The Three Little Javelinas!

We had our first Spanish Story Hour this past Saturday! I loved every second of it, mostly because I wasn't really sure what everyone was saying to each other. I had fun though trying to figure it out, and I think I added some new Spanish words to my vocabulary. A big thanks goes out to Maria Lopez who read the story "The Three Little Javelinas" in Spanish and to Maggie Hipple who came to help translate. We also had pizza and snacks, and made javelina noses and ears. We're going to try to keep having Spanish Story Hour every month, taking turns on who reads the story. Our next Spanish Story Hour is scheduled for May 29th at 2pm. Tell your friends!

Holiday Party!

It's Christmas time at the library! We will be having a Holiday Party for kids of all ages on Thursday, December 17th @6pm. There will be snacks/refreshments, arts and crafts, and a special Christmas story! Please come and bring your friends. Also, come and check out our tree donated by McClure's Evergreens in Port Royal. Thanks!

Library Benefit Auction!!!

The Friends of the Juniata County Library will be having a Chinese Auction October 3rd.

Mifflintown Fire Hall from 6 to 9 pm

The Chinese auction will include many baskets that have been prepared and

donated by local businesses and individuals.

Examples of some baskets are:

Penn State items including tickets and a parking pass for the homecoming game,

handmade papers, teas and coffees, baby supplies, woodcrafts, foods, and hand-painted crafts.

In a Chinese auction, bidders buy tickets 7 tickets for $5 and bid on a basket by placing tickets

in a tub beside a basket they would like to win.

At 8:45 pm a winning ticket will be pulled from each tub.

The odds of winning increase with the number of tickets that a bidder places in a particular tub.

When not examining the baskets and bidding, there will be other things to do.

Displays of goods and services set up by businesses and agencies can be visited.

Two notable agencies are the American Red Cross and the Lewistown Hospital.

Used books as well as Wayne Taylor’s new book will be available for purchase.

Tootles the Clown will be entertaining the children

and music will be provided by Calvin Brackbill of Extreme Sound Entertainment.

Hot dogs, cold drinks, and baked goods will be sold.

The Friends are holding this event to raise money to help defray an expected reduction in their state funding.

To inquire about reserving a space or about donating a basket,

contact auction chairs

Janice Darrow (436-2398) and Nancy Olson (527 2228),

or Friends of the Library president Richard Burkholder (436-6555).

Featured Parenting Books

We now have a display of parenting books in the children's room on display for your library convenience! We will be adding new books to the collection in the near future for mothers and fathers with children of all ages. Please feel free to check them out...they could be a life-saver!

bad blaugger

Oh how I have been a bad blaugger! So much happened over the summer time that I found it hard to keep up! No excuses...summer is over now. Autumn is here!

Footpainting video :)

2009 State College Arts Fest

Thank you Juniata Cultural Arts Committee for making our bus trip to the State College Arts Festival for Children and Youth Day possible! They were kind enough to pay for our transportation to State College.

We left the library and arrived at Beaver Stadium where we took a shuttle downtown. I can't believe how many fun activities they had for kids! The place was jam packed with children of all ages. There were muiscal and theatre performances, big sand castles, sidewalk art for sale, arts and crafts activities, gallery exhibits, and yummy carnival food (and alot more that I probably didn't have time to see). Parents and their children were free to wander about and pick and choose which activities they wanted to participate in.

It was a bit chilly for July but other than that, I had a great time. Thanks to everyone who came and I hope everyone had as much fun as I did! Maybe we can go again next year?? Cross your fingers! And yes, that is a picture of a storm trooper.