LIBRARIES ROCK!
That's the theme for the summer. We're going to dive into the science side of it with activities centered around rocks! Painting, building, fossils...etc

When you sign up you'll receive a folder with all the information, forms, and schedule times. The basic goal is to read (or listen) 20 minutes a day, 5 days a week. For every 20 minutes, your child will add a sticker to the reading chart. Book Bucks will be awarded and starting August 1st, the Prize Store will open!

We'll also have fun programming each week--except for the week of July 4th.

This all starts on Tuesday, June 26th for the 2-5 year olds, and Wednesday, June 27th for the K-rising 6th.

We have lots going on here at Libbie Cass in the coming month! Be sure to mark your calendars.

Join on a Friday evening to hear excerpts from Irene's book and participate in a question and answer time. Invite your friends and bring your older children. What an opportunity! Here's a little bit from her publicist:

Shores Beyond Shores: From Holocaust to Hope My True Story, Friday, June 15th. She has shared the stage with the Dalai Lama, Elie Wiesel, Desmond Tutu and other peacemakers. She is one of the few Holocaust survivors still alive, speaking and inspiring. But she has never told her entire story until now. Join us for a compelling author talk with Irene Hasenberg Butter as she speaks about how her family navigated the horrors of concentration camp life and survived.

The book gives readers a rare glimpse into the intimacy of family life during a time in history when many families fell apart. It speaks about the importance of family, of never being a bystander to violence and of the strength of the human spirit. A book signing will follow.

Hayden Keene, a local senior at Kearsarge, completed research on the Libbie Cass Library for her senior project. She'll be at the celebration to share her findings! Hope to see you there!

And look for information on the Summer Reading Program coming soon!

Preschool Story Time starts up again during April Vacation.
Calling all 3-5 year olds to join Miss Laura for stories, songs, and crafts!
Story Time will continue May through July!

And then...
STAY & PLAY on Tuesdays @ 10:30
Connect with other caregivers while the kids play!

Stop at the library in the early afternoon on Monday, April 2nd, and welcome our new Library Director, Laura Pauling.  Laura comes to Libbie Cass from the Batchelder Library in Andover and is looking forward to getting acquainted with the library patrons and residents to discuss their views on helping the library serve their needs.

The library has received a new collection of Libraries of the Upper Valley (LUV) videos as part of the annual subscription.  This collection circulates among many libraries in the Upper Valley and remain for approximately two months before moving to the next library.  These are titles that are not in our collection.  Come on in and see what might interest you

On Election Day, March 13, Greg Bruss was elected as a new Library Trustee.  Greg replaces Barbara Cooper, who chose not to run for re-election.  The residents of Springfield  appreciate and thank Barbara for her many contributions to the library and wish her well in her new endeavors.

Among the latest acquisitions at the library are several blockbuster DVD's that are contenders for this year's Oscars.  Just arrived are Darkest Hour, Dunkirk and The Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri, all of which are proving to be very popular among our patrons.  In addition several films by Ken Burns have been added to the collection.  Come check out The Vietnam War, The Dust Bowl and The (Second World) War.   This week  novels including Pachinko, Escape Artist and Woman Left Behind have been ordered.  Look for these titles and others in the new book display later this week.