2009 Kids’ Summer Library Program

Posted May 4th, 2009 by Director
Be Creative @ Your Library
 
 
Wednesday, June 10th
Sign up for summer reading program begins
  • Complete one reading card each week to receive fun prizes for your first 6 cards. 
      You may continue to submit cards throughout the summer for a chance to win
       weekly drawings thereafter. 
  • August 31st is the deadline for submitting your first 6 cards to redeem weekly prizes.    
 
Thursday, June 18: 2-3 PM
Earth, Music... Magic! with Bill Kehl
·        Animated, fun-filled and dynamic musical experience designed to be enjoyed by people of all ages. Educational, energizing, and entertaining, "Earth, Music... Magic!" features an exciting collection and demonstration of unique and unusual primitive instruments from all over the world.
 
Wednesday, June 24: 2-3:30 PM (Outside)                          
Crafts and Games                                                                     
  • Food Art Fun
  • Tie Dye a T-Shirt or Handkerchief
(If you choose a T-shirt, you must bring your own)
  • Team Pictionary on Easels
  • Chain Story - each participant adds a new sentence to the story without knowing the full story. Hilarity is sure to ensue.
  • Volunteers will be on hand to help you with each of these projects
 
Wednesday, July 1: 2-3 PM
The Amazing Al
Thomas Stariha’s magic show features 18 illusions. The audience will be amazed when objects appear and disappear and laugh at the jokes. Several of the illusions include audience participation.
 
Wednesday, July 8: 2-3 PM
“Mystery Animals”
Always fascinating and educational, Dennis ‘Dino’ Tlachac, is back by demand. This time, his live animals will show us how they can help solve mysteries. 
 
Wednesday, July 15: 2-3:30 PM
Create a Kids’ Newspaper   
Bring your ideas for this highly creative group project. First, you’ll help decide on a name for the publication. Then, either on your own, or with a team, you will create one or more parts of the newspaper that will be printed up for distribution at the final program on July 29. We will also try to post it on the library’s website. 
  • What might you contribute? Examples are: A local news story, an article about your own opinion on something, a photograph (camera provided), a comic strip, poem, or creative story, or a puzzle for people to solve.
  • Guidance from several volunteers, materials, and refreshments will be provided.
 
Wednesday, July 22: 2-3:30 PM (Outside)
Art with Otella
  • Local artist, Otella Brantmier, will coordinate the creation of two community art pieces: A giant painting and a sculpture that each incorporate found objects. Participants are asked to bring objects to embed in the painting and/or sculpture. We encourage you to bring something that has a relationship to this area. Examples might be: bark, leaves, seeds, etc. that are found on trees and plants that are native to this area; special stones; fond objects that seem to have belonged to someone at one time; parts of brochures, pictures, books or other writings that you found (or wrote yourself) that remind you of this community or this area. You can paint on the painting and add some impressions to the sculpture as well. 
  • Finger paints and paper (and art smocks) will be available for younger children   
 
Wednesday, July 29: 2-3:30 PM (Outside)
Barter Market Fair & Re-Purposeful Inventions & Art Exhibit
·       Re-Purposeful Inventions & Art Exhibit in the community room
·       Barter fair in the library’s back yard.
        What better way to repurpose your stuff than to trade your unwanted items and books    
        for something else? Please limit your wares to what you can fit into a 6’X6’ area. A lawn  
        blanket is suggested. If you just have a few items, you can keep them on you while you  
        rove from booth to booth trading.
·       Don’t forget to pick up a copy of the library’s Kid-Created Newspaper

Culver's Contest Winners

Posted May 4th, 2009 by Director

 

AND............................The winners are................................
0-4 YEARS
1st PLACE:  Ella Shillinglaw, Baby Duck and the Cozy Blanket by Amy Hest
2nd PLACE:  Ayden Boyd, Take me out of the Bathtub by Alan Katz and David Catrow
5-8 YEARS
1st PLACE: Claudia Johnston, The Story of the Easter Bunny by Katie Campbell
2nd PLACE: Naomi Berthon, You’re Growing up Pontus by Ann-Sofie
9-11 YEARS
1st PLACE: William Berthon, The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
2nd PLACE: Taylor Binder, Lamb in the Laundry by Ben M. Baglio

 

Library Book Club

Posted April 15th, 2009 by Director

 

Our new book club meets the third Thursday of the month at 1 PM.

 

Our April selection is My Antonia by Willa Cather

Our May selection is be The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon

Our June selection will be The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan

Currently, there is room for two more participants.

Call Margaret Fladvid at 296-2254 for more information

 

Poems of Bruce Dethlefsen Featured on Public Radio

Posted March 30th, 2009 by Director

 

Marquette County poet, Bruce Dethlefsen, was featured this Monday morning on Garrison Keillor's "Writer's Almanac. Two of his poems from his recently published work, "Breather," were featured. You may read and/or listen to the poems as read by following this link to "The Writer's Almanc.":   http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2009/03/30

Hear more of Bruce's poetry on Wednesday, April 8th, 7PM at the library

 

 

Video: The Libraries of Marquette County

Posted February 9th, 2009 by admin

Enjoy this video, which highlights all the services provided for you through your local library:

TEACHER CARDS

Posted November 20th, 2008 by Director

Library teacher cards have come to the Westfield Library. Many public libraries have offered this service for years. Now, Westfield area teachers, homeschool families, daycare teachers, and other daycare providers can benefit from this service. Eligible teachers or education providers may apply for a teacher card that is separate from their personal library card. In this way, teachers can keep work and personal items separately organized. Items checked out to the teacher card need to be related to educational or classroom use. Teacher cards will not accrue fines. This way, if a lesson is not yet finished, and a teacher needs a book collection for a few more days, he will not be required to pay for the extended time needed. However, the policy will not cover extremely overdue items on a regular basis. Lost and damaged items will still be billed. Click HERE to read the complete policy.

Click HERE to fill out the form.