Reuben Hoar Library
Reuben Hoar Library 
Children's Room Newsletter
JUly 2017 
Upcoming Events in the Children's Room
 

Welcome to the new Children's Room Newsletter.
The Summer Reading Program has begun with over 300 readers signed up in the first two weeks. Please check the online calendar for all activities and to sign up for performances.  

 

 
All across Massachusetts, the theme is "Build a Better World!" and in the Reuben Hoar Library Children's Room, we will read about the many ways to do this. We think you build a better world with: kindness, science, inventions, empathy, reading, new ideas......and the list goes on.......
 
Do you remember that we read TWO TONS of books last summer? That was 4,000 lbs. of books! This summer's challenge will be to read 5,000 lbs. of books! As you take them out, you can weigh them. That's a lot of reading, but we know our readers are always ready for a challenge!
Registration for the Summer Reading Program
began on June 19, 2017 and
reading logs began on June 26th.
You can register for activities using the Events Calendar on RHL website: www.littletonlibrary.org



 
Performances for July
Comedian Bryson Lang..........July 11th at 7:00
Magician Mike Bent....July 18th at 7:00
Pumpernickel Puppets......July 27th at 2:00
Sign up at: littletonlibrary.org
 
Join us
 for two new
lunch time activities!


"Book Lover's Lunch" is for children
 in grades 3-5.
It will meet at noon on July 6th.
"Lunch at the Library" is for children
 in grades K-3.
It will meet at noon on July 20th.

Both will meet in the Couper Room
and if the weather is nice, we will go outside.
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What do you have to bring to this event?
 Your lunch, and the book you are reading OR
one of your favorites to share with the group.
There will be Popsicles for dessert!
 Sign up online so that we know you are coming!


Story Time 
  
Mrs. Haduch will be reading on Wednesday mornings at 11:00. This story time is drop-in
and is appropriate for children 4 years and older.

Meet Toto the Tornado Cat 
July 25th at 2:00 




Toto is named after the famous dog in another famous tornado story, "The Wizard of Oz," as he is a tiny survivor of the June 1, 2011, tornado that whipped through his hometown on its path of destruction from Westfield to Charlton.
  Found in a tree off Route 19 a day after the twister by a tree worker, Toto was barely three weeks old, hungry and hurt.
The worker brought the kitten to the Brimfield Fire Station, where Hall was working, and he was turned over to the Animal Rescue League of Boston, which was in town to help
 with larger animals trapped or injured by the tornado.
Hall and his wife Amy Waterman ended up adopting
the scrappy kitten, and the rest is history.

Come in and see this famous little cat and his owner, and the books written about TOTO!

We will either be in the Couper Room OR the Multipurpose Room depending on the number of signups. We will let you know the location in the email a day before the presentation.





Interactive Movie Matinee for Kids 
Moana
Wednesday, July 19th  
1:00  
Couper Room 
  
 


  Let's Talk Pokemon!
July 20th from 2:00 to 3:00 
Children in grades 1-4 will use their own Pokemon cards to play with their fellow card enthusiasts for fun. 
Please sign up as space is limited.
 

PJ Story Time
 
Come in and listen to Mrs. Sill read some great books.  You can wear your P.J.s and bring in your lovey too!  You do not have to register for this story time, just drop in!
Wednesday, July 19th
7:00pm - 7:45pm 
Children's Room
 


Toddler Story Time

July 11th at 1:30 - 2:15
For children 18-36 months old.
Sign up online for this class. 


Fuse Bead Craft

Be creative with fuse beads!

July 12th at 1:00 - 2:30
Couper Room 


 
LEGO CLUB  
Thursday, July 13th 
2:00-3:30 
Couper Room 
Please register: www.littletonlibrary.org
   






Here is the new list!
Many 4th, 5th and 6th graders
 have started the summer
 by reading these great books!
        
Massachusetts Children's Book Award 
Sponsored by Salem State University
     2017-2018 Nominees
Voting will be in March 2018!

Abbott, Tony, The Forbidden Stone
Angelberger, Tom, Inspector Flytrap
Baptiste, Tracey, The Jumbies
Bradley, Kimberley Brubaker, The War that Saved My Life
Camper, Cathy, Lowriders in Space
Draper, Sharon M., Stella by Starlight
Gibbs, Stuart, Space Case: A Moon Base Alpha Novel
Hilton, Marilyn, Full Cicada Moon
Hunt, Lynda Mullaly, Fish in a Tree
Jamieson, Victoria, Roller Girl
Jennings, Ken, Maps & Geography
Levy, Dana Alison, Misadventures of the Family Fletcher
MacLachan, Patricia, The Truth of Me: About a Boy, His Grandmother, and a Very Good Dog.
Milford, Kate, Greenglass House
Nye, Naomi Shihab, The Turtle of Oman
Oppel, Kenneth, Nest
Pearsall, Shelley, The Seventh Most Important Thing
Perkins, Lynne Rae, Nuts to You
Sands, Kevin, The Blackthorn Key
Shurtliff, Liesl, Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk
Spinelli, Eileen, Another Day as Emily
Stroud, Jonathan, Screaming Staircase
Wicks, Maris, Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean: Science Comics
Woods, Brenda, The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond
Woodson, Jacqueline, Brown Girl Dreaming
 
Reuben Hoar Library
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Littleton, MA 01460

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Sincerely,
 

Sam Alvarez, Director
Reuben Hoar Library