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May 2008 Programs
Rhythm and Rhyme Wednesdays 10:30 am April 9 - May 14
Fridays 10:30 am April 11 - May 16
For Children ages 9 months to 35 months and their caregivers.Children’s Librarian, Miss Laurie, will lead toddlers in activities focusing on music, rhythm instruments and nursery rhymes. Short age-appropriate stories will also be read, followed by 15 minutes of free play. Please call 673-3331 to register.
Whatever the Weather Wednesday 11:30 am April 9 - May 14
Thursday 10:30 am April 10 - May 15
Thursday 1:00 pm April 10 - May 15
For Children ages 3-5. Spring has some unpredictable weather. It might be sunny one day, rainy and windy the next, and then snowy the day after that. Join Miss Laurie to explore “whatever the weather”. Each day she will read aloud weather-themed books and then lead a craft activity. Please call 673-3331 to register.
Teddy Bear Picnic Wednesday, May 21 at 11:30 am
(rain date Thursday, May 22 at 11:30 am)
Come one and all to celebrate the Spring! Bring your favorite Teddy, a blanket and a picnic lunch. Miss Laurie will read to the children and their teddies and we will provide dessert. Registration is required in person at the library or by calling 673-3331.
Make a Nutmeg Touchdown and Win a Prize!
This is an on going program for Grades 4-8
Come to the library and get your Nutmeg reading list. Keep track of which nutmeg books you have read. Let one of the librarians mark your list after you have told them something about the book. Read any ten 2009 Nutmeg books and you can win a prize. See our bulletin board in the Children's room for current results of the game.

Read any ten 2009 Nutmeg books and you can with a prize!

Remember Summer Reading Program coming soon -

Catch the Reading Bug (children's) or
Metamorphosis @ Your Library (teen)

Summer Reading Programs will be coming to the library for Children, Teens and Adults.
So watch for announcements of upcoming programs and events coming to the library soon!

Burlington Library Association Annual Meeting
Hiking in Connecticut
Wednesday, May 14 at 7:00 pm
Everyone is invited to join us for a presentation by Paul Rochford, President of Burlington Land Trust and author of the Burlington Rambler's Guide, and Dan Casey, the Director of Development for the Environmental Education Centers of Bristol, editor of the CT Walk Book, and trail manager of the southern 50 miles of the Tunxis Trail including about 30 miles in Burlington.

There will be a short business meeting prior to the presentation and refreshments will be served.
The Morning Book Club @ BPL Tuesday, May 20 at 10:30 am

This month's book is History of Love by Nicole Krauss.

Leo Gursky is just about surviving, tapping his radiator each evening to let his upstairs neighbor know he's still alive. But life wasn't always like this: sixty years ago, in the Polish village where he was born, Leo fell in love and wrote a book. And though Leo doesn't know it, that book survived, inspiring fabulous circumstances, even love. Fourteen-year-old Alma was named after a character in that very book. And although she has her hands full—keeping track of her brother, Bird (who thinks he might be the Messiah), and taking copious notes on How to Survive in the Wild—she undertakes an adventure to find her namesake and save her family. With consummate, spellbinding skill, Nicole Krauss gradually draws together their stories.

Join us for an interesting discussion. New members are always welcome!

The Evening Book Club @BPL Tuesday, May 27 at 7:00 pm

This month's book is The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama.

At the heart of this book is Senator Obama’s vision of how we can move beyond our divisions to tackle concrete problems. He examines the growing economic insecurity of American families, the racial and religious tensions within the body politic, and the transnational threats -- from terrorism to pandemic -- that gather beyond our shores. And he grapples with the role that faith plays in a democracy -- where it is vital and where it must never intrude. Underlying his stories about family, friends, members of the Senate, even the president, is a vigorous search for connection: the foundation for a radically hopeful political consensus.

Join us for a discussion on this timely book. New members are always welcome!

 
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