Children’s Programming

June

STORYHOURS - Tuesdays from 10:15-11:00 a.m. and Thursdays from 1:00-1:45 p.m. The morning story hours, for children 3¹/₂-6 years old, will be held on June 3 and 10. The afternoon story hours will be held on June 5 and 12. As usual, there will be enjoyable stories and crafts. Pre-registration is required.

TODDLER STORYTIME - In collaboration with Tri-Town’s Even Start Literacy Program, the library will present toddler storytime programs for children aged 2-3¹/₂ on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 10:30-11:00 a.m. A parent/caregiver must participate in the program. Pre-registration is required. NOTE: During July and August, Toddler Storytime will ONLY RUN ON WEDNESDAYS.

FRIDAY IS GAME DAY AT THE LIBRARY! - From 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. Come play a board game, bring a friend or make a new friend. See you there!!!! The last Game Day will be on June 13. Game Day will resume again in September.

SATURDAY SPECIALS – June 7, from 11:00 a.m. – Noon. – FAMILY STORYHOUR AND CRAFT. Children, ages 3½-6 and their parent/caregiver, are invited to stop by the library and participate in a fun-filled storyhour and craft program. Pre-registration is required.

June 21, from 11:00 a.m. Noon. – WELCOME SUMMER STORYHOUR AND CRAFT. Children ages 5-12 are invited to stop by the library and enjoy some stories about the summer and participate in creating a seasonal craft. Hope to see you there! Pre-registration is required.

HOMEWORK EXPRESS – The Homework Express is continuing at the East Smithfield Public Library. For youngsters in grades K-8, this is the ticket for you. Each Thursday, from 2:30-4:30 p.m., your friendly neighborhood Children’s/Young Adult Librarian will be ready to help you with your homework. Whether you need help finding a specific book, guidance with a tricky question, or just some advice on how to get started, the Children’s/Young Adult Librarian will give you the encouragement and confidence you need to tackle any homework assignment. Don’t hesitate to avail yourself to this warm, friendly, and professional service. Drop by the library (no sign-up necessary) and get rolling on the Homework Express! Hope to see you soon. The last Homework Express session will be held on June 12 and the Homework Express will resume operating in September.

SUMMER READING PROGRAM - Registration for our annual Summer Reading Program will begin on June 16 and continue through June 20. The theme for this summer's program is "Catch the Reading Bug” and what better way to Catch the Reading Bug than to participate in the East Smithfield Public Library’s Summer Reading Program.

Come to the library this summer to investigate the programs, special performances, storytellers, amazing storyhours and other activities offered throughout the summer. Some of the exciting features of this year’s Summer Reading Program include:

· Watching live butterflies grow right before your eyes

· Storyhours presented by the faculty of Old Road County Elementary School (a summer favorite)

· Opportunities to earn book prizes and admission coupons to local attractions

· Storytellers and performers and even a visit from a man “WHO EATS BUGS!”

· Cooling off in the library under the “library tree” – but watch out for the bugs!

· Bugging out with craft programs and much more!

The reading program welcomes children of all abilities that are ages 3½ to 12 years old.

Evidence shows that the reading program is a fun-filled adventure. To register, stop by the library, fill out a form with your name, phone number, grade, and school. Everyone who completes the program by reading, or being read to, a minimum of ten hours will be invited to the Wrap-Up Party on July 30.

The Summer Reading Program is sponsored by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, your local McDonald’s Restaurant, the East Smithfield Public Library, and the Friends of the East Smithfield Public Library.

CATCH THE READING BUG AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY! – Participants in the Summer Reading Program are encouraged to drop off donations for the Smithfield Food Bank. This is a fantastic opportunity to give back to your community. Let’s see how much we can fill the Food Bank with contributions from the library. Collection boxes will be available throughout the summer in the Children’s Room. Thank you in advance for your generosity to this worthy cause.

KICKOFF EVENT FOR SUMMER READING PROGRAM – Friday, June 27 @ 1:00 p.m. Children and adults will be dazzled and entertained as they interact with storyteller and singer Christopher “Kavi” Carbone. This interactive event will feature amazing stories and awe-inspiring singing. Don’t miss out on this truly entertaining and joyful event.

YOUNG ADULT SUMMER READING PROGRAM – Registration for our Teen Summer Reading Program will begin on June 16 and continue through June 20. The theme for this summer’s program is “Metamorphosis @ Your Library.” Young adults aged 12 and older are invited to participate. Each teen will get a reading log and book review form. Readers must complete at least one book per week, record it in their log, and fill out a short review form. For each week successfully completed, they will receive a raffle ticket. One additional raffle ticket will be used to choose from the different prizes given away at the end of summer. The more you read the better the chances you will win! Teens must stop by the library to show their log to either Mr. Mike or Ms. Babs. Sign up for some fast-paced, daring, and adventurous reading! A flyer detailing all of the teen adventures will be available towards the end of June. The Summer Reading Program is sponsored by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services, Newport Creamery of Smithfield, the East Smithfield Public Library, and the Friends of the East Smithfield Public Library.

Suggestions for reading: Click on the Young Adult/Teen Page link on the library’s homepage. Then click on the Summer Reading – Metamorphosis link and you will find books with a metamorphosis theme. You do not have to read these books to participate – you may choose books that you will enjoy reading. More recommended reading can be found at http://esmyareviews.pbwiki.com/.

Selected activities for this summer’s program (registration required):

• T-Shirt Design – Tuesday, June 24, at 6:30 p.m. Teens will use their imagination to come up with a design for their shirt, whether it be the Mona Lisa or a certain motto. Participants must supply their own light-colored, pre-washed shirt.
• Photoshop Workshop – Tuesday, July 1, at 6:30 p.m. Do you have an old photo you would like to touch up? If so, then sign up for this workshop on enhancing your photos using Photoshop Elements. It can be a pleasurable, unique, and eye-opening experience. You can learn how to manipulate photos to make yourself, or your friends, taller, shorter, older, younger, or even give them purple skin. The fun begins here!
• Tatooing – Tuesday, July 8, at 6:30 p.m. Join us as we practice the art of tattooing and learn about the many designs people use. These tattoos are TEMPORARY so you don’t have to have them removed painfully with a skin graft. Apply tattoos on your friend or have them tattoo you. Be creative!
• Old Books into Old Boxes or Purses – Tuesday, July 15, at 6:30 p.m. What do you do when you have books that have outlived their usefulness? Why not make a fashion statement with these books! Join us as we rip the pages out of old books and turn them into purses. There will be plenty of material on hand to stylize your new purse with your chic sensibility. For those who do not want to make a purse, you can make a special box out of the book. You can use the box to stow away your most valuable possessions. Later, you can decorate your purse or box according to your personal desires.
• Cool Drinks – Tuesday, July 22, at 6:30 p.m. Get away from the summer heat and join us as we make a variety of cool drinks to lower your temperature and quench your thirst. Combine ice cream, yogurt, fruit, ice, and chocolate into interesting concoctions that you will be able to taste and enjoy. Bring your friends and family to this mouth-watering and delicious event.
• Ice Cream Sundaes – Tuesday, July 29, at 7:00 p.m. Wrap-Up Party for all teens that complete the Summer Reading Program. There will also be a drawing of raffle tickets to determine the winners of special prizes.

DISPLAY – The Children’s Display Case is featuring a unique and interesting collection of Elephants. Stop by the Children’s Room and check out this fantastic exhibit on the largest animals that roam the earth today. These pachyderms will surely motivate us to continue our efforts to insure their survival for future generations. The display was organized and developed by Emily Orticerio and we thank her for loaning it to the library.

DISPLAYS – The library is always interested in having children show their collections in the display case. Please contact one of the Children’s/Young Adult Librarians in order to sign up for this terrific opportunity.

STUDENT AMNESTY - The Libraries of Smithfield are once again conducting the Student Amnesty Program. This means that any student in the Smithfield School System may return their overdue books to their school library. During the student amnesty period, which runs from June 1 to the last day of school, there will not be any fines for overdue books.

RECENT ADDITIONS:

Juvenile Fiction/Nonfiction

Travel Team – Mike Lupica

Meet David Ortiz: Baseball’s Top Slugger – John Smithwick

Red, Red, Red – Valerie Gorbachev

Dumpster Diver – Janet Wong

Tony Stewart: NASCAR Driver – Wayne Anderson

Inside a Rock Band – Deb Barnes

Be a Better Babysitter – Annie Buckley

In the Laboratory – Barbara J. Davis

Jimmy Johnson: NASCAR Driver – Emily Farmer

Investigating a Crime Scene – Lorraine Jean Hopping

The Life Cycle of a Honeybee – Bobbie Kalman

Viking – Susan Margeson

July

Summer Reading Program Activities:

Theme: Catch the Reading Bug @ the

East Smithfield Public Library!

Excitement and adventure await you at the library where you will listen to storytellers who will amuse and amaze you with their “buggy” stories. You will participate in performances and programs that will give you a “bug’s eye view” of the fantastic world of insects! But most of all, you will have some fun as you “tune in your antenna” to the wonderful world of bugs at the East Smithfield Public Library!

Question: What has fun activities, cool prizes, and hours of enjoyable reading?

Answer: The East Smithfield Public Library’s 2008 Summer Reading Program. Evidence collected by participants will show that this is truly a fun-filled adventure!

Where: The East Smithfield Public Library

50 Esmond Street

Smithfield, RI 02917

Phone: 231-5150

Fax: 231-2940

Web address: http://www.eastsmithfieldpubliclibrary.org/

When: June 23 – July 31

(Registration: June 16 - June 20)

How It Works: To join the program, come to the library during registration week to sign up. You will receive a reading log, brochure, and a special bookmark. Everyone who completes the program by reading, or being read to, a minimum of ten hours over the summer will be invited to a Wrap-up Party on July 31. Those of you who are in school are encouraged to include books that are on your school’s summer reading list. When visiting the library, tell the Children’s Librarian about your reading progress. You can earn rewards, such as books and admission coupons to local attractions.

Requirements: Children will read (or parents/caregivers will read to children) a minimum of 10 hours.

Ages: Children ages 3½ - 12 are invited to participate. The Summer Reading Program is open to children of all abilities.

Performances and Special Events

Performances last for 45 minutes and are suitable for children ages 3½-12 (unless otherwise noted). Registration is recommended due to space limitations.

Wednesday, July 9 @ 2:00 p.m. Marvelous Marvin presents rollicking rhymes that range from fact to fiction. The audience will fly into fun.

Thursday, July 10 @ 1:00 p.m. Ronald McDonald presents his Ronald McDonald’s Sunsational Reading Tour. Enjoy some wild reads and Catch the Reading Bug!

Tuesday, July 15 @ 1:00 p.m. Entomophagy with David Gracer – What’s That? Learn about cultures where eating insects is part of ordinary life.

Thursday, July 31 @ 4:00 p.m. Wrap-Up Party where Take Two Ant Annie and Ms. Bee are explorers who go where no other storytellers have gone before. Reading certificates will be awarded and refreshments will be provided.

Fun Stuff

MAKE IT AND TAKE IT BUGGY CRAFTS – Bug Out at the Library on Thursday nights between the hours of 7:00-8:00 p.m. with Miss Babs. Stopping by with your family to check out books or a DVD? Drop by the children’s room and create a quick craft. Make it and then take it!

LIVE DISPLAY – Watch live butterflies grow right before your eyes! Witness the wonder of the butterfly life cycle right here in the library.

CATCH THE READING BUG… AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY! When coming to the library this summer, please drop off a donation for the Smithfield Food Bank. Let’s see how much we can fill the food bank with contributions from our library.

Storyhours

Sponsored by teachers at Old County Road Elementary School for children in grades K-5.

(Registration required for all programs)

We are pleased once again to offer storyhours sponsored by the faculty of Old County Road School. Storyhours for children in grades K-5 will take place on the following dates at the East Smithfield Public Library.

Tuesday, July 1, @ 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, @ 1:30 p.m.

Monday, July 7, @ 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, @ 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 8, @ 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 31, @ 10:30 a.m.

Friday, July 18, @ 10:30 a.m.

Sponsored by:

The Summer Reading Program is sponsored by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services, The Institute of Museum and Library Services, The McDonald’s Restaurants of Rhode Island, Old County Road Elementary School, Friends of the East Smithfield Public Library, and the East Smithfield Public Library.

Other Summer Programming and Activities

TEEN SUMMER READING PROGRAM

Theme: Metamorphosis @ the East Smithfield Public Library

http://esmyametamorphosis.pbwiki.com/

(Sponsored by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services, Newport Creamery of Smithfield, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, East Smithfield Public Library and the Friends of the East Smithfield Public Library)

It’s Extremely Easy!

Registration for our Teen Summer Reading Program will begin on June 16 and continue through June 20. The theme for this summer’s program is “Metamorphosis @ Your Library.” Young adults aged 12 and older are invited to participate. Each teen will get a reading log and book review form. Readers must complete at least one book per week, record it in their log, and fill out a short review form. For each week successfully completed, they will receive a raffle ticket. One additional raffle ticket will be used to choose from the different priz