-------- Summer Storytime --------

Library storytime is a family-friendly program that introduces children to a variety of age-appropriate books, crafts, and songs in a warm and nurturing environment. Come share the excitement of discovery with your child at the library!

-------- Miss Laura's Favorites --------

Agent A to Agent Z by Andy Rash

A spy named Agent A inspects his fellow spies, all similarly named after letters of the alphabet. Great illustrations and a really fun story. E RASH

Beetle McGrady Eats Bugs! by Megan McDonald

Beetle McGrady dreams of being an explorer like Marco Polo or a pioneer like Amelia Earhart. She dreams of being brave and daring, and she will begin by ... eating an ant. It's a dare double dare on the school playground, but will Beetle be able to live up to her dreams? Face to face -- or Beetle to ant -- will she be able to bite and chew and swallow? Gulp! If she does, what will the ant taste like? And if she can't, does that mean she's a chicken? E MCDONALD

Broom-Mates by Margie Palatini

Gritch the Witch is not pleased when her sister, Mag the Hag, shows up early for the Halloween party. E PALATINI

Captain Abdul's Pirate School by Colin McNaughton

Sent to a pirate school against her will Maisy Pickles organizes a mutiny among the students. E MCNAUGHTON

Chester's Way by Kevin Henkes

Chester and Wilson share the same exact way of doing things, until Lilly moves into the neighborhood and shows them that new ways can be just as good. E HENKES

Duck & Goose by Tad Hills

Duck & Goose learn to work together to take care of a ball, which they think is an egg. E HILLS

Fred Stays With Me by Nancy Coffelt

In this upbeat story a child describes how she lives sometimes with her mother and sometimes with her father, but her dog is her constant companion. E COFFELT

Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester

All his classmates make fun of Rodney because he can't pronounce his name, but it is Rodney's speech impediment that drives away the class bully. A great story for everyone. E LESTER

Little Quack by Lauren Thompson

One by one four ducklings find the courage to jump into the pond and paddle with Mama duck, until only little quack is left in the nest, trying to be brave. E THOMPSON

Moira's Birthday by Robert Munsch

Moira invites grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, grade 6 and Kindergarten to her birthday party. But her parents don't know--until... E MUNSCH

When Dinosaurs Came with Everything by Elise Broach

Just when a little boy thinks he's going to die of boredom from running errands with his mom, the most remarkable thing happens: stores start giving away real dinosaurs to their customers. E BROACH

Woolbur by Leslie Helakoski

Woolbur, a sheep with a mind of his own, never seems to follow the flock, despite his parents' reminders about how he should behave. E HELAKOSKI

-------- Summer Reading Program --------

Stay tuned for more information about our Summer Reading Program 2009!