Listen up Lemony Snicket fans!

Lemony Snicket has a new series coming out this Fall. It is a prequel of sorts for his "Series of Unfortunate Events". But rather than tell the story of the Baudelaires before we met them in The Bad Beginning, this series is the autobiographical tale of our snarky narrator, Mr. Snicket himself.

The series is called "All the Wrong Questions" and the first book Who Could That Be at This Hour? is due out on October 23, 2012.

For a limited time, the first chapter of the book is available to read online. After that, you can sign up for Lemony Snicket's newsletter to find out more about the new series!

Coming this Fall!

If you want to catch up on the "Series of Unfortunate Events" before October, start back at The Bad Beginning. Stop in the library to pick it up or give us a call and we can put it on hold for you!

HAPPY NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK!

To celebrate National Library Week, Miss Danielle is having a book giveaway bonanza! To enter, kids just have to tell her why they love the library.

She has already gotten some great responses. Check them out below. Tomorrow is your last day to enter. Winners will be announced next week. Good luck!






"I love your puzzles." - James, age 2

"It has awesome, cool, super, fantastic, terrific, and LOADS of books I want to read!!!" - Christian, age 7

"Because it has lots of library programs." - Tyler, age 7

"I love the library because they have so many good books and almost every kind of genre a kid like me would like." - Danny, age 8

"Because whatever books or movies you need, they are free and even if they don't have it, somehow you'll get it." - Jessica, age 9

"I love the library because it's a place where you can discover new things and learn new things!" - Bridget, age 9

Thanks kids!!!

Last Week in Review - Kid's Programs!

It was a fun week for kids at the Pinelands Library!


On Monday night, we kicked off the week with Family Movie Night. It was our biggest turnout yet! Everyone got juice and popcorn and laughed all night at this month's feature, 'Puss in Boots'. The library felt just like a real movie theater!

On Wednesday, the kids got crafty and made personalized signs. Some kids chose to do a name sign while others chose to express an interest of theirs. Check out the creativity!

SKATE!

MALENA!

NORA ROCKS!

On Thursday, we got a visit from the Reading Magician. He came to the library to help us celebrate Read Across America with a special Dr. Seuss Magic Show!

Magic at the library!

On Friday, our littlest library goers enjoyed a Mother Goose on the Loose storytime. We had lots of fun bouncing, singing, crawling, and listening to stories!

And then on Saturday, we ended the week with our first ever Lego Club program! The building theme was "Out at Sea" and you won't believe how creative the results were! The kids built everything from pirate ships to entire beach-scapes. We also had fun listening to the Kidz Bop station on Pandora radio... so much fun that a few mini dance parties broke out between building sessions. We even had a break dancer in the crowd! Who knew that Legos and dancing went so well together?!

The builders got right to work.

The three man team working on the beach scene.

The final product!

Yellow patrol boat by Brandon

Jeffery's bicycle powered pirate ship.

Alex's Lego masterpiece

Can you spot the Lego man steering this
big steam ship by Joshua?

Steven's ship even had tentacles - beware!

Be sure to check out our online calendar for more upcoming kid's programs or pick up a monthly program calendar next time you are in the library. Remember, space is limited so registration is required for all programs. Sign up always begins two weeks before the date of the program.

Homeschool Open House for Parents

Homeschool Open House this weekend!

PLEASE NOTE: This program will be held at the Evesham Branch Library.

Parents involved in homeschooling (or those considering homeschooling) are invited to explore the ways that the library can support their home school program! We will join the Evesham staff to present a helpful overview of our services, inlcuding: databases, eBooks, borrow-a-book club, and more! The Open House will also include a tour of the Evesham Library, a question and answer session, and time in the computer lab.

This event will be held at the Evesham Branch this weekend on Saturday, January 7th at 10:30AM. Registration is requested. To register, you can call the Evesham Library at 856-983-1444, or call the Pinelands Library at 609-654-6113, or visit the online calendar. We hope to see you on Saturday!

Costume Swap Drop Off Has Begun!

Celebrate a green Halloween and bring your "gently used" costumes and accessories to the Medford, Evesham, or Main Library. You will receive a ticket that entitles you to shop for a free donated costume on October 1st at Evesham or Medford Branches and on October 8th at the Main library. Registration is not required.

Congrats to our 100+ Hour Readers!

On Thursday, September 8th, we teamed up with the Evesham Branch Library to celebrate all of the kids who read 100 hours or more during the Summer Reading Program this year. We are so proud of everyone's accomplishments. And we would like to thank everyone who was involved in making this summer's reading program so successful, including the Friends of the Pinelands Library and our teen volunteers. We couldn't do it without you!

CONGRATS READERS!!!

Changes in the Children's Room

This week you may have noticed that some of the children's books aren't quite where you are used to finding them. Don't worry, they weren't blown around by Hurricane Irene! We are just doing some rearranging. All of the books are now settled into their new homes, but we are still in the process of putting up new signs. If you need help locating a book, don't hesitate to ask!

Apron Strings Around the World

Summer programs are in full swing here at the Pinelands Library! The theme for kids this summer is 'One World, Many Stories', so we have been exploring many other countries. This week at "Apron Strings Around the World" kids got some hands on experience making a delicious Italian snack - Bruschetta with Strawberries and Tomatoes!


Miss Brenda started things off by showing the kids where Italy is on the globe.

Next, she read the book All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel by Dan Yaccarino.

Then it was time to get cooking! The first step in our recipe was to brush olive oil onto the bread. Then we set it aside to toast.

Next, we all got to chop up strawberries and tomatoes.

We had so much fun cutting up the basil with special kitchen scissors. It smelled really yummy!

Everyone got a turn spinning the pepper grinder!

Then, it was time to stir up all of our ingredients.

Finally, it was time to dig in!

Miss Brenda always does the "thumbs test" at the end of class, and there were thumbs up all around for this delicious recipe!

Apron Strings will be back next month with a new recipe from another country. Sign up starts next week. You can register online by visiting our events calendar or give us a call at (609) 654-6113.