Wanted: Pre-teens and Teens (Ages 9&Up)

Sign up to be a Summer Reading Volunteer!

Summer reading at the library is very busy. So every summer we have a group of pre-teen and teen volunteers help us with a variety of tasks in the children's section.

Variety of tasks include:

1. Program Preparation

2. Program Set-Up and Clean Up

3. Helping with Crafts

4. Working at the Reader Sign-Up Table

5. Recording Book Read on Summer Reading Cards

This year, summer reading will begin June 8th and go through July 30th. If you want to volunteer and you are 9 or older, see Miss Karin (Karin Olsen) at the library or call her at 942-2243. She will give you a volunteer form to be filled out and signed by one of your parents. She will also briefly meet with one of your parents to go over summer reading and the volunteer rules. And then you are ready to volunteer. It's a lot of fun so we hope you'll join us!

Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo simply means "The Fifth of May." Cinco de Mayo celebrates what happened in Mexico a long time ago. In 1861 Mexico was free but they had many problems. They owed a lot of money to other countries and the Mexican people were poor. The president, Benito Juarez, wanted to help his people so he stopped paying back the money owed to other countries. The ruler of France wanted his money and Mexico. He sent soldiers to Mexico. General Zaragoza waited for the French soldiers at the city of Puebla. The Mexican army was outnumbered and didn't have very good weapons. General Zaragoza had a plan. On May 5, 1862 he put his men on two hills outside the city. The French tried to go up the hills but the Mexican soldiers fought them off. Then it started to rain and the French soldiers could not get up the hills and the Mexicans won the battle. President Juarez was proud of the soldiers and declared Cinco de Mayo a holiday. Today in Mexico and the United States people celebrate.

For our Cinco de Mayo celebration we had taco salad and made mini chili pepper pinatas. I found the mini pinata idea on http://www.familyfun.com/. Click here to see the crafts: http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=11215.

It was really fun to make and very simple.

Supplies:

Green tissue paper
Red crepe streamer
tape or glue
scissors
candy

How to Make:

Take one sheet of tissue paper and fold in half. Shape into a cone. Tape the seam and twist and tape the tip of the cone. Fill with candy and twist the top of the cone. Cut off a long piece of red streamer and accordion fold it. Cut 1/4 cuts along the streamer to make a fringe. Starting at the bottom of the cone start wrapping the streamer around the cone taping it into place in intervals until you reach the top of the cone. To get to the candy inside simply tear the pepper open.

Finished Pepper.




































Alyssa Hazard posing with her pinata.
















Mikayla Hawkins showing off her pinata.
















Anna and Aleena Popp putting the finishing touches
on their chili peppers.














Very pretty chili peppers.

Alyssa Hawkins cutting some more fringe for

the top part of her pepper.

Upcoming Programs

I can't believe May is here already but it is. We don't have much going on in May at the library but our children's librarian will be very busy doing school visits to get ready for Summer Reading. And June will be full on fun things to do.

Twilight Prom Committee Meeting

Tuesday May 12, 2009

The Twilight Prom committee will meet to discuss and prepare for this event while enjoying refreshments.

Cinco De Mayo

Wednesday May 13, 2009

The whole family is invited to make mini pinatas and refreshments will be served. Please register.

Mother's Day

Mother's Day is just around the corner on May 10th. Here are some books that Hobart Library has on Mom's. This is just a few. To see more click here: Mother's Day Books

New to the Library

What I really love about working in the library is that I get to see all the new books that come in before they get put on the shelf. This is especially helpful for the children's librarians so that can find really fun books to read at their programs. Here are some new editions to the library. If you click on the book it will take you to the Lake County Public Library's website.

Craft Corner: Carton Coin Purses

Yesterday some of our pre-teens in honor of Earth day made wallets/coin purses using orange juice or milk cartons that had a screw top to it. They turned out really cute and I would have had pictures if the camera was not being temperamental.

This wonderful craft can be found on Family Fun a really great website. This is the link to go straight to the craft: http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=12121.

To decorate them fabric was glued over the carton to make it look like a real wallet. This is a great way to recycle.

Recommended Books for 1st Graders

Click on the title and it will link you to Lake County Public Library's Catalog.

Picture Books

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr., illustrated by Eric Carle (P Mart)
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss (P Seus)

Easy Reader Books


Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw (E Shaw)
Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman (E East)
Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik (E Mina)
A Picture for Harold's Room by Crockett Johnson (E John)

The Teeny Tiny Woman by Paul Galdone (398.210941 Gald)

Series Chapter Books

Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park (X Park)

Other Book Lists for 1st Graders

Read 1 books recommend by the children's librarians of Lake County Public Library.