Come test your skills with other Yu-Gi-Oh fans. Register today
Grades: Tweens (Going into 5th and 6th)
Program Date: Thursday, July 16 at 1-3pm

Join us for a show filled with music, magic and drama. “Beethoven,” a St. Bernard puppet will make a special appearance.
Program Date: July 21, at 7 - 7:45pm
Ages: Going into Kindergarten - Fourth Grade

Hey Kids!

Bedlam Farm is located in rural Upstate New York and provides a charming setting for author Jon Katz's book, Izzy and Lenore. After Jon adopts Izzy, a stranded and sensitive border collie, he becomes inspired to volunteer for a hospice organization to help others but Lenore helps him heal himself.

Looking for book recommendations for Summer Reading? Need something to keep your page? Our librarians have compiled great bookmarks with lists of books and authors; you can get them at the library or print them from your computer. We also maintain a big list of bookmarks for many genres if you don't find what you're looking for.

Make a personal and cool mixed media self portrait using “stuff” found around the house on Tuesday, July 16, at 3:30 pm. All materials will be supplied. Teens going into grades seven through twelve can register online here.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Come learn how to make your own ice cream. Add some extra toppings to make a delicious ice cream sundae. Register for one timeslot.
Grades: Kids going into K - 4th grade
Program Date: July 20 at 10 - 10:45 am OR 11:15 - Noon

Are you "being creative" at CPL for the Summer Reading Program?  Check out our new display filled with books to bring out your artistic side!  There is something displayed for every taste - from drawing manga,  scrapbooking,  origami, and collage.  Prefer to write?  There are also some books to help the creative-writer inside come out!  Check out Writing Magic and Book Factory  for helpful tips on how to make your writing jump off of the page!  Then read In Print: 40 Cool Publishing Projects for Kids for tips on how to get your awesome stories published!  Come in all through July to check out our "creative" display!

Hey everyone going into 5th or 6th grade this fall - are you looking for a fun, spooky read this summer? Then sign up for the library's July Tween book discussion. This month we're reading Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn. It's about a girl named Ali trying to solve a ghostly mystery during her summer vacation at a cottage in Maine. Registration begins on Saturday, July 4, and we'll discuss the book over a pizza lunch on Saturday, July 18, from 1-2pm. Hope to see you then!

Hey Kids! I have to tell you how much I've loved seeing all my friends come to the library over the last couple of weeks. Did you know that over 3000 of you have registered for Summer Reading? Wow! 1500 of you registered on the very first day! Double Wow! And then lots of you--I think we counted over 700 of you--came back this week to see Joel Tacey, make a craft, or watch a movie! Thanks for making our summer so busy, 'cause the librarians and I love seeing you have fun! Keep Reading! And don't forget to stop and say hello!
Bear Hugs!
Thorndyke

When was the last time you read a 'classic'?

Register online beginning Friday, July 3, then check out a book at the Children's Desk.
Book Title: Minn and Jake's Almost Terrible Summer  by Janet Wong
Program Date: Friday, July 17, 2 - 2:45 pm

Join us for a viewing of Monsters, Inc. and snack. Register today!
Grade: Going into Kindergarten - 6th grade
Program Date: Thursday, July 2 at 1 - 3pm

Children ages 4-8 and their caregivers are invited to have fun with other kids making crafts to take home. No registration required.
When: June 30 1:00-3:00PM

Hear stories and meet some of the artistic animals featured in art and music from around the world. Children going into Kindergarten through fourth grade are invited! Register today!
Program Date: July 13, 2 - 2:45 pm

Register online, then check out a book at the Children's Desk.
Book Title: Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling
Program Date: July 14, 2 - 2:45pm

The Music Lady, Beverly Meyer will share songs, joy, and movement with children, ages 2-8, and their families. Come sing and dance along! No registration required.
Program Date: July 6, 11 - 11:45 am

Register online, then check out the book at the Children's Desk.
Book Title: Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by Kevin O'Malley
Program Date & Time: Monday, July 6, 2 - 2:45 p.m.

Are you looking for a good mystery that's mixed with a little bit of humor? Try the 2009 Junior Library Guild winner, Slob by Ellen Potter! It's about a boy named Owen who is faced with challenges such as dealing with a bully, an excrutiating gym class with a mean gym teacher, and not to mention finding out who is stealing his oreos every day! In the midst of all of this drama, he is in a race against time to create a contraption that will help him solve one of the biggest mysteries of all....did you think I would tell you what it is? Read the book and find out!

Learn how to make great snacks that are super easy and healthy to eat! Register today
Grades: Tweens (Going into 5th and 6th)
Program Date: Thursday, July 9 at 2-3pm