Pohl as well as a picture of April, Lucas and Catherine reading I Don't Like Gloria outloud together. What fun! I'm looking forward to next month's visit from the 2nd graders already. (As always, click pictures to see them full size!)

Post-storytime Family Portrait

Karen Hopkins poses with her daughter Bethany and two of her grandchildren, Spencer & his cousin Stella.

Thank You!

A Windfall of Books!

The Freedom Public Library received a sponsorship from the Children's Literacy Foundation. We now have 100 new children's books! Here I am with Duncan McDougall, the Director of CLiF, showing off a few of our new aquisitions. Check out the website http://www.freedompubliclibrary.org/ for pictures from the presentation Duncan gave at the Freedom Elementary School. Check out the CLiF website - it's a wonderful organization and well worth supporting.

So? DO you care?

I didn't notice the t-shirt this little girl was wearing when I snapped her picture with our NH Humanities Council lecturer, Leonardo DaVinci (aka Paul Manning). She came last night with her great-grandparents all the way from Gorham, ME and though I didn't catch her name she seemed like a very special third grader. We were happy to have over 50 people attend last night's standing-room-only performance of "Leonardo DaVinci: 1452-1519" and even happier that everyone loved it - we got a great deal of positive feedback. Many thanks to the Friends of the Library and the NH Humanities Council for sponsoring this program and especially Ellen Many, Lee Fritz and Sharon Meyer who did all the work. Ellen did a bang-up job of publicity and people came from all over to experience Leonardo DaVinci in person! Oh, and thanks Paul - you were a hit, bravo!
Update: The little girl is named Phoebe! Hi Phoebe!

Love at First Sight

Daniell Spear and his wonderful new dog, Benjamin, came to visit me at the library today. He was lucky to find Ben, a friendly, loving full-bred Golden Retriever, at the Upper Valley Humane Society in Enfield, NH. After a grueling 2 1/2 interview and a return trip with his wife, the shelter agreed to let the Spears adopt Ben. What a great dog! I think it's a match made in heaven.