Books and Brownies a Bust

I read a great mystery book, the first in a series called “The Lady Grace Mysteries”, called Assassin. I bought some yummy brownies. And then I waited. And I waited. And I waited. And no one showed up.
Maybe next month. I know you’ve got it in you to come and talk about a great book you’ve read!

Today’s Veteran’s Day

Know a veteran in your life? Why not give them a hug and thank them for all they’ve done for the country. At the library, we’re crocheting and knitting squares that will be joined together for blankets to give to veterans.

According to Wikipedia:

Veterans Day is an annual American holiday honoring military veterans. A federal holiday, it is usually observed on November 11. However, if it occurs on a Sunday then the following Monday is designated for holiday leave, and if it occurs Saturday then either Saturday or Friday may be so designated.[1] It is also celebrated as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, falling on November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice.)

Tomorrow’s program!

Remember that tomorrow on Veteran’s Day, we’ll be showing a movie and making turkey candy! Gobble gobble! Think rice krispie treats, fruit loops, marshmallows and candy corn. Yummers!

Another Contributor!

Or should I say two? mda4mcgooglestine, are two sisters from our Junior Friends who are very awesome. They love reading, reading and reading some more. You might recognize one of them from “Miranda’s Corner” (she’s Miranda). They read all sorts books, vampire books, historical books, mystery books and manga books!

I’d love to thanks them for joining our team! YAY team!

Saxophone Day

Did you know that today is Saxophone Day? I don’t know who decided it or why they decided it, but making it a special day gives us even more reason to enjoy some awesome saxophone music.

Here’s a website by a teenager who lists some of the best sax players ever.

According to wikipedia:

The saxophone was developed in the 1840s by Adolphe Sax, a Belgian-born instrument-maker, flautist and clarinetist working in Paris. While still working at his father’s instrument shop in Brussels, Sax began developing an instrument which had the projection of a brass instrument with the agility of a woodwind. Another priority was to invent an instrument which would overblow at the octave, unlike the clarinet, which rises in pitch by a twelfth when overblown; an instrument which overblew at the octave would have identical fingering for both registers.

Podcasting at the Library

I’d like to start doing some podcast book/music/movie/game reviews and I’d love it if I could get your help! Here are some libraries to check out and get suggestions.

Thanks to The Library Success wiki for their list of libraries!

* Bluford branch of the Kansas City Public Library – the TLC podcast is created by teens at the Bluford Branch of the Kansas City Public Library. The teens share discussion, news, and opinions about issues, passions, and personal interests. We also feature book talks and local teen talent. TLC stands for Teen Library Club.
* Cheshire Public Library- a monthly podcast featuring teen writers, musicians, reviewers, commentators, and more
* Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Teens- a podcast created by the TAC
* Hennepin County Library – podcast book reviews.
* Lansing Public Library- audio book reviews, research instruction podcast.
* Lindenhurst Memorial Library- podcast of teen musical numbers.
* Lindenhurst Memorial Library- podcast teen poetry readings and stories.
* Manchester Public Library- book reviews and news podcasts.
* Memorial Hall Library- podcast of the teen poetry contest.
* New York Public Library (not a true podcast since it doesn’t have a feed)
* Thomas Ford Memorial Library- podcast of books reviewed by teens.
* Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County – podcasts created by teens with random questions. We’re also experimenting with audioblogger to record author podcasts and teen podcasts over the phone.
* Cape May County Library – Book, movie, and music reviews as well information about upcoming teen events. Check the right side of this page for a Podcast archive.

Guess who’s celebrating their 40th birthday?

Sesame Street!
If your anything like me, you grew up with Sesame Street. My parents were always working and my sisters and I, when we weren’t coming up with wild and elaborate stories for our barbies, we were watching Sesame Street.

The characters like Grover and Snuffleupagus (Elmo hadn’t been “born” until after we stopped watching) were always so amazing to me, especially the way that they interacted with their human counterparts.

I loved the little cartoons in between. The music was always so catchy. In fact, I still get some of the songs stuck in my head! “One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve”

My sisters and I loved reading the book “The Monster at the End of the Book“, which is about Grover and how terrified he is of the monster at the end of the book.

Interested in learning more?

Sesame Workshop – Forty Years of Sweeping the Clouds Away

For all you muppet fans (I know I’m not the only one!) check out the Muppet Wiki. There’s info all all things muppet.

Potential future program at the library

At the last junior friends meeting, we talked about programs that we’d like to have in the future and one that was mentioned was knitting or crocheting. Then after I finished crocheting the first of two bags for my nieces, I thought about the crocheting/knitting group again. If there would be interest, I would definitely like to have a group that could meet once a month or so to crochet/knit and show off what we’re making and share patterns. Let me know if you think you would be interested.

For now, I’ll show off what I’ve made!

Thanks to the Junior Friends for all their help!

I just wanted to send out a big thank you to all the Junior Friends that helped out at our Halloween party on Saturday. They had a great time dressing up and handing out candy.

Click on the picture to see more of the Halloween photos.

I hope all of you had a great Halloween!

Tomorrow is Halloween!

But that hasn’t stopped us from partying today! We’re all dressed up and only one place to go… the library! We’ve got pirates, ghosts and cowboys here today… oh and an adorable little teddy bear just arrived!

Still trying to figure out your costume? Why not come to the library and get some ideas? We’ve got books about costumes people have worn throughout history, as well as books about costumes you can make on your own. We should even have some books to give you makeup ideas for painting your face!

391 – Costumes / fashion / native dress

World costumes : with 16 plates in colour and one hundred and forty-two pages of drawings
by Angela Bradshaw
391 B812w

A pictorial history of costume; a survey of costume of all periods and peoples from antiquity to modern times including national costume in Europe and non-European countries
by Wolfgang Bruhn and Max Tilke
391 B892p

Costume history and style
by Douglas A. Russell
391.009 R962c

The complete history of costume & fashion : from ancient Egypt to the present day
by Bronwyn Cosgrave
391.00962 C834c

646.478 – Costume making

Halloween costumes
Singer sewing reference library (You’ll have to know how to sew/have a sewing machine)
646.478 H193

Costumes
by Clare Beaton
Presents seven fully detailed ideas for costumes that can be created at a very minimal cost.
j646.4 BEA (Children’s)

Make costumes! : for creative play
by Priscilla Gorman Hershberger
Presents step-by-step instructions for making a variety of garments using easy-to-find supplies.
j646.4 HER (Children’s)

745.5 – Face Painting
All of the following are in the children’s room.

The Grolier kidscrafts funny face book
by Marion Elliot and Belinda Hodson
Provides instructions for applying makeup and creating matching headgear for a variety of characters using cardboard, fabric, and other readily available materials.
j745.5 ELL

Five-minute faces
by Snazaroo
Presents step-by-step techniques for creating face-painting designs for parties, outings, or fund-raising events.
j745.5 FIV

Painting faces
by Suzanne Haldane
Text and photographs introduce painted faces from various cultures and countries. Includes directions that children can follow for painting some of them.
j745.5 HAL