Thursday, December 2, 2010

58th Annual Wassail Celebration

Jennings Recreation Center
1330 McCulloch St. • 427-6700
Sunday, December 5, 4 pm

This annual event kicks off the holiday season. Children perform in song and dance and light refreshments are served, including the traditional Wassail punch! FREE!

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Summer Jobs at the Library

The library is now taking applications for summer employment. You must be at least 16 years of age to be employed at the library. Applications are available via the library's website.

You may apply to be a Summer Assistant or a Team Read Teen Reader. Summer Assistants perform such tasks as shelving, helping out at Summer Reading Program registration tables, checking out materials for patrons, and preparing crafts for programs, among other duties. Team Read Teen Readers work as part of a team visiting library branch locations, schools, and parks to assist young children with reading skills.

To be a Teen Reader, you must be between the ages of 16-19 during the summer of 2011. To see more on what the Team Read program is about, check out this video:



Remember, no applications for Summer Assistant or Team Read will be accepted after April 1st, so get your applications in soon!

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Christmas at the Farm

Saturday, December 4, 6:00-10:00 pm
Salomon Farm Park, 817 W. Dupont Rd.

Mark your calendar now and join the folks at Salomon Farm for a traditional Christmas celebration on the farm with a live nativity scene, horse and tractor drawn wagon rides, stories from St. Nicholas and refreshments. There is no admission charge; however, free-will donations are welcomed. For additional information please call Tony Acosta at 427-6008.

New Fiction in the Teen Room!

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Seventeen Magazine's Taylor Swift Speak Now Sweepstakes

Taylor's new record is all about being honest and saying how you feel. Tell Seventeen Magazine in 1,000 characters or less about a time you told someone how you really felt - or a time when speaking out helped someone in need, righted a wrong or gave you your own "voice” - and you could get the chance to tell Taylor in person!

10 readers will also win an autographed copy of Taylor's new album, Speak Now.

Beginning November 16, 2010 at 12:01 AM (ET) through January 4, 2011 at 11:59 PM (ET), go to the website and complete and submit the entry form. Winners will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received on or about January 7, 2011.

One grand prize winner will win a trip for winner and guest to meet Taylor Swift in 2011, location and date to be determined. In the event the winner is a minor, the traveling companion must be parent or legal guardian. Prize includes round-trip coach air transportation for two people from major airport nearest winner’s residence and hotel accommodations for two people for two nights (one room, double occupancy).

Ten first prize winners will receive a “Speak Now” CD signed by Taylor Swift. Winners will be notified via phone, e-mail or postal mail, at Sponsor’s discretion, on or about January 12, 2011.

Limit one entry per household. Open to females between the ages of 13 and 29 who are legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia at time of entry.

For more info on the contest rules, visit the Rules page.

Monday, November 29, 2010

New Manga and Nonfiction

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Santa & the Reindeer

Saturdays, December 4, 11, 18, 12:00-4:00pm

Have little brothers or sisters? Like reindeer yourself? Santa and two of his reindeer will be on site at the Botanical Conservatory to greet the children while Mom and Dad take pictures to capture the moment. Explore the Conservatory in its holiday glory; this year’s theme is “Candyland”. Regular Conservatory admission fees apply: $5/adult, $3/child age 3-17. Children 2 and under are free. For info, call 427-6440.