Director: Kris Daugherty
Children’s Librarian: Katy Hanousek
Library Hours: Mon. – Thurs. 9:30 – 8, Fri. 9:30 – 5:30, Sat. 9:30 – 1
2012 RASCAL & RASPBERRY'S BOOK CLUB… 4th and 5th Graders
Mondays, January 9 through May 14, 3:40 to 4:30 p.m.
Snacks and drinks will be provided.
REGISTER: January 3-7 at the Poynette Public Library.
You may register for FIVE sessions, in addition to the May 14th’s Reader’s Advisory, for a total of 6.
February 13 Valentine’s Day Fun… Come for Crafts and Games.
February 20* & 27 Emily’s Fortune by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor AR 5.2, Pts 3.0 While traveling to her aunt's home in Redbud by train and stagecoach, quiet young Emily and her turtle, Rufus, team up with Jackson, fellow orphan and troublemaker extraordinaire, to outsmart mean Uncle Victor, who is after Emily's inheritance. *Feb.20 is an early release day. Meet at the Library at 12:40 pm.
March 5 & 12 Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson NOT AR A deranged bicycle comes to life, snowmen theatre built on the lawn, school days spent with Rosalyn, a stuffed tiger named Hobbes, and a six year old boy named Calvin: for fans and newcomers, come and see what made this comic strip a ten year pursuit of author/illustrator Bill Watterson. Please note this selection is not AR.
March 19 & 26 Lamb in the Laundry by Ben Baglio AR 3.6, Pts 3.0 It's lambing time at Fordbeck Farm. Mandy and James are helping out, and when a tiny black lamb is rejected by its mother, they offer to hand-rear it. But then the lamb disappears ...can they find it before it becomes too weak to survive?
April 9 Lego Day Legos provided by the Library. Grab a friend and come on down for a building adventure.
April 16 & 23 Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie by Julie Sternberg AR 3.2, Pts 1.0 Celebrate National Poetry Month with this selection of a novel in verse. When nine-year-old Eleanor's beloved babysitter Bibi moves away to care for her ailing father, Eleanor must spend the summer adjusting to a new babysitter while mourning the loss of her old one.
April 30 & May 7 Goosed! by Bill Wallace AR 3.5, Pts 2.0 When Jeff's girlfriend leaves a Labrador retriever puppy with his family for a week, his dog T.P. and cat Cord hope the energetic puppy does not stay any longer.
May 14 Reader’s Advisory Help scope out books for next year’s book club. Come with book ideas!