Life In the Library!

Happy Saturday! It's been a nice cool Saturday at Pomona Public Library. Our air conditioner works well and we're very happy for that. The fires in Pomona are out and life is good.

The activities for the week are:

Tuesday: 10:15am Story time
4:00-6:00pm Homework Center

Wednesday: 10:00am Toddler Time
3:00pm Flower Craft
4:00-6:00pm Homework Center

Thursday: 10:00am Infant Story time
4:00-6:00pm Homework Center

Joke for the day: What did Mona Lisa say when she was hauled into court?
Answer: "I was framed!"

Author visit, Mr. Jay Winderman of Claremont

We had a great time today with Jay Winderman who told us all about tortoises. He brought two of them to show everyone. As you can see in the pictures, they were huge! Did you know that tortoises chase each other? They're not exactly speedway material, but still.

Lucky for me, Mr. Winderman didn't require me to eat anything tortoise. After the animal program with the mealworm incident I'm rather leery. If you want to hear that story, come in and ask. I'll try not to throw up.

Joke for the day: What did the snail say when it went for a ride on the turtle's back?
Answer: Whee!!!

ELF is Early Learning Family

We have more new toys for our ELF program! We have ELF every Moday morning at 10:00am. Come in with your infants and toddlers and play with these and many other inter active toys. Of course we always have books for infants and toddlers as well.

By the way, for all you David Allen fans, we had a David Allen sighting today in the Library. I was too chicken to ask him if I could take a picture of him for the blog but maybe next time!

Joke of the day: Two muffins are baking in the oven. One muffin says to the other, "Isn't this great! We're turning such a lovely golden brown." The other muffin screams... "AHHHHHH! A TALKING MUFFIN!" :)

Children's Book Week!

Childrens books scoop
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Next week (May 12 - 18) is children's book week! We are celebrating on Wednesday May 14th with an author visit! Jay B. Winderman has written three books: "Thunder in the Desert", "Thunder on the Reservation", and "Thunder in the Backyard". Thunder is a California Desert Tortoise and these three books are animal fantasy books for middle-grade readers. They are written in such a way that the readers will come to understand, respect, and admire these wonderful creatures.

I believe Mr. Winderman will bring one of his tortoises to share with you. Come on in on Wednesday and ask our guest author some questions!

So come out of your shell and into the library:

Wednesday May 14, 2008 at 3:00pm

Author Visit!

Author Jay B. Winderman will come to Pomona Public Library on May 14, 2008 at 3:00pm. This is a picture of one of his books, "Thunder in the Backyard." Mr. Winderman loves tortoises and shares his knowledge of them in his children's books. He resides in Claremont and has agreed to come here May 14th. Be sure to mark your calendars now! I hear tell he will bring at least one of his tortoises!

Special Events in May

Do to Special Event
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OK. So maybe we aren't closing the street for these events. But that doesn't mean they aren't special!

May 14th: 3:00pm Please mark your calendars for this. We are having an author visit. This means that the person who wrote a children's book will be here to talk with you. He will even sign books! I will give you the name of the author and book closer to the time of the event. Just mark your calendars now! Hint: He wrote a book on tortoises!

May 21st: 3:00pm Monthly craft. Grandma Sue will be leading this craft. We will be making flower mobiles. If you don't know what this is, come and find out!

Every Tuesday 10:15am: Preschool and toddler story time (ages 2-5). This is every Tuesday from now through August 12th.

Every Wednesday in May: 10:00am Toddler story time (ages 18-36 months).

Thursdays May 2, 8, 15, &22: 10:00am Infant story time (ages 0-18 months).

May 29th: 10:00am ELF. Come into the library and play with your child with interactive toys. ELF stands for Early Learning Families.

Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4-6pm: Our homework center is open. This is for students in grades 1-6.

Every Wednesday 3:30-4:30pm is Grandparents and Books. Grandma Jean is here faithfully every Wednesday to spend time with you. She is our own treasure that we cherish very much. Do yourself a favor and come in to meet her.

That's it! Next month the Reading Buddies starts as well as the summer reading program. It's all good stuff at the library!

Joke of the day: Why did the children wear their swimsuits to school?.
Answer: They rode in a car pool! :)

Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo
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Don't miss out on our Cinco de Mayo celebration this Saturday:

What: Cinco de Mayo Celebration
When: Saturday, May 3, 2008
Where: Civic Center Plaza Pomona, California
Time: 11:00 - 5:00pm

Come on out and have a great time. While you're here, you might as well come into the library. We have something for everyone!

Joke for the day: What is the coldest country in South America?
Answer: Chilly Chile.