Tues, June 17: Ventriloquist

All ages summer fun

for Tuesday, June 17:

10:30 am

Ventriloquist Cliff Patton

3:30 pm

Movie and Popcorn

Summer Programs

Coming next week...

The clue game!

Lap-sit storytimes!

Tuesday programs for all ages!

Thursday SNaP!

Movies and popcorn!

Don't miss out on summer reading -

click here to see a full calendar.

Summer Reading Kickoff: May 18

Only 3 more weeks!

The annual

Summer Reading Kickoff Carnival

is almost here!

Sunday, May 18

Thomas Hughes Brinkley Memorial Fun Run: 3:00

JWC of 100 Carnival: 3:30 - 5:30

Amelia Bedelia Brings Down the House, Apr. 16

After-School Special

TODAY!

Amelia Bedelia visits the library

to celebrate her birthday.

Come see her in action,

play games,

and eat snacks with

everybody's favorite

silly goose!

3:30 pm

Hi! (Ku.)

Just three days left to write your haiku

and send it to eolchildrens@gmail.com

or bring it to the children's desk

by the end of March 31.

Check out this haiku about reading,

submitted by 8-year old Caileigh Moose:

Warm lamp, squishy couch,

Transport to another world.

In a pleasant trance.

AWESOME, isn't it?

And that's not the only awesome haiku we've received so far.

Now's your chance to write

the best seventeen syllables ever!

After-School Magic!

The Emmet O'Neal Library

presents

a Magical March

After-School Special

with magician

Arthur Atsma!

3:30 pm

Wednesday, March 19

Poetry Contest guidelines

April is National Poetry Month,

and we need YOU to help us celebrate!

Just enter our haiku contest.

The winning poem and poet will be

on display in the

Children's Department

during National Poetry Month.

Here are the contest rules:

1. Write an original haiku.

A haiku is a poem with three lines.

The first line has 5 syllables.

The second line has 7 syllables.

The third line has 5 syllables.

The lines don't usually rhyme.

Visit this page for some help

and some great examples.

Feel free to illustrate it!

2. Turn in your haiku to

the Children's Department.

You can write it down and

bring it to the Children's Desk,

or

you can type it up and e-mail it to

eolchildrens@gmail.com.

Make sure you include your name,

age, and phone number with the poem.

We will be posting entries on this blog

before we choose a winner.

3. The deadline is March 28.

We will select a winner on April 1,

the first day of

National Poetry Month.

You must be in 6th grade or younger to enter.
You can enter as many poems as you want.

Now, go get creative...
and good luck!