Summer Reading Party - Tomorrow!!!

Hi Everyone! Don't forget our Summer Reading Party is tomorrow! The party begins at 10am with crafts, followed by pizza and hotdogs at 11:00. At the end of the party, we will pass out Summer Reading prizes which include gift certificates to local businesses, stickers, candy, a FREE book and much much more! Call the library at 778-8169 for more information. See you tomorrow, rain or shine!

National Geographic at the Library

We have added some wonderful National Geographic DVDs to our collection. Be sure to come in and check them out. In addition, the library has several issues of the National Geographic magazine on CD-ROM. This would be great supplemental research for a school report.

National Geographic Series:
China's Lost Girls
Inside the U.S. Secret Service
In the Womb
Volcano, Nature's Inferno
Super Croc
Tiger's of the Snow
Surviving Everest
Asteroids, Deadly Impact
Dinosaur Hunters

Teen Read Winners

You can still sign up for the Teen Read this summer! For every chapter in a library book read, you can submit your name in a raffle. Winners receive gift certificates to the Newfields Country Store. The drawing is held each Thursday afternoon. Be sure to sign up! The Teen Read ends August 7th.

Winners:
July 10th - Molly Klemarczyk, Lucy Klemarczyk
July 17th - Katie Woodworth, Justin McGowan



Teens - Be sure to come in and check out the new Young Adult section in the front of the library. We have all of the new Stephenie Meyer books, information about book club events and more!

Creatures Down Under THIS THURSDAY!

Come to the Newfields Town Hall on Thursday, July 24th at 10:00 am for the experience of a lifetime! Join us as we welcome the Wildlife Encounters Traveling Zoo and some of their Australian animals for a presentation of "Creatures Down Under", as a part of "G'Day for Reading Summer Camp 2008! While here, you will meet up-close, learn about, and maybe even TOUCH Australian Wildlife including birds, tree frogs, goannas, snakes (crikey!) and best of all - the beautiful marsupials! Be sure not to miss your chance to meet the only traveling Wallaby Joeys in Northern New England!

For more information, please call the library at 778-8169. Many thanks to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring this event!

FAMILY SHOW AT NEWFIELDS PUBLIC LIBRARY: G’DAY FOR READING!

Award-winning singer/storyteller Steve Blunt will present “Sing-Along in the Billabong” at the Newfields Public Library on Monday, July 14, at 6:30 p.m. Blunt’s performance is part of the library’s “G’Day for Reading” summer reading program, a celebration of all things Australian. Blunt will offer fun, upbeat original and traditional material that appeals to a wide age range. Since moving to New Hampshire in 1998, Blunt has been teaching locally and appearing at schools, libraries, and concert venues throughout the region. He has been selected 7 times as a roster artist for the NH State Library’s “Kids, Books, and the Arts” Program. Both of Blunt’s CD’s, Hang On, Henry! (2002) and Outta School! (2007), have been recognized as Parents’ Choice “Approved” Award Winners. Library patrons should expect an hour of sing-along, laugh-a-lot family fun...with an Aussie flair! More information is available at www.steveblunt.com.

Summer Reading Begins Thursday

Don't forget that the Summer Reading Program begins this Thursday, July 10th! Stories and crafts will begin at 10am. All ages are invited to attend! Stop in anytime this week to register your child!

Newfields 5K Road Race

10th Annual Newfields 5K Road Race
June 28th, 9am

Mark your calendars! The 10th annual Newfields 5K Rad Race will be held Saturday, June 28th at 9am, rain or shine! It is time to lace up those running shoes and get moving again. Don't forget to register the kids for the Fun Run which begins at 8:30am. Pam Poulin, Friends of the Library Program Coordinator, is calling everyone who offered to volunteer for fundraising events. The Newfields 5K Road Race requires a band of volunteers to help man the race route, water stations and help with registration. Proceeds from the race benefit Friends of the Library and Seacoast United Soccer Club. Please contact the library at 778-8169 if you are interested in helping out.