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Classes, Events and Activities July - August 2016 Your Original Social Network www.southshorepubliclibraries.ca 2 SummerActivities Fun @ thefor LibraryChildren Summer Reading Program Sign up for the TD Summer Reading Program, have ‘Wild’ fun reading all summer, and win prizes! Choose books that you want to read, and let us know when you’ve finished them and what you liked about them (or didn’t like!). When you read 5 books, 10 books, and 15 books, you get a prize of your choice. If you can meet the challenge of reading 20 books over the summer, you will receive a ride pass for Upper Clements Park! June 27 to August 26 Art 4 Kids in July Join Miss Holly in July at the Art 4 Kids table between 10:30 and 11:30. We will explore different material and projects each week, such as wild flower paintings, wind socks, sculpture and collage! For ages 4+ Drop-in (no registration required) 10:30-11:30am, Mondays and Wednesdays, Margaret Hennigar Public Library 10:30-11:30am, Tuesdays, Lunenburg Library 10:30-11:30am, Thursdays, Thomas H. Raddall Library Collaborative Twisted Paper Collage BIG BOOK of Summer Reading The theme of Summer Reading this year is ‘Wild’, and we’re asking for your help in making a When you come in to report on your summer twisted paper collage that will be displayed in reading, we will print the cover of a book the Margaret Hennigar Public Library! you've read, or you can draw a picture of the book yourself, and it will be added to the BIG When you come in to report on your progress BOOK of Summer Reading! with the Summer Reading Program on Mondays in July between 2-4pm, take a few moments to Leaf through to see what others are reading add your own twist to this group art piece! and find some new inspiration! www.southshorepubliclibraries.ca 3 SummerActivities Fun @ thefor LibraryChildren Re-Connecting with Nature - "Nature helps children develop powers of observation and creativity and instills a sense of peace and being at one with the world "(Crain 2001). Re-Connecting with Nature is a fun hands-on outdoor adventure, allowing participants to share an appreciation and understanding of nature. Participants will play games, discover info about the outdoors and experience first hand why nature is so great! You’ll even roast marshmallows, and make shelters in the woods! Space is limited; call your local library to register. - Lunenburg Library (902-634-8008), 10:30am-2:30pm, Tuesday, August 2, ages 8-12 - Margaret Hennigar Public Library (902-543-9222), 10:30am-1:30pm, Friday, August 5, ages 5-7 - Margaret Hennigar Public Library (902-543-9222), 10:30am-2:30pm, Wednesday, August 10, ages 8-12 - Thomas H. Raddall Library (902-354-5270), 10:30am-2:30pm, Thursday, August 11, ages 8-12 Reading with Mara Meet our special guest Mara, a 6-year-old golden retriever who loves to help kids read! The Tail Waggin’ program provides a relaxed and “dog-friendly” atmosphere, which allows students to practice the skill of reading. Mary Catherine (Mara’s owner) has generously volunteered to accompany Mara to the Library for a bit of one- on-one time with reluctant readers. Drop in! Margaret Hennigar Public Library, Tuesdays, 10:30am: June 21 & 28 — July 5, 12, 19 & 26 — August 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 www.southshorepubliclibraries.ca 4 SummerActivities Fun @ thefor LibraryChildren Adventure Club The Adventure Club will be meeting in July! Sign up for as many weeks as you can (1, 2, 3, or even all 4!) and join us in outdoor fun and games with Holly, our Children’s Programmer! Ages 8-12, call your local library to register. 2-4pm, Tuesdays in July, Lunenburg Library (902-634-8008) 2-4pm, Wednesdays in July, Margaret Hennigar Public Library (902-543-9222) 2-4pm, Thursdays in July, Thomas H. Raddall Library (902-354-5270) Anne Glover—String Storyteller Anne Glover’s (http://anneglover.ca) engrossing and hilarious stories feature mind- bending string figures that she weaves out of a loop of string. A turtle, a snake, a bird, a rocket… is there anything she can’t make?? You’ve never heard a story told like this, and a simple shoelace will never look the same! This international performer wows audiences wherever she goes. Don’t miss her!! Thomas H. Raddall Library, Wednesday, July 13, 11am Margaret Hennigar Public Library, Wednesday, July 13, 2pm Lunenburg Library, Saturday, July 16, 11am Summer Reading Bicycle Give-Away! Attention everyone between the ages of 5-8— remember your favourite book from the Summer Reading Program this year. Tell us what the title of the book is and why you love it, and you will be entered into a draw for a brand new bike! Make sure to get permission from your parents before entering the contest. June 27 to August 26 www.southshorepubliclibraries.ca 5 SummerActivities Fun @ thefor LibraryChildren Summer Story Circle Join Renée and friends for summer stories and games at the park on Mondays in July. This is a drop-in event geared towards young children. July 4, 11, 18 & 25, 10am Petite Riviere Community Park Harry Potter Wizarding Trivia There is a new story in the Harry Potter world, and it comes out this summer! Harry Potter and the Cursed Child takes place 19 years after Harry and friends finally defeated Voldemort at the Battle of Hogwarts, and things have been going pretty smoothly since then, but a new darkness is growing, possibly with links to Harry’s past… Would you like to get your very own copy of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child for free? Well, it won’t be easy—you will have to have complete mastery of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone to win a copy at your local library’s Wizarding Trivia contest! There will be three rounds of tough questions, all about Harry’s adventures in the first book in the series. After each round, the contestants with the most correct answers will advance, until only the most knowledgeable witch, wizard or muggle wins! Margaret Hennigar Public Library Lunenburg Library Thomas H. Raddall Library July 31, 2pm www.southshorepubliclibraries.ca 6 Authors and Writing Book Launch — Alex W. MacLeod, The Tracks - a refuge Juliette Cameron arrived at The Tracks in Sterling Reserve looking for a place to sleep and another drink. Juliette skippered a fishing boat at age seventeen and gave up on university at twenty-two. In 1951, she began living in one of five abandoned rail cars parked on a spur line on the wrong side of a broken down bridge. Archie MacKenzie lived in the caboose next door. Lank, Irma and baby Lacie lived down the tracks in an old dining car. Juliette was a delicate beauty but friends and enemies came to know her fierce strength and weak resolve. The characters drive this novel. They gobble up life and wash it down with plenty of rum. Juliette distrusts loyalty and duty. She avoids having one man for a long time because it would interfere with having other men for a short time. But Juliette forms strong bonds with the others at The Tracks, including Victoria, who arrives inauspiciously in the spring of 1952. Those bonds are as sturdy and resilient as the steel rails their homes sit on. Life at The Tracks can be steel rail cold or steamy hot. Alex W MacLeod lives and writes in Nova Scotia. He worked as a laborer, teacher, lawyer and musician. He has previously published short stories in Canada and the UK. The Tracks - a refuge is Alex's first novel. He created the characters and gave them names, but the characters wrote the book for him. However, they're not a reliable bunch, so Alex spent years rewriting and revising The Tracks. Margaret Hennigar Public Library, Thursday, July 14, 7pm Bridgewater Writers A new writing group may be just the place for established and wannabe writers. Bridgewater Writers is a new group dedicated to writing, whether it be poetry, memoirs, non-fiction or fiction. They will bring Lunenburg County writers to the world and support each other in their endeavours. Come out and join them! For more information, contact Bev Brown: [email protected] or 902-543-2264. Margaret Hennigar Public Library Wednesdays, July 13, 27; August 10, 24, 6:30 – 8:30pm www.southshorepubliclibraries.ca 7 Authors and Writing Book Launch — Darren Greer, Advocate When Jacob is called back to Advocate, he is not only returning home again, something he knows he cannot really do; he is going to face his dying grandmother and the people of the town who turned on one of their own. Twenty years earlier, when his uncle David came home, it was to die. The response in Advocate was typical of most towns, large and small, in 1984: when his disease became known, Jacob, his grandmother, his mother, and his aunt, were shunned, turned out from school and their jobs, out of fear of an until-then unknown virus. Like To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel beloved of one of the main characters, Advocate is elegiac, written by a first-rate author, about overcoming ignorance and prejudice. With wit and emotional depth, Greer describes the formation of one boy’s social conscience and takes us to a resolution that is truly satisfying. Darren Greer grew up in several towns in Nova Scotia, including Greenfield and Liverpool. He studied literature at the University of King¹s College, Halifax, as well as Carleton University, Ottawa.