Teen Coffee House This Fall!
Starting in September, we will be hosting a teen night that will take place on the forth Wednesday of every month. Each month will involve something new and fun including movies, games, pizza taste-tests and live talent-shows. We will also have various community guests including yoga and karate instructors, career educators, and maybe even a hypnotist!
If you or anyone you know is interested, email us at lkinnear@bellevillelibrary.com for more info!
Word of the Week
Jiggery-pokery: n, esp. Brit. Informal: deceitful or dishonest dealing, trickery.
The Canadian Oxford Dictionary. Oxford University Press, 1998.
Word of the Week
Zany: adj. comically idiotic; crazily ridiculous.
The Canadian Oxford Dictionary. Oxford University Press, 1998.
Summer Olympics @ your library
Summer is almost here and the Youth and Children’s Services have a great summer program lined up. This summer, your kids can enjoy many different programs to commemorate the Summer Olympic Games which will be held in China this August.
On July 5th from10:00 to noon, we will be having our official opening ceremony. Children are invited to bring a white T-shirt to decorate with Olympic symbols, then register for programs and join a team. Children will earn points for their team through the reading program and at the end of the summer, the winning team will receive a gold metal with a prize.
This summer we will participate in the LOL (Laugh Out Loud) Reading Program sponsored by the TD Bank to promote reading fun. As kids read books this summer, they will earn points for their team as well as entry ballots for a chance to win their own prizes. These prizes include Via Rail round trip tickets to Toronto for 4, China Gate $20 gift certificate, Quinte Mall $20 gift certificate, MacDonald’s gift certificate for 4, Casa Loma: Free admission tickets for 4, and a surprise package. So the more kids read, the more entry ballots they get!
Throughout the summer, there will be many different programs for children and teens. On Tuesdays, children age 3 to 6 can enjoy special storytimes with a different theme each week. Programs for 7 to 11 year olds will be Wednesdays and Thursdays at 2:00 pm. These programs include art, poetry, sports, and drama workshops. Teens are invited to participate in Saturdays’ drop-in-craft activities and Friday’s at 2:00 pm we are featuring special teen workshops.
Space is limited for all programs and pre-registration is required. Please phone 613-968-6731 ext. 2268 to register or send an e-mail to cys@bellevillelibrary.com.
Word of the Week
Flabbergasted: adj. overwhelmed with astonishment; dumbfounded.
The Canadian Oxford Dictionary. Oxford University Press, 1998.
Update For “The Write Way”
Unfortunately Gabrielle Loesch will not be available to host the Write Way. Joel Nash has offered to step in so the program will be going ahead as planned. Joel has been an online freelance writer for the past 2 years specializing in Real Estate and Technology. Joel has also had short fiction and stories and poetry as well. Most recently he has begun work on for a new Website as well as a novel; which he claims may actually get finished this time.
The Write Way Program
The Belleville Public Library and John M. Parrott Art Gallery is proud to introduce The Write Way hosted by Gabrielle Loesch in cooperation with the Reader’s Advisory Department. Gabrielle was born a French national that has traveled extensively beginning as a child with her parents. She began writing in 2002 and shortly after created the Write Way in France along the Cote d’Azur where her family resides. From that original group produced many successes and some writers have been published in newspapers, and had their work produced in theatres.
This will be an innovative forum which will aim to create a safe and confidential environment for writers so they may learn from their peers, improve their writing and develop the skills required to give and accept constructive criticism. Meetings begin on June 16th, 2008 starting at 6:00pm. Then each consecutive meeting will take place on the third Monday of each month at the same time.
The program requires advanced registration as space is limited and is group is geared towards those individuals that are serious about writing. People that would like to become members of the Write Way Program can contact Joel Nash at the Reader’s Advisory department at the Belleville Public Library for a registration package.
Word of the Week
Dogma: noun 1. a belief or set of beliefs held by an authority or group, which others are expected to accept without argument. 2. an arrogant declaration of opinion.
The Canadian Oxford Dictionary. Oxford University Press, 1998.
