Get A Clue @ Your Library!!!
Summer Reading 2007

 

Crafts with Ms. Hazel Jackson!

Mrs. Hazel Jackson shows the children how to do cross-stitch.	Natalie Singleton and Dalton Dick watch Ms. Hazel Jackson closely.

We're making paper airplanes! Dalton and Ms. Hazel had fun making their airplanes. Intermediate Crafts

String Art:

Dalton Dick shows his creation using beads, foam letters, and buttons.	Natalie Singleton and Candice Bishop make photo frames.
Charity Adams shows us her string art.	Shown in the picture with their string art is: Natalie Singleton, Candice Bishop, Charity Adams, Tony Moore, Dalton Dick, Alissa Snyder, and Faith Saylor.

 

Scavenger Hunt:

The library criminal left many clues in the library including dirt and clovers found in the juvenile fiction section of the library.	There was a magnifying glass found in the career room.
A flashlight was found in the genealogy room.	While playing checkers the library criminal left his gloves.
Tony Moore and his mom look for more clues.	Natalie Singleton and Dalton Dick find the dirt and clovers in the juvenile fiction section of the library.
After the scavenger hunt the children painted frogs.  Dalton Dick concentrates on painting his frog.	Natalie Singleton and Charity Adams enjoy painting their frogs.
The intermediate group really liked their craft.	Some of the children decided to paint their frogs all different colors.

Fingerprinting:    Finger-printing is a messy job. The kids enjoy their coke-float. Dalton Dick enjoys his coke-float. The kids also made some spiders.  Natalie is eating her spider's legs.   Coloring Filters: Tony Moore doesn't know which color to put next.  Natalie enjoys creating a colorful filter.  The Rocket colors! Some of the children made five or more color filters.  How to make Colorful Filters: You need: coffee filter                                  food coloring small clear cups                           water paintbrushes                                paper towels Fill each cup 1/4 cup of water.  Put 12 drops of food coloring into each cup.  Fold coffee filter in half 4 times.  Lay coffee filter on paper towel. Paint as desired. The children picked their favorite one and took a group picture. In the picture are: Charity Adams, Natalie Singleton, Tony Moore, and Dalton Dick.  Healthy Snacks with Ms. Brenda Saylor!

Banna Pudding:

Ms. Brenda Saylor makes the vanilla pudding in front of the caregivers and children.	Instead of stirring the pudding, Ms. Brenda Saylor allowed each child to shake the container with pudding and milk.  Alissa Snyder enjoyed this part of the snack.
	Banna Pudding: 2 Cups of skim milk 1 package of sugar free and fat free vanialla instant pudding bannas vanailla wafers Put skim milk and vanialla pudding inside medium size container and shake well.  Crumple vanialla wafers into cup.  Put a layer of banna pudding on top. Slice up banna and put into cup.  Add another layer of banna pudding. Sprinkle vanialla wafers on top and you have banna pudding!
The children as well as the caregivers both enjoyed the banna pudding

Spiders:

Ms. Brenda Saylor passes out pretzel sticks to make spider legs.	The spiders are made from pretzel sticks, peanut butter, and ritz crackers.
Ms. Brenda Saylor also made Orange Smoothees.  Ms. Brenda taught the children and caregivers how to accurately measure liquids.	The Orange Smoothee was very delicious, infact Ms. Brenda Saylor had to make two batches it was so good.

Fish and Wildlife Program with Ms. Betty Lewis from the KY Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Ms. Betty Lewis had a drawing for two fishing poles.	Mrs. Pam Chaliff and some children were part of a demonstration of the food chain.

Surprise Storyteller

Ms. Norma performed the history of U.S.A..	Megan, Ms. Norma's granddaughter, was a poor orphan.
Ms. Norma shows us her fur hat made by Daniel Boone.	Ms. Norma tells the children about the 13 colonies and the red cloth used to make the flag.
Ms. Norma came well prepared with several things.	After the program Ms. Norma showed her things to one of the patrons.

Magic Show
with Mark Comley

Mark Comley the man of magic.	Dakota was able to help the magician perform a trick.
A large crowd came to see the magic show.	Shelby and Maggie also helped the magician.

Settlement in Kentucky with Danny Hinton

The lady concentrates on her knitting.	Danny Hinton shows us his shot gun.
A home-made baby out-fit.	A pioneer girl.
Dalton Dick dressed up as a pioneer man.	The pioneers came well prepared.

Ronald McDonald!!

A McDonald crowd.	Ronald dances for the audience.
Ronald shows the audience his "note".	Ronald checks his mail box.
It's a letter on a mystery to solve!	Ronald gets help from Amelia to do a magic trick.
Ronald and Amelia create the American Flag!	Everyone is in for a surprise!
Dylan lays on the table as Ronald wraps him up.	Ta-duh! But Ronald still has a hold of Dylan!
Ronald removes the table and Dylan is actually floating in the air!	Yeah! Take a bow.

Congratulations to the Winners of Summer Reading 2007
And here they are:

Cory Bond ; 2nd place in grades 8-12.	Jennifer Cox ; 1st place in grades 8-12.
Candice Bishop; 3rd place in grades 4-7.	John Hurley ; 2nd place in grades 4-7.
Jamie Kirby, 1st place in grades 4-7.	Alissa Snyder ; 2nd place in grades 1-3.
Tony Moore ; 1st place in grades 1-3.	Dylan Bullen ; 3rd place in ages 2-K.
Brandie Moore ; 2nd place in ages 2-K.	Braden Parker ; 1st place in ages 2-K.
Natalie Singleton ; Advanced Reading Award.	After the program each child received a treat bag, balloon, McDonald coupon, McDonald Book, and a McDonald pencil. Shown in the picture are : Ms. Carla Rowe (Children's Librarian) and Jenni Beth Neeley (Library Assistant).

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