Children's Books | Children's Books News for 08/14/2009

Turning the page toward fall - Ukiah Daily Journal
Emmy Good, owner of the Good Stamp Shop in Willits, was Wednesday's guest at the conclusion of Mendocino County Library's Summer Reading Program. "This is our finale," smiles Children's Librarian Ina Gordon. The reading program has been an ...

Local library users continue stacking up
Coming off a record year in 2008, when 129,603 items were circulated from the Mary C. Moore Public Library staff are optimistic about topping that mark this year...

Nobber brother providing education facilities for young people of Kenya
Brother Paul Brennan was recently home in Nobber from Kabonga in Western Kenya where he is working on school and community projects...

Selling Stuff
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Readings and Signings - Portsmouth Herald
125 Water St., Exeter. Water Street, 778-9731; Time of Wonder, 778-6027: Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 7 p.m.: Richard Russo, best-selling author of many books, including the Pulitzer Prize winner, "Empire Falls," will be at the Exeter Town Hall, 9 Front St ...

Spencer 3 owners seeking buyer
Library board approached with possibility of relocating on Grand Avenue The three sisters who own Spencer 3 Theatres, which is located at 504 Grand Ave., are searching for a buyer...

Richland artist brings new life to Smokey Bear - Morning Call
Joe Kulka knew illustrating a Smokey Bear book was an important job to be seen -- and judged -- by many. After all, Smokey is one of America's most iconic images. ''I'm pretty confident in what I do, but I was intimidated, to be honest with you. Not ...

Religious book sales significantly down
Sales of religious books saw a significant decrease of 22% in June continuing a yearlong trend, as overall book sales increased by 21.5% to $942.6 million, according to The Association of American Publishers ...

150 years of Children's Home is celebrated - Watertown Daily Times
A sense of history was in the air during activities Thursday at the Children's Home of Jefferson County. A few hundred of the agency's supporters turned out for its annual picnic and to mark its 150th anniversary. Special activities included a ...

Rager leads Greater Johnstown Golf Championship (The Tribune-Democrat)
A strong field and tough pin placements produced a jam-packed leader board in the first round of the Greater Johnstown Golf Championship at North Fork Golf and Tennis Club on Thursday...

Belting out Sinatra | 'Old Blue Eyes' vocalist, orchestra to play Arcadia Theater
BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM Vocalist Steve Lipia is back by popular demand. "Simply Sinatra," a tribute to Frank Sinatra featuring Lipia and a 13-piece orchestra, will be performed at 8 p.m. Aug...

Replicas of famous dog available for purchase (The Tribune-Democrat)
After hanging around downtown Johns-town for more than 100 years, Morleys Dog finally has a EURœlitter.EUR Several replicas of the iconic dog were unveiled Thursday night during a Chamber of Commerce mixer at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center in Richland Township...

PW Daily
Sony, OverDrive in Deal Sony has signed a joint marketing agreement with OverDrive through which the two will cross-market the use of the Sony Reader in libraries by using the OverDrive network...

Philadelphia's Reading Is Fundamental Programs Receive Back-to-School . - StreetInsider.com
Macy's customers shop for less while supporting children's literacy in their own community PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) program, Philadelphia Reads, in Philadelphia is a local beneficiary of the ...

Huesman, Robert A. "Tony"
HUESMAN, Robert A. "Tony" 51, of Washington Township, passed away August 9, 2009...

Seamus scales the heights for Yorkhill
Seamus Corry hands over a cheque for 1000 to Kirsten Sinclair, of Yorkhill Children's Foundation...

Kids books: Caldecott-winning artists illustrate lively new stories
Caldecott Medal-winning artists have produced a wonderful crop of new picture books this season: Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes is the author and his wife Laura Dronzek is the artist of a wondrous new picture book, "Birds" . Henkes, who won the 2005 Caldecott Medal for "Kitten's First Full Moon,"proves once again that he is a master of the picture ...

A New Look Inside Babies' Minds - Time
Sure, they may while away their days eating, sleeping and soiling diapers. But Alison Gopnik says it's high time that babies got some respect. In her new book, The Philosophical Baby , the University of California, Berkeley, psychologist argues that ...

Kuchera suspension lifted (The Tribune-Democrat)
WINDBER EUR” Kuchera Defense Systems suspension from obtaining new Navy contracts has been lifted under an agreement that puts the companys financial operations under tighter government oversight...

Spencer 3 owners seeking buyer (Spencer Daily Reporter)
The three sisters who own Spencer 3 Theatres, which is located at 504 Grand Ave., are searching for a buyer. Kate Ebinger of Coralville, sister to Molly Scott of Spencer and Pat Burke of Spirit...

CHILDRENS BOOK SERIES MOS NOSE RELEASES 3RD INSTALLMENT, MO SMELLS THE HOLIDAYS (PitchEngine)
The creators of the Mos Nose series, author, Margaret Hyde and illustrator, Amanda Giacomini, have released Mo Smells the Holiday, their highly anticipated third book in the brands series of collectible books. Mo, based on a real life rescued dog, takes readers of all ages on a Scentsational adventure through vibrant holiday scents and hues, from the first leaves of fall to the fireworks...

AAABA: EUR˜Deep pitching, EUR˜timely hitting keys for New Orleans (The Tribune-Democrat)
New Orleans pounded out 17 hits and scored at least one run in seven of the eight innings played Thursday, eliminating Lansing 14-3 in a AAABA game at Fichtner Field...

Q&A Friday #103: 10 Books Every Young Man Should Read Before His 18th Birthday:
Question: Name 10 books every young man should read before his 18th birthday. Posted by President_Friedman Here's the deal...

VLA's new season promises greatness - Killeen Daily Herald
As the 2008-09 season is wrapping up, Vive Les Arts Theatre is preparing to embark on its most ambitious line-up ever. After a successful year of shaking things up with "Cats," "Ain't Misbehavin" and "All Shook Up," the current season will wrap up ...

Group wants to bring a toy museum to the East End
A group of locals is forming in Southampton with the goal of establishing the home of the Toy Museum of New York in the heart of the village...

- ARF! Read to a Dog - Sat, Aug 15, 2009
Event Type: Main Library Children's Program Date: 8/15/2009 Start Time: 10:30 AM End Time: 12:00 PM Description: Come on in and read to a dog! ARF is a Monroe County Humane Association VIPaws program, a Delta Society affiliate...

Star Mountain Trading to close
After 14 years downtown, Star Mountain Trading is closing up shop. Owners April Redbird and Gregory Jaekel have decided to move to Albuquerque, in part to be closer to their 16-year-old daughter, Jasmine, who will be attending college there this fall, but also as a reaction to the local economy...

Ice cream party to conclude Laconia StoryWalk - Citizen
LACONIA EUR” Young readers will get their just desserts next week during a free ice cream social sponsored by the Laconia Parks and Recreation Department and the Laconia Public Library. Any child and family members who have gone on a StoryWalk this ...

Staffer's fiddling of books a winner (The Australian)
SONIA Causer, in her own strange way, could be employee of the month...

Secondhand Store Hits and Skips
I don't go to secondhand thrift stores as often as I would like to but when I get a chance I make sure I check out the entire store and look for certain things but also skip on others...

Summer Reading Celebration
For the past eight weeks, the Big Brothers Big Sisters' Program of Winston-Salem has been reading up a storm...

The Adjudicator verdict - NRL R23 (FOXSPORTS.com.au)
We're down to the business end of the season, with eight teams vying for the bottom four finals spots and The Adjudicator is as excited as Big Kev would have been on Christmas Day...

Playhouse will stage ghostly sequel
BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM Can an angel have a ghost? It does in this musical sequel...

Staffer's fiddling of books a winner
SONIA Causer, in her own strange way, could be employee of the month. The senior accountant is accused of siphoning millions of dollars by fiddling the books of her employer, whitegoods giant Clive Peeters...

$3M grant to improve housing in city, boros (The Tribune-Democrat)
EBENSBURG EUR” A $3 million grant aimed at stabilizing neighborhoods by improving housing will be spent in Johnstown and the surrounding boroughs of Franklin, Dale and East Conemaugh, the Cambria County Redevelopment Authority announced Thursday...

Ready steady GO!! - Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Im getting ready to head back to Uganda tomorrow morning.. I have a lovely 1.30am kick off!! I'll be regularly up-dating the blog again.. hopefully keeping you all informed about my trip back to my second home...

Annual book sale begins Thurday in Bernardsville to benefit charitable group
The 59th annual Used Book Sale at Bernardsville Middle School, a rite of summer for area book lovers, is planned Thursday through Saturday...

Book fair to raise funds for hospital - Spectrum
CEDAR CITY - Children's books, cookbooks, books about sharks, gardens and football are just some items offered for sale inside the Valley View Medical Center lobby today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ten percent of the proceeds from the Books Are Fun ...

Readers flock to Gilford Public Library - Citizen
With a little help from some friends and neighbors, the Gilford Public Library had one of its most successful summers in years, with the wet weather actually increasing the number of readers at the library as well as the number of volunteers. Through ...

City man faces trial in shaken baby case (The Tribune-Democrat)
A Johnstown man faces a trial on charges that he shook a 2-month-old boy so violently that the child suffered a brain injury...

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