The Story of the Nutcracker
Sunday, November 22 at 2:00

The story of Clara and her Nutcracker doll come to life at the library!

Sibley Morosco, director of the Main Street Ballet brings dancers in full costume

to reenact the beloved story of the Nutcracker. Please register.

A STORY! A CRAFT! Tuesdays & Thursdays at 4:30: please resigster

Billy Twitters and his Blue Whale Problem: paint an ocean scene October 27 & 29
Wabi Sabi: make a paper collage November 3 & 5

Paul Miller of Flow Circus entertained young & old (and in between!) at the Woodbury Library's end of summer reading party! Great job to all of our readers, especially Luke Shea & Elizabeth Hall, our top readers for 2009! Don't forget to check out the Flow Circus website: Paul gives a lesson on how to make your own juggling balls! www.flowcircus.com/srp2009

Have you discovered the OLogy website yet? This awesome site, created by the American Museum of Natural History, lets you become a science investigator! Do you want to start a rock collection? Look here! Do you dig archeology? Zoology? Marine Biology? Paleontology? It's all here! You'll find the world of science is at your fingertips! Check out OLogy for fun things to do, great ideas, and featured projects ~ you can even ask a scientist questions. Make sure you book mark this site! http://www.amnh.org/ology/

BE CREATIVE @ YOUR LIBRARY programs for summer 2009

MONDAYS: 4-H program presented by the Litchfield County Cooperative Extension Center of the University of CT. The four week program includes all materials and is free and open to area children ages 5-18. Registration is required. June 29, July 13-27 at 10:00am.

Think Like an Artist! drop in on Mondays in July and create a work of art in the style of a familiar artist. All materials are supplied.

TUESDAYS: Family Fun Nights at the library! Tuesdays at 7:00, July 7-28th; family smiles are encouraged! Art, singalongs, nature fun & more for the entire family.

WEDNESDAYS: Storytimes for ages 1-3 ~ music, stories, fun! July 8-22nd at 10:30

Storytimes for ages 3-6 ~ music, stories, simple crafts, creative fun! July 8-22nd at 11:30

Creative Cooking for grades 4 and up! Create simple no-cook recipes from a sandwich on a stick to strawberry mice to snowy trail mix! Limited to 10 participants per class. July 8-29th at 4:00. Please register.

ROCKCATS READ! Join a RockCat baseball team mascot for stories and craft fun! Bring the camera, too! July 29th at 11:00.

THURSDAYS: Be Creative! A fun spin on crafts ~ make a working volcano, create with cardboard and much more! July 9-30th at 4:00. Please register!

BINGO! Stop in a play a game or two of bingo and win candy & small prizes! July 9-30th @ 7:00pm. Drop in.

SATURDAYS: ARTIST'S PALATE STORY TIMES! Each week we'll read stories and create crafts based on colors - if you're wearing the color of the day, you'll get a raffle ticket!

Saturday mornings at 10:30, July 11-25.

For more information on any of the programs or to register, stop by the children's room or call the library at 203-263-3502.

This summer, take FLAT STANLEY on vacation with you!

Pick up your "Woodbury Public Library" Stanley at the library and take your photo with him

anywhere you go ~ on vacation, to the park, to the beach, even the movies!

Bring in or email a photo and we'll put it on our "Where in the World Did You Go This Summer"

bulletin board in the children's room! wplkids@biblio.org

THE FIRST FLAT STANLEY HAS ARRIVED ~ HE WENT HIKING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE! AND TO VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK IN HAWAII!!

For more Flat Stanley fun go to http://www.flatstanleybooks.com/kids.aspx

The 2009 Nutmeg Book Award winner for kids in grades 4-6 has just been announced!

MVP by Douglas Evans

Every kid's dream is to be named as the most valuable player. But how many ever dream that the game is a race around the world (no flying allowed) in just forty days? That's the challenge Adam faces in the great Global game. As the player for the Magellan Voyage Project, he competes against others for a four-million dollar prize! Trackers with blowguns and a nefarious baron don't make things easy. Check it out!