Egg Knocking contest

Egg Knocking contest

Happy Saturday ! It's all about the Egg at the Library as we have our annual Egg knocking contest and fun. Coming from the French word for Easter, "Pâques," the Cajun French verb "pâquer" indicates the action of two people each holding an egg in one fist with the smaller end up, then knocking them [...]

Community Easter Egg Hunt and Party

Community Easter Egg Hunt and Party

The Raccoon Who Stole Easter: A Tale of Kindness and Egg Hunts Get ready for an Egg-Citing adventure with a naughty raccoon this Easter!--- Get an amazing FREE Easter Coloring Book- included with every purchase or KU borrow ---Can kindness save the day? Will the raccoon learn the true meaning of Easter?Filled with stunning illustrations and heart-warming [...]

Book Review: The Plot Thickets 

Book Review: The Plot Thickets 

Springtime—and another murder case—comes to Goosebush, Massachusetts, in Julia Henry’s latest installment in the Garden Squad Mystery cozy series featuring sixty-something gardener Lilly Jayne!With spring’s arrival in Goosebush, Lilly and the Beautification Committee turn their eyes to new projects. A cleanup of the historic Goosebush Cemetery may be in order, after Lilly and Delia find [...]

Saturday Children Book and Crafts :

Saturday Children  Book and Crafts :

Today the kids and I are cleaning flower beds and replanning flowers in the flower beds in front of the Library..... From the aster to the zinnia, Mrs. Peanuckle introduces very young children to 26 types of flowers from across the globe. For each one, she offers a single defining characteristic, some of them very [...]

Book Review: Irish Castle Murder 

Book Review: Irish Castle Murder 

Annabelle Shannon returns to her ancestral homeland of Ireland and is eager to take in the sights and sounds, but more importantly, spend time with her grams at their family’s historic Gladstone Castle. Soon after arriving to the sprawling home, situated in the outskirts of a quaint village, her grams delivers some exciting news: she’s [...]

Lisa Books and Crafts

Lisa Books and Crafts

Today I am celebrating Johnny Appleseed with the kids here. We are reading a book and making a fun apple craft! Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography all about the American hero Johnny Appleseed! The perfect introduction to nonfiction for preschoolers!In this simple yet lively book, preschoolers will be [...]

Book Review: Shards of Murder

Book Review:   Shards of Murder

At a glass-making competition, a sleuth must find a window into a criminal's mind: “Hollon clearly knows . . . how to craft a good mystery.” —Sheila Connolly, New York Times-bestselling author of the County Cork seriesAs the new proprietor of Webb's Glass Shop, Savannah Webb has been appointed to fill her late father's shoes as a judge for [...]

Kids Crafts : Making Music

Kids Crafts : Making Music

Tin can Balloons Tape Decorative tape Scissors Pencils (2) For our drum’s skin, we used 2 balloons, so our drum would be nice and STURDY. Cut the balloons about halfway up and firmly wrap them around your tin can. Make sure the can has No sharp edges and cleaned out. WRAP your can with tape (I found mine in the dollar section at the [...]

Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music

Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music

Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule—until the drum dream girl. In her city of drumbeats, she dreamed of pounding tall congas and tapping small bongós. She had to keep quiet. She had to practice in secret. But when at last her dream-bright music was heard, everyone sang [...]

Book Review: Irish Knit Murder 

Book Review:  Irish Knit Murder 

A member of a prominent New Jersey family has been found dead on St. Patrick’s Day—and Pamela Paterson and her knitting club have a parade of suspects . . .The Listers have been part of Arborville society for generations—though seventy-something Isobel Lister doesn’t fit the role of upper-crust heiress. She’s always been a colorful character, [...]