Friday Flicks

Friday, July 2 @ 2 PM

(Fridays, July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30)

Get out of the heat and dive into some ocean-themed movies. We'll provide the snacks! For all ages. No registration necessary.

Showing Friday, July 2 - The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
Showing Friday, July 9 - IMAX: Under the Sea

IT'S SUMMER READING TIME!!

MAKE WAVES TO THE LIBRARY 
THIS SUMMER! 

Join the Summer Reading Program - it's free and it's fun! Visit the library beginning June 29, or join online at www.readalot.us. You can even sign up for most of our fabulous summer events online!

This year, every child who completes the program earns a FREE book. Each week we’ll also raffle off a basket of goodies, and there will be a Grand Prize raffle at the end of the program. ALL children can join, ages birth and up! We hope we'll see you soon!

TOUCH-A-TRUCK DAY!

Wednesday, Jun 30, 10 AM-Noon @ the Coventry High School Parking Lot

Co-sponsored by Coventry Parks & Recreation. Get an up-close and personal look at trucks! Ask the drivers questions and beep some horns! Everyone is welcome. While checking out the trucks, kids will also have the opportunity to sign up for the Summer Reading Program. No registration is required. Rain or shine. The library reserves the right to end the program early in the event of inclement weather.

COMING SOON! Make A Splash! Read! Summer Reading Program

Summertime is almost here, and we hope you make waves to the library to join our Summer Reading Program! It's called MAKE A SPLASH! READ!, and registration begins online and in the library on June 29. ALL children can join, ages birth and up! Children may participate by having someone read to them.

This year, every child who completes the program earns a FREE book. 

Each week we’ll also raffle off a basket of goodies, and there will be a Grand Prize raffle at the end of the program. Watch our website for more information, including a complete schedule of events.  Information will also be available in our next newsletter, coming soon!

How To Clean Your Room In 10 Easy Steps by Jennifer Huget

For those of us with less than tidy rooms (you know who you are!) this laugh-out-loud picture-book guide to cleaning your room is sure to make picking up a snap. Here is the first rule: Always wait until your mother hollers, "GET UP THERE AND CLEAN YOUR ROOM—NOW!" using all three of your names. Once she does, you'd better get moving. From dumping out drawers and dividing stuff into piles to arranging all eight zillion of your stuffed animals, here's the kind of advice on room tidying that everyone can relate to! Perfect for messy kids (and adults) everywhere!

May 18: Lillian Hoban's Birthday

Lillian Hoban is one of America's best loved author/ illustrators of children's books, and it's her birthday on May18! She is best known for her stories about Arthur the chimpanzee, and has also illustrated the books about Frances the badger by Russell Hoban. Visit the library and check some out, and go online to http://www.lillianhoban.com/ to learn more about Lillian Hoban!

Children's Choice Book Awards Winners Announced!

The Children's Book Council (CBC) in association with Every Child a Reader, Inc. (the CBC Foundation), announced the winners of the third annual Children's Choice Book Awards at a gala in New York City on May 11. Children across the country voted for their favorite books, author, and illustrator at bookstores, school libraries, and at www.BookWeekOnline.com, casting over 115,000 votes.

The Children's Choice Book Award winners are as follows (they're all at the library!):


Author of the Year
James Patterson for Max (A Maximum Ride Novel)

Illustrator of the Year
Peter Brown for The Curious Garden 

Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year

Lulu the Big Little Chick written and illustrated by Paulette Bogan

Third Grade to Fourth Grade Book of the Year
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute written and illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Fifth Grade to Sixth Grade Book of the Year
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-so-fabulous Life written and illustrated by Rachel Renee Russell

Teen Choice Book of the Year
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins