Pinckney Historical Calendars

If you have not heard the Friends of the Pinckney Community Public Library are selling some wonderful historical calendars at the Library. The calendars include months September 2006-December 2007 and feature great historical photographs for each month. This calendar was edited by community member Caroline Richardson and graphic design services were provided by Lindsey Mishler. You will enjoy the views of Pinckney’s past and help the library preserve our shared history for future generations. They cost $10 and the money goes to the Friends who then support the Pinckney Library and its programs. The Friends often support the youth program at the Library including the purchase of audio books, music cd's, and providing food for summer youth events, and providing Backyard Quidditch prizes. By purchasing the calandar you are also supporting library programs for community youth. They make great gifts as well! Thanks! ~Sara

Talk Like A Pirate Day!

Ahoy! Tuesday September 19, 2006 is the official Talk Like A Pirate Day! Of course we will be celebrating pirates at the library with pirate story times Tuesday Sept. 19 at 11:0 a.m. and Wednesday Sept. 20 at 1:00 p.m. Tom and Joan will read several pirate stories to the children who attend story time on these days and then I will follow up with a fun pirate craft! Even if you can't attend any of our story times just remember to talk like a pirate or read some of the listed pirate books you can find at the library! Arrr!~Sara

Picture Books

• Dora's Pirate Adventure by Christine Ricci
• Tough Boris by Mem Fox
• Pirate girl by Cornelia Funke
• Roger, the Jolly Pirate by Brett Helquist
• Shiver me letters : a pirate ABC by June Sobel
• Pirates ahoy! by Hans Wilhelm

Juvenile Chapter Books

• Daring pirate women by Anne W. Sharp (non-fiction)
• Pirateology : the Pirate hunter's companion edited by Dugald A. Steer (non-fiction)
• Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
• How to be a pirate by Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
• The not-so-jolly Roger by Jon Scieszka
• Pirates Past Noon by Mary Pope Osborne
• Pirates! : raiders of the high seas by Christopher Maynard (non-fiction)
• The short and bloody history of pirates by John Farman (non-fiction)

Teen Fiction

• Piratica : being a daring tale of a singular girl's adventure upon the high seas by Tanith Lee
• Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer

Baby Time Sept. 18

Baby Time starts again on Monday September 18, 2006 at 10:00. Baby time is a special time at the Pinckney library for baby's (ages 0-24 months) and their caregivers. We share books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and age appropriate toys. We start the morning with a few songs and books and as the baby's attentions wander we get out the toy box and the babies play while the caregivers socialize. I greatly enjoy Baby Time, getting to see the tiny infant just learning to smile along with the older toddler learning how to walk, talk and make friends. The staff of the library enjoys watching all of the children develop and become readers. Baby Time is the beginning of the reading process where the babies hear rhymes and learn speech patters which will later become the foundation of reading. So come join us for some baby fun (and learning) at the library! ~Sara

Beautiful Ella Turner enjoys Baby Time!

Read for the Record Update

On August 24th the nation was reading The Little Engine That Could to set the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people reading the same book on the same day. The Pinckney Public Library participated with a special story time which was well attended by 10 children and their adult companions. The record has been set! According to Jumpstart 140,387 people participated at over 800 events in 45 states. So we did it. I am very proud that Pinckney made a contribution to this great event. I hope that next year we are able to help break that record. Thank you to everyone who did attend this fun event. ~Sara

Back to School!

I am sorry I have not posted to this blog recently at the end of summer reading I was on vacation. School starts tomorrow for the Pinckney Community School District, summer reading is done with so things at the library are quieting down. Our family story time has begun again on Tuesdays at 11:00 and Wednesday at 1:00 so please join us with your children for stories, songs and craft either of those days (it is the same stories each day). Bed Time story time is Thursday September 14 at 7:00, children are invited to come dressed in their pj's to share stories, songs and snacks. Baby Time will start September 18th. Baby Time is stories, song and playtime for children 24 months or younger at the library every Monday September 18 - October 30th at 10:00 a.m. I will begin reading to the Pinckney Head Start / Michigan Readyness classroom September 20th, which I always look forward to as well. I hope your school year is off to a good start! Keep your eyes open for other events at the library. October 16-21 is national Teen Read Week and November 13-18 is national Children's Book Week! Keep on reading together! ~Sara