Dear Rumney Readers,
We've been having a great time at story times every week! We've made duck crafts, waddled like ducks, put on a play about animals in a garden, read books about dinosaurs and a lot more!
I was happy to see a lot of you from Russell School today when your classes visited the library. We got to listen to stories, sing songs, and learn about our Summer Reading Program, which starts next month! Summer is a great time for reading. I'm planning on reading lots of books this summer, and I hope you are, too! This year's theme is "Summertime and the Reading is Easy." We will read books, sing songs, make crafts and play games that celebrate summer activities such as hiking, swimming, camping, vacationing, and more. Get ready for the fun!
Look at all the great story times we'll be having this summer!
Thursday, July 9 and Saturday, July 11: A Summer Picnic
Bring a blanket and join us on the front lawn for some fun activities and cool summer snacks!
Thursday, July 16 and Saturday, July 18: Row, Row, Row your boat
New Hampshire has many wonderful lakes and rivers for boating, canoeing, and kayaking. Paddle on down to the library for a boat-themed story time!
Thursday, July 23 and Saturday, July 25: Camp Byron G. Merrill
Do you like to go camping in the summer? Then join us for a “campfire” sing-a-long and take part in some fun camp activities!
Thursday, July 30 and Saturday, August 1: Beach Vacation
Grab your sunglasses and towel and get ready for a library beach vacation!
Thursday, August 6: Preparation for Old Home Day events
Any child who participates in Summer Reading Program events is welcome to march in the Old Home Day Parade and later perform songs learned over the summer in the Town Common. All children are welcome at summer story times without being required to participate in Old Home Day events.
Saturday, August 8: Old Home Day ~ Parade and Musical Performance
More details about specific times will be provided.
I'll see you again soon. Enjoy the end of the school year and Happy Reading!
Love,
Byron G. Bear
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
It's Story time Time again!!
Dear Rumney Readers,
Happy Spring! I hope you're enjoying the nice weather and getting ready for more story times at the library!
Check out what's coming up:
Thursday, April 2 at 3:30 and Saturday, April 4 at 10:30: Teddy Bear Picnic
Bring your teddy bear to a picnic at the library! Listen to stories, sing songs, and enjoy a snack.
Thursday, April 9 at 3:30 and Saturday, April 11 at 10:30: Poetry Celebratiom
In honor of National Poetry Month in April, we'll celebrate poems written by favorites like Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky. Poetry games will also take place.
Thursday, April 16 at 3:30 and Saturday, April 18 at 10:30: Love Your Library
Watch a puppet show during National Library week about why libraries are so great!
Thursday, April 23 at 3:30 and Saturday, April 25 at 10:30: Growing Gardens
We'll read, sing, and plant seeds in honor of Earth Day and the growth of gardens in springtime.
Thursday, April 30 at 3:30 and Saturday, May 2 at 10:30: Dinosaurs!
If you love dinosaurs you won't want to miss this story time filled with dinosaur books and crafts!
Thursday, May 7 at 3:30 and Saturday, May 9 at 10:30: Mother's Day
Show your mother how much she means to you at a special Mother's Day Celebration
Thursday, May 14 at 3:30 and Saturday, May 16 at 10:30: Fairy House Celebration
We made fairy houses outside the library in the fall, and we'll make them again this spring. Decorate the library lawn with houses for fairies made of all-natural materials!
Tuesday, May 19 at 6:30: Sailing Away
Let stories and songs about boats, rivers, and oceans carry you off into dreamtime.
We're going to have lots of fun at story time. I can't wait to see you at the library!
Happy Reading!
Love,
Byron G. Bear
Happy Spring! I hope you're enjoying the nice weather and getting ready for more story times at the library!
Check out what's coming up:
Thursday, April 2 at 3:30 and Saturday, April 4 at 10:30: Teddy Bear Picnic
Bring your teddy bear to a picnic at the library! Listen to stories, sing songs, and enjoy a snack.
Thursday, April 9 at 3:30 and Saturday, April 11 at 10:30: Poetry Celebratiom
In honor of National Poetry Month in April, we'll celebrate poems written by favorites like Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky. Poetry games will also take place.
Thursday, April 16 at 3:30 and Saturday, April 18 at 10:30: Love Your Library
Watch a puppet show during National Library week about why libraries are so great!
Thursday, April 23 at 3:30 and Saturday, April 25 at 10:30: Growing Gardens
We'll read, sing, and plant seeds in honor of Earth Day and the growth of gardens in springtime.
Thursday, April 30 at 3:30 and Saturday, May 2 at 10:30: Dinosaurs!
If you love dinosaurs you won't want to miss this story time filled with dinosaur books and crafts!
Thursday, May 7 at 3:30 and Saturday, May 9 at 10:30: Mother's Day
Show your mother how much she means to you at a special Mother's Day Celebration
Thursday, May 14 at 3:30 and Saturday, May 16 at 10:30: Fairy House Celebration
We made fairy houses outside the library in the fall, and we'll make them again this spring. Decorate the library lawn with houses for fairies made of all-natural materials!
Tuesday, May 19 at 6:30: Sailing Away
Let stories and songs about boats, rivers, and oceans carry you off into dreamtime.
We're going to have lots of fun at story time. I can't wait to see you at the library!
Happy Reading!
Love,
Byron G. Bear
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Penguins Galore!
Dear Rumney Readers,
Do you like reading about penguins? Check out these books!
(These symbols next to the books mean you can find them at the following libraries:
B=Byron G. Merrill
R=Russell Elementary School Library
P=Pease Public Library in Plymouth, NH)
If you can't find them at these libraries, check local bookstores or online!
Picture Books:
Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester (P)
Tacky in Trouble by Helen Lester (R)
The Little Penguin by Chris McEwan (R)
Penguin Pete by Marcus Pfister
Penguin Pete Ahoy by Marcus Pfister
Penguin Pete and Little Tim by Marcus Pfister (B)
The Little Penguin by Audrey Wood (R)
Early Chapter Books:
The Mysterious Case of Mr. Pin by Mary Elise Monsell (R)
Gertie and Gus and the Missing Pearl by Joan Lowery Nixon (R)
Eve of the Emperor Penguin by Mary Pope Osborne (B,R,P)
Penguins and Antarctica: A Nonfiction Companion to the Eve of the Emperor Penguin by Mary Pope Osborne (R)
Chapter Books:
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater (R,P)
Nonfiction:
Penguins by Neil Fletcher
Penguins! by Gail Gibbons
Do you want to learn more about penguins? Go to these websites (just copy and paste the URL(http)and it will take you right there):
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/index.htm
Lots of information about penguins and other animals
http://research.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/penguin.htm
Links to lots of sites about penguins and books about penguins,too!
http://www.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/Living_Things/Animals/Birds/Penguins
Links to sites about different kinds of penguins
We had some nice visitors at the library today for our "Penguins with Pizzazz" story time. We read a book about a funny penguin named Tacky called Tacky in Trouble, sang a song where we waddled like penguins, and made a craft. I can't wait to see the rest of you for our second round of penguin story times on Saturday!
Happy Reading!
Love,
Byron G. Bear
Do you like reading about penguins? Check out these books!
(These symbols next to the books mean you can find them at the following libraries:
B=Byron G. Merrill
R=Russell Elementary School Library
P=Pease Public Library in Plymouth, NH)
If you can't find them at these libraries, check local bookstores or online!
Picture Books:
Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester (P)
Tacky in Trouble by Helen Lester (R)
The Little Penguin by Chris McEwan (R)
Penguin Pete by Marcus Pfister
Penguin Pete Ahoy by Marcus Pfister
Penguin Pete and Little Tim by Marcus Pfister (B)
The Little Penguin by Audrey Wood (R)
Early Chapter Books:
The Mysterious Case of Mr. Pin by Mary Elise Monsell (R)
Gertie and Gus and the Missing Pearl by Joan Lowery Nixon (R)
Eve of the Emperor Penguin by Mary Pope Osborne (B,R,P)
Penguins and Antarctica: A Nonfiction Companion to the Eve of the Emperor Penguin by Mary Pope Osborne (R)
Chapter Books:
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater (R,P)
Nonfiction:
Penguins by Neil Fletcher
Penguins! by Gail Gibbons
Do you want to learn more about penguins? Go to these websites (just copy and paste the URL(http)and it will take you right there):
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/index.htm
Lots of information about penguins and other animals
http://research.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/penguin.htm
Links to lots of sites about penguins and books about penguins,too!
http://www.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Science/Living_Things/Animals/Birds/Penguins
Links to sites about different kinds of penguins
We had some nice visitors at the library today for our "Penguins with Pizzazz" story time. We read a book about a funny penguin named Tacky called Tacky in Trouble, sang a song where we waddled like penguins, and made a craft. I can't wait to see the rest of you for our second round of penguin story times on Saturday!
Happy Reading!
Love,
Byron G. Bear
Saturday, February 14, 2009
A Sweet Valentine Story time
Dear Rumney Readers,
We had a sweet time today at our Valentine's Day story time! We read a silly book about a pig who's looking for his true love called Will you be my Valenswine?, sang a Valentine song about friendship, and made animal cards entirely out of construction paper hearts! Some of the cards were given to friends and family, others you can see on the Byron G. Bear Story Club bulletin board at the library.
Next week we'll be reading and learning about some fun penguins at our "Penguins with Pizazz" story time. Join us for the fun!
Love,
Byron G. Bear
We had a sweet time today at our Valentine's Day story time! We read a silly book about a pig who's looking for his true love called Will you be my Valenswine?, sang a Valentine song about friendship, and made animal cards entirely out of construction paper hearts! Some of the cards were given to friends and family, others you can see on the Byron G. Bear Story Club bulletin board at the library.
Next week we'll be reading and learning about some fun penguins at our "Penguins with Pizazz" story time. Join us for the fun!
Love,
Byron G. Bear
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Everything Eric Carle!
Dear Rumney Readers,
We learned all about author/illustrator Eric Carle at our story times last week! We read two of Eric's great books, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Little Cloud, sang songs, and made a craft. In Little Cloud, we followed a small, independent cloud as he turned into a sheep, airplane, hat and more. We then created crafts of what we saw in the clouds--some of the things we saw were sharks, flutes, whales, and dragons! To see what we created, visit the library and take a look at the "Byron G. Bear Story Club" bulletin board.
Many of you also got to take home a bookmark with information about Eric Carle, and a sheet of websites about the author/illustrator and his work. If you didn't get the sheet, and want to find out more about Eric Carle, go to these websites:(you can copy and paste the http and it will bring you right to the site).
http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html
The official Eric Carle website
This is a great site offering information about Eric Carle, a list of his books, a guestbook and contact page, and more!
http://www.eric-carle.com/40anniversary.html
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's 40th Anniversary Celebration!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar turns 40 this year!
http://www.picturebookart.org
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art located in Amherst, MA.
http://www.fanmail.biz/103422.html
Eric Carle's address!
http://www.carolhurst.com/newsletters/24newsletters.html
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Newsletter
Featured Author: Eric Carle
I had a great time at the story time, and I hope you did too! We'll celebrate Valentine's Day at our next story time on Thursday, February 12 at 3:30 or Saturday, February 14. See you then!
Happy Reading!
Love,
Byron G. Bear
We learned all about author/illustrator Eric Carle at our story times last week! We read two of Eric's great books, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Little Cloud, sang songs, and made a craft. In Little Cloud, we followed a small, independent cloud as he turned into a sheep, airplane, hat and more. We then created crafts of what we saw in the clouds--some of the things we saw were sharks, flutes, whales, and dragons! To see what we created, visit the library and take a look at the "Byron G. Bear Story Club" bulletin board.
Many of you also got to take home a bookmark with information about Eric Carle, and a sheet of websites about the author/illustrator and his work. If you didn't get the sheet, and want to find out more about Eric Carle, go to these websites:(you can copy and paste the http and it will bring you right to the site).
http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html
The official Eric Carle website
This is a great site offering information about Eric Carle, a list of his books, a guestbook and contact page, and more!
http://www.eric-carle.com/40anniversary.html
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's 40th Anniversary Celebration!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar turns 40 this year!
http://www.picturebookart.org
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art located in Amherst, MA.
http://www.fanmail.biz/103422.html
Eric Carle's address!
http://www.carolhurst.com/newsletters/24newsletters.html
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Newsletter
Featured Author: Eric Carle
I had a great time at the story time, and I hope you did too! We'll celebrate Valentine's Day at our next story time on Thursday, February 12 at 3:30 or Saturday, February 14. See you then!
Happy Reading!
Love,
Byron G. Bear
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Monkey Websites!
Dear Rumney Readers,
These websites have lots of information about monkeys, apes, and similar primates, including games, trivia, and more...one site even shows you how to make a monkey mask!
Enjoy!
Love,
Byron G. Bear
Animaltime.net: http://www.animaltime.net/monkeyfile/index.html
Monkeys and other Primates: http:// www.surfnetkids.com/monkeys.htm
Ziggity Zoom: Monkey Mask for Monkey Play: http://www.ziggityzoom.com/activities.php?a=163
Kids'Turn Central: www.kidsturncentral.com/links/monkeylinks.htm
Cyber Sleuth Kids: http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Science/Animals/Mammals/Primates/Monkeys/index.htm
Saturday, January 17, 2009
A Popcorn Party!
We had some guests "pop" into our Popcorn Party this week! We had fun reading Frank Asch's book Popcorn, about a bear and his friends who have a Halloween party and everyone brings popcorn. Bear and his guests make so much popcorn, it fills the whole house! They have to find a way to get rid of all that popcorn before Bear's parents return home. We also sang songs, make a craft, and jumped up and down while reciting a poem about popping popcorn!
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