Weekly Spotlight

Amazing Tricks with Everyday Stuff is the perfect book for beginning magicians. Full of really cool tricks that can be done just with things you can find around the house, this book will help get you started on the road to becoming a great magician.

And if you love magic, don't miss our Summer Reading Kick-Off with Danny Magic on June 29th at 7:00pm. Stop by the Children's Desk for more information.

Want to check this book out? Amazing Tricks by Steve Charney will be appearing on our NEW Non-Fiction shelves very soon, so keep your eyes peeled!

Weekly Spotlight

Looking for a good mystery? Then be sure to check out Doreen Cronin's new book, The Trouble with Chickens. This hilarious chapter book stars J.J. Tully, a retired search-and-rescue dog who is just trying to get a little peace and quiet at his new home on a farm. Instead, he is roped into helping a mother hen search for her two missing chicks. She is convinced they have been kidnapped, and for the price of a cheeseburger, J. J. Tully is on the case.

Want to check this book out? The Trouble With Chickens is located in our NEW Children's Fiction Collection, shelved under "C" for the author's last name.

Be a Summer Volunteer!

If you are a Wallingford student going into grades 5, 6, or 7 in the fall of 2011, you are eligible to volunteer to help us run our summer reading program in the Children’s Library. This summer kids will be exploring the wonders of Ancient Egypt and we will have a fantastic new game setup as well as an online program. We are expecting many enthusiastic players and we need our volunteers to help us run the game.

Volunteers commit to working two hours each day for one week. If you have the time to commit, please print an application or pick up one at the library. Read the application carefully with your parent or guardian, fill it out and return to us by June 8.

It's Here!

The next Kane Chronicles book has arrived! I know many of you have been anxiously waiting for Rick Riordan's next book, The Throne of Fire, and I'm happy to say that the Wallingford Children's Library now has 5 copies in the collection. Two of these are in our "Express Collection," so if the waiting list is just too long for you, take a glance at our Express Shelf the next time you are in the library - it might just be your lucky day! (Don't know about our Express Collection? Just ask at the Children's Desk.)

And for those of you who have ALREADY finished the book (I know there are some of you out there!), what did you think? Leave your thoughts in the comments. Please be careful with what you say - you don't want to spoil the book for anyone else.

-Kari

Weekly Spotlight

Spring seems to have finally arrived - and you know what that means! It's baseball season! This week's spotlight book highlights some of baseball's greatest players. From Babe Ruth to Jackie Robinson to Ted Williams, this book has 'em all. If you're a baseball fan, then this book is definitely worth checking out! Heroes of Baseball: The Men Who Made it America's Favorite Game by Robert Lipsyte shows just how these greats made baseball what it is today.

Want to check this book out? Heroes of Baseball is located in our Nonfiction Collection under the call number J796.357 LIP. If you need help finding the book, please ask!

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Follow-up Question:

Who is your favorite baseball player of all time? Why?

Please leave your answers in the comments!