Bubble Man Program Today

We are keeping a close eye on the weather, and so far, it looks like we will need to move the program to the Victory Christian Academy gymnasium. We are supposed to have rain this evening and wind. The Victory Christian Academy is located at 115 S. Star in El Dorado, across the street from the courthouse and south of the old Carnegie Library. There is an entrance off the parking lot.


There is NO air conditioning in the gym.

We will post the final location later today. You can also call the library, 316-321-3363, this afternoon after 4 to find out. We are really hoping to have the program at the library, but the chances seem slim. The weather is just not cooperating.

Directions from Google Maps here.

2010 Summer Reading Program Begins

The 2010 Summer Reading Program, "Make a Splash-READ!" is officially open for business!! Join in the fun! Follow the link to the SUMMER 2010 page for all the information.

After you have signed up, come to the library to get your acount activated. You can pick up your 2010 SRP Make a Splash- READ book bag and add a fish to the “Window on the Sea”.

Programming begins next week. Check out the event calendar for details.

See you at the library!

2010 Summer Reading Program is almost here!

Gearing up for 2010 Sumer Reading Program!
Get your info here.   

It all begins June 1. 

MAKE A SPLASH--READ!

8 Wonders of Butler County Customs Contest

It is official! Our Preschool Story Time is a finalist in the 8 Wonders of Butler County Customs contest! You can vote for us at 360ElDorado.com. You can vote up to three times per email address.

Twenty finalists have been posted to the 8 Wonders page of 360ElDorado.com. All finalists are featured in the three slideshows on the page. To vote, click on the “Vote” section on the left side of the page and follow the directions.

The 8 Wonders contests are sponsored by Tour Butler, the El Dorado Times and the Augusta Gazette.

Every vote counts! Thanks!

Favorite President of All Time Poll Results

Abraham Lincoln won with nearly half of the votes! There was a 5-way tie for second place with, Carter, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Obama, and Washington.  John Adams got one vote!
Thanks to everyone who voted!

Vote for Your Favorite President

Come to the Children's department and vote for your favorite president of all time. Anyone can vote! Vote more than once! On Presidents' Day, February 15, we will post the results. I can tell you right now, Lincoln, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Carter are in a tie!

Coming Attractions

Tomorrow, February 4, at Preschool Story Time our theme is stars.

Next week on Tuesday, February 9, at 4PM, Brianne is doing a program for grades K-5 all about chocolate, with stories, games and activities. Chocloate will be served, so be aware if you have food allergies.

On Monday, February 13, at 2pm, Brianne is showing the movie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, with Johnny Depp. This will be in the Clymer room on the really BIG screen. There is no charge and it is open to ALL ages.

Tuesday, February 23, is Wii gaming at 4pm. This is for grades K-5.
Don't forget, children under the age of seven must be accompanied by an adult while in the library.

For more activities, check our events calendar at the children's department webpage, Library Kids.

Story Time in the News!

What a wonderful story and pictures in the Tuesday, February 2, 2010 edition of the El Dorado Times! Groundhog Day at Preschool Story Time. We are on the front page, page 2 and page 3. WOW! Great for your scrapbook!

Thanks to Julie and Robin for their generous suport of our programs.

Up and Running

The Library Kids website is up and running again. Most of the missing images have been replaced. So, yay!

Don't forget, Preschool Story Time begins tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.

The Official Word is- WAIT

Got the word this afternoon on the Library Kids website. I am to wait until next week to try and fix things. So, for now things will stay as they are. Thanks for you patience.

No Images For Now

Still having problems with the Library Kids website. It may be quite awhile before it is back to its former glory.
Weather and websites, both beyond our control.

Movie today @ 2:00. G-Force. Come one, come all.

Still not back to normal

The Library Kids website is trying to come back, but there are still problems. All of the images are gone, for one. They are working on fixing things, but it will take some time. In the meantime, don't forget, we are showing the movie "G-Force" in the Clymer room on our BIG screen. The show starts at 2:00 pm and is open to all ages. As usual, children under seven years of age, must be accompanied by an adult while in the library.

Holiday Hours

We will close at 5:00 pm tomorrow, December 31, 2009. We will be closed all day Friday, January 1, 2010. We will reopen at 9:00 am Saturday, January 2. Happy New Year, everyone!!

Website Down

Our Library Kids website is down. Not sure when it will be up. Seems to be a problem with the server and beyond our control.
In the meantime, check here for news!

CONTESTS

There are two new contests to enter if you fancy yourself an artist or author. Visit our Library Kids website for details.

OVER 1,000 !!

The paper chain is officially over 1,000 links long! Thanks to our fabulous readers, the chain is now 1,011 links long. Each link represents a book that has been read. It is beautiful and fun! It is worth a trip to the library just to see it. How many times have you seen a paper chain that is over 1,000 links long? I will get pictures posted, but they don't do it justice. Speaking of pictures, the Children's Department has a Flickr page now. Visit and see the crafts the kids have made.

Mr. Boo it is!

Sorry I didn't get the announcement posted sooner. I have no excuse. I posted it to our webpage, Library Kids, and to our Twitter page, but I just plain forgot to post it here on the blog. I am so sorry! The library staff voted and the winner, by a landslide, was Mr. Boo. The winning name was submitted by Sterling Schurr. Mr. Boo is delighted with his name, although in the picture it doesn't look like it, I assure you, he is smiling.

There were lots of good names to pick from. Thank you to everyone who entered the contest.

Name that Ghost!

Our ghost is in search of a name. Enter the "Name Our Ghost" contest and win a book! To enter, come to the Children's Department and write your suggestion for a name on the official entry form. You must be under 18 years old to enter and you can enter as many times as you wish! Entries must be in by October 29th. The winner will be announced on October 30.

THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM PICTURES ARE IN THE PAPER!!!

The 2009 Summer Reading Program pictures are in the Friday, August 21, issue of the El Dorado Times.
They look great! Copies of the paper are available for 75 cents each, at the El Dorado Times office, 114 N. Vine, here in El Dorado. I will try to get a few copies at the library as well.
Thank you, Julie, and the El Dorado Times, for making it possible to get the pictures of these fabulous readers in the paper. We appreciate your generous support of our summer reading program.
Thank you, too, to the parents and teachers of these readers. Without your support the reading program would not be possible.
More thanks to come on Monday. I am writing this from home, and don't have the information I need to thank everyone who helped us this year. I mainly wanted to get the word out that the pictures are in the paper!

Successful Summer

The 2009 Summer Reading program is a success! Our readers read a total of 11,192 books. Those keeping track of time spent reading recorded 2,648 hours. Fabulous! Thanks to the readers, and thank you to the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and teachers who helped make the summer a success.

If you earned the prize of your picture in the paper, today and next Monday, Aug 10, are the picture days. Just come to the library and we will take your photograph.

If you earned the prize of the swim party, be sure you have picked up your invitation. It is required for admission. It will get your whole family in to the pool.

You can still glue a lid on the art project and add to the paper chain, if you want to. The chain is up to 826 links! It looks great.