How about a good book AND pizza? It’s Monday, 5:30pm, school vacation, you’re hungry and it’s time to share a great story! Bring the book you’ve just finished or maybe an old favorite you just love. We’ll share some of the reasons why we liked our books. And finally, we’ll all vote on the favorite pick of the night. The winning book and...
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This historical novel about New York City’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory and the catastrophic Factory fire hits its stride to offer a compelling message about labor, sacrifice and the price of freedom in America. Haddix (the Shadow Children series) follows three very different girls: naïve Bella from Italy, who becomes a strikebreaker; the feisty Yetta,...
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We are inviting mature 5th graders to try Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes and join in the tween discussion. Ask for a book at the front desk. ‘Olive Barstow was dead. She’d been hit by a car on Monroe Street while riding her bicycle weeks ago. That was about all Martha knew.’ Martha Boyle...
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For November : ” Mr. Klutz is Nuts!” by Dan Gutman. Something weird is going on! Principal Klutz was hanging upside down from the school flagpole!
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September’s book is ‘Loser by Jerry Spinelli’. Books are available at the Children’s desk and registration is required. Join us for a good discussion.We have drinks and treats. Just like other kids, Zinkoff rides his bike, hopes for snow days, and wants to be like his dad when he grows up. But Zinkoff also raises his...
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Register now and pick up a book at the Children’s desk. It’s fun to talk about the story together! Parents are also invited to read, and sit in with us. September’s book - “The Secret of the Painted House” by Marion Dane Bauer. When her family moves from Chicago to the country, nine-year-old Emily is...
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“Deep and Dark and Dangerous: A Ghost Story” by Mary Downing Hahn. Registration is required. This group meets the 3rd Tueday of each month. Books are available at the Children’s desk. Bring dinner in a bag. Drinks and dessert are provided. Ali is excited to spend the summer with her aunt and young cousin at...
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We start at 5:30pm and this is perfect reading for October - “The Case of the Glow-In-The Dark Ghost” a Jigsaw Jones mystery by James Preller. Books are available at the children’s desk. Register please, and bring your supper. We provide the dessert and drinks.
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This event is part of the Summer Reading program ‘One World, Many Stories’. Grades 2-4 are welcome to bring supper, read and discuss this book with us. We have dessert and drinks. Please register on-line or at desk. The June pick is “Rickshaw Girl” by Mitali Perkins.
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This event is part of the Summer Reading program “One World, Many Stories”. Bring your supper, and join us for discussion. We have the drinks and dessert.
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