Friday, April 29, 2011

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!

Friday, April 8, 2011

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.

Friday, April 1, 2011

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?