TAKE YOUR CHILD TO THE LIBRARY DAY

Join us this Saturday, Feb. 2, for Take Your Child to the Library Day! Drop by the Children's Room (we're open from 10 AM to 3 PM) for games, crafts, Legos, a Scavenger Hunt and more. We'll also be raffling off a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card - get a raffle ticket just for visiting the Children's Room! 

It's a great day to get your child a library card! Refreshments will be served, as well. We hope you can drop in!

Award Winning Books!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2013 American Library Association Media Awards! View the complete list at the link below and then borrow these awesome titles from the library!

ALA Award Winners

A few of the awards/winners are:

John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature:
“The One and Only Ivan,” written by Katherine Applegate, is the 2013 Newbery Medal winner. The book is published by HarperCollins Children’s Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers.


Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children:
“This Is Not My Hat,” illustrated and written by Jon Klassen, is the 2013 Caldecott Medal winner. The book is published by Candlewick Press.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Our Holiday Closings are as follows:

Tuesday, Dec. 25 - CLOSED
Tuesday, Jan. 3 - CLOSED

LIBRARY CLOSED DEC. 4

 

The Booth & Dimock Memorial Library will be closed on Tuesday, December 4th so that repairs can be made to our boiler. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please check back for more information on Wednesday's hours.

 

Babygarten and Terrific Tuesdays Story Times are canceled for Tuesday, Dec. 4. Babygarten is rescheduled for next Tuesday, Dec. 11 @ 10:15 AM (the last one until Feb. 5) and Terrific Tuesdays will resume next Tuesday at 11:30 AM on Dec. 11.

FOOD FOR FINES

FOOD FOR FINES! Help support the Coventry Human Services Food Drive.

1 Non-Perishable Food Item = $1 Off in Fines!!!

From now until December 23rd for every non-perishable food item you bring to the Library we will take $1 off of your fines. Items will be donated to Human Services Food Drive.
 
Money can not be taken off lost items, fines, printing or fax.

Kids Can Vote, Too!

Next week is election week, and kids can vote, too! 

Who will win? Shark...or Train? Now through Wed., Nov. 7 visit the Children's Room, read the book Shark vs. Train, and vote for your favorite! Everyone who votes gets a cool I VOTED sticker and a chance to win a FREE child's admission ticket to the upcoming movie RISE OF THE GUARDIANS. So come out and vote today!

Hurricane Sandy

Due to Hurricane Sandy, the library has cancelled Babygarten, Terrific Tuesdays, and Halloween Cupcake Decorating, all scheduled for Tues., Oct. 30. We will reschedule the Halloween Cupcake Decorating program (Thanksgiving Cupcake Decorating, maybe?), details TBA. 

We'll try and keep you updated re: our status over the next few days. Please call or check our website before coming out to the library. Items due on days we cannot be open will not accrue fines. If you have power, visit our website http://www.coventrypl.org/childrens-services, where you can download ebooks/audiobooks or enjoy Tumblebooks (also available on mobile devices) with your children! Stay safe, everyone!

The following is a Coventry e-blast update (as of Monday, Noon):

Hurricane Sandy Update
Coventry, CT: Monday noon
The Town Manager has declared a state of emergency for the Town. Residents are urged to stay off the roads during the strongest periods of the storm. The Town Hall is closed. We are not planning on opening shelters until it is safe to drive. The Emergency Operation Center is open in the Town Hall Annex (860 742-6324).
For Emergencies call 911. Watercraft are prohibited from the lake.

Voter Registration Deadline Extended: October 29, 2012 – Governor Dannel P. Malloy has signed an executive order extending the in-person voter registration deadline in Connecticut to Thursday, November 1, at 8 p.m. Absentee ballots are available in the Town Clerk’s office until November 5, 2012.

We will be asking the Governor for an extension of the personal property tax declaration and will have more information tomorrow.

No Trash or recycling collection on Tuesday. One day delay the balance of the week

Report power outages to CLP at 1-800-286-2000