Movie Afternoon!

We will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 24th and Wednesday, Dec. 25th and will reopen on Thursday, Dec. 26th this week.

Movie Afternoon @ the Library!

We will be showing a recently released movie and have popcorn on Friday, December 27th, 1:00 - 3:00 PM! This program is for all ages and the movie is rated G.

Please call the Children's Department today to sign up!

765-564-2929

Dial a Story

Sorry for the delay on the weekly Dial a Story! Miss Lauren has been sick and lost her reading voice! There is now a new story up so call to here our new story, Buzz Beaker and the Growing Goo by Cari Meister.

Call 765-564-2929 and press 3 to hear our Dial a Story. We change the stories weekly.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We will NOT be having story times this week because of Thanksgiving on Thursday. The library will close at 6 PM on Wednesday, November 27th and be closed on Thursday, November 28th.

Story times will resume the following week.

Have a great Thanksgiving and remember to be thankful this holiday season!

Oops

Although the flyer and magnets say different, we WILL have After School @ the Library on Monday, October 21^st 4:00-5:00 PM! Sorry for any inconvenience this mistake made!

Our Food Science After School program will also be on October 28th and November 4th.

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein

Chris Grabenstein’s book instantly grabs you. The main character, Kyle, is playing a scavenger hunt game with his two older brothers. Kyle wins against his older brothers, but not without getting grounded.

Kyle hears from his best friend that Mr. Lemoncello, his ultimate hero, is hosting a lock-in at the new public library! Kyle has to write a really good essay to go to the lock-in, which for Kyle, is the ultimate challenge. You will probably guess from the title of the book that Kyle gets in. At the end of the lock-in, Kyle can go home or find a way out of the library, without using exits, or leave the way he came in from. If he escapes, he will become world famous.

I won’t tell you how it ends, so if you were hooked by my review, you’ll just have to read it for yourself. I would recommend this book for advanced 10 year old readers to 11 year old readers.

Written by Jordan, age 12

Legends of Sleepy Hollow

Come to the library TODAY to pick up your free tickets to see Steven's Puppets present the Legend of Sleepy Hollow! This program is for the entire family to enjoy. 

Space is limited and you are required to have tickets to come to the program. 

Visit the Children's Department now to sign up!!

Starting Next Week...

Our After School @ the Library program starts next Monday, October 7th!!!!

For five weeks, we will be having an after school program for children in grades 2nd-5th grades. Come join us Mondays from 4-5 PM to learn about food science and conduct fun experiments! 

Please call or visit the Children's Department to sign up.

Also, next week we will start handing out tickets to the Steven's Puppets program! The tickets are FREE but space is limited so please visit the Children's Department starting Monday October 7th to get your tickets. The program is being held on Wednesday, October 23rd 5-6 PM. Steven's Puppets are presenting The Legend of Sleepy Hollow!

Dial-a-Story

This week on Dial-a-Story, I am reading Kids Pick the Funniest Poems by Stephen Carpenter. The poem selected was "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out " by Shel Silverstein. 

The story on Dial-a-Story will be changed every Monday. To hear the story, please call 765-564-2929 and press 3.

Monster on the Hill by Rob Harrell

As we start the graphic novel, Monster on the Hill by Rob Harrell, we meet a family who has apparently gone away to a new town for a day. Suddenly there is a noise. There is a monster in this town! The family runs and an old man lets them in his shelter cellar. A few minutes later, the family walks out and we are to find that, the people love their town’s monster!

               After that, we meet two of our three main characters. Dr. Wilkie and orphan Timothy. They’re town’s monster is monstorly…. boring. So Dr. Wilkie goes to make Rayburn, our third main character, more monster like. Little does the Dr. know that he has a stowaway.

                I won’t tell you the ending except that I recommend this book for 9 to 11 year olds. It’s a good book if you’re looking for a bit of suspense and a good 180+ page graphic novel.

Written by Jordan, age 12                       

After School @ the Library

Join our after school program and become a food scientist! There will be a different experiment every week. The program lasts five weeks with a new lesson every week. We will have crafts, games, and snacks!

After School @ the Library is on Mondays 4:00 - 5:00 PM. October 7th, 14th, 28th, and November 4th.

Please visit or call the Children's Department now to sign up.

Dial-a-Story

This week on Dial-a-Story, I am reading Kids Pick the Funniest Poems by Stephen Carpenter. The poem selected was "A Snake Named Rover" by Maxine Jeffris. 

The story on Dial-a-Story will be changed every Monday. To hear the story, please call 765-564-2929 and press 3.

Monday's Program!

            Don't forget!!! 

Monday, September 23rd at 6-7 PM, the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra will be in town at the library for a cushion concert and there will be a harp player! The program is geared for elementary aged children but you can bring your whole family. No registration is required just show up and enjoy the show!

First Week of Story Times

This was the first week for Story Times! Thank you to all who came to the programs. We will be having story times every week until November 21st.

Don't forget the times!

Family Story Hour (all ages): Tuesdays 7-7:30 PM

Baby Lap-Sit (3mo.-2yrs.): Thursdays 9:30-10 AM

Toddler Hour (2-4 yrs.): Thursdays 10-11 AM

Preschool Hour (4-6yrs.) 11:30-12:15 PM

Northwest Carroll Branch (all ages): Wednesdays 10:30-11:30 AM

Next week's theme is Circus! Call the Children's Department or stop by the library now to sign up!

Upcoming Events

We have many fun programs for this fall starting in September! We will be having weekly story times and our After School @ the Library program begins in October. The Lafayette Symphony Orchestra will also be making an appearance in September. Come in to the Children's Department today to pick up the Fall 2013 program brochure.

Story Times this fall will be...

Delphi Public Library
Family Story Hour (All Ages): Tuesdays, 7:00-7:30 PM
Baby Lap-Sit (3mo. -2 yrs): Thursdays, 9:30-10:00 AM
Toddler Hour (2-4 yrs): Thursdays, 10:00-11:00 AM
Preschool Hour (4-6 yrs): Thursdays, 11:30-12:15 PM

Northwest Carroll Branch in Yeoman
Preschool Hour (all ages): Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 AM

We will also write new posts before our special programs and all of the upcoming events will be written on the blog.

Big Changes

There is a big change in the Children's/Young Adult Department! Miss Marcia has retired! She was a wonderful Librarian, teacher, and friend and will be missed by all. Join us for a Retirement Reception in Marcia Sledd's honor to celebrate her 28 years of service to the community. The reception will be at the library.

Sunday August 11th 1:30-4:30 PM 

Presentation and Program is at 2:00 PM

We now have a new Librarian in charge, Lauren Brannon. She has five years of experience working in libraries and also has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education.

Come to the library today and meet the new Librarian!

Lauren and Marcia at the Water Blast Show

Summer Reading Club 2013

Summer Reading Club is officially over for this year! Thank you to everyone who participated in the program and came to our events.

We had a blast at the Water Show/ final party. Check out the pictures from the Water Blast Show on this blog.

We still have a few Summer Reading Club T-Shirts left and also some Dairy Queen coupons. Visit the Children's Department now to get one!