Besore Library News

National Fire Prevention Week

2009-10-07T14:14:00.004-04:00

Stop in Besore Library this week to check out a book about fire safety and prevention. Greencastle Head Start did, and they had a great time!

Preschoolers In Motion @ Your Library

2009-11-18T11:46:00.002-05:00

Thanks to an LSTA grant, Besore Library is now able to offer more music and movement in our preschool story times. Take a look at the obstacle course that 3-5 year olds completed this week!

Get Behind the Wheel

2009-11-16T14:38:00.002-05:00

TEENS
Join us Monday, November 16 at 3 p.m. for a Mario Kart tournament.

Community Room
FREE FOOD!

Puppet Show

2009-11-04T09:13:00.002-05:00

Join us Thursday, November 5 at 1:15 p.m. for a puppet show! The Friends of Besore Library will perform the classic tale of The Three Little Pigs. All ages are welcome; no registration required.

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-27T15:04:00.003-04:00

Preschool story time celebrated Halloween this week, and look how cute they are! Stop by Besore Library from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m on October 31 for a free glow bracelet, and have a save and happy Halloween.

Letters for Librarians

2009-10-12T13:04:00.006-04:00

Preschoolers wrote, delivered, and received letters today during story time. They listened to books about and discussed the job of a mail carrier. In an effort to encourage writing with young children, Besore Library children's department will now have writing supplies and a mailbox, so children can write letters to librarians. The library will also have a smaller mailbox where children can get a letter written by a librarian.

Care and Share Time

2009-10-02T16:01:00.002-04:00

Parents and children (birth-3 years old) gathered today for a fun-filled morning. We played at various toy centers, made chalk art, and met Jennifer Hawbecker who is an expert in early intervention. Sound fun? Join us next Friday at 10:00 a.m.

Thanks Rebecca!

2009-09-30T16:32:00.002-04:00

Thank you to Rebecca Dice who spent the last five months volunteering in Besore's children's department. Rebecca's regular service duties have ended, but have no fear, she will return periodically to help out with special programs.

Meet Rebecca

2009-09-28T11:48:00.003-04:00

Saturday's American Girls Club was all about Rebecca, the new American Girl series character from 1914 New York. We played two games based on events and vocabulary from the books. The girls practiced basic sewing stitches because much of Rebecca's time was spent sewing. They also tried hallah, a bread that Rebecca's family makes on Fridays to welcome the Sabbath. Call 717-597-7920 to register for our next meeting on Saturday, October 24 from 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Teen Photo Contest

2009-08-20T12:29:00.005-04:00

Thank you to all that participated in our teen photo contest. Here are the winners:

1st place: Hannah Peterson

2nd place: Andrea Knight

3rd place: Christina Wolford

The Mural

2009-08-18T10:48:00.004-04:00

This year's summer reading program mural is finished, and it is very creative. Can you read our secret message?

Grand Prize Winner!

2009-08-12T14:36:00.004-04:00

The adult summer reading program has come to an end. There were 115 adults signed up online and 817 books logged in! For each book read and logged online our patrons received an automatic entry into our prize drawings.

The winners were:

Grand Prize Basket - April Eberly (shown above)

Digital Photo Frame - David Strausbaugh

Digital Key Chain Camera - Joann Williams

The top 5 readers were:

Peggy Rickert with 58 books

Marcia Pizzarro with 52 books

Margaritta Mason with 49 books

Nancy Rice with 49 books

Bobbie Zimmerman with 41 books

Congratulations to all the Besore Winners!

The Besore staff would like to say "thank you" to all our patrons who participated in the Adult Summer Reading Program.

I Scream, You Scream

2009-08-05T16:14:00.006-04:00

We made our own ice cream!

The Mighty Michelangelos and the Petite Picassos had a great time making and eating their creations this week when we got creative with food. Here is the recipe from crafts.kaboose.com/ice-cream-in-a-can-or-kick-the-can.html.

Supplies:
1 pint half and half
1/3 cup sugar
4 tablespoons instant pudding mix
ice
1 1/2 cup rock salt
3 lb coffee can
1 lb coffee can
Duct tape

You simply mix the half and half, sugar and pudding mix in the small coffee can. Put the lid on the small coffee can, and seal it with duct tape. Place the small coffee can inside of the large coffee can. Surround the small coffee can with layers of ice and salt until the large coffee can is full of ice (only use half of the salt). Put the lid on the large coffee can and seal it with duct tape.

Now is the fun part! Shake, roll and kick the can for 5-10 minutes.

Open the coffee cans. Scrape the ice cream from the sides of the small coffee can, put the lid on again, and seal with tape. Pour the melted ice out of the large coffee can, and put the small can back inside the large can. Use the rest of the salt to create more ice/salt layers until the large can is full again. Put on the large coffee can lid and seal.

Shake, roll and kick the can for another 5-10 minutes. Open up the cans and give what's inside to the staff of Besore Library! Just kidding, enjoy.

Summer Reading Finale

2009-07-31T11:49:00.005-04:00

We have one more week of the Summer Reading Program, and that means one week until our end of summer reading celebration!

Chalk Art Contest: Saturday, August 8 (9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m.)
This year's theme is your favorite book. First prize is 4 tickets to Delgrosso's Amusement Park. Please register at the library.

Fun Fair: Saturday, August 8 (10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.)
FREE games, prizes, face painting, balloon animals, refreshments and more! Please register at the library.

Fun in the Sun

2009-07-15T13:22:00.003-04:00

The Petite Picassos impressed library patrons with their sculpting talent. The 3-5 year old children learned the difference between 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional art, and practiced creating 3-D art with sand. Join us next week when we explore music.

Sculpture Week

2009-07-14T12:16:00.005-04:00

Children of all ages have been enjoying a week of sculpting at Besore. Yesterday, the 9-12 year old group sculpted a statue completely from packing tape, and today the 6-8 year old group made icy creations! Tomorrow's 3-5 year old groups will be making sand sculptures; call for details.

Tee-riffic Teens

2009-07-09T16:36:00.003-04:00

With a little instruction, a lot of cutting and some tying, a group of ladies made some very cool t-shirts at our teen Transform a T-shirt program. They each came up with a unique take on the designs they were given, so their creations are definitely one-of-a-kind. Sorry you missed it? Come to the library and check out Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-shirt.

See you and your friends at our next teen program—the Ice Cream & Games Social on Thursday, July 23 from 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Fancy Footwork

2009-07-07T15:18:00.002-04:00

Miss Rose led our 6-8-year-olds in a dance and movement class this morning at the library. The group learned the basics of several famous ballets, including Swan Lake, and got to dance to the music of each, as in this picture where they're dancing to portray swans. The group also learned about using dance to express different emotions.

Paint the Library Red...and Blue and Orange

2009-07-06T15:57:00.002-04:00

Local teens got their graffiti on last Thursday. They used their own ideas and lots of spray paint to create new, flashy bookends for the teen area. Check out their designs by stopping in the teen section! Sorry you missed the fun? Attend our teen Transform a T-shirt program this Thursday from 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Billy Goats for Breakfast, Billy Goats for Lunch...

2009-07-01T13:35:00.002-04:00

...billy goats, billy goats, munch, munch, munch! Besore's young patrons learned about one of the many storytelling arts in the 3-5-year-old program today—puppetry! They were treated to a live showing of the puppet play "The Three Billy Goats Gruff." Then they were able to make their own puppet stages and string puppets, so that they can return home to tell the story of the three billy goats and the evil troll.

Finger Fun: Painting for Everyone

2009-06-24T14:00:00.004-04:00

Our Petite Picassos program for children ages 3-5 lived up to its name today. They read stories about painting, learned about color mixing, and got to dabble in paint using many different tools, including paintbrushes, feathers, cars and their fingers!

Join the Petite Picassos next week for Puppet Play either at 10:00-10:45 or 11:00-11:45 a.m.

Making a Mammoth Masterpiece

2009-06-22T14:07:00.005-04:00

What do you get when you mix kids, dirt and Crisco? No, not a mammoth mess—you get a mammoth masterpiece! The 9-12-year-old program this morning learned about Maria de Sautuola, a Spanish girl who, at the age of eight, found the first known cave paintings. Then they mixed their own dirt paint from different shades of soil and Crisco (the modern subsitute for animal fat) and set to work using sticks and their fingers to create a cave art mural.

Sound like fun? Join us tomorrow for Prehistoric Painting for 6-8-year-olds. Next week's 9-12-year-old program is all about storytelling—stop in at the library and sign up today!

Rock On, Cat's Pajamas!

2009-06-19T10:22:00.005-04:00

What an incredible event to open up the summer reading program for 2009! The Cat's Pajamas led an audience of almost 300 Besore patrons in an afternoon of song and dance, meeting fun characters as we all went "star trekking" across the USA. We're all big shot stars!

Want to have your own fun at the library? Then sign up for one of our programs—for all ages—starting this Monday.

Summer Reading Is Almost Here!

2009-06-10T10:25:00.004-04:00

Are you getting excited yet? Because we can't wait! Remember, you can start officially signing up on the computer on Monday, June 15. Once you're signed up, you can stop by the library to pick up your bag of goodies.

And, don't forget, our kick-off program is next week! The musical group The Cat's Pajamas will be performing at the Greencastle-Antrim High School Auditorium on Thursday, June 18 at 2:00 p.m. Pick up your free tickets at the desk today!

A Tree Grows in Besore...

2009-05-30T12:35:00.004-04:00

What a lovely day here at the library! Thanks to the members of all the local organizations who stopped in today to celebrate the good things that have been going at Besore. The Lions, Lionesses, Rotary, and Representative Todd Rock have been dedicated to our growth, helping to do everything from raising money to painting handrails to purchasing our huge new tree reading area. May we always have such great support!