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2010 New Book ListsJan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. July ClosingsJuly 14 and 15 - Athenaeum closed for preparations for the Children's Library renovations. July 14 through July 22 - Children's Library closed for renovations. It's Cool to Knit!Everyone from Russell Crowe to Sarah Jessica Parker is doing it. Guys and girls are invited to the Athenaeum's drop-in knitting club every Tuesday at 3:00 PM. We will furnish supplies, snacks and instruction. Call the Children's Library for more information. Summer Reading ProgramThe theme of this year's statewide reading program this year is "Make a Splash". Each year libraries in Vermont sponsor a special program to highlight the importance of maintaining a child's reading level throughout the year. Children are given a reading log to track their books and receive a certificate at the conclusion. We also offer several fun events, including contests, crafts and performers. Registration will begin June 21 and continue throughout July. Schedules are available in the Children's Room at the Athenaeum. Summer EventsJuly 8 at noon - Author Reading and Pizza Party in the Children's Library Author Jacob Grant, formerly of the Caledonian Record, will read from his book, The Stormcaller.If you like magical kingdoms and dragons you will like this fantasy. On the Isle of Türmak, a power-hungry necromancer longs to resurrect the unholy spirit of the Dragon. At his side is a legendary swordsman named Legion, who has single-handedly crippled the kingdom of Freeport from defending itself against the necromancer’s plot.Then Andrea, a young slave who has magical powers beyond human comprehension, finds her way to Freeport and the tides of war begin to change. But is her faith in her abilities strong enough to stop even Legion? This is Book One in the epic Legends of Turmak, a planned trilogy, and is for readers third grade through adult. Adopt an Award-Winning Children's Book This SummerEvery year the children of Vermont read five books from a master list of thirty titles selected by six prominent Vermonters in the library and education field. The kids then vote for their favorite title, and the book with the most votes wins the Dorothy Canfield Fisher (DCF) award for that year. Dorothy Canfield Fisher was an educational reformer, social activist, avid reader,and best-selling American author in the early decades of the twentieth century. Eleanor Roosevelt named Ms Fisher as one of the ten most influential women in the United States. While only one book is chosen to be the winner; all of the books represent great literature for those in grades four through eight. The Athenaeum's Youth Room currently owns seven of the 30 books on the DCF master list, but we are looking for wonderful people to adopt the other titles so our young readers can be exposed to this terrific writing. Please contact Gloria Molinaroli at 802-748-8291, ext. 303 for more information. Vermont ReadsThe Athenaeum staff is pleased to announce that we have just received a Vermont Humanities Council award of 75 copies of Katherine Paterson's new book The Day of the Pelican, which tells the story of the Lleshi family in Kosovo and their remarkable journey halfway across the world to Vermont. These books will be available to our patrons after July 1st. Grab a copy and become part of the statewide Vermont Reads program for 2010. We will be celebrating in October with a book discussion, the Balkan Chorus Revival, and Balkan refreshments. Getting Library PrivilegesIf you can write your name, you can have borrowing privileges in your name. Application forms are available at the Children's Library desk. Fill out the application and have it signed by a parent or guardian. It's that simple. Regular patron cards are available for high school age-children and older. StorytimeEvery Monday at 11:00 AM. All ages welcome. To enjoy story time online, visit The International Childrens Digital Library. This site features children's books from all over the world that you can read online. Homework HelpTo login in, enter the barcode from your library card. Your library card barcode is case-sensitive. If your barcode ends with a letter or special character such as a ? or %, then substitute a zero for the special character. For example, 2VSPY00020274? will be entered as 2VSPY000202740. Kid's Info Bits - Easy to use graphical interface for information useful for elementary school students. Magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history and sports. Years covered: 1989 to the present. Junior Edition - Magazine, newspaper and reference book database designed for junior high and middle school students covering topics of general and academic interest. Years covered: 2000 to the present. Student Edition - Magazine, newspaper and reference book database designed for high school student research covering topics of general and academic interest. Years covered: 1985 to the present. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - A rich database of pro and con viewpoint articles; primary source documents; court case overviews; images; podcasts and links to subject specific web sites all designed for students from K-12. ComputersThe Children's Library has four computers for general use. In addition, there is one computer that you can use to search our online catalog. The computers have a variety games, word processing, and the World Book encyclopedia. All computers have access to the Internet and Cyberpatrol protects young users from unsuitable Web sites. |
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