Poetry Friday

I love frogs and listening to frogs at night. So here is one of my favorite frog poems.

"The Great Frog Race"
We used flashlights one night
to find them in the damp and secret
places in the garden.

We put the frogs in a cardboard box
and wet down the driveway.
The garden hose was the finish line.

One by one, we lined up the frogs.
(It wasn't easy.)
We yelled: Ready- Set- Go!

Seventeen frogs leaped in all directions,
croaking. Blurk. Blurk. Blurk.
The Great Frog Race was over quickly.

One by one,
all contestants hopped off
into the moonlight.

by Kristine O'Connell George
in "The Great Frog Race and other poems"

Summer Safari Storytime and More

Stories in the Park begin this evening at 6:00 p.m. in Smokey Bear Park. We will meet more at the east end of the park so we aren't bothered by the evenings performers warming up. This summer come on a summer safari each week. Enjoy 30-40 minutes of stories, games, rhymes and general all around silliness. You are welcome to bring blankets or chairs to sit on and a picnic supper as well if you'd like. Then stick around for the Concert in the Park at 7:00.

Thursday, June 21st the library will Go Bananas for Monkeys at 1:00 p.m. Children ages 4 and up are welcome to join us as we explore the world of monkeys through games and crafts. Silliness will be the operative word as we GO BANANAS!

Borderland Reads - Summer 2007

The title for the next Borderland Reads is "Code Talker" by Joseph Bruchac. This book while a novel recounts the story of the Navajos during World War II and their very important mission to serve as code talkers using their language in code to transmit messages that the Japanese couldn't break.

The title is appropriate for families to read together, especially for children in upper elementary and above. The library will hold a discussion of the book on Tuesday, August 7th at 7:00 p.m. in the library meeting room.

The Friends of the Library have purchased 25 copies of the book and they are available for checkout now. Spend some time this summer reading this wonderful book and discussing it with family, friends and strangers.

Go Bananas@ your Library

Summer reading 2007 has begun! Stop by the library and pick up a summer reading bag for children grade 6 and under. Monday, June 11th children may stop in and report hours. When they have read five hours they may pick out a coupon from a local restaurant for a free treat.

This summer we have begun a teen summer reading. Teens fill out a bookmark for every book read and place it in an envelope for the prize they would like to win. All prizes will be awarded on Monday, August 20th so all entries need to be received by Friday, August 17th.


"The Reading Magician," Norm Barnhardt will perform at the library on Wednesday, June 13th at 2:00 pm. Come discover the magic of reading as presented through magic. Fun for kids ages 4 and up.

Poetry Friday

The weather has been wild and so to celebrate here is simple poem about stormy weather.

Storm

In a storm,
the wind talks
with its mouth open.
It yells around corners
with its eyes shut.
It bumps into itself
and falls over a roof
and whispers
OH...oh...oh...

Adrien Stoutenburg