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Snakes in a library? Well, not yet, but they ARE scheduled to appear for storytime on Wednesday, May 25 at 10:30 am. Don't miss out as Daemon and his handler, Mitchell, join us for a slithering good time full of stories and snakey crafts. If you are brave, I'm hoping you will touch Daemon for me....and maybe hold my hand to give ME courage to touch him????

Archaeology Club at LH Public Library

Join me....three stories DOWN in the earth to dig up goodies that are hundreds if not THOUSANDS of years old. We will have a special event on Thursday, July 7 at 6:30 pm discussing Native Americans/Arrowheads in this area. At this time we will be talking about the digs that we have the opportunity to be a part of. We will be creating field trips.....bring your family and join us!

If the interest is high enough, we may plan something on a Saturday in June....so if you have any kind of desire to join us, please let me know! At this writing it looks like we have eight people interested.....

The Library is YOURS!

Your local public library, did you know there is one in Liberty Hill? Located inside Lions Foundation Park your public library provides FREE services to you. We have the latest best sellers, DVD's and books on CD for your commute....and yes, that free was not a typo.

We just started a FREE beginning computer class. I'm very impressed with our instructor and would encourage anyone needing help learning computer basics to join us, it's not too late to start. They will be held on Mondays at 6:30 pm in the library. Registration is required so that we might have a computer set up and waiting for you.

May 25 is going to be an exciting day when the snakes make their way to the library. Our Wednesday storytime will be all about snakes and we have special guest Daemon the snake coming. Rumor has it his handler, Mitchell will let you touch Daemon. Are you brave enough?

Summer reading will run throughout the summer and we will reward everyone, children through adults. Thursday nights at 6:30 pm throughout the month of June will be filled with Children's Reading Club programs.

Thursday July 7 we have a program for the entire community, Archaeology in Texas. We have an active dig site that is not too far away and we will be starting an archaeology club and going on digs, three stories down into the earth, where they have been unearthing items 1200 years old! Let Sandy know your interest so you can be added to our email group about field trips we will be going on.

Wednesday, July 13 at 10:30 am will be Safety Day at the Liberty Hill Public Library. Join our Liberty Hill Fire Department and Police Department as we present a special program for the kids in our community. Preschools and day cares welcome, please call ahead so that we can plan for the larger groups!

Other teasers: classes on string games (think cats cradle and Jacob's ladder), paper airplane folding, Wii tournaments.....

Let me throw out some ideas and see what response I get.....I'd like to see the library partner with the community more. We are here for you, to support you, provide services. How about some activities for senior citizens in the community? I'm thinking some Wii gaming, maybe a grandparent/grandchild Wii bowling competition, Senior basic computer classes, traveling lending library. We are YOUR library, let us know what it is you'd like to see.

And....know that we are accessible to you. Visit our website at www.lhpl.org (soon to be redesigned), follow us on Facebook(http://www.facebook.com/LibertyHillPublicLibrary), read our blogs.

Lots of fun summer activities

It has been so busy at the library lately, lots of that self-imposed. We're gearing up for summer and not only does that mean Summer Reading, but many opportunities for the library to help fill your summer with activities.

Coming this summer a partial list:

Summer reading - runs all summer long, all it requires is you read and record your reading, stop in and get rewarded.

Summer reading special programs Thursdays at 6:30 pm
*June 9 - Digging for Dinosaurs
*June 16 - Big Equipment Petting Zoo
*June 23 - Joe McDermott performance
*June 30 - Beach Party

Native Americans & Arrowheads Program Thurday July 7 6:30 pm ALL AGES

Annual Checkers Tournament Saturday July 9 11:00 am

Beach Reads Book Discussion Group Sunday July 17 3 - 5 pm

Archaeology Digs - ALL AGES Dates TBA throughout the summer

Safety Day - Date TBA but will be a Wednesday at 10:30 am - Join the LH Fire Department, LH Police Department and the LH Library as we present a special storytime event/safety day!

Beach Read Book Club....

Mothers & Daughters by Rae Meadows
…beach read book club…

Hosted by the Liberty Hill Public Library

Discussion date: Sunday, July 17 3 pm – 5 pm

Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
First, sign up to join our discussion. There is no purpose for signing up other than letting us know how many to expect, how much chocolate to buy, and how hard we need to push to get this book moving through the readers. Actually, buying your own copy might be easier, but we do have a copy in the library. All I can ask is that if you borrow our copy, please be conscientious that there is a whole crew of book lovers waiting for it, so read it expediently and bring it back for the next bibliophile.

Second, read the book. Make notes. Read summaries and reviews. Ok, so that was said on the assumption you are planning ahead and reading the LHPL copy of the book in advance. If you have your own copy, write in it. I know, I know sacrilegious right? NO WAY! I write in all my books that I own….how they affected me, thoughts and revelations I have while reading, definitions if I had to look a word up.

Third, show up. We all plan ahead and have things come up. If it’s important to you to forge these new bonds with other book lovers, write it on your calendar and make it a priority. We all need time for us, and (assuming here) many of us are busy moms. Say yes to yourself. You ARE worth it. Come and let us pamper you with some good company, drinks and chocolate…and who knows what else. Taking care of you will only help you in taking care of others and make you better equipped to do that….and sometimes just a little piece of time that is just for your own indulgence is what it takes. Let this be your indulgence.


A rich and luminous novel about three generations of women in one family: the love they share, the dreams they refuse to surrender, and the secrets they hold.

Samantha is lost in the joys of new motherhood --- the softness of her 8-month-old daughter's skin, the lovely weight of her child in her arms --- but in trading her artistic dreams to care for her child, Sam worries she's lost something of herself. And she is still mourning another loss: her mother, Iris, died just one year ago.

When a box of Iris's belongings arrives on Sam's doorstep, she discovers links to pieces of her family history but is puzzled by much of the information the box contains. She learns that her grandmother Violet left New York City as an eleven-year-old girl, traveling by herself to the Midwest in search of a better life. But what was Violet's real reason for leaving? And how could she have made that trip alone at such a tender age?

In confronting secrets from her family's past, Sam comes to terms with deep secrets from her own. Moving back and forth in time between the stories of Sam, Violet, and Iris, Mothers and Daughters is the spellbinding tale of three remarkable women connected across a century by the complex wonder of motherhood.
 

Summer Reading 2011

Yes, Summer Reading plans are underway and this year’s theme is Dig Up a Good Book. Registration forms will be sent home through the schools in mid-May and also be available online and at the library starting April 20. Sponsored in part by Texas State Library and Archives Commission. We are looking for more sponsors so that our programs can be all that we can possibly offer.

For kids through incoming sixth graders, our formal program will be:

Thursdays at 6:30 pm

June 9: Digging for Dinosaurs
June 16: Big Equipment Petting Zoo
June 23: JOE McDERMOTT performance
June 30: Beach Party

We are also planning a couple Family Night in the Park Thursdays with special events, July 7 and 21, details to be released.

As usual, we will be welcoming everyone to participate in summer reading, simply by…….READING! We will have reading logs to record your reading accomplishments over the summer, with prizes for all ages; kids, teens and adults.

Throughout the summer, we will be continuing our regularly scheduled storytime for all ages of children, Wednesdays at 10:30 am.

More sneak peeks at plans……..a “beach read” book club, art and craft classes for all ages, our annual checkers tournament, kids classes on fun things like “Jacob’s Ladder” and other string games, paper airplane folding, origami. THE place to be……@your library.

What the library is all about

What a wonderful afternoon....Thursday after school, the kids are flooding into the library. Suddenly I notice we have 10 teenaged boys in the library, all different groups represented, but hanging out none-the-less. I have a checkers set ... think BIG ... set out on a table and I'm constantly amazed how many people sit down and play. People that don't know each other.

Case in point. Two high school friends playing checkers. A young boy standing there watching them, obviously thinks the older boys are pretty cool. When the game is over, he asks if he can play. Some chair shuffling ensues, and the younger boy figures out who he is playing against.....and the game begins.

I was very impressed watching these teens play with the younger boy.....the could have creamed him, but they seemed to be having fun, let him learn a bit, didn't take the obvious "wipe you out" moves. Eventually the younger boys mom walked up and stood there with her mouth open, amazed at what she saw. It did the heart good for everyone witnessing this interaction. THIS is what the Liberty Hill Public Library is about.....community building.

Can you tell I absolutely LOVE what I do?