2/27/2012

PAPER AIRPLANES :)


This week in the library we will be reading and following directions to make paper airplanes.  If you would like to make a harder version check out the KID LINK on the right side of the blog.  The directions are there for making the "omni plane"  I've never seen one fly quite like it does.  Have Fun!!!

2/24/2012

THE LUCK OF THE IRISH IS COMING YOUR WAY....


Come and see our tree wrapped in sequin fabrics for St. Patrick's Day

2/15/2012

A Texas Longhorn


Meet JR whose horns span 109 inches.  He's a Texas longhorn who in lives Down Under: Queensland, Australia and shares his pasture with other longhorn and water buffalo.

2/10/2012

Bil Lepp... national storyteller

Bil Lepp, a well known national storyteller, visited our library Wednesday afternoon and entertained the 6th and 7th graders with his hilarious stories.  We've been listening to his tapes for a couple of years and it was delightful to meet him in person.


One of our favorites... "Mayhem Dressed Like an Eight Point Buck"

2/07/2012






Guinness World Records has confirmed that Edith Ritchie and Evelyn “Evie” Middleton, born November 15, 1909, are the world’s oldest living twins. The pair, who live together in a retirement home in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, celebrated their 102nd birthday in November 2011.

The twins, whose maiden name was Rennie, were born on a farm near Newburgh, Scotland more than a century ago when Edward VII was on the throne. Although not identical, their mother always dressed them exactly the same. After leaving school, they worked on farms before leaving to start their own families. Evelyn married William Middleton and has four children,12 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. Edith, married Nathaniel Ritchie and has four children, nine grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and three-great-great grandchildren.

The sisters have remained close throughout their life and now live together at Bonnyton House care home in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
“Edith and Evelyn are a remarkable pair – when they were born, the likes of Mark Twain and Florence Nightingale were still alive, and we had yet to conquer the South Pole,” said Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday. “They’ve clearly benefitted from good genes, and a solid life-long friendship that only twins can truly understand.”



The Freedom Academy Post Office

is open in the library


We hope you will mail lots of letter :)