Friday, December 31, 2010

How to Grow Up and Rule the World, by Vordak the IncomprehensibleHow to Grow Up and Rule the World, by Vordak the Incomprehensible by Scott Seegert

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This book is great for all budding evil masterminds. Vordak imparts important information like how to choose the perfect lair, and how to handle minions and henchmen. If you can avoid his devious punishments for inattention and impertinence, you too can attempt world domination.



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Friday, December 17, 2010

Awards Season Challenge


January is award season for Children and Teen Literature. On January 10 the Newbery, Caldecott and Printz awards will be announced by the American Library Association. How many of the past winners have you read? I've read 103 titles so far. Can you beat my total? Check out the list of winners by clicking on the award titles above, pick one list and start reading today. Entries will be available starting January 14 through March 1. Prizes will be awarded for the most titles read in a variety of age categories from elementary to adult.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Bink and GollieBink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Bink and Gollie is a winner. Both characters are individuals in their own way, and while they don't always get along, they find ways to work it all out in the end. Great for pre-readers and early readers alike, you can read the whole thing in one go, or savor one chapter at a time. I hope there will be more of Bink and Gollie.



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Knitting For Good


The Knit and Stitch Club sent 5 scarves to the Orphan Foundation of American Red Scarf Project. These hand knit scarves will warm the necks and hearts of college students from foster homes. Join us for knitting or crochet on alternating Thursdays afternoons at 4:00 starting again January 6th. Feel free to suggest other charity knitting projects we can support together.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Final Baseball Scores

Team Name Weekly Score Weekly Rank Cumulative Score Cumulative Rank
The Scooby Doo's 264 6 2190 10
Devil Dogs 263 7 2558 7
Gus' Greats 290 5 2112 11
Tiger Town Cats 321 2 2758 2
Mahoning Valley Muscle 192 13 1965 13
Angels in the Outfield 259 8 2464 9
Karate Kids 293 4 2728 4
Bambino's 246 11 2717 5
D-Town 257 10 2515 8
Beast from the East 259 8 2746 3
Bald Guy and the Blonde 222 12 1984 12
Tools of Ignorance 325 1 2844 1
Double Play Divas 311 3 2657 6

Friday, July 30, 2010

Pet Show

Last night the second annual Pet Show was held on the library lawn. Several dogs and two fish were in attendance along with their owners, and we were happy to welcome Kim Elliot from the Newton Falls Animal Hospital as our guest judge. Everyone had a great time, including the pets.

Growing Garden

The Library Sprouts Garden is still growing. The kids are enjoying green beans to snack on, and quite a few zucchini, squash and green peppers have been donated to the Newton Falls Food Pantry.

Next up...Tomatoes

The Library Sprouts Garden Program is supported by a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library services, awarded by the State Library of Ohio and by the Friends of the Newton Falls Public Library.

baseball scores

Here are this week's scores

Team Name Weekly Score Weekly Rank Cumulative Score Cumulative Rank
The Scooby Doo's 85 12 1701 10
Devil Dogs 110 8 2068 7
Gus' Greats 74 13 1623 11
Tiger Town Cats 133 6 2137 5
Mahoning Valley Muscle 95 10 1558 13
Angels in the Outfield 151 4 1987 8
Karate Kids 155 2 2170 4
Bambino's 153 3 2217 3
D-Town 131 7 1984 9
Beast from the East 178 1 2238 2
Bald Guy and the Blonde 107 9 1567 12
Tools of Ignorance 147 5 2265 1
Double Play Divas 94 11 2096 6

Friday, July 23, 2010

Fall Story Time Schedule

Summer Story Time ends this Wednesday, and the fall schedule is ready. Join us this fall for stories games and fun.

Baby Bugs
For children ages 6-30 months with a caregiver.

Enjoy songs, rhymes and books with your baby in a group setting.

Registration begins September 1st.

Wednesdays at 10:30 AM from Sep. 22—Oct. 13.

Thursdays at 5:30 PM from Sep. 23—Oct. 14.

Story Time
For children ages 2.5—5 with a caregiver.

Children will learn songs, complete crafts and read together.

Registration begins September 1st

Wednesdays at 11:00 AM from Sep. 22—Nov. 17

Family Time
For children ages 0-6 and their families.

Families will enjoy songs, stories and games together..

Registration begins September 1st.

Thursdays at 6:00 PM from September 23—November 18.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Baseball Scores

Week 15 Scores

Team Name Weekly Score Weekly Rank Cumulative Score Cumulative Rank
The Scooby Doo's 63 12 1616 10
Devil Dogs 68 10 1958 7
Gus' Greats 38 13 1549 11
Tiger Town Cats 80 5 2004 5
Mahoning Valley Muscle 70 8 1463 12
Angels in the Outfield 80 5 1836 9
Karate Kids 117 1 2015 4
Bambino's 74 7 2064 2
D-Town 67 11 1853 8
Beast from the East 83 3 2060 3
Bald Guy and the Blonde 69 9 1460 13
Tools of Ignorance 102 2 2118 1
Double Play Divas 82 4 2002 6

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Harvesting

The Library Gardeners are beginning to harvest vegetables from our garden.

Last Saturday the kids tasted fresh green beans, and so far we have donated zucchini, summer squash and spinach and other greens to the Newton Falls Food Pantry. We hope there will be more to come.


The Library Sprouts Garden Program is supported by a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library services, awarded by the State Library of Ohio and by the Friends of the Newton Falls Public Library.

Water Babies and Bubbles

This past Friday, the Newton Falls Public Library welcomed very young children for an outdoor program called Water Babies.

We read stories, played in the water and chased bubbles on the lawn.


Everyone had a great time getting wet, and playing together, despite a few raindrops as the program ended.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Week 14 Baseball Scores

Team Name Weekly Score Weekly Rank Cumulative Score Cumulative Rank
The Scooby Doo's 69 13 1553 10
Devil Dogs 102 8 1890 7
Gus' Greats 76 11 1511 11
Tiger Town Cats 115 6 1924 4
Mahoning Valley Muscle 71 12 1393 12
Angels in the Outfield 110 7 1756 9
Karate Kids 150 3 1898 6
Bambino's 154 2 1990 2
D-Town 100 9 1786 8
Beast from the East 156 1 1977 3
Bald Guy and the Blonde 78 10 1391 13
Tools of Ignorance 140 4 2016 1
Double Play Divas 119 5 1920 5

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Garden Club

The library Sprouts garden is growing by leaps and bounds.
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We are currently harvesting squash, zucchini and green beans. All our young gardeners get to taste their harvest before the remainder is donated to the Newton Falls Food Pantry.
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Come garden with us on Saturday mornings at 10:30. For children ages 4-10, please call the library to register.

For more photos, check out the Tribune.

This program is supported by a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, awarded by the State Library of Ohio and the Friends of the Newton Falls Public Library.

Friday, July 9, 2010

Knit 'n' Stitch Success

Knit 'n' Stitch meets every other week here at the library and we are currently knitting an afghan together, one block each month through the year. One of our members go a little ahead of schedule, and here is her beautiful afghan:


If you would like to join us, call the library to sign up. Knit 'n' Stitch is for all ages 10 and up. Simple knitting instruction will be provided as needed.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

baseball scores

Week 13 Scores

Team Name Weekly Score Weekly Rank Cumulative Score Cumulative Rank
The Scooby Doo's 127 6 1484 10
Devil Dogs 142 3 1788 6
Gus' Greats 103 11 1435 11
Tiger Town Cats 119 8 1809 4
Mahoning Valley Muscle 79 12 1322 12
Angels in the Outfield 112 10 1646 9
Karate Kids 118 9 1748 7
Bambino's 120 7 1836 2
D-Town 157 1 1686 8
Beast from the East 131 5 1821 3
Bald Guy and the Blonde 78 13 1313 13
Tools of Ignorance 135 4 1876 1
Double Play Divas 153 2 1801 5

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Baseball Scores

Week 12 Scores

Team Name Weekly Score Weekly Rank Cumulative Score Cumulative Rank
The Scooby Doo's 126 9 1357 10
Devil Dogs 124 10 1646 6
Gus' Greats 113 13 1332 11
Tiger Town Cats 133 8 1690 3
Mahoning Valley Muscle 120 12 1243 12
Angels in the Outfield 159 4 1534 8
Karate Kids 148 7 1630 7
Bambino's 159 4 1716 2
D-Town 168 1 1529 9
Beast from the East 152 6 1690 3
Bald Guy and the Blonde 122 11 1235 13
Tools of Ignorance 162 2 1741 1
Double Play Divas 162 2 1648 5

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Chrissy's Pick of the Week

Werewolf versus Dragon (An Awfully Beastly Business, #1) Werewolf versus Dragon by David Sinden


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Beasts is a great setting for a new series with lots of monsters and fairy tale creatures. Ulf, a young werewolf helps Dr. Fielding care for all the beasts and in the end, he even gets to save the day. Check more stories about Ulf in further books in the series.

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Week Eleven Baseball Scores

Team Name Weekly Score Weekly Rank Cumulative Score Cumulative Rank
The Scooby Doo's 118 9 1231 10
Devil Dogs 133 5 1522 5
Gus' Greats 115 10 1219 11
Tiger Town Cats 128 7 1557 2
Mahoning Valley Muscle 97 12 1123 12
Angels in the Outfield 145 3 1375 8
Karate Kids 162 2 1482 7
Bambino's 170 1 1557 2
D-Town 135 4 1361 9
Beast from the East 113 11 1538 4
Bald Guy and the Blonde 88 13 1113 13
Tools of Ignorance 133 5 1579 1
Double Play Divas 128 7 1486 6

Friday, June 18, 2010

Week Ten Baseball Scores

Here are this weeks scores.

Team Name Weekly Score Weekly Rank Cumulative Score Cumulative Rank
The Scooby Doo's 145 5 1113 10
Devil Dogs 134 7 1389 4
Gus' Greats 90 11 1104 11
Tiger Town Cats 163 1 1429 2
Mahoning Valley Muscle 82 13 1026 12
Angels in the Outfield 146 4 1230 8
Karate Kids 123 9 1320 7
Bambino's 135 6 1387 5
D-Town 147 3 1226 9
Beast from the East 153 2 1425 3
Bald Guy and the Blonde 85 12 1025 13
Tools of Ignorance 114 10 1446 1
Double Play Divas 134 7 1358 6

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Week Nine Baseball Scores

Here are this weeks scores

Team Name Weekly Score Weekly Rank Cumulative Score Cumulative Rank
The Scooby Doo's 119 5 968 11
Devil Dogs 142 3 1255 4
Gus' Greats 147 2 1014 10
Tiger Town Cats 109 11 1266 3
Mahoning Valley Muscle 60 13 944 12
Angels in the Outfield 114 8 1084 8
Karate Kids 118 6 1197 7
Bambino's 125 4 1252 5
D-Town 153 1 1079 9
Beast from the East 111 9 1272 2
Bald Guy and the Blonde 109 11 940 13
Tools of Ignorance 110 10 1332 1
Double Play Divas 118 6 1224 6

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Baseball Scores

Here are your week 8 scores. Despite the lateness of this posting, these scores are from May 25th through May 31st.
Team Name Weekly Score Weekly Rank Cumulative Score Cumulative Rank
The Scooby Doo's 119 8 849 12
Devil Dogs 137 5 1113 5
Gus' Greats 94 11 867 11
Tiger Town Cats 169 1 1157 3
Mahoning Valley Muscle 76 12 884 10
Angels in the Outfield 72 13 970 8
Karate Kids 134 6 1079 7
Bambino's 152 3 1127 4
D-Town 103 10 926 9
Beast from the East 165 2 1161 2
Bald Guy and the Blonde 106 9 831 13
Tools of Ignorance 145 4 1222 1
Double Play Divas 127 7 1106 6

Also, please note: Grady Sizemore has received knee surgery and is now out for the year. If he is on your team, you may choose a new player to replace him. If you wish to do this, please e-mail me as soon as possible.

Friday, June 4, 2010

Good Job Gardiners

The classroom gardens have been returned and are waiting to be transplanted to our garden.

And the garden is ready too.


Register for garden club now!
This program is presented through a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, awarded by the State Library of Ohio and the Friends of the Newton Falls Public Library.

Library Sprouts

During the month of May over 200 students ages 3-7 planted 16 planters with vegetable and herb seeds.


This is Mrs. Stimpert's class at Saints Mary and Joseph School


The children planted tomatoes, beans, peas, cilantro and zucchini. They learned about things that are good for a garden, like bees, garter snakes and toads.

This is Mrs. Rose's class at the Prep Center


These plants will be moved to the vegetable garden at the library and tended all summer by the Library Sprouts. Check in here to see how our garden grows.
This program is presented through a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, awarded by the State Library of Ohio and the Friends of the Newton Falls Public Library.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Weekly Scores

Team Name Weekly Score Weekly Rank Cumulative Score Cumulative Rank
The Scooby Doo's 109 10 730 12
Devil Dogs 122 6 976 5
Gus' Greats 135 3 773 11
Tiger Town Cats 126 4 988 3
Mahoning Valley Muscle 104 12 808 10
Angles in the Outfield 126 4 898 8
Karate Kids 140 1 945 7
Bambino's 117 7 975 6
D-Town 95 13 823 9
Beast from the East 113 8 996 2
Bald Guy and the Blonde 106 11 725 13
Tools of Ignorance 140 1 1077 1
Double Play Divas 112 9 979 4