Children, Teens and Families are welcome to stop by the Prince George Library from 3:00-5:00pm Saturday, November 12th  as ARLS joins thousands of libraries across the countryto celebrate National Gaming 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!

National Gaming Day is brought to you by ARLS and the American Library Association.  Game Day @ Your Library® an initiative that aims reconnect communities through their libraries around the educational, recreational, and social value of all types of games.Gaming is yet another example of how a new format can fulfill the desire to learn, play and yes, read at your library. You can learn more at http://ilovelibraries.org/gaming

Children, Teens and Families are welcome to stop by the Hopewell Library from 3:00-5:00pm Saturday, November 5th 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!

Photography Workshop
October 20 @ 4:30 p.m.
Hopewell Library
Learn from professional photographer Vera Pakizer about her work, and get great tips on how to take and edit digital photographs. Space is limited, so please register by calling 804-458-6329 x 1005.

“A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words” Photography Contest
Submit up to 3 photos depicting scenes from your favorite novel(s). Photos must be high quality JPG and emailed to contest@arls.org. Submissions must include name, telephone and/or email, ARLS branch, and the title of the book depicted in the photo. Deadline for submission is October 22, 2011.

2011 WrestleMania Reading Challenge
Hopewell — October 17 @ 4:30 p.m.
Prince George — October 18 @ 4:30 p.m.
Teens and Tweens could win a trip to Wrestlemania XXVII in Miami, FL!! See a librarian for more details.

BANNED BOOKS BINGO
September 27 @ 4:30 p.m.
Hopewell Library

In honor of Banned Books Week, Appomattox Regional Library System invites children and families to play Banned Books Bingo, a special version
of Bingo that uses titles of banned or challenged books on the Bingo cards. Free popcorn and drinks will be provided for participants, and winners have the chance to win awesome prizes, including gift cards to Play N Trade! This event is free and open to the public.

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Since its inception in 1982, Banned Books Week has worked to spotlight the issue of censorship in schools and public libraries.

Ahoy, me hearties! Appomattox Regional Library System invites all you Buccaneers to set sail with us in celebration of International “Talk Like a Pirate Day” and Banned Books Week 2011.

The voyage begins Monday, September 19, when library crewmates don pirate attire and teach ye all a pirate phrase or two.

On September 20 at 4:30 p.m. at the Hopewell Library, we will be making buried treasure necklaces. Join us again on September 22 at 4:30 p.m. at the Prince George Library to make your very own pirate flag. Our adventure will conclude with a pirate family film at the Prince George Library on September 24 at 2:30 p.m.

Show your pirate spirit during Banned Books Week, September 24 to October 1, by reading books commonly contested in schools and libraries. Play for a chance to win treasure of your own during Banned Books Bingo on September 27 at 4:30 p.m. at the Hopewell Library.

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

ARLS would like to congratulate the following winners of the 2011 grand prizes baskets!

Hayley W. receives her Virginia Travel Prize from Miss Jewel at our Carson Branch. The prize included tickets to Lucky Lake Mine in McKenney, the Playroom in Chester, the Science Museum in Richmond, and King's Dominion.

Hayley W. of the Carson Library; Chrisitan W. of the Dinwiddie Library; Laquisha J. of the McKenney Library; Aidan G. and Shelby M. from the Prince George Library; Jospeh Z. and Kelly H. of the Rohoic Library.

Also, Congratulations to our Short Story Contest Winners!

Kelsey M. of the McKenney Library, Amy C. of the Rohoic Library, and DeLaney C. of the Carson Library. Each winner will receive a $20 Books-a-million Gift Card. Click on more to read their stories!

Congraulations to all the winners! ARLS wishes you a great start to the school year! Don’t forget to stop back for lots of great programs like Pirate Week, Game Day, and more!

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