tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20655399632102458992009-07-16T13:29:14.872-04:00Library information for the Children of Upton, MA and the adults in their lives! Check back often for updates!*Lisa*noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-55906508404115657112009-07-08T23:55:00.003-04:002009-07-09T00:05:46.281-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlVrVGwlLmI/AAAAAAAAC-8/Vf_ohbCqYvg/s1600-h/StarshipAdventurePoster.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 162px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlVrVGwlLmI/AAAAAAAAC-8/Vf_ohbCqYvg/s320/StarshipAdventurePoster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356305342162873954" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">We have our first official "STAR" on our Wall of Star Readers!</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlVrU887PyI/AAAAAAAAC-s/isToQhoKI-E/s1600-h/DeclanH2.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlVrU887PyI/AAAAAAAAC-s/isToQhoKI-E/s320/DeclanH2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356305339530297122" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Declan H was the first to complete his entire reading log (25 hours of reading). For completing the log he received a Star Reader certificate to keep, and a star to decorate for display. Way to go, Declan! </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Congratulations!!</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Remember to keep track of the time you spend reading this summer!</span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For every 2-hrs you get to choose a prize from our Treasure Chest, and for 25-hrs, you, too, will receive a certificate and have the opportunity to decorate a star to display!</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlVrVBWtqxI/AAAAAAAAC-0/eXrYe2ipNm4/s1600-h/Starship_Logo+robot.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 248px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlVrVBWtqxI/AAAAAAAAC-0/eXrYe2ipNm4/s320/Starship_Logo+robot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356305340712200978" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-5590650840411565711?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-11050362282517635772009-07-08T23:10:00.006-04:002009-07-08T23:29:43.452-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlVjnmpCZWI/AAAAAAAAC-k/qDGJNskxlbA/s1600-h/raton.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlVjnmpCZWI/AAAAAAAAC-k/qDGJNskxlbA/s320/raton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356296863865791842" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" > This year's </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;" href="http://uptonstorytime.blogspot.com/2009/07/un-programa-de-cuentos-en-espanol.html">Spanish Storytime</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"> program is off to a great start! </span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlVik9bSgWI/AAAAAAAAC-E/scT-h67m_Ug/s1600-h/ss-Dominique.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 199px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlVik9bSgWI/AAAAAAAAC-E/scT-h67m_Ug/s320/ss-Dominique.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356295718930907490" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We had 2 wonderful readers today, Dominique and Tony, who read <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Say Hola to Spanish</span> and <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Si Llevas un Raton a la Escuela</span>, then led the children in a cute mouse craft activity. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlVilfrLYyI/AAAAAAAAC-M/wJXnaGAcoYY/s1600-h/SS-TonyA.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 124px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlVilfrLYyI/AAAAAAAAC-M/wJXnaGAcoYY/s320/SS-TonyA.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356295728124355362" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlVilm8yjII/AAAAAAAAC-U/rlpc_uFsM3M/s1600-h/SS-week1.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlVilm8yjII/AAAAAAAAC-U/rlpc_uFsM3M/s320/SS-week1.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356295730077273218" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-1105036228251763577?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-84372919615835693942009-07-07T22:01:00.005-04:002009-07-07T22:11:08.004-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlP-UtqBQuI/AAAAAAAAC9k/GxrL5DcO5VI/s1600-h/Play-kids.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlP-UtqBQuI/AAAAAAAAC9k/GxrL5DcO5VI/s320/Play-kids.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355904013680329442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some pictures from our <a href="http://uptonstorytime.blogspot.com/2009/06/summer-kick-off.html">kick-off event</a> ...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A MidSummer Night's Dream, performed by the Little Red Wagon theatre company with lots of audience participation!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlP-U7moQ7I/AAAAAAAAC9s/H4xlMCpGiHo/s1600-h/play-puppets.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 128px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlP-U7moQ7I/AAAAAAAAC9s/H4xlMCpGiHo/s320/play-puppets.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355904017424204722" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlP-VJGdu1I/AAAAAAAAC90/IytAJDBvie4/s1600-h/play-puppets2.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 127px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlP-VJGdu1I/AAAAAAAAC90/IytAJDBvie4/s320/play-puppets2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355904021047393106" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlP-VZjdCRI/AAAAAAAAC98/z0nOy5Q3-CI/s1600-h/play-sounds.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 128px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlP-VZjdCRI/AAAAAAAAC98/z0nOy5Q3-CI/s320/play-sounds.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355904025463949586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >This event was sponsored by the <a href="http://fulti.blogspot.com/">Friends of the Upton Town Library</a>.</span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-8437291961583569394?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-87240436729204681292009-07-06T16:20:00.007-04:002009-07-06T16:47:22.418-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT!</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wednesday, July 15 ~ 6:30pm ~ Library</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlJdh1a2fsI/AAAAAAAAC8c/OmQLjws_AgY/s1600-h/FLY.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 137px; height: 137px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlJdh1a2fsI/AAAAAAAAC8c/OmQLjws_AgY/s320/FLY.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355445742753709762" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Fly Me to the Moon</span> (rated G)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">---------------------------------------------------------------</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;">FREE FAMILY CONCERT!</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">featuring <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.davisbates.com/davisandroger.html">Davis Bates and Roger Tincknell</a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlJelIFpBXI/AAAAAAAAC8k/uJelwv1TnAU/s1600-h/davisandroger1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 243px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlJelIFpBXI/AAAAAAAAC8k/uJelwv1TnAU/s320/davisandroger1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355446898816255346" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >A Constellation of Stories and Songs</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" >Tuesday, July 21, 2009<br />2:00pm<br />Nipmuc HS Auditorium</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Funded by the Upton Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the MA Cultural Council, a state agency.</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />---------------------------------------------------------------</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">And something for the adults to enjoy ...</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Come meet author and investigative reporter,</span><br /><a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://www.hankphillippiryan.com/">Hank Phillipi Ryan</a><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> when she visits Upton on </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Tuesday, July 21, 2009<br />7:00pm<br />Upton Town Hall<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlJhvMqtQGI/AAAAAAAAC8s/RxIW7DTY77o/s1600-h/HankPhRyan.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 168px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlJhvMqtQGI/AAAAAAAAC8s/RxIW7DTY77o/s320/HankPhRyan.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355450370379038818" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">Co-sponsored by <a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" href="http://uptonbookstore.com/">Kaleidoscope Books, Cards &amp; Gifts</a>.<br /></span></span><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlJh-lDl8DI/AAAAAAAAC80/ckFvKHORCwo/s1600-h/book_covers.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 95px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlJh-lDl8DI/AAAAAAAAC80/ckFvKHORCwo/s320/book_covers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355450634623905842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" >Books will be available for purchase and signing on the evening of the event.</span><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-8724043672920468129?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-68170280113222091462009-07-06T15:17:00.002-04:002009-07-06T15:45:15.448-04:00<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlJTNc7UyqI/AAAAAAAAC8U/vpGUh6Y1qAU/s1600-h/hola.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 210px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlJTNc7UyqI/AAAAAAAAC8U/vpGUh6Y1qAU/s320/hola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355434397465365154" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">Spanish Storytime begins this week!</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We have HS students from the Mendon-Upton Spanish Immersion program coming to the library to conduct this storytime for the next 4 weeks!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Wednesdays: July 8, 15, 22, 29 @ 10:30</span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlJTNWjCBXI/AAAAAAAAC8M/AM-IuPjJ4YI/s1600-h/luna.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 133px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlJTNWjCBXI/AAAAAAAAC8M/AM-IuPjJ4YI/s320/luna.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355434395752858994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">The program is designed with students of the Spanish Immersion Program in mind, but is open to all children, ages 5-8, who would like to attend. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlJTNWjCBXI/AAAAAAAAC8M/AM-IuPjJ4YI/s1600-h/luna.jpg"><br /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-6817028011322209146?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-2123269682630294802009-07-06T15:00:00.007-04:002009-07-06T16:19:12.277-04:00<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >These 2 Upton sisters are taking their homemade space buddies on adventures this summer! </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Here's a picture of them visiting the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Upton Town Library</span> last week, </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlJKfON9_9I/AAAAAAAAC70/NdoeNqL-cwo/s1600-h/Maggie%2BKate_Library.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 121px; height: 162px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlJKfON9_9I/AAAAAAAAC70/NdoeNqL-cwo/s320/Maggie%2BKate_Library.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355424807150026706" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-style: italic;">and then later that night at the Milford Fireworks!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlJKegCV3KI/AAAAAAAAC7s/YPS0d2WjVkE/s1600-h/Maggie%2BKate_Fireworks.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 207px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SlJKegCV3KI/AAAAAAAAC7s/YPS0d2WjVkE/s320/Maggie%2BKate_Fireworks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355424794753227938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Thanks for sharing these photos!</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Please send us pictures of YOUR </span><a style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);" href="http://uptonstorytime.blogspot.com/2009/06/where-will-your-starship-adventure-take.html">Starship Adventures</a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">, too!</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-212326968263029480?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-66545529215565238792009-06-24T15:39:00.009-04:002009-06-24T17:10:32.209-04:00<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SkKBhG2xiKI/AAAAAAAAC5g/xIjrO0028PE/s1600-h/MOON.aspx"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 165px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SkKBhG2xiKI/AAAAAAAAC5g/xIjrO0028PE/s320/MOON.aspx" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350981713045588130" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >Part of this year's summer reading program involves reading a book of your choice about Space ... it can be about the Moon, Sun, Stars, Space Travel .... ANYTHING related to the theme: <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">STARSHIP ADVENTURE!</span> Then you fill out a <a href="http://www.geocities.com/uptonstorytime/2009Blast-off-BookGroup.html?1245877404109">brief book report form</a> (available at the library or online) and create a work of art for our end-of-summer exhibit on August 15th!</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SkKBy7KvJCI/AAAAAAAAC5o/PvrDMhXZcBU/s1600-h/BUZZ.aspx"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 167px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SkKBy7KvJCI/AAAAAAAAC5o/PvrDMhXZcBU/s320/BUZZ.aspx" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350982019145737250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);" href="http://www.geocities.com/uptonstorytime/2009Blast-off-BookGroup.html?1245872166531">Click here for more info about the project and the drop-in book groups!</a></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SkKBOI82PFI/AAAAAAAAC5Y/53VYBGz-Ew8/s1600-h/Midnight-on-moon.aspx"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 85px; height: 126px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SkKBOI82PFI/AAAAAAAAC5Y/53VYBGz-Ew8/s320/Midnight-on-moon.aspx" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350981387190418514" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SkKB7rj3VAI/AAAAAAAAC5w/aq949TBPX34/s1600-h/SPACE.aspx"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 85px; height: 125px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SkKB7rj3VAI/AAAAAAAAC5w/aq949TBPX34/s320/SPACE.aspx" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350982169574986754" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SkKCJPABPgI/AAAAAAAAC54/oZvG0SvEjfY/s1600-h/KERR.aspx"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 84px; height: 127px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SkKCJPABPgI/AAAAAAAAC54/oZvG0SvEjfY/s320/KERR.aspx" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350982402426617346" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-6654552921556523879?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-47671156478332727462009-06-23T14:45:00.003-04:002009-07-07T22:07:44.839-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SkEka0KnZkI/AAAAAAAAC5I/VXIoywcDLJU/s1600-h/wagon-header.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 50px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SkEka0KnZkI/AAAAAAAAC5I/VXIoywcDLJU/s320/wagon-header.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350597875391227458" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Come celebrate the beginning of Summer with us! The Little Red Wagon theatre troupe is rolling into Upton ... TOMORROW!!!!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">A Midsummer Night's Dream</span></span>,<br />specifically designed for young audiences,<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">will be performed live at<br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Nipmuc HS</span> beginning at <span style="font-size:130%;">6:30pm</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This show is sponsored by the <a href="http://fulti.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Friends of the Upton Town Library</span></a>.<br />Admission is FREE!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-4767115647833272746?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-18439910025957369512009-06-23T13:43:00.011-04:002009-06-23T15:52:20.632-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Design a </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Space Buddy</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>to take on vacation with you!</span><br /></div><div face="verdana" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;"><a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.geocities.com/uptonstorytime/2009Summer-SpaceBuddy.html?1245781247765"><span style="font-style: italic;">CLICK HERE for more info!</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Be sure to send in photos of you &amp; your buddy!</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SkEyDQmbFkI/AAAAAAAAC5Q/lx0rqzUuaYU/s1600-h/Lauren-Allison.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 278px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SkEyDQmbFkI/AAAAAAAAC5Q/lx0rqzUuaYU/s320/Lauren-Allison.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350612863869982274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;">Here's the first photo we've received so far!</span></span><br /><br /></div><blockquote style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:&quot;;font-size:85%;" ><a href="mailto:UptonStoryTime@yahoo.com"></a><a href="http://martiansinma.blogspot.com/">Check out some other Starship Adventures on the<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:100%;" >MASSACHUSETTS MARTIAN VACATION BLOG</span><br />by clicking here!</a><br /></span></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><u><span style=";font-family:&quot;;color:purple;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);" href="mailto:UptonStoryTime@yahoo.com"></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-1843991002595736951?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-51306861762895264372009-06-23T12:03:00.003-04:002009-06-23T12:45:53.334-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SkD9uDZOt7I/AAAAAAAAC5A/2SPfPBpaFvk/s1600-h/reading_tent_color.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 157px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SkD9uDZOt7I/AAAAAAAAC5A/2SPfPBpaFvk/s320/reading_tent_color.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350555324943087538" border="0" /></a><br /><h3 class="post-title entry-title"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:100%;" >Come to the library for your Summer Reading books ... </span><br /></h3> <a href="http://www.geocities.com/uptonstorytime/2009SummerReadingLists.html"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-family:verdana;" >To view the Summer Reading Assignments for the schools in Upton, <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">click here!</span></span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-5130686176289526437?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-81406431227055059402009-06-16T13:44:00.007-04:002009-07-07T21:32:14.157-04:00<a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-style: italic;" href="http://fulti.blogspot.com/2009/07/summer-events.html">Click here to see some pictures from this event!</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SjfaWZUPypI/AAAAAAAAC2Q/Kxo_rmu5ZUE/s1600-h/farm_animals.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 163px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SjfaWZUPypI/AAAAAAAAC2Q/Kxo_rmu5ZUE/s320/farm_animals.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347983160813537938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The animals of </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://lilfolkfarm.com/">Lil' Folk Farm</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> will be visiting the library's lawn tomorrow from 2-4pm!</span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SjfhABXQkBI/AAAAAAAAC2Y/Er2XJ8iul3Y/s1600-h/Girl_feeding_goat.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 152px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SjfhABXQkBI/AAAAAAAAC2Y/Er2XJ8iul3Y/s320/Girl_feeding_goat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347990473007992850" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SjfhAW1CUzI/AAAAAAAAC2g/hO37p26UBls/s1600-h/farm_trail06.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 153px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SjfhAW1CUzI/AAAAAAAAC2g/hO37p26UBls/s320/farm_trail06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347990478770033458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tomorrow is also the last day of school so the <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://fulti.blogspot.com/">Friends of the Library</a></span> are making it a celebration by offering free sno-cones!</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Stop by and join the fun!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-8140643122705505940?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-86672904849471913552009-06-16T13:35:00.003-04:002009-07-07T12:06:00.760-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SjfYD1gO63I/AAAAAAAAC2I/9G8kFurzyE0/s1600-h/cowladypic.htm"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SjfYD1gO63I/AAAAAAAAC2I/9G8kFurzyE0/s320/cowladypic.htm" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347980642939235186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Everyone had a great time at our </span><a style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;" href="http://uptonstorytime.blogspot.com/2009/06/come-meet-cow-lady.html">special event last week</a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >, making cow puppets with author Carol Weis!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-8667290484947191355?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-37637665813980613502009-06-09T17:48:00.003-04:002009-06-09T17:59:15.149-04:00This Thursday, in place of our regularly-scheduled afternoon stortytime, a special guest will be visiting the Town Hall. <a style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.carolweis.com/books.html">Carol Weis</a><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.carolweis.com/books.html"> aka</a><a style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.carolweis.com/books.html"> <span style="font-style: italic;">The Cow Lady</span></a>, an author from Western MA, will be here to share her picture book with us at 1:30!<br /><br />Carol will have copies of her book available for purchase and signing, at the event, and will lead the kids in a related activity after reading the story.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Si7aemit8cI/AAAAAAAAC2A/hMCKiv-yENA/s1600-h/COWS.aspx"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 191px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Si7aemit8cI/AAAAAAAAC2A/hMCKiv-yENA/s320/COWS.aspx" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345450027012452802" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This event is being paid for by a grant from the Circle of Friends Community Partnership for Children. Admission is FREE!</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-3763766581398061350?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-12808551742556661672009-06-08T14:05:00.002-04:002009-06-08T14:07:24.682-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wmrls.org/sum/coupon09.html"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 94px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Si1Q90ZrxaI/AAAAAAAAC14/JmlzaD82sOM/s320/Starship+Adventure+Logo+Color.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345017355727259042" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.wmrls.org/sum/coupon09.html">Click here to see a list of sponsors who will be providing FREE coupons as part of our 2009 Summer Reading Program!</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Stop by the library any time between June 13 and August 22 to pick up yours!</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" href="http://fulti.blogspot.com/2006/12/new-roger-williams-park-zoo.html">To see a list of our regularly-offered museum passes, click here!</a></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-1280855174255666167?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-70500115553679529272009-05-12T17:37:00.004-04:002009-05-12T17:57:58.493-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SgnwrC1TDGI/AAAAAAAACv0/ebz6Um5N5Uk/s1600-h/Starship+Reading+Rec+Frt+a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SgnwrC1TDGI/AAAAAAAACv0/ebz6Um5N5Uk/s320/Starship+Reading+Rec+Frt+a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335059855882521698" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >The theme for this year's<span style="font-weight: bold;"> MA Statewide Library Summer Reading Program</span> is <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Starship Adventure @ Your Library</span></span>. One of our on-going programs here in Upton will include reading any book about space and creating a project to display at the end-of-summer Art Exhibit!<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">More info coming soon ... !</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Click here for an </span></span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6654564.html">annotated space-themed book list</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > that appeared in the May 1, 2009 issue of School Library Journal.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-7050011555367952927?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-43572224164227168982009-05-04T14:10:00.003-04:002009-05-04T14:17:59.660-04:00<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >BabySigns</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" > </span>with Paula Flaherty Bolotin will be held at the Upton Town Library during the month of June.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >For more info about the class, visit Paula's website here: </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><u><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.littleonescansign.com/"><u><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1241459870_0">http://www.littleonescansign.com</span></u></a></u></span><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Sf8wtgG5VRI/AAAAAAAACus/FCUaI0-OgXI/s1600-h/BabySigns.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 100px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Sf8wtgG5VRI/AAAAAAAACus/FCUaI0-OgXI/s320/BabySigns.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332034042101060882" border="0" /></a></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Paula received funding through the Upton Cultural Council to provide a 4-week </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >BabySigns</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > class for Upton residents and their babies (appropriate for ages birth to 3yrs) so the class is FREE! We are requesting pre-registration, due to our limited space, and hope that families who sign up will commit to attending all 4 sessions. The class will be held on the 4 Wednesday mornings in June, at 10:30am in the Library. Please feel free to contact me with any questions!</span><br /></p><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-4357222416422716898?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-61634382227530550052009-05-04T13:11:00.004-04:002009-05-04T13:34:35.624-04:00<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Come meet </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Tillie</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">on May 14th!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Who is Tillie, you ask?</span></span></span></span><br /><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:arial;">Tillie is a real live hen who stars in her very own picture book, </span><a style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" href="http://www.tillielaysanegg.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tillie Lays an Egg</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">. Tillie, along with her owner, </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" >Terry Golson,</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" > the author of the book, will be visiting the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Upton Town Hall</span> </span>on <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Thursday, May 14th</span> </span>at <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">2:30</span>. </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" >(This special author appearance will be held, instead of our regularly-scheduled afternoon storytime session.)</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Sf8mcHX4v4I/AAAAAAAACuc/Lt7ROyfIHl4/s1600-h/Tillie_cover_dropshadow.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 175px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Sf8mcHX4v4I/AAAAAAAACuc/Lt7ROyfIHl4/s320/Tillie_cover_dropshadow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332022748287385474" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >Copies of <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Tillie Lays an Egg</span> are currently available for purchase at <a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);" href="http://uptonbookstore.com/">Kaleidoscope Books, Cards &amp; Gifts</a> and can be brought to this event for Terry to sign. Copies will also be availble to purchase at the event. </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Following the storytime and booksigning, Terry has offered to stay a while longer to meet with members of the <a href="http://upton4-h.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Upton 4-H Club</span></a>, along with anyone else who may be interested in learning more about keeping backyard chickens!<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Sf8mcKiDTvI/AAAAAAAACuk/9lm4Q7mdZYM/s1600-h/TG-LeftNavTop.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 137px; height: 183px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Sf8mcKiDTvI/AAAAAAAACuk/9lm4Q7mdZYM/s320/TG-LeftNavTop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332022749135326962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >This event is sponsored by a grant from the <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Circle of Friends Community Partnership for Children</span>.</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"> Admission is Free!</span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-6163438222753055005?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-29987406966517932422009-04-18T21:43:00.004-04:002009-04-18T22:13:03.501-04:00<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Hello Everyone!</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);font-size:100%;" >Just wanted to remind you about our special event on Wednesday: </span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.thecreatureteachers.com/index.htm">The Creature Teachers</a> </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br />Upton Town Hall<br />11am. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://uptonstorytime.blogspot.com/2009/04/special-event-for-school-vacation-week.html">Click here for more info!</a></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><ul style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Thursday's preschool storytime sessions WILL both still be held, and we will be planting seeds to celebrate Earth </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Day! </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SeqHvMFdZHI/AAAAAAAACqU/K1lKt5Rcbj0/s1600-h/Jacket.aspx.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 157px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SeqHvMFdZHI/AAAAAAAACqU/K1lKt5Rcbj0/s320/Jacket.aspx.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326218754086757490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SeqG3dcR4bI/AAAAAAAACqM/eU5qkkwAWw8/s1600-h/EarthDay09.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 134px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SeqG3dcR4bI/AAAAAAAACqM/eU5qkkwAWw8/s320/EarthDay09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326217796673200562" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SeqIOnlQr0I/AAAAAAAACqc/DKaz6VHdcmo/s1600-h/EarthDance.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 165px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SeqIOnlQr0I/AAAAAAAACqc/DKaz6VHdcmo/s320/EarthDance.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326219294043844418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SeqG3dcR4bI/AAAAAAAACqM/eU5qkkwAWw8/s1600-h/EarthDay09.jpg"> </a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div></li></ul><ul style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;"><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Friday's TinyTots LapSit StoryTime will NOT be held this week ~ See you in May!<br /></span></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-2998740696651793242?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-79542784143447449442009-04-01T21:02:00.003-04:002009-04-01T21:20:07.590-04:00<div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >The Upton Town Library</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SdQO5fY6VyI/AAAAAAAACl0/ML6RDpmkgS0/s1600-h/CreatureTeachers.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 205px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SdQO5fY6VyI/AAAAAAAACl0/ML6RDpmkgS0/s200/CreatureTeachers.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319893440672716578" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">will be hosting </span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.thecreatureteachers.com/">The Creature Teachers</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> at the </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Upton Town Hall</span> on </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" >Wednesday, April 22 at 11am</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. </span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;">A reading of </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;">If I Ran the Rainforest</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> will be accompanied by the introduction of live animals mentioned in the story! </span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SdQRVcXd84I/AAAAAAAACl8/xaC57HpRHTc/s1600-h/rainforest.aspx"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SdQRVcXd84I/AAAAAAAACl8/xaC57HpRHTc/s200/rainforest.aspx" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319896119920948098" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Admission is free and registration is not required.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: verdana;">This program is funded by a grant from the Circle of Friends Community Partnership for Children.</span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-7954278414344744944?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-64010745059171866462009-04-01T16:19:00.008-04:002009-04-01T17:12:54.743-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SdPW_4_HpbI/AAAAAAAAClc/9yHoSfAKof0/s1600-h/insects.aspx"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SdPW_4_HpbI/AAAAAAAAClc/9yHoSfAKof0/s200/insects.aspx" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319831977971918258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;"> A new series of BUG BOOKS has just landed in the Early Reader section ... and in this section you will also find ...</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SdPNoaHBRTI/AAAAAAAAClE/C8gTClK2jAY/s1600-h/WatchMeThrowTheBall.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 160px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SdPNoaHBRTI/AAAAAAAAClE/C8gTClK2jAY/s200/WatchMeThrowTheBall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319821678941914418" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >The newest </span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Elephant &amp; Piggie</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span>book from Mo Willems!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Some new picture books include:</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SdPWz21SVaI/AAAAAAAAClU/KpqTdDc1VXU/s1600-h/llamallama.aspx"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SdPWz21SVaI/AAAAAAAAClU/KpqTdDc1VXU/s200/llamallama.aspx" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319831771235374498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. . . and just in time for<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Earth Day</span>:</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SdPWzgF1mwI/AAAAAAAAClM/uyFRmKqAe4Q/s1600-h/george.aspx"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SdPWzgF1mwI/AAAAAAAAClM/uyFRmKqAe4Q/s200/george.aspx" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319831765130779394" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SdPX7v3K08I/AAAAAAAACls/0gAgYaQ6U3s/s1600-h/turtle.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 187px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SdPX7v3K08I/AAAAAAAACls/0gAgYaQ6U3s/s200/turtle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319833006314804162" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SdPXg_8tYtI/AAAAAAAAClk/r1yhBpcI3A0/s1600-h/redshoe.aspx"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SdPXg_8tYtI/AAAAAAAAClk/r1yhBpcI3A0/s200/redshoe.aspx" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319832546776539858" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Just in: </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:130%;" >Barbie presents Thumbelina</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">DVD</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SdPNB8Cq5tI/AAAAAAAACk8/ddmykcKb8sg/s1600-h/barbie.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SdPNB8Cq5tI/AAAAAAAACk8/ddmykcKb8sg/s200/barbie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319821018035578578" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-6401074505917186646?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-38713225797819650392009-03-24T10:58:00.007-04:002009-03-24T11:26:54.856-04:00<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" >Here are a few more new items in the Children's area ...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Picture Books:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj1g8RfS6I/AAAAAAAACjo/ZS7H7mrV91A/s1600-h/higher.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj1g8RfS6I/AAAAAAAACjo/ZS7H7mrV91A/s200/higher.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316769306394971042" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj1gAPdGLI/AAAAAAAACjc/RWly4N1AkLE/s1600-h/Francis.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj1gAPdGLI/AAAAAAAACjc/RWly4N1AkLE/s200/Francis.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316769290280310962" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj1fv24bMI/AAAAAAAACjE/TiMpcipSq4U/s1600-h/dogs.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj1fv24bMI/AAAAAAAACjE/TiMpcipSq4U/s200/dogs.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316769285882277058" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj39pGFhpI/AAAAAAAACkc/96ONS7nSGQA/s1600-h/bugGirlbeeBoy.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 172px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj39pGFhpI/AAAAAAAACkc/96ONS7nSGQA/s200/bugGirlbeeBoy.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316771998486333074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >New Chapter Book Series:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Horse Diaries: </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Book #1: <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Elska</span></span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj1f46Gx3I/AAAAAAAACjQ/jwtTiWcfonU/s1600-h/elska.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj1f46Gx3I/AAAAAAAACjQ/jwtTiWcfonU/s200/elska.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316769288311719794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Non-fiction:</span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj39hbKP8I/AAAAAAAACkk/xjZavzuSrJE/s1600-h/DINO.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj39hbKP8I/AAAAAAAACkk/xjZavzuSrJE/s200/DINO.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316771996427239362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >DVDs:</span><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj2Ylv-xHI/AAAAAAAACkM/xHEa7XVL0k4/s1600-h/longshots.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj2Ylv-xHI/AAAAAAAACkM/xHEa7XVL0k4/s200/longshots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316770262421521522" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj7CSw2GmI/AAAAAAAACk0/9knVB46so5Y/s1600-h/MagicBus.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj7CSw2GmI/AAAAAAAACk0/9knVB46so5Y/s200/MagicBus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316775376925891170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj2YAs3JQI/AAAAAAAACj0/PqSALTUtuUA/s1600-h/bolt.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj2YAs3JQI/AAAAAAAACj0/PqSALTUtuUA/s200/bolt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316770252476327170" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj2Yjpe_-I/AAAAAAAACj8/Om-thOmwmp4/s1600-h/Diego.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj2Yjpe_-I/AAAAAAAACj8/Om-thOmwmp4/s200/Diego.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316770261857402850" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj2Y_WdL_I/AAAAAAAACkU/F74lQrjInCU/s1600-h/thiefLord.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj2Y_WdL_I/AAAAAAAACkU/F74lQrjInCU/s200/thiefLord.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316770269293785074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj6vHSiRiI/AAAAAAAACks/rUFbuoR7W_A/s1600-h/Diego2.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/Scj6vHSiRiI/AAAAAAAACks/rUFbuoR7W_A/s200/Diego2.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316775047428458018" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-3871322579781965039?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-74895748240560478942009-03-18T15:34:00.008-04:002009-03-18T17:37:56.309-04:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:times new roman;" >Here is just a sampling of new items in the Children's Area!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><br />Beginning Readers:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFS6OJmaCI/AAAAAAAACiU/PFX8xSeL7p0/s1600-h/bones.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFS6OJmaCI/AAAAAAAACiU/PFX8xSeL7p0/s200/bones.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314620195458148386" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFS51X3yiI/AAAAAAAACiM/92XlnihakoM/s1600-h/cats.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFS51X3yiI/AAAAAAAACiM/92XlnihakoM/s200/cats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314620188807121442" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFS5xox6NI/AAAAAAAACiE/95_keDHhstI/s1600-h/cork.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFS5xox6NI/AAAAAAAACiE/95_keDHhstI/s200/cork.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314620187804297426" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFS5pSoZgI/AAAAAAAACh8/PhB8GbFRsbg/s1600-h/Amouse%2B.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFS5pSoZgI/AAAAAAAACh8/PhB8GbFRsbg/s200/Amouse%2B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314620185563915778" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFS5V3nKPI/AAAAAAAACh0/5-OK-GC361o/s1600-h/AMouse.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFS5V3nKPI/AAAAAAAACh0/5-OK-GC361o/s200/AMouse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314620180350314738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Picture Books:</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFRNh4MvnI/AAAAAAAAChM/xqMyzGUX4Qo/s1600-h/mole.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFRNh4MvnI/AAAAAAAAChM/xqMyzGUX4Qo/s200/mole.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314618328148131442" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFRPMIbYMI/AAAAAAAAChs/TXDRJXvgRxA/s1600-h/St+Pat.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFRPMIbYMI/AAAAAAAAChs/TXDRJXvgRxA/s200/St+Pat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314618356670357698" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFTzBa0HPI/AAAAAAAACis/eFHlbdNPsLE/s1600-h/bunny.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 138px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFTzBa0HPI/AAAAAAAACis/eFHlbdNPsLE/s200/bunny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314621171293232370" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFTycflQWI/AAAAAAAACic/wjoRE0hbrRU/s1600-h/tillie.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 162px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFTycflQWI/AAAAAAAACic/wjoRE0hbrRU/s200/tillie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314621161381118306" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFTzPKBMUI/AAAAAAAACik/kQ9hUNBwrsk/s1600-h/toys.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFTzPKBMUI/AAAAAAAACik/kQ9hUNBwrsk/s200/toys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314621174980882754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Fiction:</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFNkPMsymI/AAAAAAAAChE/b1_DWNM8mVA/s1600-h/Grace.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFNkPMsymI/AAAAAAAAChE/b1_DWNM8mVA/s200/Grace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314614320224324194" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFNiyI7o_I/AAAAAAAACgs/J4HETeHUtwE/s1600-h/Droon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 137px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFNiyI7o_I/AAAAAAAACgs/J4HETeHUtwE/s200/Droon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314614295244022770" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFNjxUbVlI/AAAAAAAACg8/Lh6ohAd4NK4/s1600-h/NewGirl.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFNjxUbVlI/AAAAAAAACg8/Lh6ohAd4NK4/s200/NewGirl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314614312203671122" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFNjk5QEuI/AAAAAAAACg0/AzUDEsGZckU/s1600-h/MTH.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFNjk5QEuI/AAAAAAAACg0/AzUDEsGZckU/s200/MTH.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314614308868461282" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFUuV2ejRI/AAAAAAAACi0/_87AiIZ0vnM/s1600-h/ghost.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFUuV2ejRI/AAAAAAAACi0/_87AiIZ0vnM/s200/ghost.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314622190390250770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >Nonfiction:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFRO-TbhJI/AAAAAAAAChk/pEolGuaX9GI/s1600-h/almost.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFRO-TbhJI/AAAAAAAAChk/pEolGuaX9GI/s200/almost.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314618352958407826" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFRObBhJjI/AAAAAAAAChc/qdyZY0WNrUE/s1600-h/gas.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFRObBhJjI/AAAAAAAAChc/qdyZY0WNrUE/s200/gas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314618343488038450" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFROXmT5dI/AAAAAAAAChU/lKGrkscCcik/s1600-h/obama.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScFROXmT5dI/AAAAAAAAChU/lKGrkscCcik/s200/obama.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314618342568617426" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScForvBjIHI/AAAAAAAACi8/qFK8syYbDuw/s1600-h/standup.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 198px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/ScForvBjIHI/AAAAAAAACi8/qFK8syYbDuw/s200/standup.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314644135840522354" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-7489574824056047894?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-11944883401483453572009-03-09T16:37:00.012-04:002009-03-09T17:27:33.369-04:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://uptonstorytime.blogspot.com/2008/03/march-storytime-themes.html">In like a Lion and out like a Lamb</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.... well, once again, <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">March</span></span> certainly did arrive like a Lion, with a big storm canceling school on Monday, March 2nd! That was </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Read Across America Day</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, so along with Memorial School in Upton, we celebrated on Thursday, March 5, making our theme <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">The Cat in the Hat</span>!</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><a style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://uptonstorytime.blogspot.com/2009/03/read-across-america-day.html">Check out some pictures by clicking here!</a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >In anticipation of <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;" >Spring</span></span>, upcoming themes this month will include:</span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >The Color Green</span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWGyV3hF3I/AAAAAAAACek/93uhJCDcar8/s1600-h/Jacket.aspx.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 192px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWGyV3hF3I/AAAAAAAACek/93uhJCDcar8/s200/Jacket.aspx.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311299534974949234" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWGdB6odfI/AAAAAAAACec/oYrJVEhRaqs/s1600-h/BLUE.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWGdB6odfI/AAAAAAAACec/oYrJVEhRaqs/s200/BLUE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311299168842053106" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWGc3SNkwI/AAAAAAAACeU/k2PQ8McNv9w/s1600-h/green-eggs-and-ham.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWGc3SNkwI/AAAAAAAACeU/k2PQ8McNv9w/s200/green-eggs-and-ham.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311299165988164354" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Spring has Sprung!</span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWI2kMps_I/AAAAAAAACe8/bcKn-Edzg84/s1600-h/spring.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWI2kMps_I/AAAAAAAACe8/bcKn-Edzg84/s200/spring.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311301806564422642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;"> </span> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWHtsLTRRI/AAAAAAAACes/tlIHaRKBDpw/s1600-h/kites.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWHtsLTRRI/AAAAAAAACes/tlIHaRKBDpw/s200/kites.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311300554575791378" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWI19nzlRI/AAAAAAAACe0/L4w29jQvNXI/s1600-h/easter.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWI19nzlRI/AAAAAAAACe0/L4w29jQvNXI/s200/easter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311301796209333522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >and <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >baby farm animals</span>, beginning with <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >PIGS</span>!<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWBIJoKluI/AAAAAAAACdU/NU1kKNm01x0/s1600-h/four-piglets-front-view-jpg.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 151px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWBIJoKluI/AAAAAAAACdU/NU1kKNm01x0/s200/four-piglets-front-view-jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311293312576689890" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWFWq1zn1I/AAAAAAAACd8/KllAMt72M74/s1600-h/pigs.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWFWq1zn1I/AAAAAAAACd8/KllAMt72M74/s200/pigs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311297960056954706" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWGMPrzlwI/AAAAAAAACeE/yIW5rdhyr3o/s1600-h/busyPiggy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 145px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWGMPrzlwI/AAAAAAAACeE/yIW5rdhyr3o/s200/busyPiggy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311298880480188162" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWGMcqr6zI/AAAAAAAACeM/TatAQgYBJ4Y/s1600-h/mercy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWGMcqr6zI/AAAAAAAACeM/TatAQgYBJ4Y/s200/mercy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311298883965152050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWGMPrzlwI/AAAAAAAACeE/yIW5rdhyr3o/s1600-h/busyPiggy.jpg"> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >We'll continue our farm animals theme into April, first with Bunnies</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >, followed by </span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Lambs! <br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWENExZCpI/AAAAAAAACd0/pF0DTaEsArQ/s1600-h/bunny.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWENExZCpI/AAAAAAAACd0/pF0DTaEsArQ/s200/bunny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311296695707437714" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWCITSOK6I/AAAAAAAACdk/bls77TVfXRE/s1600-h/Baby%2BLambs%2B4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 136px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbWCITSOK6I/AAAAAAAACdk/bls77TVfXRE/s200/Baby%2BLambs%2B4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311294414680632226" border="0" /></a></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-1194488340148345357?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-16317337600539137302009-03-09T13:35:00.011-04:002009-03-09T14:16:09.634-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbVWA_9qedI/AAAAAAAACc0/O6DDqPZZqdQ/s1600-h/wishlist.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbVWA_9qedI/AAAAAAAACc0/O6DDqPZZqdQ/s200/wishlist.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311245910723426770" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><br />At a recent StoryTime session, some very thoughtful parents asked if they could <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;">donate supplies for <span style="font-style: italic;">StoryTime</span> craft projects</span>, and with the current budget situation we are facing, this got me thinking about putting together a <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-style: italic;">Wish List!</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbVXvKci60I/AAAAAAAACdE/hReXdtlAFgw/s1600-h/glueStic.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 81px; height: 81px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbVXvKci60I/AAAAAAAACdE/hReXdtlAFgw/s200/glueStic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311247803322919746" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-family:arial;" > Here is a list of the items that we go through the most at StoryTime:</span><br /></div></div><ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><li>Glue Sticks</li><li>Construction Paper (9"x12")</li><li>Card Stock/heavy-weight paper (8.5"x11")</li><li>Paper plates</li></ul><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" > <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">and some other items that we would certainly appreciate as well:</span></span><br /><ul style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><li>Tissues!</li><li>Wet wipes</li><li>re-sealable bags (sandwich size and gallon size)</li><li>masking tape</li></ul><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-family:arial;" >misc. craft supplies and collage-type materials, such as:</span><br /><ul><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">fabric scraps, rick-rack, ribbon<br /></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">wallpaper samples</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">googly eyes</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">pom-poms</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">craft feathers<br /></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">cotton balls</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">small paper plates/bowls<br /></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">cardboard tubes </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">(ie: bathroom tissue rolls)</span></span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbVWdoTcLiI/AAAAAAAACc8/pk8_cvPo1QA/s1600-h/craft.gif"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbVWdoTcLiI/AAAAAAAACc8/pk8_cvPo1QA/s1600-h/craft.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 138px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbVWdoTcLiI/AAAAAAAACc8/pk8_cvPo1QA/s200/craft.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311246402588519970" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:arial;">If you are able to donate any of these items we would truly appreciate it! If you have other items you would like to donate, please ask first, as our supply space is very limited! </span><br /></div></div><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> <span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" > <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >THANK YOU!!!</span></span></span><br /></div></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-1631733760053913730?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2065539963210245899.post-5946652743485141062009-03-08T21:38:00.006-04:002009-03-08T22:06:33.742-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbR1gYTESnI/AAAAAAAACcs/RsN0UKizv10/s1600-h/cat.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbR1gYTESnI/AAAAAAAACcs/RsN0UKizv10/s200/cat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310999059715345010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><br />Read Across America Day</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday, was last week, so we celebrated at StoryTime by reading <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">The Cat in the Hat</span> and making hats!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbRzlgGLsNI/AAAAAAAACb8/KoKNG9SB6Lg/s1600-h/DSCN0469.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 366px; height: 274px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbRzlgGLsNI/AAAAAAAACb8/KoKNG9SB6Lg/s400/DSCN0469.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310996948684878034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbRz8KLMF8I/AAAAAAAACcc/p1cbzmS141Y/s1600-h/DSCN0465.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 172px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbRz8KLMF8I/AAAAAAAACcc/p1cbzmS141Y/s320/DSCN0465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310997337937287106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbRz7rVjhII/AAAAAAAACcU/CPYXayF5xjE/s1600-h/DSCN0466.JPG"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 145px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbRz7rVjhII/AAAAAAAACcU/CPYXayF5xjE/s320/DSCN0466.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310997329659266178" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbR0XmZm_VI/AAAAAAAACck/6aMPVpIUfW8/s1600-h/DSCN0472.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 198px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbR0XmZm_VI/AAAAAAAACck/6aMPVpIUfW8/s200/DSCN0472.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310997809370430802" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbRzlUIAiwI/AAAAAAAACb0/qApq1tSgMfA/s1600-h/DSCN0474.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 197px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbRzlUIAiwI/AAAAAAAACb0/qApq1tSgMfA/s400/DSCN0474.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310996945471310594" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbRzlsfQJhI/AAAAAAAACcE/jgpYG1Vclr8/s1600-h/DSCN0473.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 197px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbRzlsfQJhI/AAAAAAAACcE/jgpYG1Vclr8/s400/DSCN0473.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310996952011253266" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbRzkYxu7UI/AAAAAAAACbk/uEVxyUIqCt4/s1600-h/DSCN0463.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuQI2xJLIII/SbRzkYxu7UI/AAAAAAAACbk/uEVxyUIqCt4/s400/DSCN0463.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310996929540189506" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2065539963210245899-594665274348514106?l=uptonstorytime.blogspot.com'/></div>*Lisa*noreply@blogger.com0