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Front Page News

August 27, 2014


 

Josiah Carpenter Library News

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Reading Rock Stars

 

The Josiah Carpenter Library nearly doubled its numbers for the 2014 Sumer Reading Program which began with a loud, literal “BANG!” featuring Allison and Hunt Smith’s Sound Science program held at the Pittsfield Elementary School. This program held the attention of 41 children ranging in ages from a year old up through two middle school aged children by introducing basic musical  concepts of pitch and the three types of sound made by string, acoustic and percussion instruments using examples of traditional instruments as well as ones easily made at home. The Josiah Carpenter Library, the Board of Library Trustees and the Friends of the Library would like to thank and credit the New Hampshire Council on the Arts for supporting the Kids Books and the Arts grant which made out first program possible and such a success.

 

The library continued to carry strong programs throughout the summer following the Fizz, Boom, Read theme. Our children’s Librarian, Carol Grainger, entertained the children with stories, an activity and then a creative craft. Starting out with making airplanes and then volcanoes made with vinegar and baking soda the children explored scientific themes such as chemistry and physics. Later we read stories about and discussed the environment at a program held at the Veteran’s Park, made flowers, transplanted begonias and learned how to sort recycled materials. The children made robots during the Technology themed week and the staff had a very successful ending of the summer reading program talking about and making ants and bugs!

 

A total of 26 reading logs were collected and each of those children received an application for a $10.00 saving passbook at TD Bank. Each week a basket prepared by Paula Belliveau, President of the Friends of the Library, featuring activities related to the week’s theme was raffled off for free. But the “ice cream” on the cake was the much appreciated vouchers for an ice cream from Appleview Orchard on Upper City Road in Pittsfield. 

 

The library would like to thank Rosalie Sweat for all her volunteer hours helping Mrs. Grainger prepare the craft activities. We would also like to our circulation assistant, Shayla Locke for all her assistance with preparations and with setting up and helping the children. With collaboration of our staff, Friends and Trustees this year’s program reached out to a total 137 children of Pittsfield, all participants of the Library Summer  Reading Program. It was a wonderful summer and many of these children are looking forward to attending the fall Pre-school story hour which will resume on Thursday mornings at 10:00 am on September 11th. 

 

The library will also begin hosting two after school programs on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 for children from kindergarten through sixth grade once the children’s room is re-opened. These programs will be limited to eight children and will require registration. They will include a small reading group for beginning readers, a story time, a craft and homework help. The staff at the library is eager and looking forward to continuing to provide quality literacy support and programming to the citizens of Pittsfield.

 







 

 











 
 

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