Holiday Closing

The Pinckney Community Public Library will be closed in celebration of Independence Day July 3rd & 4th so that the staff can enjoy the holiday with their families and friends. There will be story time at the library on Wednesday July 5th at 1:00 and story time at Screams Ice Cream in Hell on Friday July 7th at 2:00. Our next children's summer reading event is Tuesday July 11 at 11:00 with Howell Nature Center bringing and discussing animals native to Michigan.

We hope you have a very safe and happy holiday. See you on the 5th.

Summer Reading Kicks Off

Paws Claws Scales & Tales summer reading for ages 0-9 kicked off on Tuesday June 27 with a Pet Craft Program that was fun for all ages. We had approximately 30-35 children join us at the library to design food bows for their pets, boxes for their bugs, fish to decorate the house with, and cat masks to wear. Some of the older (and very talented) participants learned how to make their own dog out of a balloon. Everyone took home a new pet or two. Thank you to everyone who attended and made this program a success.
Creature Feature summer reading for ages 10-18 kicked off with a competitive game of backyard Harry Potter Quidditch. We had 21 children participate in 6 Quidditch matches. It was great fun for all of us! All of the children enjoyed water bottles, chocolate frogs, and Berti Bott's Every Flavored Beans donated by the Friends of the PCPL, as well as some friendly competition. I saw some very creative brooms (decorated pool noodles) brought to play on as well as a few competitors who came dressed in their capes. Thank you to everyone who played, and especially to one young man who I overheard ask his Mom as they were leaving "can I go check out a book" who made my day! If you have come by the library to pick up your paperwork to participate in this years summer reading program that is wonderful we are looking forward to seeing you again. If you have not don't fear you still can - we are just getting started so stop by and join the fun! ~ Sara

American Girl Party

If you have not heard on Saturday June 17 at 10:00 the Pinckney Library had an American Girl Doll book discussion and "tea" party. We had a great attendance of 13 girls, plus their dolls and some of their Moms. We started with an introduction of ourselves and our dolls, we had a large variety of dolls including, Samatha, Felicity, Kaya, Josefina, Elizabeth, Kit, and more. Following the introduction we had a brief discussion of our favorite American Girl book. We ended with a craft which each girl took home with her. Thank you to everyone who attended and made this program a success. It was a lot of fun to meet the girls and their dolls! ~Sara

What are your children doing this summer?

School is (finally) out and summer is upon us. Looking for something fun and educational to do with your children this summer? Pet lovers of all kinds are invited to join “Paws, Claws, Scales and Tales” or “Creature Feature” at the Pinckney Community Public Library. The 2006 Summer Reading Program is open to children of all abilities.

This year the themes for summer reading are Paws, Claws, Scales & Tales for children ages 0-9 years, and Creature Feature for ages 10-17 years. If you are older then 17 check our Adult Summer Reading Program. So be on the look out for fur, scales, feathers, tails, beaks, and fins for all kinds of animal fun at the library!

How does summer reading work? New this year is no registration for any ages! Come by and pick up a reading log or reading raffle tickets to track your reading starting Monday June 26 at 10:00 a.m. Just read and complete the forms to get your prizes! It’s that simple. Of course if you want to do something more there is always more to do at the library including attending performances and craft programs on Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. throughout the month of July for all ages. A listing of all events will be available at the library and at our web site. Our first program of the summer is a Pet Craft Event on Tuesday June 27 from 11:00-1:00. We will be deocrating bowls for our pets, making fish from recycled cds, decorating cat masks, decorating paper cats and dogs, creating pet pouch necklaces, and if you are really lucky Sara will demonstrate her newest acquired skill, making dogs out of balloons! We will be outside (weather permitting) for the craft event so please come dressed appropriatly (we have very little shade). So it will be hot, it will be messy, it will be free, it will be summer crafts at the Pinckney Library!

If you don’t have time to get all of the reading done that you would like (so that you can get all the prizes you would like) then we can be bribed. Buy a bag or can of cat or dog food and donate it to the library to count toward your reading goal. All of the food donations will be donated to the Humane Society of Livingston County so our dog and cat friends can benefit.

So wash the dog, clean out the litter box and put your hamster in the exercise ball so you can get into the library for some fun summer adventure.

For more information call the library at 734-878-3888, or visit our web site at www.pinckneylibrary.org, or stop by and pick up a flyer listing all of our summer events.

Harry Potter Backyard Quidditch Match!

The Pinckney Community Public Library is looking for muggle children age 9 and up to compete in a Harry Potter Backyard Quidditch Match at the Pinckney Public Library! With pool noodles as broomsticks, nerf balls, and hula hoops we are going to play Quidditch at the library! The Quidditch Match will take place at the Pinckney Community Public Library on June 29, 2006 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. All competetors must bring their own pool noodle to ride as a flying broom. Pool noodles may be decorated in house colors. All competetors MUST register BEFORE June 23, 2006. To register call the library at 734-878-3888 or email scastle@tln.lib.mi.us and give us your name, age, and phone number. Registrants will be called with their team assignments by June 28, 2006. We will be playing outdoors so come dressed appropriately - in the case of rain it will be cancelled. Spectators are always welcome, it is great for your viewing pleasure! Please contact Pinckney Community Public Library for more information. Prizes and bottled water will be provided by the Friends of the Pinckney Community Public Library! ~Sara

Photos from Quidditch 2005

Prize Donations

Every summer I start the requests for donations to local businesses for summer reading prizes in very early spring, Feburary or March. There are some businesses who year after year donate prizes to the library and others who come and go. I always appriciate the donations I recieve from businesses each year. The prizes are great incentive to the kids who read over the summer and kids who read over the summer are better prepaired to return to (or start) school in the fall. So far this year I have recieved prize donations from the following businesses (in no particular order):

• Hamburg Dairy Queen (free 5oz cones)
• McDonals of Pinckney (free american meal bookmarks)
• Howell Bowl-E-Drome (passes for a free game of bowling)
• Bestmaze (discounted tickets for children admission)
• Friends of the Pinckney Community Public Library (Quidditch prizes & water)
• RollerRama II (free skate passes)
• Potter Park Zoo (free passes)
• Pinckney Wendy's
• Castaway Cafe (free passes to play)
• Howell Mejier (gift cards)

If you own a business and you are interested in donating a prize (or money for a prize) to the youth department for kids who read this summer please contact me at the Pinckney Library. As the saying goes "it takes a village to raise a reader". Or something like that. ~ Sara