Deadline Approaching

Remember that Thursday, August 31st, is the absolutely last day to turn in your Books: A Treasure! Time Trackers and Reading, Family and/or Vacation Bingo cards. It is also the last day for prize winners to pick up their prizes (although I think there are only 1 or 2 of you who haven't already rushed in to choose something from the window!).

Labor Day Closing

The Library will be closed Saturday, September 2nd, through Monday, September 4th, for the Labor Day holiday. We will reopen with regular hours (noon - 8 p.m.) on Tuesday, September 5th.

Final Week's Prize Winners

The prize winners for Books: A Treasure! Week 6 are:

Preschool-9th Grade - Addison B., Karly F., Kerri G., Moriah G., Jaylan J., Jeannette S.; and 10th Grade-Adult - Valeri M.

Congratulations to all of our prize winners. We hope that you had as much fun this summer as we did, and that you keep reading just for the love of it.

Summer Reading Finale

Another treasure of a program today, as The Meatballs performed their musical program with lots of audience participation (including a conga line through the building!).


Remember, minutes you read through this Saturday all count for this week's Time Tracker. The Trackers and any completed Bingo sheets are due back at the Library by August 31st. As of today, the Ruby Team (1st-3rd graders) is way ahead on total minutes read - 7,280 with one week to go! Have fun as you finish up your sixth week of reading for Books: A Treasure!

Friends of the Sodus Free Library Meeting

Our Friends group will be meeting this Thursday, August 17th, at 4 p.m. These meetings are open to the public, and we're always looking for new members!

Prize Winners for Week 5

Congratulations to our Week 5 prize winners:

Preschool-9th Grade -- Kevin B., Jr., Ella C., Kayleah G., Beth G., Max L., Kelsey S.; 10th Grade-Adult -- Brigitta L.

Programs for Week Number 6

The last five weeks have sped by, and we've come to our last week of Books: A Treasure! The following activities are planned:

Monday, 10:30-11:30 a.m - Story Hour
Tuesday, 1-2 p.m. - Share-A-Book Reading Club
Wednesday, 7-7:45 p.m. - PJ Storytime - stay for milk & cookies!
Thursday, noon-1 p.m. - Picnic - Bring your sandwich, and we'll have pretzels, juice, and freeze pops
Thursday, 1-2 p.m. - Finale musical program with The Meatballs, Bob Pezzolesi and Blair Frodelius

Finale Program Next Thursday

You will laugh. You will sing. You will make some very silly noises. Come to the Library at 1 p.m. on Thursday, August 17th, for our Books: A Treasure! finale program featuring The Meatballs.
The Meatballs play a variety of musical styles from island to jazz to pop to ... well ... just plain silly! With over 30 years of combined musical experience, Bob Pezzolesi and Blair Frodelius have been performing together professionally since 1996. As parents themselves, they know how to keep kids laughing, dancing, and singing! Bob, keyboards and vocals, has five children, and definitely knows how to keep the kids laughing. Blair, guitar and vocals, has six kids of his own, and is only slightly less silly than Bob. (And their name? Bob's Italian and Blair's Swedish - together they just had to be The Meatballs!)

Bubble Day!

Everyone had a great time on Bubble Day experimenting with all of Ms. Bugni's bubble makers. We made HUGE bubbles with hula hoops, badminton rackets, all kinds of plastic utensils, and even a few things that were meant to make bubbles! Here are a couple of pictures we took Thursday. Be sure to visit the Library to see more pictures of our Books: A Treasure! adventures.

Bubble Fun Thursday

Reminder: Be sure to stop by the Library at 1 p.m. on Thursday for Bubble Day - you're sure to have fun making bubbles bigger than you. We'll even put you inside one of the huge bubbles!



(I found this great bubble photo taken by Glenn Loos-Austin at Yotophoto.com)

This Week's Prize Winners

Books: A Treasure! prize winners for this week are:

Preschool-9th Grade: Shawniqua B., Nicholas B., Alexis B., Andrew E., Lucas T., and Melissa W.; 10th Grade-Adult: Antje D.

Congratulations, and remember to Keep Reading!

Another Fun Week Planned

Be sure to stop by the Library this week to fill out your prize tickets, and to turn in your Time Trackers. This week of Books: A Treasure! will feature:

Monday, 10:30-11:30 a.m. -- Story Hour
Tuesday, 1-2 p.m. -- Share-a-Book Reading Club
Wednesday, 1-2 p.m. -- Crafts with Sandy
Thursday, 1-2 p.m. -- Bubble Day with Ms. Bugni (Be aware that you will get wet, so dress appropriately!)

We hope you're able to visit us during this fifth week of our Summer Reading Program.

Quote for the Week

"From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened, you discover you have wings."
~Helen Hayes

Don't Miss Out!

Don't miss any of the Summer Reading fun we're having at the Library - regularly click on our Calendar of Events & Closings to see what's happening. Plans for the rest of this week include: PJ Storytime Wednesday night at 7 p.m. - wear your pajamas and bring a favorite stuffed (or real!) friend; Ruby Team Reading Club (for grades 1 - 3) Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. - lots of great stories, and everyone will get to make a really neat treasure chest; Tales on the Porch Thursday evening at 7 p.m. - it's Family Share-a-Book night, so bring along a favorite book, poem, or something you've written, and we'll take turns reading (material must be appropriate for all age groups); Crafts with Sandy on Friday at 1 p.m. - always a surprise and always fun!