2006 Literary Award Winners

The American Library Association has announced the 2006 Newberry and Caldecott award winners! The awards and the winners:

• The Newbery Medal winner is Criss Cross, written by Lynne Rae Perkins.
• The Hello, Goodbye Window, illustrated by Chris Raschka, is the Caldecott Medal winner.
• Looking for Alaska, written by John Green, is the Printz Award winner.
• Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue, written by Julius Lester, is the King Author Book winner.
• Rosa, illustrated by Bryan Collier, is the King Illustrator Book winner.
• Jimi & Me, written by Jaime Adoff, is the Steptoe winner.
• Dona Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart, illustrated by Raul Colon, is the Belpre Illustrator Award winner.
• The Tequila Worm, written by Viola Canales, is the Belpre Author Award winner.
• Jacqueline Woodson is the Edwards Award winner. Margaret A. Edwards Award is for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults
• Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H.L. Hunley, written by Sally M. Walker, is the Sibert Award winner.

If you are interested in learning more about these awards or interested in learning what other titles were honored you can go read the press release from the American Library Association.

Some of these award winning books are already available at the Pinckney Library, some of them we will be buying in the next several weeks. Let us know if there is a title you are interested in!

T'ween Loom Knitting!

Are you crafty? Are you interested in knitting? Are you chilly and wishing you had a beautiful, warm, handmade scarf? Do you know someone who needs a beautiful, warm, handmade scarf? Are you between the age of 9 and 17 years? If you answered yes to any of those questions come to the Pinckney Library on January 26 at 6:30 when I will be teaching loom knitting (also known as how to use a knitting board). There is a $5 materials fee for the loom which you get to keep - if you already have a loom bring it and you dont have to pay the fee. You need to bring one skein of yarn (my advice is to start with simple acrylic yarn) and if you can find one bring a crochet hook but it is not necessary. Everyone will leave this program with a scarf started which you can finish at home or bring back to the library if you need help with finishing it later. It is a fun hands-on program! If you want to learn more about loom knitting check out these web sites: Authentic Knitting Board The Knitting Loom Store If you are interested please contact the library (or me) and register for any one of the classes we are offering. I hope I get to share my passion for knitting with you at the library!
~Sara

Jammie Jamboree

Bed time story time is tomorrow, Thursday January 12, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. Children of all ages are welcome to attend in their pajamas and bring a stuff friend to keep them company while we share stories, poems and snack at the library. This month we will be sharing sleepy time going to bed stories (different then the books read this week at family story time) such as : Grandpa's Teeth, There Were Ten in the Bed, What! Cried Granny, I am NOT Going to Get Up Today!, and the 2006 Michigan Reads award recipient Bed Hogs. Please join us! - Sara

Photo from September 2005 Bed Time Story Time

Photo's From 2006 Holiday Craft Night

Thank you to everyone who attend our 2006 children's holiday craft night. I was unable to attend, but the staff who were on hand told me it was fun! I enjoyed looking at the pictures, I hope you do too. - Sara

Puppet fun!

Making a sled together.

Crafts for everyone.

Hava & Max make puppets!