May 2013

National Library Week WINNERS

The library celebrated National Library Week during April 15 to April 20.  Winners of the two Nook SimpleTouch with Glowlights were announced on Monday, April 22. Nearly 200 patrons entered to win at the library by answering the question, “Why I Love My Library.” The second Nook was given away to one of 55 online entries explaining why “My Library Rocks.” The winners were Jeff Romack for the in-house drawing and Nathan Mestemaker for the online drawing. In addition, the library gave away approximately 100 eFriendly library book bags to patron who checked out more than 5 items. A special thanks to everyone for their kind words. Pictured are the winners in front of the display of entries. 

The library held its first ever Rockin' Lock-in on Friday, April 26th.  More than 50 kids ages 9 to 13 had a blast after hours @ the library.  Our own FoRizzle Lizzle & GMoney were the DJs for a Rockin' Dance party in the library commons. Three Wii Gaming stations as well as Pizza and other snacks were enjoyed in the community room.  A croquet course and a hanging donuts game were also available for everyone to play.  We are definitely going to do this again, so follow us on Facebook to watch for announcements, because pre-registration will be required.

Preschool Story & Craft

Thursday, May 9

7:00 pm

Toddlers and preschoolers are invited to come for a special Mother's Day Preschool Story & craft.  Don't miss this final session before summer hours begin.  Pre-registration in not required.

SUMMER READING

Can you dig it? We can!

The 2013 Summer Reading Program at the Mercer County Library

begins on May 30^th and runs through August 2^nd!

This summer, we’ll be digging into great books and great fun as we learn all about construction machines, rocks, gems, mummies and artifacts, caves, dinosaurs, gardening and lots of other things that go under the earth! We’ll have our weekly Story and Craft sessions where we’ll cover a new and exciting subject each week as well as cool special events throughout the entire summer!

When school lets out, don’t get bored- EXPLORE!

Beat the rush! Early registration begins May 1^st

We’ll start counting your books on May 31^st!

The official kick-off with our pal, the incredibly fun Mr. Puppet, will be held 

Thursday, May 30^th at 10:00 a.m.!

Kids can sign up one week in advance for the weekly programs and some of the special events will be open to families too. Remember, the more you read, and the more events you attend, the more chances you’ll have to win some cool prizes!

The Kids Summer Reading Program is open to ages birth to 12, but if you’re older than 12, don’t worry! We also have a Teen Summer Reading Club for the older kids with its own programs and prizes!

COME AND JOIN THE SUMMER READING FUN!

Here’s what’s happening when:

Date/Time of Event	Name of Event	Date to Start Signing Up
May 30th	Kick-Off For all Ages	No registration required!
June 5th	Family Movie Night Space limitation of 40 Total	May 29th
June 12th	Dig Into Reading! (Construction machines, digging) For Ages 6-10	June 5th
June 19th	Rooting around the Library (Gardening, root veggies, etc.) For ages 6-10	June 12th
June 26th	I Want My Mummy! (Egyptian Artifacts) For ages 6-10	June 19th
July 3rd	Mine Your Own Business! (Mining for gold and minerals) For Ages 6-10	June 26th
July 10th	Rockin’ at the Library (Rocks and Gems) For ages 6-10	July 3rd
July 17th	Gopher It! (Animals who live underground) For ages 6-10	July 10th
July 24th	No Bones About It! (Dinosaurs) For ages 6-10	July 17th
August 2nd	Grand Finale featuring Zak Morgan!! For ALL ages!	No registration required!

We’re always planning and adding some great things, so make sure you keep tabs on all the fun stuff by checking out our website: www.mercerlibrary.org or by “liking” The Mercer County Library on Facebook!