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!

Harry Potter Mania

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 has finally arrived on DVD! If you are like me, whenever a new movie in the series comes out, it makes me want to go back and re-read the book that movie was based on. For those of you who have read all the books before and are looking for something a little different, I highly recommend checking out our audiobook versions. The narrator, Jim Dale, has done a fantastic job with them, and you will find yourself falling in love with the books all over again.

And just a few questions to think about:

• Which Harry Potter book was your favorite? Why?
• What do you think of the Deathly Hallows movie?
• Who is your favorite Harry Potter character?

Please leave your answers in the comments!

~Kari

Weekly Spotlight

Like Cows? Like to Laugh? Then this is just the book for you. Sandra Boyton's newest book, Amazing Cows: Udder Absurdity for Children, is chock full of information...erm, well, made up facts...about cows. In the book you'll find jokes, a mini comic, stories, funny pictures, and lots and lots of chickens. Why are there chickens in a book about cows? Well, I guess you'll just have to read to find out.

Want to check this book out? Amazing Cows is one of our NEW picture books, so it can be found in one of the "NEW Picture Book" bins on the train.