10/09/2012
10/08/2012
EVENING AT HOGWARTS
Come and check out a copy of Harry Potter and join us for an
Evening at Hogwarts
3/20/2012
100th Anniversary of the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC
100 years ago the United States was gifted 2,000 cherry trees from Japan. They were planted along the Potomac and produced beautiful pink blossoms. Find out how the gift was ruined, how it was replaced and how all concerned remained friends. CLICK on the link below...
3/14/2012
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.”
1/25/2012
THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
Photographer Ostersund took this picture of the northern lights after the solar storm. He wrapped it into a 360 degree composition and called it... "Planet Aurora" It's beautiful.
CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO ENLARGE IT.
1/24/2012
RIBBIT!
The expression on the frog's face is priceless and the dragonfly looks pretty comfortable there too.
The photographer, Luis Carlos Barriuso, took this adorable photo on a rainy, gray day in the marshlands of Marim, near Bilbao, Spain. "I was surprised when it settled on the head of the frog," said Barriuso of the audacious dragonfly. "I only had time to take a few photographs before it flew off again."
The frog, meanwhile, could not be reached for comment. :)
MARK TWAIN'S HOME IN HARTFORD, CONN.
This is the beautiful home of Mark Twain, author of the classics Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Twain said of his home, now a museum,
"It had a heart, and a soul, and eyes to see us with; and approvals and solicitudes and deep sympathies; it was of us, and we were in its confidence and lived in its grace and in the peace of its benediction."
1/23/2012
THE WINNERS ARE...
A BALL FOR DAISY
by Chris Raschka
Caldecott Winner
In a wordless book with huge children’s appeal, Chris Raschka gives us the story of an irrepressible little dog whose most prized possession is accidently destroyed. With brilliant economy of line and color, Raschka captures Daisy’s total (yet temporary) devastation. A buoyant tale of loss, recovery and friendship
DEAD END IN NORVELT
by Jack Gantos
Newbery Winner
“Who knew obituaries and old lady death could be this funny and this tender?” said Newbery Medal Committee Chair Viki Ash.
1/21/2012
YOU'VE GOT MAIL!
We will be opening our library post office soon... February 1st. You can mail letters to anyone in our school. Until then click on our new link "You've got Mail" and read about the Pony Express.
http://historyofourmail.blogspot.com/
Its located on the right hand side of the blog under "Don't Miss This"
1/19/2012
1/17/2012
CLAPPING GAME
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