Fun pictures from the last week of the 2009 summer reading program!

Playing "Simon Says"

The last day for the Pages!

Playing "Following the Leader!"


Pages bringing the pizzas- THANK YOU DOMINOS!!!!

Checking in some readers.

Creating balloon hats.

Magician Tim Freeland poked a hole in a dollar bill!!! And then it was fixed and back to it's orginal condition. HOW DID HE DO THAT!?

Some of the audience to see the magician.

He made ball appear in Jasper's hand!

Pages Maddie, Jasper and Lily with Kelly introducting the final Books & Stars of 2009.

Craig Wasner and Mike Hildebrandt had a lot of fun!

Doing the Hokey Pokey!

Some of the dancers!

Pictures from the 7th week of the SRP!

Showing their matted artwork visiting artist Wendell Arnesen helped them create!

Visiting Artist Wendell Arnesen!

The NEW Banjo Band preformed for Books & Stars.

Pages helping as usual!

Preparing the bookslips for hanging in the library.

The last day of the Summer Reading Program is Thursday, July 30th.

Conor is the 7th Reader of the Week!

Congrats Conor!

Click on his picture to enlarge.

Week 6 of the SRP!

The line for pizza.

Pages handing out pizza to the kids who read that week.

Page Piggieback rides.

Creating collages!

Visiting Artist Carla Thompson tells us about her work.

Diana leading Infant Lapsit!

Books and Stars featured the Bavarian Musicmeisters!

The 6th Reader of the Week is Wyatt!

Congrats Wyatt!

Click on poster to enlarge.

Fun from the 5th SRP week!

Readers earning more points by reading "Discovery Books."

Thanks for the pizzas Dominos!

Visiting Artist Randy Ferguson brought many beautiful instruments for us to see and learn about.

A banjo from the 1860's.

A lute!


Kids made masks this week.

Books and Stars featuring Stompin' Dixie!

Northfield ECI brought books to give away!

Playing ABC Ball outside.

Books & Stars features STOMPIN' DIXIE this week!

They're back for the 3rd year in row! Come to Central Park this Wednesday for a stompin' good Dixieland time. Booker opens at 6:30, the show starts at 7.
SPECIAL Book give-away sponsored by the Northfield Early Childhood Initiative Coalition!
The Northfield Ambulance will be on hand for tours of the ambulance and to sell bike helmets (at a great price of $9)- Watch out! They are rewarding kids and adults who ride their bikes with helmets on!
The Cocoa Bean will be next to Booker selling their refreshing Hawaiian Shaved Ice ($1.50)! The proceeds benefit library children's programming.
Check out the rest of the Books & Stars schedule here.

Pictures from the 4th week of the Summer Reading Program!

Reading "Discovery Books" at Discovery time on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.

Scribbler and Sketcher's Library Bingo- for prizes!

Making special 4th of July favors after Preschool storytime on Thursday morning.

Library Pages introducing the Books & Stars performer.

Wendy's Wiggle, Jiggle and Jam at the outdoor pool.

It was a super evening, even the sun came out!

Jim was on hand again promoting bike safety.

Visiting Artist Series- Featured Northfield Author Anne Fredrickson. She talked about her book "Baseball Brothers." The Fredricksons had 18 children 13 of them played on a touring baseball team in the late 1920's. Very fun and very interesting Anne, thank you!







Can you imagine a family with 18 kids?

Pizza time! Look at the line of kids who earned Domino's Pizza this week!
Hanging up the rest of the book slips- 283 this week!

Ethan is the 4th Reader of the Week!

Click on Ethan's picture to enlarge.

283 bookslips were turned in this week!

Coincidentaly one of his ancestors was one of the Fredrickson Brother's Baseball team brothers.