Children's Happenings!

Summer Reading Club Is Winding Down

The 2008 Summer Reading Club has been a great success so far this year, with 2,440 children and teens participating. The last day to sign up for the program was July 25. Now we are headed into the last two weeks, and the last day to turn in completed logs will be August 9.

Today we held a raffle, which was a bonus prize for those kids who finished their week 4 reports by July 25th. Winners were notified by phone this morning. Prizes included tickets to a Dodgers baseball game, a bug sticker book, and some really cool butterfly sunglasses. Congratulations to all the raffle winners!

This summer has been a busy one at the Biane Library, especially on Thursday afternoons, when our performers have been here to entertain us in Celebration Hall. Many of these programs have had over 400 people in attendance, and we still have two Thursday performances to look forward to: Wildlife Company on July 31st and Music and Fun with Craig Newton on Aug. 7th.

This summer, we also offer our regular weekly storytimes. Remember that Pajama Storytime is Tuesday evenings at 6:30 and again at 7:15, and Family Saturdays story hours are every Saturday at 2:00 and again at 3:00. Both are offered on a walk-in basis, so please join us for these great programs whenever you can. Next Saturday, Aug. 2nd, the theme for the Family Saturdays story hour will be "The History of Flight."

The Archibald Library construction is proceeding as planned. If you would like to see pictures of the progress, you can visit the Archibald Remodel blog. Meanwhile, remember to visit us at the temporary Summer Library at Central Elementary School, Monday-Friday, 10 AM to 5 PM. Central Elementary School is just north of Foothill Blvd. on Archibald Ave.

Keep on reading!