Ring In The New Year With A Blue Moon!

This New Year's Eve, a Blue Moon will shine down on earth. What's a blue moon? According to the popular definition, it's the second full moon in a month. It won't really be the color blue, however. It is very rare - New Year's Eve blue moons only occur about every 19 years. The last one was in 1990!

For more information about blue moons, read this article from infoplease.

HAPPY NEW YEAR'S!

MEET OUR NEW RESIDENT!

If you haven't already met the new Kids' Room resident, stop by soon! His name is Otto, and he is a Pleco. A Pleco is a fish (scientific name Hypostomus plecostomus) that loves to eat the algae stuck to the sides of the tank. Plecos are nocturnal (they come out at night), so you might find Otto hiding in the shipwreck during the day. Click on the video below to see Otto in action! Or better yet, visit him (and Miss Piggy!) at the library!

Happy Holidays!

BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN & TEENS 2009

From the blog  ShelfTalker: A Children's Bookseller's Blog, here's a list of books for children and teens that have received starred reviews in 2009. These are some great titles, and the list is a great way to get some last-minute ideas for holiday shopping!

Visit  the 2009 STARRED BOOKS WRAP-UP for the entire list.

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LIBRARY CLOSED TODAY, DEC. 9, 2009

The Booth & Dimock Memorial Library will be closed today, Dec. 9, 2009. Our Holiday Craft Program, scheduled for 4 PM this afternoon, will be rescheduled.

SNOW Better Time To READ!

When the winter chill sets in, There's Snow Better Time to READ! Join our WINTER Reading Program! For Readers & Pre-Readers. Add a mitten to our display for every 30 minutes you read or are read to. Begins Dec. 8 and ends Feb. 24. Prizes for all who participate!

ADOPT A BOOK!

A great gift the whole town can enjoy!

Help the library add children’s books to its collection by “adopting” a book! Choose from a pre-selected list of new titles on display in the Children’s Room. “Adopt” the book with a monetary donation worth the library-discounted price of the item. You will also have the distinction of being the first person to borrow it!

Adopting a book provides an opportunity to honor individuals, organizations, family members or friends with a commemorative bookplate. An official Booth & Dimock card and a bookmark will also be available for you to give if you adopt a book as a gift.

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SANTA'S MAILBOX

Santa's Mailbox is at the Booth & Dimock Library's Children's Room for a limited time! Write a letter to Santa, and mail it here - Santa just might write back!