What's Happening @ the Library!

Check out what's going on at the Lovettsville Library this week!

Monday, December 1, 10:30 am - Terrific Two's Storytime. Ages 2-3. No registration required.

Monday, December 1, 11:30 am - Rhythm, Rhyme, and Tune Time - Ages 0-4. Advanced Registration required. Class is currently full.

Tuesday, December 2, 7:00 pm - Stitch and Chat - Tuesday, December 2, 7:00 pm - Ages: Teen and Adult - Bring your own stitching project and gather to chat with friends. Click here to register.

Wednesday, December 3, 10:30 am - Baby and Toddler Storytime - Ages 0-24 months. No registration required.

Wednesday, December 3, 11:30 am - Preschool Storytime - Ages 3-5. No registration required.

Thursday, December 4, 9:30 am - The Adult Book Club - Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen.

Thursday, December 4, 3:00 pm - Busy Parent Book Chat - Thursday, December 4, 9:30 am - Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen. Kids are welcome.

Thursday, December 4, 7:30 pm - Virginia Readers' Choice High School Book Club - Grades 9-12. Join us as we discuss The Last Knight by Hilari Bell. Click here to register.

Saturday, December 5, 2:00 pm - Teen Wii Day - Ages 12-18. Get ready to play some Nintendo Wii while munching on snacks! Click here to register.

Don't Forget...

WrestleMania Reading Challenge - Sign-up for the 2009 WrestleMania Reading Challenge for a chance to win prizes from the WWE as well as a trip to Houston for WrestleMania 25! Teens and Tweens will get a chance to read 10 books and participate in a bookmark challenge. Please stop by your branch for more information. Click here to register.

Be sure to register for these upcoming events!

Thursday, December 11, 7:00 pm - Holiday Cardmaking for Teens and Adults. Make some great cards using rubber stamp and scrapbooking techniques. Click here to register.

Saturday, December 13, 2:00 pm - Family Movie - We will be showing the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Not rated, 60 minutes), so bring some comfy cushions or blankets and a snack. No registration required.

Tuesday, December 16, 7:00 pm - Teen Knitting Group. Bring your own stitching project and gather to chat with friends. Click here to register.

Wednesday, December 17, 4:00 pm - Holiday Storytime & Craft. Join us @ the library for a storytime of holiday tales perfect for this time of year. Refreshments are provided. Recommended for ages 2-6 with parent or caregiver. Click here to register.

Happy Thanksgiving Day!!

Library will be closed on November 27th and 28th to observe Thanksgiving. Have a happy one from the staff at the Lovettsville Library!!

Here is a little tidbit about Thanksgiving from our History Resource Center database, which can be used for any history project for kids or adults. Click here to visit our database page.

A national holiday in the United States since 1863, Thanksgiving has come to play a number of important roles in popular culture. It was customary in Europe to hold days of thanksgiving both for successful harvests and for events such as military victories, deliverance from plagues, and royal births. The date and site of the first Thanksgiving in what is now the United States are still debated, but the most famous in pre-independence times was that held in October, 1621 in the Plymouth Colony. There, European immigrants, "the Pilgrims," and indigenous Wampanoag Indians celebrated the harvest season with feasting that included the dish that would become a traditional part of the day: turkey. Throughout the colonial era, days of thanksgiving were common, especially in New England, but not universal or regular. Although national days of thanksgiving were proclaimed by the Continental Congress in 1777 and by President Washington in 1789, there was no great clamor for an annual festival until the nineteenth century.

Credit for the establishment of Thanksgiving Day as a nation-wide holiday must go to Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, the editor of an influential women's magazine (and author of "Mary Had a Little Lamb") who lobbied legislatures and presidents from 1827 on. In 1863 Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a day of "thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens," and since then it has been an annual celebration, though the date has varied. From 1939-1941 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in response to the complaints of businessmen that there was insufficient shopping time between Thanksgiving and Christmas, proclaimed Thanksgiving to be the third Thursday in November. This, however, created conflicts with the dating of the holiday in many states which had their own Thanksgiving legislation, so Congress in 1941 passed a joint resolution decreeing that the observance should fall on the fourth Thursday of November.

"Thanksgiving." St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. 5 vols. St. James Press, 2000. Reproduced in History Resource Center. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/HistRC/

What's Happening @ the Library!

Check out what's going on at the Lovettsville Library this week!

Monday, November 24, 10:30 am - Terrific Two's Storytime. Ages 2-3. No registration required.

Monday, November 24, 11:30 am - Rhythm, Rhyme, and Tune Time - Ages 0-4. Advanced Registration required. Class is currently full.

Tuesday, November 25, 4:00 pm - After School Book Break - Ages 7-11. Join us for a book discussion and activity about The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. Click here to register.

Tuesday, November 25, 7:00 pm - Pajama Storytime - Ages 2-6. Join us for an evening storytime and don't forget to wear your PJs!!

Wednesday, November 26, 10:30 am - Baby and Toddler Storytime - Ages 0-24 months. No registration required.

Wednesday, November 26, 11:30 am - Preschool Storytime - Ages 3-5. No registration required.

Wednesday, November 26 - Library Closes at 5 p.m.

Thursday, November 27 - Thanksgiving Day - Library Closed

Friday, November 28 - Library Closed

Don't Forget...

WrestleMania Reading Challenge - Sign-up for the 2009 WrestleMania Reading Challenge for a chance to win prizes from the WWE as well as a trip to Houston for WrestleMania 25! Teens and Tweens will get a chance to read 10 books and participate in a bookmark challenge. Please stop by your branch for more information. Click here to register.

Be sure to register for these upcoming events! Click on the title to register.

Stitch and Chat - Tuesday, December 2, 7:00 pm - Ages: Teen and Adult - Bring your own stitching project and gather to chat with friends. Click here to register.

The Adult Book Club - Thursday, December 4, 9:30 am - Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen.

The Busy Parent Book Chat - Thursday, December 4, 3:00 pm - Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen.

Virginia Readers' Choice High School Book Club - Thursday, December 4, 7:30 pm - Grades 9-12. Join us as we discuss The Last Knight by Hilari Bell. Click here to register.

Teen Wii Day - Saturday, December 5, 2:00 pm - Ages 12-18. Get ready to play some Nintendo Wii while munching on snacks! Click here to register.

The New County Delivery Truck

Check out the new library delivery truck! Lovettsville girls must be the cutest because they made both sides of the truck! The little girl in the yellow shirt is on one side as well as the little girl in the white and red sundress on the other side. Both are regulars at our Born to Read storytime!

What's Happening @ the Library!

Check out what's going on at the Lovettsville Library this week!

Monday, November 10, 10:30 am - Terrific Two's Storytime. Ages 2-3. No registration required.

Monday, November 10, 11:30 am - Rhythm, Rhyme, and Tune Time - Ages 0-4. Advanced Registration required. Class is currently full.

Tuesday, November 11, All Day - Veterens' Day - Library Closed

Wednesday, November 12, 10:30 am - Baby and Toddler Storytime - Ages 0-24 months. No registration required.

Wednesday, November 12, 11:30 am - Preschool Storytime - Ages 3-5. No registration required.

Saturday, November 15, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. Harry Potter Movie Marathon - Catch up for the upcoming release of the new Harry Potter movie by coming down to the library and watching the last three movies, including Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Blow us away with your HP knowledge in our trivia game and other related activities. Movies will continue past closing, until 6:00 PM. Bring pillows, blankets, or even bean bag chairs. Refreshments, including lunch, will be provided. Recommended for ages 12-18.

Don't Forget...

WrestleMania Reading Challenge - Sign-up for the 2009 WrestleMania Reading Challenge for a chance to win prizes from the WWE as well as a trip to Houston for WrestleMania 25! Teens and Tweens will get a chance to read 10 books and participate in a bookmark challenge. Please stop by your branch for more information. Click here to register.

Pajama Storytime - November 25, 7:00 pm - Stop by for an evening storytime at the library for ages 2-6. Be sure to wear your jammies!!

Be sure to register for these upcoming events! Click on the title to register.

Teen Knitting Group - Tuesday, November 18, 7:00 pm. Bring your own stitching project and gather to chat with friends. Recommended for ages 12-18.

Thanksgiving Storytime & Craft - Wednesday, November 19, 4:00 pm. Registration begins November 5th - A storytime of Thanksgiving tales perfect for this time of year as well as a craft. Refreshments are provided. Recommended for ages 2-6 with parent or caregiver.

Kids’ Book Club: After School Book Break - Tuesday, November 25, 4:00 pm - Ages 7-11. Come by the library for a discussion of an award winning children's book as well as an activity and snack. Click on the title to register.

Election Tidbits

Today is Election Day, a very important day for American citizens. Over the years there have been many fascinating stories and outcomes from this day, and I went to one of our Kids' Databases, Grolier Online, to find some interesting tidbits for you today as we celebrate our democracy.

There have been many amazingly close races for the presidency—the Garfield-Hancock contest in 1880 and the Bush-Gore campaign in 2000, for example—and several landslides—as in the Roosevelt-Landon contest of 1936—as well. Since 1956 election outcomes have swung dramatically, with landslides for Republicans (1956, 1972, 1980, and 1984) and Democrats (1964). There have been numerous oddities and quirks in presidential election outcomes. James Monroe was unopposed for reelection in 1820, whereas in 1824, Andrew Jackson led three challengers in the popular and electoral vote; because he lacked a majority of the latter, though, the election was decided in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he lost.

With the presence of serious third- and fourth-party challengers, such candidates as Abraham Lincoln in 1860, Woodrow Wilson in 1912, Harry Truman in 1948, and Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996 have been elected president by less than a majority of the popular vote. Because of the operation of the electoral college, Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876, Benjamin Harrison in 1888, and George W. Bush in 2000 were elected president even though they received fewer popular votes than their leading challengers.

For more information, search "presidential elections" in the database, Grolier Multimedia Encyclepedia.

What's Happening @ the Library!

Check out what's going on at the Lovettsville Library this week!

Monday, November 3, 10:30 am - Terrific Two's Storytime. Ages 2-3. No registration required.

Monday, November 3, 7:00 pm - Artist Reception - Meet Alice Power and view her watercolors on display. Refreshments available.

Tuesday, November 4, All Day - Election Day! Get out there and VOTE!!

Tuesday, November 4, 7:00 pm - Stitch and Chat - Bring your own stitching project and gather to chat with friends. Registration is required. Click here to sign up.

Wednesday, November 5, 10:30 am - Baby and Toddler Storytime - Ages 0-24 months. No registration required.

Wednesday, November 5, 11:30 am - Preschool Storytime - Ages 3-5. No registration required.

Thursday, November 6, 9:30 am - Adult Book Club - Stop by for a book chat about Innocent Man by John Grisham.

Thursday, November 6, 3:00 pm - Book Chat for Busy Parents - Want to come to a book club but don't know what to do with the little ones? Bring them along! Adults will be discussing Innocent Man by John Grisham while the little ones play with the toys provided.

Thursday, November 6, 7:30 pm - Virginia Readers' Choice High School Book Club - Join us for a discussion of Light Years by Tammar Stein. Refreshment provided. Grades 9-12. Registration required. Click here to sign up.

Saturday, November 8, 2:00 pm - Family Movie - Stop by the library with the kids to watch Madagascar, just in time for the release of Madagascar 2 in the theaters! Bring comfy pillows, blankets, and snacks. All ages welcome.

Don't Forget...

WrestleMania Reading Challenge - Sign-up for the 2009 WrestleMania Reading Challenge for a chance to win prizes from the WWE as well as a trip to Houston for WrestleMania 25! Teens and Tweens will get a chance to read 10 books and participate in a bookmark challenge. Please stop by your branch for more information. Click here to register.

Be sure to register for these upcoming events! Click on the title to register.

Harry Potter Movie Marathon - Saturday, November 15, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. Catch up for the upcoming release of the new Harry Potter movie by coming down to the library and watching the last three movies, including Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Blow us away with your HP knowledge in our trivia game and other related activities. Movies will continue past closing, until 6:00 PM. Bring pillows, blankets, or even bean bag chairs. Refreshments, including lunch, will be provided. Recommended for ages 12-18.

Teen Knitting Group - Tuesday, November 18, 7:00 pm. Bring your own stitching project and gather to chat with friends. Recommended for ages 12-18.

Thanksgiving Storytime & Craft - Wednesday, November 19, 4:00 pm. Registration begins November 5th - A storytime of Thanksgiving tales perfect for this time of year as well as a craft. Refreshments are provided. Recommended for ages 2-6 with parent or caregiver.

Halloween Fun @ Lovettsville Library

Halloween is over but the Lovettsville Library had a blast with their activities last week, so we wanted to share the photos with you.