NEW THIS YEAR - TRACK YOUR SUMMER READING ON-LINE!!!

...and just how do I do that, you wonder?

Scroll down the right side of this page until you find "2011 Summer Reading". Click on Registration and Reading Logs. The first time you visit, select the tab that describes the program in which you are interested.

Stories and More is for readers in Grades K - 3 in Fall 2011.
One World, Many Stories is for readers in Grades 4 - 6 (or 7) in Fall 2011.
Independent Readers is for those of you who are unable to attend one of the above programs here at the Library but would still like to log your Summer Reading and qualify for small prizes.

New users click on the "Sign Me Up" button and there you go!

Call Miss Dona or send her an email if you have trouble!

HAPPY READING IN THE SUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

School is Out, Library is IN!!!

SUMMER READING Sign-Up Begins TODAY!!!

Come in and pick up your reading log!

Independent readers are welcome to participate!

Special Programs This Summer

K - 3rd Graders every Monday @ 1 p.m. July 11 - August 1

Pre-schoolers every Wednesday @ 10 a.m.

4th - 6th graders every Thursday @ 1 p.m. July 14 - August 4

Read for fun and prizes all summer long!

YOU'LL NEVER GUESS...

What do Percy Jackson,

beach umbrellas

and alligators

have in common?

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Did you guess yet?

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Look below for some clues...

...'Third Saturday' Books-to-Movies Series...

K - 3 Summer Readers

4 - 6 Summer Readers

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YOU'RE RIGHT!!!! All three were featured attractions at Arcade Free Library last week!

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief was the first movie in our 'Third Saturday' Books-to-Movies series. Free to teens and tweens, the movie night includes a discussion centered around the integrity of the interpretation of the book by the film makers. This program is funded in part by a grant from the Wyoming Foundation.

Beach umbrellas were a favorite decoration for cupcakes at the fourth and final Summer Reading event for our K - 3 readers.

Our 4 - 6 readers were charged with becoming Alligator Architects at their final Summer Reading session. They decorated and created Old Swampy from Hello, Cupcake (Tack and Richardson). Then they ate him!!!

Summer Reading @ New York State Libraries is funded through the Federal Library Services and Technology Act with funds awarded to the NYS Libraries by the Federal Institute of Museums and Library Services.

Flying Fish Hit Arcade Free Library!!!

Koi windsocks were the order of the day @ Arcade's Summer Reading Program.

K-3 readers created theirs with envelope bodies, colored marker faces and scales, and paper streamer tails!

4 - 6 readers re-cycled 2-litre pop bottles to create their versions of these traditional Japanese flying fish...

Come on in and see what next week holds in store!

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Summer Reading @ New York State Libraries is funded through the Federal Library Services and Technology Act, with funds awarded to the NYS Libraries by the Federal Institute of Museums and Library Services.

Whew! What a GRRRREAT Day to Make A Splash and Read!!!

Summer Reading Starts Today!!!

Youngsters who will enter grades K-3 this fall are welcome to come to the library today at 1:00 P.M. for an exciting kick-off to our Summer Reading Program.

Don't be shy! Just come on down and join with other children as we listen to a story, learn a song and create a water creature!

Moms, Dads, Grandmas, Grandpas and other Caregivers are invited to find a cool and comfy place to read, write, compute, or just chat quietly with one another while you wait.

P.S. Youngsters entering grades 4-6 in the fall are invited to their program on Thursday at 1:00 P.M.

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Summer Reading @ New York State Libraries is funded through the Federal Library Services and Technology Act with funds awarded to the NYS Libraries by the Federal Institute of Museums and Library Services.

Summer Reading Sign-Up Starts Today!!!

OF ALL AGES!!!

Today the first official day of Summer AND the first day that you can sign up for the Summer Reading Program @ Arcade Free Library!

Do you want to know more? Try these sites:

http://www.cslpreads.org/ - -The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) is a grassroots consortium ...

http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/summer/ - -Summer Reading at New York Libraries program

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/summerreading - - 2010 Barnes & Noble Summer Reading - Earn a FREE BOOK when you read 8 books.

"Make A Splash - READ" this summer!

"Make Waves @ Your Library"!

Summer Reading @ New York State Libraries is funded through the Federal Library Services and Technology Act, with funds awarded to the NYS Libraries by the Federal Institute of Museums and Library Services.

Long-Time No Write!!!

You are asking...what's happening this Summer at the Library?

Here is a quick list that will be added to as more events and activities are planned:

Tuesdays in July from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M.: "Make A Splash - READ!!!" Summer Reading Program for children entering Grades K - 3 in the Fall.

Every Wednesday from 9:00 to 9:30 A.M.: "Rock and Read" for children ages 12 mos.-

Thursdays in July from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M.: "Make Waves @ Your Library" Summer Reading Program for children entering Grades 4 - 6 in the Fall.

Every Friday from 9:30 - 10:15 A.M.: Pre-school Story Hour
(No progam on July 2, 9 or August 13)

Saturday, July 10: Friends of the Library Annual Summer Book Sale. Donations being accepted now! Please: no textbooks, encylopedias, magazines or Readers Digest Condensed Books.

Wednesday, July 21: Workshop with artist Michael Albert 10:00 A.M. 'til noon.

Saturday, July 24: Books-to-Movies Night for teens and tweens.
Come and see "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief"!

Tuesday, July 27 and every fourth Tuesday from 7:00 to 7:45 P.M.: Writers' Group for all writers and wannabe-writers ages 10 to adult. Goal of group is to meet needs of members including but not limited to: reading/critiquing each others' work, exploring how to get one's writings published, dedicated quiet writing time, etc.

Saturday, August 21: Books-to-Movies Night for teens and tweens. Featured film "Twilight"!

Watch for Teen Advisory Group activities for teens and tweens.

June 9, 2009

First Annual Poetry Contest in Arcade!

Twenty-two poets participated in Arcade Free Library’s First Annual Poetry Contest! Held during April to highlight National Poetry Month, the contest was sponsored by the Teen Advisory Group (TAG) and designed for all ages and all levels of expertise. Poems were submitted in the following categories: Fantasy, Humor, Nature/Human Nature, Romance/Relationships, and Other and were judged by the teens, two English teachers, the newspaper editor, and a local writer.

TAG members held a reception on Tuesday May 19th to announce the winners, honor the participants, thank the judges and share the poetry! The Poetry Reception was very successful. Approximately 35 people attended (10/15 young people and 20/25 adults). A Certificate of Participation was given to each poet and Arcade Area Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificates were awarded to the first, second and third place winners. Several poets read their own work, while several others read other’s poems. Pink Lemonade Punch, Texas Sheet Cake and Peanut Butter Sugar Bombs were served (recipes available!).

CONGRATULATIONS TO

ARCADE FREE LIBRARY’S FIRST ANNUAL POETRY CONTEST WINNERS

FIRST PLACE: $20.00 Gift Certificate/Arcade Area Chamber of Commerce
Patricia M McGillivray for "In A Row"
SECOND PLACE: $15.00 Gift Certificate/Arcade Area Chamber of Commerce
Cyndel Weber for "Rare"
THIRD PLACE: $10.00 Gift Certificate/Arcade Area Chamber of Commerce (3-way tie)
Judy Feine for "Horse Thoughts"
Desiree Miller for "Teenagers Are Amazing"
Chelsey Smith for "My Mermaid Love"

CATEGORY WINNERS

FANTASY: "The Might of a Knight" by Brett Sanders
HUMOR: "Grandmother, Grandmother" by Julia Hartung
NATURE/HUMAN NATURE: "In a Row" by Patricia McGillivray
OTHER: "Basketball" by Gabrielle Darling
ROMANCE/RELATIONSHIP: "My Mermaid Love" by Chelsey Smith

WINNERS BY AGE GROUP

5 – 10 year olds: Julia Hartung
11 – 15 year olds: Gabrielle Darling
16 – 21 year olds: Cyndel Weber
22+ year olds: Patricia McGillivray

Two unexpected yet delightful long-term outcomes of the contest are the formation of a writers group to begin in July and three new teens recruited for TAG. Thank you to Dona and her teen group for all their hard work.

@ ARCADE FREE LIBRARY!!!

Come and join us for this year’s summer reading fun, "Be Creative @ the Library." Beginning June 29th children from preschool through sixth grade (Fall 2009) may participate in summer reading programs!

Register at the Library between June 15th and July 9th.

Call (585) 492 - 1297 for more information!

Good News re: 'Tweens and Books!

Read a recent article here: http://www.ypulse.com/checking-the-pulse-tweens-and-books

THIS YEAR'S WINNING POEMS

IN A ROW First place poem by Patricia Middaugh McGillivray

In a row the crosses stand,
Pristine white against the green
Evoking scenes from distant lands,
Of lives laid down upon command.
Proud to serve; afraid to die
Silent now in rows they lie
And Mothers come to kneel and pray
Remembering the long, gone days.
Of little boys, and little joys
Now silent in some foreign land
While proud the markers call us now
Remember me and take a vow.
To treasure dear this proud, great land
For which we fought and took a stand
And gave the ultimate sacrifice
By laying down our very lives.
For freedom now our crosses stand.



RARE Second Place Poem by Cyndel Weber


True friends are like diamonds,
They’re rare and can hardly be found.
I’m lucky I even found one –
sitting there so sound.
I just bumped into her one day, while skating
When I helped her up, I looked at her debating.
Can this be real?
Is this true?
Is she for me to hold on to?
At the first moment I saw you –
I was selfish.
I said to myself you are mine –
I’m not going to share you!
But, through the days you have been my friend,
I realized I’m, going to have to bend.
There are so many people in this world –
and keeping you from them;
is like keeping the rarest diamond from the world.
You are one of my best friends,
and a best friend to me –
is just like a rare diamond.
So to the world I’m giving this diamond, to share.
With one caution……. BE CAREFUL --- IT’S RARE



HORSE THOUGHTS Third Place Poem by Judy Feine


Morning and night
Hay, water, grain,
Pick, shovel, sweep
Morning and night
Horse eat and excrete
While I, tired, hurried, or sore
Pick, shovel, sweep
Morning and night.
Why the routine,
Why not the gym?
The trip to the mall?
The soap opera screen?
From the depths of their eyes,
From the warmth of their coats,
With soft nickers of welcome,
They answer:
"We give you our trust.
Handle with care."

MY MERMAID LOVE Third Place Poem by Chelsey Smith

Upon the deck I kneeled, a worn rag clutched in my sweaty, aching hand.
Working my hardest to scrub the deck free of grime and sand.
Down my chest did trickle a thousand beads of sweat.
And each knuckle upon my hand, each joint I had, in agony wept.
The skin on my neck gained pink as the sun rose high above me.
And no breeze blew by me to relieve my blistered skin from its harsh rays.
But minded I not, carrying these burdens and woes.
For I knew in mere minutes less, a sight I would see that would surely miss my rich foes.
And as I thought, I stared into the endless, mysterious sea,
Waiting to see the miraculous sight that would be bestowed upon only me.
And waited I not long when a dark head appeared above the water.
A quiet giggle emerged from her lips: her form of chatter.
Out onward I looked and mine eyes caught those of a brilliant aqua blue.
They dazzled like stars in the night, and dazzled ME too.
My pains numbed and clearer I could see.
All this because of this wondrous beauty before me.
And forward she swam, her beauty intoxicating me.
I smiled a lazy smile and inside my chest my heart beat wildly, struggling to get free.
I opened my mouth, ready to call to her, perhaps for once pronounce my love.
But a swish of a tail and gone was she, as invisible to me as was He above.
I returned to my work and my woes returned to lay upon me.
I worked on through the night and I dreamt but of the hour tomorrow that again my
beautiful mermaid love I would see.
I dreamt but of the hour tomorrow that again my beautiful mermaid love I would see.



TEENAGERS ARE AMAZING Third Place Poem by Desiree Miller

Teenagers are amazing,
I wish the world could see,
Just how beautiful we are,
How compassionate we can be.
Notice how we change,
Each and every day.
Wanting to leave childhood,
Yet desperately wanting to stay.
I wish they could remember,
How tough our lives can be,
The promises that are broken,
The violence that we see.
I hope the world will notice,
What some have already seen.
Teenagers are amazing people,
Striving to follow their dreams.