Date registered: March 16, 2010
Calling all kids! Check out three ARLS locations to make a fun Valentine for someone you love! We’ll be making hand made cards AND a cute heart ornament or love bug craft! Stop by the the Prince George Library Thursday, February 9th at 4:00pm, the McKenney Library Friday, February 10th at 4:30pm for the monthly “Cool Kids Club” meeting, or join us at the Hopewell Library Monday, February 13th at 4:30pm.
There’s plenty to share, so come to any event to make a one-of-a-kind gift. Don’t forget about our regular story times which will feature stories, songs and rhymes about Valentine’s Day the week of February 13th! There’s still plenty of time to join the Winter Reading Program for children ages birth to 5. The program started January 9th and ends March 2nd!
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ARLS has a great new opportunity for teens interested in volunteering for the library. Read a book on your reading level, write a book review, and earn 2 hours of volunteer time! Start the process by completing a volunteer application that can be printed from our Volunteer page, then drop it off at your nearest ARLS location. Don’t forget to like us on Facebook!
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Calling all kids! Get in the spirit of the season, and join us at the Prince George Library to make a fun, easy, and quick Christmas craft! While you’re here, don’t forget to check out some of our great holiday books and movies!
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ARLS has a great new opportunity for teens interested in volunteering for the library. Read a book on your reading level, write a book review, and earn 2 hours of volunteer time! Start the process by completing a volunteer application that can be printed from our Volunteer page, then drop it off at your nearest ARLS location. Don’t forget to like us on Facebook!
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Book Review by E. Modrall
In 1899′s Manhattan.
Elizabeth Holland is forced to be engaged to the last man she would ever want to marry.
Diana Holland, is disgracing her family’s name and experiencing the hardships of forbidden love.
Penelope Hayes is plotting her way to Henry’s heart and Elizabeth’s spotlight.
Carolina Broud, former maid, discovers that with some help, wealth could look good on her.
Henry Schoonmaker, a careless cad, finds he wants the only thing he can’t have.
Read about how young love intertwines in the lives of Manhattan’s socialites in The Luxe!
ARLS has a great new opportunity for teens interested in volunteering for the library. Read a book on your reading level, write a book review, and earn 2 hours of volunteer time! Start the process by completing a volunteer application that can be printed from our Volunteer page. Don’t forget to like us on Facebook!
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How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
Book Review by Addie Eliades
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents illustrates the impact that immigration to the United States from the Dominican Republic around 1960 had on four sisters. These girls’ stories are told from varying points of view and in reverse-chronological order for a unique connect-the-dots account of their Dominican immigrant family. The girls face the challenges of adjusting to the customary lifestyles of different civilizations, along with such trials as puberty, mental breakdown, questioning authority and hierarchy, and dealing with the universal double standard of men and women. The themes in Alvarez’s work are comparable to those in the works of Ricardo Rodriguez Gary Soto: In the midst of adapting to new environments, the García girls (like Rodriguez and Soto in their autobiographical works) also look within to discover their own identities.
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ARLS has a great new opportunity for teens interested in volunteering for the library. Read a book on your reading level, write a book review, and earn 2 hours of volunteer time! Start the process by completing a volunteer application that can be printed from our Volunteer page. Our first review was submitted by Savannah Helmer of the Hopewell Library. Don’t forget to like us on Facebook!
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
A Review by Savannah Helmer
The ‘Thief Lord’ is a spectacular book, full of twists and turns. It holds adventure, comedy, sadness, and mysterious characters. You never know what to expect next as the plot unfolds. This book, I believe, is perfect for people who enjoy fantasy and non-stop adventure. This story takes place in modern day Venice, Italy. Cornelia Funke uses vivid descriptions to paint beautiful pictures in your mind of the landscape where the story happens. It is almost like you’re standing there and seeing it in person. The cast of characters is a group of pre-teen orphans who are living together in an old abandoned movie theater, trying to avoid being discovered by the authorities. Scipio is the self appointed leader of this gang and calls himself the Thief Lord. Their adventures take them to long lost islands, and through the dark alleys and creepy hide-outs of the town of Venice. I really enjoyed this wonderful fantasy and can’t wait for more of Cornelia Funke’s work.
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We're thankful for all the great books, movies, and more at the library! What are you thankful for?
Create this colorful place card holder to make sure no one snags your spot next to the turkey this Thanksgiving! Cards will be provided for you to write your name or tell us what you are thankful for this year. Stop by and join in the fun Thursday at 4:30pm!
Remember: all branches of the Appomattox Regional Library System will be closed Thursday 11/24 and Friday 11/25 and we wish you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving!
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Children, Teens and Families are welcome to stop by the Hopewell Library from 3:00-5:00pm Saturday, October 1st to join us for an afternoon of fun at Game Day!
Whether it's the new XBox Kinect or Mario Cart on the BIG screen, Game Day is a blast!
Try out the X-Box Kinect, race a game or two on the Nintendo Wii, or try out one of many board games! Try your hand at classics like Chess, Checkers, and Scrabble or other favorites like Sorry, Clue, and Pictureka!
We even have games for the youngest kids in your family like Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders, and Memory. Don’t forget the popcorn and lemonade!
Join us for the fun!
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Join Miss Dee Dee and new Youth Services Librarian Miss Mandy for fun-filled Story Times that promote Early Literacy Skills!
The Appomattox Regional Library System would like to thank everyone who participated in our Summer Reading
Program! This year, we had over 860 children and teens take part in our program. Altogether we read over 5,850 hours this summer!
Our Fall Story Time Series will start September 12th and will continue until December 16th. We hope to see you at our newly opened Prince George Library as well as any of the following:
FALL STORY TIME SCHEDULE:
Monday: Hopewell @ 10:30 am
Wednesday: Prince George 10:00am **NEW!!**
Wednesday: Dinwiddie @11:30 am
Thursday: Hopewell @ 10:30 am
Friday: Carson @ 10:30 am
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