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Children's Department

All Kids (and Parents) Unlimited…ATTENTION! ATTENTION! ATTENTION!

F. Y. I.

Spot 4, The Hancher Family Arts Adventure – Spencer, will bring Cyro Baptista and Beat the Donkey to Spencer May 4 – 6, 2008 for a two day residency and a public performance on May 6, at 7:00 PM in the “old” Middle School Auditorium. Cyro Baptista will present a very special Family Story Night at Spencer Public Library on Monday, May 5 at 7:00 PM. This program is open to the public and FREE OF CHARGE.

Hey Moms, Dads and Kids…Check out www.spotkids.com to find more information about the 2008 artists, new activities, and MORE. Kids, if you aren’t already a spotkid you can sign up and be a spotkid for Spot 4, the 4^th year of The Hancher Family Arts Adventure-Spencer. FREE t-shirts and wristbands, while they last, for all spotkids.

Looking forward…

“Catch the Reading Bug” and join the 2008 Summer Reading Program at Spencer Public Library. Sign-up begins the last day of school. The program will be June 2 – August 1, 2008. Children 3 years – 6^th grade are invited to participate. Children who READ on their own sign up as an INDEPENDENT READER. Children who DO NOT READ sign up as a FAMILY READER. Children must LISTEN TO or READ 10 books to finish the program. Look for Summer Program fliers in Spencer Schools in May. For more information, call Mary at the library, 580-7290.

Join us for Spring and Summer FUN!

Young Adult Department

Prepare for Metamorphosis @ Your Library!

Transform yourself at your library! At the library you will find books, CDs, computers, movies, music, and friends. This summer check out our new Gaming Saturdays. Join the Summer Reading Program and be included in our annual Lock-In! The YA Summer Reading Program runs June 2-August 1. Students in grades 6-12 may register at the library anytime after the last day of school. By doing the things that you love to do anyway (like reading books, magazines, comics, and attending fun events), you earn points toward your summer reading goal of 10 books. For earning points you win prizes, and if you reach the goal - you earn a ticket to come to our Lock-In!! All participants will be eligible for prizes. Remember: Reading this summer will help you do better in school next year! Besides, it can be fun! Just ask the kids who’ve been a part of our summer activities in the past.

If you’d like to help us plan events for the summer, please join us at our next Teen Board Meeting. We will meet Wednesday, May 14^th at 4:00 p.m. in the library’s Round Room. Teen Book Club meets Monday, May 5^th at 4:00 and the Tween Book Club’s next meeting is May 19^th at 4:00 p.m. Students in third through 6^th grade are eligible for the Tween Book Club. This month is a great time to join either book club, as we will be starting new books. The Teens will be reading Blood and Chocolate and the Tweens will be starting to read Nim’s Island.

Check out a book to get you through the summer.

Great New Reads:

Notes from a Spinning Planet: New Guinea by Melody Carlson

Small Favor: a novel of the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

Star Wars Legacy of the Force: Fury! by Aaron Allston

Wolverine: Violent Tendencies by Marc Cerasini

Mob Princess by Todd Strasser