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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Fall Festival


Don't forget that our Fall Festival is this weekend! The festival runs from 10 AM to
2 PM. Activities for kids are 10 AM - noon. The featured children's performer is Elaine Kessler (and her stinky goat!) Elaine performs at 10 AM. Her program is geared for children ages 3 years and older.

We will also be holding a "Food for Art" raffle during the festival. Due to the struggling economy, the demands on food banks is quite high. With this in mind we designed our "Food for Art" raffle. Pollard reference librarian and professional artist, Monica McDermott, has painted an original piece of artwork for the raffle. To enter the raffle, bring in nonperishable food items, one raffle ticket per item.

We hope to see you on Saturday!

Monday, September 26, 2011

This Week at the Pollard (September 26th)

Don't miss out on these fun activities!

Monday, September 26th
9:30 AM
Child and Me Playgroup

Tuesday, September 27th
10 AM or 11:15 AM
Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime

Wednesday, September 28th
10:30 AM
Preschool Storytime

Thursday, September 29th
3 PM
Movin' and Groovin'

Saturday, October 1st
Fall Festival, 10 AM - 2 PM
Come join us for music, crafts, and more!
The featured children's performer is Elaine Kessler. If you are age 3 and older, celebrate fall with Elaine and her stinky goat!
This program starts at 10 AM and sign up is required.
For more information about our first ever Fall Festival see our brochure.


For more information about any of our programs, check out our Fall Programs' link.

Literacy and Laughter Program



We certainly had both at this program! Courtesy of the UFund, Miss Lynda shared the story of the "Three Little Pigs." After the story the children got to pretend to be little piggies and acted out the story. But the highlight of the program was a visit from Elmo!

Friday, September 23, 2011

Rainy Weekend!

They are predicting a rainy Saturday. We've got a fun and free activity for Saturday morning! Join us for a morning full of stories and fun and a surprise special guest. All children will leave with their own books to take home. This program begins at 10 AM and is for children ages 3 years to 6 years.

Friday, September 16, 2011

This Week at the Pollard (Sept. 19th)

Here's what's going on this week in the Children's Department:

Tuesday, September 20th
10:00 AM or 11:15 AM
Mother Goose on the Loose

Wednesday, September 21st
10:30 AM
Preschool Storytime

Thursday, September 22nd
3 PM
Movin' and Groovin'

Saturday, September 24th
10 AM
Literacy and Laughter Program

Check out our Fall Programs link for more details on these fun activities!

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Upcoming Events


Summer Reading is over but the fun at the library definitely is not! Look what we've got coming up:

Saturday, September 10th at 9:30 AM
Lego Club

For children in grades 1 - 6

Drop-In


Wednesday, September 14th at 10:30 AM

Autumn Jamboree

Come join us for fall themed stories and activities.

This program is for ALL children and their grownups.
Drop-In


To see more of our fall schedule check out our "Fall 2011 Programs" link.