Babysitter's Workshop Soon-Sign up now!

Hi all,
Wow! Are we busy at the library! I wanted to remind you all of the upcoming Red Cross
Babysitter's Workshop on January 9th from 10 am - 5 pm! The cost is $45 and please register now by calling the Granite Chapter of the American Red Cross at 225.6697 ext. 207 or go online to www.concord-redcross.org . This training is designed for 11 to 15 year olds and can help you with a variety of aspects of how to become a safe and knowledgeable babysitter. This course is taught by certified Red Cross Instructors. You will receive your Babysitting Certificate upon completion of the day long course.

Sign up now as Saturday, January 9th is just around the corner. Call or sign up with the Red Cross. The training will be held in the Ham Community Room of the Conway Public Library.

Happy New Year!
Janis

Rebecca, the Settler's Green Teen and her friend, Robbie Recycle!

Hi all,

We did it...we won a second place prize in the Settler's Green scarecrow contest! Wow...what a lot of hard work and I just want all of you to know that this was a real team project with people donating things and finding things and oh yes, hammering things too!

The staff at Settler's Green wants to keep the scarecrows through Halloween so be sure to get down there and find our display. Its near the food cafe called Wrapsodies N' Greens which is close to the front entrance.

Congratulations to all the YA kids at Conway Public Library....hard work but a job well done!
Tommorow we will begin our next book "The War of the Worlds" by HG Wells. Its also our Wii gaming day!

Keep on Reading!

Janis

Thursdays are still the day for Young Adults!

Hi Everyone!
Summer is in full swing now and we have had a great time on Thursdays. Movies, Gaming including the Wii, and books of course. Looking for something to do...please join us on Thursdays as we eat and talk about..., well everything.

Check out our book list and see some of the things we are reading....next will be "Peeled" by Joan Bauer. Its a book about a high school girl who wants to be a journalist but the big story she is covering is abou a ghost....how can she get to the truth?

I hope to get up the August calendar soon...for this week, Augst 6th, it is Teen Advisory Board from 3:30-4:30 pm....Bring your ideas and I'll bring the pizza!

Keep on reading! Janis

Author LInda Urban is coming to Conway on May 14th

Hi everyone!

We are very excited to have Linda Urban coming to the Library on Thursday, May 14th at 3:30 pm. She wrote:

which is on the Great Stone Face list for 2008-2009. Her book also got 5* on Amazon.com. The book is available for loaning at the library as we have multiple copies for bookclub! Audios as well!

Linda will talk to us about the writing process. her books, and books will be available for purchasing and signing thanks to White Birch Books! She will also be promoting her new picture book at 10 am at MWV Children's Museum in North Conway, again with the books available for purchasing. A BIG thankyou to Laura Lucy and White Birch Books for helping with putting this all together!

Everyone is invited to either location as we welcome Linda Urban to the Mount Washington Valley. Refreshments will be served!!

This is funnded by a grant from the Nh Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Conway Public Library.

See you on the 14th! Keep on reading! Janis

PS Check out her website at http://www.lindaurbanbooks.com/

Thursdays! Thursdays! Thursdays!

Great fun! Great food!

Join us for these great young adult programs in April:

^^the 9th^^Advisory Board
^^the 16th^^ Book Club
"Life on the Refrigerator Door"
^^the 23rd^^Wii Gaming Day!(3:30-5:30)
^^the 30th^^Teen Scenes Movie Day-"The Day After Tomorrow: (3:30-5:30)

Remember there will be an author visit with Linda Urban-author of "A Crooked Kind of Perfect" on May 14th. Books will be on sale and she will sign them too!

Happy Reading! Janis

ThUrSdAy, ApRiL 9tH aT 3:30 pm

Hi All,
Just a reminder that Teen Advisory Board will meet this Thursday to discuss upcoming plans including our author visit with Linda Urban!!! I'm also looking for volunteers to help out in the library....please let me know if you are interested.

I am currently reading an adult book "March" by Geraldine Brooks....its set during the Civil War and is about the father of the "Little Women" as he goes off to war....I am enjoying it very much. What are you reading? Remember, we will get a new book to read this week, too.

See you all Thursday and keep on reading! Janis

Wow! March Madness for the YA's

Hi gang!
Here's what March looks like on Thursdays at 3:30 pm!
*March 5th we had a great Teen Advisory Board Meeting and have really got a new project in mind for helping others. Check out http://www.theshipsproject.com/ to see what we are attempting now...a suggestion from Amanda. So bring dark colors of yarn and size 7 or 8 knitting needles to learn how to knit and crochet....we hope to make hats for the men and women overseas. For now, we are practicing our K1,P1 "stuff"!

*March 12th, it was a Wii day....lots of fun to watch everyone and some crazy knitting (and eating) going on while we wait for a turn. These gaming days are soooo much FUN!

*March 19th, 3:30-4:30

Artist/Author visit with Jay Piscopo!!!!! ( http://www.captneli.com/ )

This is the last of our graphic artist visits and Jay promisies to be entertaining and teach us more about cartooning! Bring your pencils and paper if you can. Two authors in less than a month...wow, how lucky are we! And be sure to check out the graphic novel collection in the YA area of the library.

*March 26th, 3:30-4:30 YA Book Group...have you seen our reading list...what should we read next?

*****Reminder.....no YA Group on Thursday April 2nd....see you on April 9th!

A very special author visit on May 14th...stay tuned for more!

This great programming is sponsored by the Conway Friends of the Library and the NH Charitable Foundation.

Keep on reading! Janis

February Happenings at the Library

Wow! Its been a busy month! We had:
****Teen Advisory Board on Thursday, February 5th
Alot of conversation about our next project and we are gearing up for a visit from two graphic artists. The first graphic novel we are reading is "The Arrival" by Shaun Tan. We have read it at home and are also reading it together because it is an amazing book.

****On Thursday, November 12th we had Book Group (I think we need a good name!)
Here we spent most of our time talking about "The Arrival", eating snacks and giggling too! We are all quite wowed out with "The Arrival" and everyone is looking forward to this week where we will talk abouut it some more...what an amazing graphic novel.

Tomorrow, Thursday, February 19th at 3:00---Wii Gaming day and we will also talk about the book and work on our next project...hats for troops....so far we are learning how to cast on and to knit. Eventually, we will learn to purl and also to decrease in order to make these hats. We sure have taken on a project this time!

********FEBRUARY 26th****3:30- 5:00 PM*****Author/Graphic artist Peaco Todd****** will do a workshop with us on creating our own comic avatar. Everyone is welcome!(There will be a second workshop with another illustrator in March!!!)

Most of these great programs are thanks to the NH Charitable Foundation and the Friends of the Conway Library.

Stop in and check it out! Janis

Teen Scenes Movie Day Thursday January 29, 2009

Join us from 3:30-5:30 for "THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW" movie (rated PG-13) in the Ham Community Room of the Library. Refreshments will include: popcorn, oranges, and juice.
Keep on reading! Janis

Gaming Day!

Hi all,
We will be Wii Gaming and also have out some board games on Thursday, January 22nd from 3:30-5:30 pm. Come join the fun and enjoy the good food! Keep on Reading! Janis

Our next read is......

MILKWEED by Jerry Spinelli. Please stop by the library to pick up a copy. Young Adult Book Club will meet on Thursday, January 15th from 3:30-4:30. Good food and good fun!

We have a great month of activities this month with books, gaming, movies and more. If you are looking for something to do afterschool on THURSDAYS please come join us. We hope to see you soon! Janis

YA Community Service Projects

Congratulations Young Adult Group!

I just want to thank all of you who have particpated in our community service projects. I am so proud of you and many people will appreciate the work we have done so far. Our projects include: volunteering in the library garden, making blankets (thanks to fleece donated by Ragged Mountain) for Memorial Hospital, and collecting food for the local food shelf. At Teen Advisory Board last Thursday we discussed what we want to do next and there seems to be a lot of interest in doing something for the troops overseas....Jenn H. is researching this for us. We are thinking about making scarves...and yes, I can teach you! Another idea was to "adopt" a soldier. This is all good stuff and keep up the great work!

Keep on reading! Janis