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Mouse Story Time!

We had an absolute blast today at our Stories & Songs 2&3 year old story time.  We read about some sneaky little squeakers, did some fun fingerplays and wiggled ourselves silly.  Afterwards we made these adorable mouse masks.  Super fun!

Baton Twirling 101

What an amazing way to bring in Spring!  We had a baton twirling class on the lawn of the library today.  We saw people in shorts...SHORTS!

Happy Soon-To-Be-Spring everyone!

Meet RC!

Summer Reading at the library has a new face!  Meet RC (short for Reading Creature...pretty clever, eh?).  You'll be seeing lots of him cropping up on websites, billboards and everything library!  This cool little dude is here to remind you that this summer, the library is THE place to be!

2011 Battle of the Books

Battle of the Books 2011

The Battle Day is fast approaching!  Hopefully everyone is enjoying their books and getting ready to rumble!  If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me at the library 412-269-0334, or through email:  goodem@einetwork.net.  Here is some important information for you all to reference as needed.

Good Luck!

This year's battle will take place on Thursday, April 7th @ 7:00 pm in the Moon Middle School Gymnasium.  Please arrive by 6:45pm.

Students must know the author of each book, but spelling is not mandatory.

2011 Battle of the Books Reading List

Anything But Typical                                                   Baskin

The Aurora County All-Stars                                      Wiles

Brendan Buckley's Universe & Everything In It            Frazier

The Castle Corona                                                     Creech

The Invention of Hugo Cabret                                    Selznick

Island of the Blue Dolphins                                        O'Dell

Knucklehead:  Tall Tales & Mostly True Stories         Scieszka
    About Growing Up Scieszka

The Master Puppeteer                                              Paterson

The Mozart Question                                               Morpurgo

On the Wings of Heroes                                           Peck

The Ranger's Apprentice:  The Ruins of Gorlan         Flanagan

Savvy                                                                      Law

The Secret Science Alliance & the Copycat Crook           Davis

Time Cat: The Remarkable Journeys of Jason and Gareth      Alexander

Zoobreak                                                                   Korman

Movie Time!

Epic announcement!  Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2: Rodrick Rules hits movie theaters Friday, March 25th!  WOO HOO!Check out the trailer!

ACCCA!!! AWARDS! AWARDS! AWARDS!

For the first time, ever...as in...EVER, we present to you the ACCCA (Allegheny County Children's Choice Awards)!!!! 

The Allegheny County Children's Choice Awards (AC3A) is a county-wide initiative to get kids in grades 4-6 reading and talking about books and the chance to select the best book of 2010!  In March 2011 participating students will be given the opportunity to cast their vote in a county wide election of the best book of 2010.  The winner will announced at a reading celebration in April at the Heinz History Center.  This event will allow students from all over the county to connect over reading and celebrate the chosen title.  The event will also allow public librarians to alert students and teachers about the Summer Reading Club which ties one school year to the next by encouraging students to read over the summer and participate in programs at the public libraries.

The Contenders:

Big Nate: In a Class By Himself by Lincoln Peirce 
Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Countdown by Deborah Wiles
Diary of a Wimpy Kid:  The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney
My Life as a Book by Janet Tashjian
Nature Girl by Jane Kelley
The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
Scumble by Ingrid Law
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
The 39 Clues:  Into the Gauntlet by Margaret Peterson Haddix

So, what are you waiting for...START READING!!