CHILDREN'S SUMMER ACTIVITIES
This Summer we have a variety of great activities
lined up for kids and their parents. There are
storytimes twice a week at the Five Corners Branch
for children 6 months through 6 years old. Here are
just a few of the programs you can look forward to
for older children and teens:
Mr. Suspenders - Magic & More -
Monday, June 26th,
4:30PM, Main Library
Bugs - Mad Science- Thursday, July
6th,
4:30PM, Main Library
Reptiles! – Museum of Science -
Monday, July
10th,
4:30PM, Main Library
Anime & Manga Discussion (Teens) -
Thursday,
July
13th, 6:30PM, Main Library
Ecology Exploration - Mad Science -
Monday,
July 31,
4:30PM, Main Library
Click on the new calendar link for
complete
information about these entertaining, informative,
and free events!
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CHILDREN'S
STORYTIMES
STORYTIME SCHEDULES
Mother Goose Storytime
Babies & Toddlers
6 months to 2 years old
Tuesdays
July 11–August 1
10:30AM – 11:00AM
Five Corners Branch
Storytime for 3-6 year olds
Wednesdays
July 12 – August 2
10:30AM -11:15AM
Five Corners Branch
Space is limited; advance sign-up is necessary
for both programs. Call 508-238-2000.
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SPRINGTIME IS GARDENING TIME
Springtime and gardening are almost synonymous.
From planting seedlings, planning your garden,
or keeping and maintaining a healthy lawn, we
have materials to help you at the library:
Nature-Friendly Garden: Creating a Backyard
Haven for Plants, Wildlife, and People:
A book about the benefits of gardening, and
living in harmony with nature.
Beginner's Guide to Gardening: Creating
a Beautiful Yard from the Ground Up.
With this book, the novice gardener can build
confidence by focusing on basic principles and
learning what plants need and how to build good
soil. Also learn to maintain a lawn and to control
garden pests.
100 Garden Tips and Timesavers.
An A to Z handbook for saving money, time, and
resources that offers clever shortcuts for all
your indoor and outdoor gardening chores.
New Complete Home Landscaping is
an updated, expanded edition of Creative Homeowner's
award-winning comprehensive book on landscaping
for the home. It covers every aspect of home
landscaping, from design principles to construction
projects; plant selection to plant care.
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INTRODUCING THE EVENTKEEPER CALENDAR OF EVENTS
All the Library events, just a click away...
EventKeeper is
an online, web-based event
calendar that enables us to add and update library
happenings on a regular basis. Just click the
EventKeeper link from the library’s website
to find summer activities for kids and other
important dates.
The calendar program is brought to us by the same
company that provides
TixKeeper,
the link you can use to reserve museum passes and
the
Massachusetts State Parkspass.
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BOOK & MEDIA SALE
Saturday, June 10th, 10:00AM -
2:00PM
The Natural Resources Trust of Easton
Barn
We have a good selection of pre-owned books, some
in almost new condition, lots of fiction, and some
videos and music CD's. Everything will be a good
deal, and the best titles will move quickly!
Directions to the Natural Resources Trust of
Easton
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BOOKLOVERS OF EASTON
Community Access Cable TV, channel 9
Tune in to Easton's cable channel Mondays at
8
PM* to hear your friends and neighbors discuss their
favorite books and authors.
This month the program also has comedic theater
lined up:
June 5 & 12 and June 19 & 26
Ames Free Library Teen Council
Parts 1 & 2- Original comedy skits written and
performed by Patria and Matt Ferragamo, Bobby and
Matt Vogel, and Josh Wise.
*(Also in Easton, Avon, Stoughton, and Raynham on
Thursdays at 4PM).
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NEW BOOK ALERT
Here are some new titles that are now available for
your reading pleasure:
FICTION
Apex Hides the Hurt,
Colson
Whitehead
Dying Flames, by
Robert Barnard
Heart of the World,
by Linda
Barnes
The Last Supper,
Charles
McCarry
Second Sight, by
Amanda Quick
NONFICTION
Flavor of the Month: Why Smart People Fall
for Fads, by Joel Best
Dying for Jerusalem: the Past Present and
Future of the Holiest City, by Walter
Laqueur
Forensic Detective: How I Cracked the World’s
Toughest Cases, by Robert Mann
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It'sCOOL@yourlibrary..
Come in and cool off while checking out the latest
magazines, dvds, cds, bestsellers, good old classics,
your favorite beach reads, children's videos, books
on tape and more.
Air Conditioning is on @ Ames Free Library.
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