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UPDATE: Sorry to say we're dealing with Northeastern Ohio weather again. The sky is 100% overcast making stargazing impossible so we're calling it off! The event will not be rescheduled.


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We plan to bring telescopes back to the library's sidewalk the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 28, in hopes of seeing the beautiful ringed world Saturn. We'll start at about 7:30 PM. This program was postponed from Feb. 21 due to poor seeing conditions. Note: The rescheduled program also depends upon the sky being clear! Cloudy skies cancel and the forecast is for poor to bad seeing. Watch this space for updates!

Just a quick note: the Preschool area will be undergoing a deep carpet cleaning on Thursday, January 4. Tables and toys have been cleared away from the area, and depending on how long drying time takes, it may not be available until Friday. Thanks for your patience!

WordWeaver's been checking out new movies for 2007 and 2008. At http://www.comingsoon.net and at http://firstshowing.net you can see what will be in production in the coming months.

The Newbery winning book, BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA by Katherine Paterson has been made into a film being released on Feb. 16, 2007.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES hits the theatres in it's first computer animated film on March 23, 2007.

Robert F. Overmyer was born on July 14, 1936, in Lorain, Ohio, but the future astronaut considered Westlake his hometown. The Overmyer family lived on Canterbury Road. Robert was nicknamed “Bucky” as a child after a favorite cowboy star of the era. He worked at Dean’s Greenhouse while he was in school. Bucky graduated from Westlake High School in 1954, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Baldwin Wallace College in 1958. He then received a Master of Science degree in Aeronautics from the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1964.

Friendship is a very special gift. Sometimes people who think they won't like each other become the best of friends. All it takes is a chance. IVY + BEAN by Annie Barrows is a book about that very thing.
Book 1 introduces seven-year-old Bean and her new neighbor, Ivy. Bean is sure they will never be friends. How the pair become very best friends is a really fun story. Be sure to read Book 1 and Book 2 which is IVY + BEAN AND THE GHOST THAT HAD TO GO. Anyone in grades 1, 2 or even 3 would enjoy these stories.

Sink your brother's BATTLESHIP! Say "SORRY!" to your mother! Practice your PARCHEESI, spell it out with SCRABBLE, and discover what LIFE is really about!

Youth Services has the tables, the tables have the games... all we need now is you! Come in during this holiday break; BOGGLE your mind! Stop by for some I SPY! Don't be an OLD MAID, be numero UNO instead!

We've got fun for all ages with our collection of games and puzzles (but no pampoonas or wuzzles, sorry...), and they'll be available throughout the holiday school break.

Joe Barbera, one half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team died on Monday, December 18, 2006. He was 95 years old. Hanna-Barbera was famous for such well-loved cartoon characters as Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear, the Flintstones, the Jetsons, Scooby-Doo and Huckleberry Hound. Bill Hanna, who died in 2001, once said that Barbera could "capture mood and expression in a quick sketch better than anyone I've ever known." Their first success was with the battling cat and mouse cartoon Tom and Jerry which won seven Academy Awards.

The Youth Services department wishes all of our patrons the Happiest of Holidays and an amazing New Year!

While you're waiting for the ball to drop, why not drop on in to the library during Winter Break? We'll have games out on the tables for you to play all week long.

Looking for something new to read? Why not swap out your previously-read books for some new ones? We're having a Book Swap from 10-8 on Wednesday, December 27. All ages are invited to the swap and you don't need to register.

In Dover Township, Ohio in the year 1882 a group of local young people joined together to create a social and intellectual group called the Dover Literary Society. The Society’s Constitution stated the following: “Wishing to form an effective organization for the purpose of mutual help and improvement and as one of the means to this end to establish and sustain a Library.”
The Dover Literary Society planned a variety of readings and concerts since its conception, soliciting talented performers from as far away as Oberlin, Ohio. Debates were planned well in advance and included controversial topics of the time: Does poverty or riches develop the character best? Is prohibition more effective than license against the evils of intemperance? Which was the greater president, Washington or Lincoln?

If you're in 4th or 5th grade WordWeaver would like to invite you to bring your own lunch (the library will provide the beverages and dessert)on Thursday, Dec. 28 from 1 - 2 p.m. We'll meet and eat and talk about this and that. Registration begins on Dec. 21.

WordWeaver would like to hear from you about things you might like to see at the library just for you. Crafts? Chocolate Fest? Lunch Bunch? Writer's Group? Banana Jousting? Online Activities?