Summer Week 3

Now we are hitting a real stride with our Summer Reading. It so wonderful to see our summer families return to us. Some of you we haven't seen in three years and the kiddos are all grown up!

This week we have our usual outdoor story time with Meredith at 11am on 7/12. Followed by a spcial Ocean Discoveries activity at 3:30pm with Meredith that I'm sort of sad I can't participate in.

For the grown-ups out there, our book group will be discussing An American Marriage by Tahari Jones on Wednesday at 4pm after which the August selection will be available. That one is Detective in the Dooryard, by my friend Tim Cotton. I've been following his writing for years on the Bangor PD Facebook page. He's a funny guy and this book should be great for late summer!

I have not seen many copies of Local flavors: cooking and eating from America's farmers' markets by Deborah Madison go out! This is our debut cookbook for our club meeting on 7/23. The idea is a group of us check out the same cookbook, then prepare something from it to share. This one features farmer's market goodies! I hope you'll join us - I would hate to picnic alone. Copies available now!

We had an incredible afternoon with Cody Wells last week. Cody let our 35 adult and child participants in a series of lego-building challenges and contests. Participants went home with lots of prizes and lots of smiles. Thanks, Cody!

Reports are that the debut planting of the community garden are slow. A local expert suggests that our dry temperatures are keeping necessary nutrients away from our plants and prescribes some irish moss. Not sure I have the bandwidth for soil amendments myself... anyone else? 

In the meantime 4-H has provided us with pizza garden bags full of seeds, soil, containers, and several projects to do around growing plants. The small-fries in my household testd one out and got some super sweet results (below). Please ask at the desk for your own magical backpack.

No one guessed at last weeks trivia question: 

What is the largest fish in the world? 

The answer is: Whale Shark!

Although these huge sea creatures are called ‘whale sharks’, they are not actually whales, but filter-feeding sharks, often referred to as "gentle giants". They can grow up to 12 metres long. 

This week's question is:

What object in outer space is mainly responsible for the Earth’s tides?

Trade your guess all week for a book bingo raffle ticket! I'll post the answer next online and in my next summer reading dispatch. 

• 7/12 11am-11:30am Storytime for toddlers and preschoolers

• Tues 7/12 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Ocean discoveries with Meredith

• Weds 7/13 4 pm-5 pm Book discussion of American Marriage by Tahari Jones

• Tue 7/19 11:00 am – 11:30 am

Storytime for toddlers and preschoolers Recurs weekly

• Tue 7/19 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Geology & Minerals with Greg Hufford of the UNH Cooperative Extension

• Sat 7/23 4pm - Cookbook Club featuring recipes from Local flavors: cooking and eating from America's farmers' markets by Deborah Madison

Our book bingo is ongoing and the raffle jars are starting to fill up. Win a ticket by getting a bingo on our card. Prizes for all ages - that means you too, grown-ups! 

Kiddos should be keeping their reading logs to trade in for a prize pack in the end of July. Prizes from Story Land, Dairy Queen, J-Town, Autumn Nomad, and late-breaking addition Pirate's Cove!

Gloria is creating fantastic take-and-make activities every week. This week it's adorable paper-plate-jellyfish. Work on them here from 2-5 or take them home. All necessary materials are included. 

Our story book trail changes weekly. We have purchased some new books just for this summer. We post the current story on our website.

Looking for a family outing? How about a trip to see the Sea Dogs in Portland? They have graciously gifted our town with tickets, just fill out the form or give us a call and batter-up!