Today at the Library (6/18/09)

Storytimes
Atlee Branch Library
Mother Goose Storytime 10:00 a.m.
Family Storytime 10:45 a.m.

Goochland Branch Library
Preschool Storytime 10:00 a.m.
Mother Goose Storytime 11:00 a.m.

Mechanicsville Branch Library
Toddler Storytime 10:00 a.m.
Preschool Storytime 10:30 a.m.
Family Storytime 11:15 a.m.
Family/Bedtime Storytime 6:45 p.m.

Bookmobile Stops
Hanover County
Goddard School (Sliding Hill Rd.) 9:30 - 10:45 (see map)
Omni Park Place (101 Omni Rd.) 11:15 - 12:00 (see map)
Primrose School of Atlee Commons (Atlee Commons Rd.) 2:30 - 3:30 (see map)

Programs and Events
Richard S. Gillis, Jr./Ashland Branch Library
Dreamtime: Tales from Down Under
Thursday June 18 at 10:30 a.m.
Barefoot Puppets presents Australian Aboriginal folk tales.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Library.

Hanover Branch Library
Hanover Lunchtime Book Group
Thursday June 18 at 12:30 p.m.
Join us at lunchtime for a brief discussion of "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer.
Dessert and drinks will be provided. Please bring your own lunch. Sponsored by the Friends of the Hanover Library.

King and Queen Branch Library
Be Creative @ Your Library Kickoff
Thursday June 18 at 1:30 p.m.
Sign up for the Summer Reading Program and make crafts to take home.
Sponsored by the Friends of the King & Queen Library.

Goochland Branch Library
Manga Drawing Workshop for Teens
Thursday June 18 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Have fun while you learn how to draw anime/manga characters.
Pizza served!
Sponsored by Friends of Goochland Library.

Today at the Library (6/17/09)

Storytimes
Atlee Branch Library
Toddler Storytime 10:00 a.m.
Preschool Storytime 10:30 a.m.

Goochland Branch Library
Toddler Storytime 11:00 a.m.

Mechanicsville Branch Library
Toddler Storytime 10:00 a.m.
Preschool Storytime 10:30 a.m.
Family Storytime 11:15 a.m.

Lois Wickham Jones/Montpelier Branch Library
Mother Goose 9:15 a.m.
Preschool Storytime 10:00 a.m.
Toddler Storytime 11:00 a.m.

Upper King William Branch Library
Preschool Storytime 10:30 a.m.
Mother Goose Storytime 11:30 a.m.

Bookmobile Stops
Goochland County
Bundle of Joy Day Care (74 Plaza Drive) 10:15 - 11:30 (see map)
Broadview Shopping Center 1:45 - 2:30 (see map)
James River Estates (East Brook Run Drive) 3:00 - 3:30 (see map)

Programs and Events
Cochrane Rockville Branch Library
Dreamtime: Tales from Down Under
Wednesday June 17 at 10:30 a.m.
Barefoot Puppets presents Australian Aboriginal folk tales.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Rockville Library.

Upper King William Branch Library
Be Creative @ Your Library Kickoff
Wednesday June 17 at 2:00 p.m.
Sign up for the Summer Reading program and make crafts to take home.
Sponsored by the Friends of the UKW Library.

Goochland Branch Library
Dreamtime: Tales from Down Under
Wednesday June 17 at 3:00 p.m.
Barefoot Puppets presents Australian Aboriginal folk tales.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Goochland Library.

Hanover Branch Library
PRL Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday June 17 at 6:30 p.m.
Bring your friends to collect all of the clues. Be the first team to complete the hunt and win a prize.
Snacks served! Sponsored by the Hanover Library Friends.

Website of the Week (6-17-2009)

The Eric Carle Museum of

Picture Book Art

Together with his wife Barbara, Eric Carle, the renowned author and illustrator of more than 70 books, including the 1969 classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar, founded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art as the first full-scale museum in this country devoted to national and international picture book art, conceived and built with the aim of celebrating the art we know first. Through the exploration of images that are familiar and beloved, it is the Museum’s goal to foster connections between visual and verbal literacy and to provide visitors of all ages and backgrounds with the opportunity to explore their own creativity and the confidence to appreciate and enjoy art of every kind.

Pick of the Week (6-17-2009)

Raven's Gate

by Anthony Horowitz

Matt is being punished for a crime he saw, but didn't commit. Instead of being locked up, he is being sent to the middle of nowhere to live with a new foster mom, as part of a government scheme called The Leaf Project. But Matt's new home provides anything but peace and quiet. His new guardian is involved in very sinister things . . . and the whole town seems to be on her side. Everybody who tries to help Matt winds up disappearing . . . or dead. The truth is much bigger than Matt or the town -- but Matt is the only person who can stop the ultimate evil from being unleashed.

Today at the Library (6/16/09)

Storytimes
Richard S. Gillis, Jr.,/Ashland Branch Library
Toddler Storytime 10:00 a.m.
Preschool Storytime 10:30 a.m.

Mechanicsville Branch Library
Mother Goose 10:00 a.m.
Preschool Storytime 10:45 a.m.
Family Storytime 11:15 a.m.

Bookmobile Stops
Hanover County
Childtime (7452 Old Hickory Drive) 10:00 - 11:00 (see map)
Tuckaway Harbor Child Care Center (6857 Cold Harbor Rd.) 11:15 - 12:00 (see map)
Christian Village (Lee Davis Road) 1:30 - 2:15 (see map)
Black Creek (Chickahominy Mkt., Cold Harbor Rd.) 2:45 - 3:15 (see map)

Programs and Events
Atlee Branch Library
Engineer Expo
Tuesday June 16 from 10:00 a.m. to noon
Ages 8 and up.
Bring your favorite model of a Lego© creation, a K’NEX© masterpiece, Lincoln Logs© or erector set design to show off! Share ideas with others and make new friends. Feel free to bring extra pieces to work on a new creation while you are in the library.
Refreshments served. Sponsored by the Friends of Atlee Library.

Atlee Branch Library
Teen Movie Night
Tuesday June 16 at 7:00 p.m.
Beat the heat with a free movie for teens at the library!
Snacks served! Sponsored by the Friends of the Atlee Library.

Today at the Library (6/15/09)

Storytimes
Richard S. Gillis, Jr.,/Ashland Branch Library
Mother Goose Storytime 10:00 a.m.
Toddler Storytime 10:45 a.m.
Preschool Storytime 11:15 a.m.

Bookmobile Stops
King William County
King's Grant (McKendree Church) 11:15 - 12:00 (see map)
Manquin Farms (Moncuin Drive) 12:05 - 12:30 (see map)
McCauley Park 1:30 - 2:00 (see map)
Rose Garden Estates (Dogwood Court) 2:15 - 2:45 (see map)
King William Youth Center (Rt. 30) 3:15 - 4:00 (see map)

Today at the Library (6/12/09)

Storytimes
Hanover Branch Library
Family Storytime 10:45 a.m.

Rockville Branch Library
Toddler Storytime 10:00 a.m.
Preschool Storytime 10:45 a.m.

West Point Branch Library
Family Storytime 11:00 a.m.

Bookmobile Stops
King & Queen County
King & Queen Senior Ctr. (Bethlehem Baptist Ch., Rt. 14) 11:15 - 11:45 (see map)
King and Queen Courthouse (Rt. 14) 1:15 - 2:00 (see map)

Programs and Events
Lois Wickham Jones/Montpelier Branch Library
Walk the Red Carpet
Friday June 12 at 7:00 p.m.
Join us for a family movie night at the library.
Popcorn and drinks served. Sponsored by the Friends of the Montpelier Library.

Introducing ReadSpeaker

Do you ever wish you could listen to articles online, as well as read them? ReadSpeaker (www.readspeaker.com), a text-to-speech web service from VoiceCorp lets you do just that. And now it's available on our Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) and Kids InfoBits databases.

Kids InfoBits

Gale Virtual Reference Library

There's no need to download any plugin or extra software. You will see a link to the ReadSpeaker player at the top of every article. Just click "Play" or "Download MP3" to hear the full text of the article read aloud. There's also a link to ReadSpeaker Help if you want to find out more about how to use ReadSpeaker or if yu have problems getting it to work. All of the text-to-speech audio is generated mechanically by ReadSpeaker - not prerecorded - and is read back to you by an automated electronic voice. The fluency and clarity of today’s text-to-speech technology sounds much more human, compared with earlier techniques that sounded more robotic.

Don’t forget to have your library card handy when you use the Gale Virtual Reference Library and Kids InfoBits databases from work, home, or school. If you have any questions about any of our online databases or library services, please e-mail ask@pamunkeylibrary.org.

Today at the Library 6/11/09

Storytimes
Atlee Branch Library
Mother Goose Storytime 10:00 a.m.
Family Storytime 10:45 a.m.

Goochland Branch Library
Preschool Storytime 10:00 a.m.
Mother Goose Storytime 11:00 a.m.

Mechanicsville Branch Library
Toddler Storytime 10:00 a.m.
Preschool Storytime 10:30 a.m.
Family Storytime 11:15 a.m.
Family/Bedtime Storytime 6:45 p.m.

Bookmobile Stops
Hanover County
Kiddie Kingdom (813 Thompson Street) 10:00 - 11:30 (see map)
Kings Charter Village Center 1:30 - 2:00 (see map)
All Aboard Child Development Center (7147 Stonewall Pkwy.) 2:30 - 3:15 (see map)

Programs and Events
Goochland Branch Library
Ice Cream Social
Thursday June 11 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Kick-off the Summer Reading Program, sign up, and enjoy ice cream.
Sponsored by Friends of Goochland Library.

Today at the Library (6/10/09)

Storytimes
Atlee Branch Library
Toddler Storytime 10:00 a.m.
Preschool Storytime 10:30 a.m.

Goochland Branch Library
Toddler Storytime 11:00 a.m.

Mechanicsville Branch Library
Toddler Storytime 10:00 a.m.
Preschool Storytime 10:30 a.m.
Family Storytime 11:15 a.m.

Lois Wickham Jones/Montpelier Branch Library
Mother Goose 9:15 a.m.
Preschool Storytime 10:00 a.m.
Toddler Storytime 11:00 a.m.

Upper King William Branch Library
Preschool Storytime 10:30 a.m.
Mother Goose Storytime 11:30 a.m.

Bookmobile Stops
Goochland County
Salem Pre-School (Salem Baptist Ch., Cardwell Rd.) 10:00 - 11:30
(see map)
Elk Hill Farm 12:45 - 1:45 (see map)
Courthouse Commons Shopping Center 2:15 - 3:15 (see map)

Website of the Week (6-10-2009)

FBI Kids' Page

The Kids' Page is designed for children and their parents to learn more about the FBI through age-appropriate games, tips, stories and interactives. We also introduce you to our working dogs and show how FBI special agents and analysts investigate cases.
First, can you help Special Agent Bobby Bureau get in disguise for his undercover assignment? He's depending on you.

Pick of the Week (6-10-2009)

The Manual of Detection

by Jedediah Berry

Unexpectedly promoted to detective when his predecessor goes missing and a supervisor is killed, agency clerk Charles Unwin struggles with inexperience and nerves during a case in which he encounters bizarre clues and is framed for murder.

Today at the Library (6/8/09)

Storytimes
Richard S. Gillis, Jr.,/Ashland Branch Library
Mother Goose Storytime 10:00 a.m.
Toddler Storytime 10:45 a.m.
Preschool Storytime 11:15 a.m.

Bookmobile Stops
King William County
Guardian Angels (2372 King William Road) 10:30 - 11:15 (see map)
Mattaponi Indian Reservation (Rt. 640 to Rt. 625) 1:45 - 2:30
(see map)
King William Courthouse (Rt. 30) 2:45 - 3:15 (see map)

Today at the Library (6/6/09)

Programs and Events
Families are invited to take part in the 2009 Summer Reading Program at all Pamunkey Regional branch libraries. Children can join "Be Creative!" Our teen program is "Express Yourself!" Adults may join "@ the Library," now in its tenth year. Prizes will be awarded when participants reach their reading goals. Many exciting, free programs for school-aged children will be taking place at the library!

For more information about the Summer Reading Program, please call or visit your local branch library or sign up online.

Hanover Branch Library
Build Construct Create: Summer Reading Kick-off
Saturday June 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Stop by our open house and show off your creativity in our "Construction Zone" (for ages 3 & up). Sign up for the Summer Reading Program, too!
Refreshments served. Sponsored by the Hanover Library Friends.

Richard S. Gillis, Jr./Ashland Branch Library
Summer Reading Program Kick-off
Saturday June 6 from 10:30 a.m. to noon
Sign up for the Summer Reading Program. Make your own bookmark & other crafts, have your face painted, listen to stories, and more!
Sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Library.

Today at the Library (6/4/09)

Storytimes
Storytimes will resume the week of Monday June 8 at all branch libraries.

Bookmobile Stops
Hanover County
Goddard School (Old Hickory Rd.) 9:45 - 11:30 (see map)
Bon Secours Child Care (8210 Meadowbridge Rd.) 2:30 - 3:45 (see map)

Programs & Events
Goochland Branch Library
Volunteen Training
Thursday June 4 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Learn more about volunteer opportunities this summer with the Summer Reading Program and other activities, take a tour of the library, and enjoy pizza and drinks.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Goochland Library.

Today at the Library (6/3/09)

Storytimes
Storytimes will resume the week of Monday June 8 at all branch libraries.

Bookmobile Stops
Goochland County
Bundle of Joy Day Care (74 Plaza Drive) 10:15 - 11:30 (see map)
Broadview Shopping Center 1:45 - 2:30 (see map)
James River Estates (East Brook Run Drive) 3:00 - 3:30 (see map)

Website of the Week (6-3-2009)

Pets for Life: Helping People

and Their Pets

Is your dog driving you crazy? Are you climbing the walls because your cat won't stop climbing the curtains? If so, you're not alone. Everyone with a pet is bound to have a problem with their animal's behavior at some point. Thankfully, with the Pets for Life behavior tip sheets, you'll be well on your way to solving most of these issues.

Pick of the Week (6-03-2009)

B is for Beer

by Tom Robbins

The story of an adventurous kindergartner named Gracie, her distracted parents, and a magical alien from another world relates how each one is affected by beer.

Today at the Library (6/2/09)

Storytimes
Storytimes will resume the week of Monday June 8 at all branch libraries.

Bookmobile Stops
Hanover County
Advent Day Care (Advent Christian Church, Studley Road) 9:45 - 10:45
(see map)
Liberty Christian School (8094 Liberty Circle) 11:00 - 11:45 (see map)
Christian Village (Lee Davis Rd.) 1:30 - 2:15 (see map)
Minnieland Private Day School (7386 Creighton Pkwy.) 2:30 - 3:15 (see map)

Today at the Library (6/1/09)

Storytimes
Storytimes will resume the week of Monday June 8 at all branch libraries.

Bookmobile Stops
King William County
KW Summer Camp (Cool Spring Primary 7/6 only) 10:00 - 11:30 (see map)
King's Grant (McKendree Church) 11:15 - 12:00 (see map)
Manquin Farms (Moncuin Drive) 12:05 - 12:30 (see map)
McCauley Park 1:30 - 2:00 (see map)
Rose Garden Estates (Dogwood Court) 2:15 - 2:45 (see map)
Normans (8191 Little Florida Rd.) 3:10 - 3:45 (see map)

Programs and Events
West Point Branch Library
Open House for Teen Volunteers
Monday June 1 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Hey teens! Drop by the library to learn more about volunteer opportunities this summer, like decorating the library, sign up folks for the Summer Reading Program, helping out with crafts & other programs, and many other activities.
Sponsored by the Friends of the West Point Library.