Recommended books and My 100th Post

The Mad Hatter Tea post was my 100th post. So I have posted 100 entries dedicated to children's programming and books and I hope to post 100 more. Many will be coming this summer when I report on all the fun programs going on at the library. Be sure to look at the library events calendar to see what your family would be interested in attending. And now on to some recommended books.

Ms. Karin, our Children's Librarian, said that these picture books were a big hit in story hour.

Mad Hatter Tea Party

The Mad Hatter Tea Party was really fun. I had six families in attendance and we had a really good time. I decorated the room with pictures of scenes from the Disney Alice in Wonderland Movie and Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland Movie. I made tea pots and tea cups out of construction paper and wrote quotes from the movies on the tea pots. I covered the tables with plastic table covers and used colorful plates and serving dishes.

On the menu was cheese pizza and chips. For dessert was vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with whipped cream icing. To drink I made lemonade and raspberry ice tea. During the tea they watched Disney's Alice in Wonderland on our big screen.

Summer Reading is Coming

Summer reading is right around the corner and we have some really fun programs planned for kids of all ages. This years theme for the kids is Make A Splash, teens is Catch a Wave, and Adults is Water Your Mind. Have you caught onto the water theme yet? Don't be surprised this summer when you come into the library and find all kinds of water related pictures and items throughout the library.

To find out what's going on at the library and to register for programs all you have to do is go to the Library Events Calendar page. To limit to Hobart uncheck All Locations to the left of the page and check Hobart and click on Find. When you find a program you want to go to click on it and fill in the information to register or you can call the library and we will register you.

Have children ages 0 to 23 months? Then check out Mother Goose on the Loose.
Have children ages 2 and 3? Then check out Toddler Time.
Have children ages 4 to 7? Then check out Summer Story Time.
Have school age children? Then check out our school age programs and Tween programs.

Looking for something to do with the whole family? In June we are having family Mini Golf throughout the library and July we are having a family Ice Cream Social.

Plus do you like to read? Because we give out prizes for reading. Yes, you read that correctly prizes for reading. For the kids every 10 books you read you get a prize. For the chapter books every 50 pages counts as a book so a 500 page book would equal one prize.

This year Teens and Adults can sign up for summer reading online and enter their entries from home if they would like. For those who don't want to mess with the computer paper entry forms will be available.

So with all the great things going on at the library this summer we hope to see all of you here.