Activities in the
Children's Department
Mission Read & Feed
– Food Drive at NPL This Summer!
This summer, Normal Public Library will be
collecting food for local food pantries. Please
bring in a non-perishable food donation that
is not past the expiration date to put
in the Kroger grocery cart by the Discovery
Room. We will chart our progress with a bulletin
board display, with each full cart moving
a rocket closer to the moon. To reach the
moon, our goal is 1,500 items. Last summer,
there were 3,301 participants in the summer
reading program – just think, if every
summer reading participant donated just one
item, we could make it to the moon and back
again! All patrons (not just summer readers)
are encouraged to donate to this worthwhile
MISSION! Thank you in advance!
Summer Story Hours:
Summer Story Hours are geared to
preschoolers and their families. Come to the
NPL Community Room and enjoy stories, songs,
and a craft activity! This is a FREE family
activity, and no registration is required.
Summer Story Hours will be offered at these
times:
6:30 p.m. July 3, 10 & 17
and 10 a.m. July 11 & 18.
(no story hour on July 4)
Watch for Us at Sugar
Creek! Look for the NPL Children’s
Department at the Sugar Creek Arts Festival,
July 7-8. Come to the children’s area
and make a craft with us!
For more information about any of these programs,
call the Children’s Department,
454-4668.
Truth or Fiction?
Celebrate the
60th Anniversary of Roswell…
Father and son authors Anthony
and Myke Feinman will present a program and
book signing to celebrate the 60th anniversary
of the notorious alien space craft crash in
Roswell, New Mexico. The free event is at
2 p.m. Saturday, July 7,
in the NPL Community Room.
The Feinmans’ program will discuss Roswell,
and will also include a brief history of pulp
magazines, comic books, science fiction, and
self-publishing.
Copies of their books, The Teddy Bear
Conspiracies and Superlative Tales,
will be available for sale and autographing.
Teddy Bear Conspiracies is a whimsical
sci-fi epic referred to as “Winnie the
Pooh meets the X-Files.” Superlative
Tales was originally published in July
1947; unavailable for almost 60 years, the
magazine has been redone in paperback format.
Additional Library
Parking Available
Through August 8
Library patrons are able to
park in the parking lot at the corner of Fell
and Mulberry through August 8, 2007. After
August 8, the lot will revert to private parking
for apartment residents.
The lot is to be entered/ exited from Fell
Avenue.
Movie Matinee for
Adults at NPL
NPL’s Movie Matinee series
continues this month at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 19. The featured
film is an Alfred Hitchcock thriller starring
Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint. The plot involves
the adventures of Roger Thornhill, who is
being pursued by a gang of spies who believe
him to be a government agent. A highlight
is one of the most famous scenes in movie
history – the ‘crop duster chase!’
Bring a friend and enjoy the afternoon –
free, and snacks provided!
NPL Reading Group
Schedule
All old and new reading group
members are invited to join in monthly book
discussions at Normal Public Library. The
group meets on the last Tuesday of the month,
in the Small Group Study Room on the second
floor. Upcoming dates and titles include:
July 31, 9:30 a.m.:
The Girl with a Pearl Earring by
Tracy Chevalier
August 28, 9:30 a.m.:
Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander
McCall Smith
Questions? Contact Mary Lou Lawson at 452-1757.
Teen Advisory Council
Activities
NPL’s Teen Advisory Council
will meet July 12 & 26 at
4 p.m. On the 12th Cassie Buckley,
an ISU honor student, will lead a book discussion
of Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. On the
26th we will talk about TAC t-shirt ideas
and hold board elections. All teens in grades
7-12 are welcome, and snacks will be served.
For more information, contact Linda Hutchins
at 452-1757.
Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to a “Teen
Gamefest” from 5-8 p.m.
Friday, July 13, at the Normal
Community Activity Center, 1110 Douglas St.,
Normal. Participants can enjoy Dance Dance
Revolution, Guitar Hero, Mario Kart, Xbox
360 Nintendo Wii, and many more games. Pizza
will be sold for $1/slice, and drinks are
provided. This free event
is sponsored by the Normal and Bloomington
Public Libraries and the Normal and Bloomington
Parks & Recreation Departments. Sign
up at www.bngamefest.org or call Linda
Hutchins at 452-1757.
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via E-Mail
If you would prefer to receive
the Normal Public Library newsletter as an
e-mail rather than in the mail, please do
the following: send your e-mail address to
Mari McKeeth, Lud19@hotmail.com
Please indicate “library newsletter”
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If you don’t want to have an e-mailed
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e-mail to those who request the option. If
we don’t hear from you, you’ll
continue to receive the newsletter in the
mail.
Donate Your Used Books
The Friends of NPL are happy to accept donations
of used book throughout the year.
Bring them to the library marked ‘for
the Friends book sale’.
