Kids going into grades 3rd through 5th can join us at 2:00 PM on Friday, August 3rd for our August Make and Take. We'll be making a book out of paper lunch bags that has compartments for hiding secret messages.

Program Date: Friday August 3rd, at 2:00 PM in the Purple Room

Kids going into grades 3rd through 5th can drop in any time between 2:00 and 3:00 PM on Friday, July 6th for a Make and Take craft program. We'll be making super fun monster bookmarks that hold your place in your favorite book.

Program Date:Friday, July 6th at 2:00 PM in the Purple Room 

Children ages 2 to 5 years old and their caregivers are invited to join us in the Community Room on Wednesday, August 8th.  We'll be watching Caillou solve mysteries and then make a craft to use when we explore our own world.

Wednesday, August 8th 10:00 AM in the Community Room.

Kids in grades two-six, join us Tuesday, July 10 from 7:00-8:00 PM and make a special book, card or other craft for someone you love. We will have everything you need, but if there is something special you want to include on your craft, bring it with you.

On Sundays, June 24, July 15 and August 19, CPL staff visits the Canton Farmer's Market to host a storytimes and crafts. The Canton Farmer's Market is open from 9:00 AM-1:00 PM. Storytimes are at 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM. For all ages.

Tweens, get ready to get creative. Join us July 26, 2012 at 2:00 PM for our Cloth Painting Program. You supply the paintable item, for example, shirts, canvas shoes, bags, socks, pillowcases, etc., and we will supply the paint and other fun things to decorate your creations with. Registration begins June 26, 2012 and space is limited. See you there!

Thorndyke is having all kinds of fun earning his CYS badges!  As you may remember, LB has done his share of traveling. This summer, Thorndyke is also expanding his horizons.

Want to get into the Olympic Spirit?  Check out one of the many films that celebrate the dedication and passion of the athletes and the thrills of the Games. 

The first Olympics [videodisc]: Athens 1896 by a Larry White/Gary Allison production in association with Sony Pictures Television Inc.

Chariots of fire [videodisc] by Allied Stars presents an Enigma production

If  you are just starting to read or love listening to stories, we have some mysteries just for you!

Detective LaRue: letters from the investigation by Mark Teague

The case of the missing monkey by story by Cynthia Rylant ; pictures by G. Brian Karas

Nate the Great and the mushy valentine by Marjorie Sharmat ; illustrated by Marc Simont

Have you exhausted Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys and the Boxcar Children?  Here are some sleuths you'll find in several books. Maybe you'll discover a new favorite

Sly the Sleuth and the pet mysteries by Donna Jo Napoli and Robert Furrow ; illustrated by Heather Maione

Sebastian (Super Sleuth) and the time capsule caper by Mary Blount Christian ; illustrated by Lisa McCue

Looking for a mystery that will really challenge you?  Here are some popular reads that could really happen, solved by kids just like you.

The London Eye mystery by Siobhan Dowd

The Westing game by Ellen Raskin

Belly up: murder at FunJungle by Stuart Gibbs

As part of our Connect your Summer Program join us Saturday June 30th and earn the Be Well Badge by walking around the lake at Heritage Park. Meet at the "clock" adjacent to the library at noon with friends or family. Wear comfortable shoes, bring water, sunscreen, hats, etc. We'll do three laps around the lake, more than a mile, which should take about 30 minutes! Additional Saturday walk dates, weather permitting include July 7th, July 14th, July 21st and July 28th.

Movie Challenge 2: watch two (or more) animated movies by Dreamworks to earn your Curtains Up Badge. To earn a super secret badge too, make a comment to this very post here ranking what you watched.

Shrek [videodisc] by Dreamworks Pictures presents a PDI/ DreamWorks production

Spirit [videodisc]: stallion of the Cimarron by [presented by] DreamWorks Pictures

Are you in 4th, 5th, or 6th grade and looking for ways to fulfill your community service requirement for school? Join us and work as our Tween Service Corps. You can earn one hour of your community service time and also have fun helping out in the Children's Department.Our next service date will be July 21 at 2:00 PM. We look forward to seeing you!

Take the Time Travel To Historic Canton Quiz! A new question will be posted every week, so check back often.

Week 1 Question: Which building is now located where Julien’s Corner Market and Gas Station used to be (torn down in 1997)? Hint: It was located on Canton Center Road.

Rules

• A new question will be posted every week
• Use the Canton Township reference books, at the Main Adult Help Desk, for clues
• Submit your answer, along with your contact information, at the Main Adult Help Desk
• Those participants who get all of the answers correct will be placed in a drawing for a prize!

About a boy by Nick Hornby

Brideshead revisited: the sacred and profane memories of Captain Charles Ryder: a novel by Evelyn Waugh

Le divorce by Diane Johnson

Forrest Gump: a novel by Winston Groom

Hey Kids,
Have you signed up for Connect Your Summer yet? I have and I'm working on badges.   There are so many fun badges to earn that I had a hard time deciding where to start.  So I picked the Make Tracks badge.  Because I'm a bear.  And I make tracks.   See if you can find my shared experience.  Here's a hint.  Look for a picture of me and some furry friends.  What badges have you earned? 
Bear Hugs!
Thorndyke

A night to remember by Walter Lord

Shadow of the Titanic: the extraordinary stories of those who survived by Andrew Wilson

The other side of the night: the Carpathia, the California and the night the Titanic was lost by Daniel Allen Butler

All your base are belong to us: how 50 years of videogames conquered pop culture by Harold Goldberg

Extra lives: why video games matter by Tom Bissell

The ultimate history of video games: from Pong to Pokemon, the story behind the craze that touched our lives and changed the world by Steven L. Kent

Check out these inspirational stories from people who have hit rock bottom and lived to tell the tale.

Broken: my story of addiction and redemption by William Cope Moyers with Katherine Ketcham

Fall to pieces: a memoir of drugs, rock 'n' roll, and mental illness by Mary Forsberg Weiland

Guts: the endless follies and tiny triumphs of a giant disaster by Kristen Johnston