Come to the Fredericksburg Community Park on WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 6-8 p.m. for a fun night! Hot dogs, refreshments, art show, face painting, and DRUM CONCERT by Sogbety Diomande!!! And it’s all FREE!! Click on the link below for more info.
The Wonder Bus is Coming!!
We are off to Cleveland on May 20, for a tour of Progressive Field, followed by the rest of the day at the Great Lakes Science Center!! Click on the link below for more info!
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Gopher lies down and kicks up his legs.”There’s nothing you can’t learn when you have books”, he says. Porcupine smooths down her quills. “If you can read,” she adds. I smile. “And it’s even better when you have a library.”
from “Our Library”, by Eve Bunting
click below to learn about the exciting plans for summer reading at the library this summer! We hope to see you there!!!
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“The stories people tell have a way of taking care of them. If stories come to you, care for them. And learn to give them away where they are needed. Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive.”
–Crow and Weasel, Barry Lopez, 1990
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Family Stories
Family stories, handed down. Oral history, brought alive through the telling of these stories. If you have ever wished you had some of these stories recorded, the voices of loved ones preserved, the library may be able to help, through both people and resources. Thanks to a grant from the Noble Foundation, the library now has equipment for videotaping conversations centered around local history and family stories. We call it the Fredericksburg Oral History Project. Volunteers have compiled a questionnaire to help guide the conversation, and are also ready to help with running the camera and the interview itself. If you would like to preserve your family stories, or local history, please contact the library!
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Happy New Year!
“You never know when something begins where it’s going to take you.”
–A Gathering of Days:A New England Girl’s Journal, 1830-32, by Joan W. Blos
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Christmas at the Library
Santa Claus will be comin’ to town on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 11 a.m., visiting the library, and listening to the Christmas wishes of all the good little boys and girls.
Gingerbread house making will start at 10 a.m. Space is limited, so you must have a spot (and a house) reserved ahead of time. Call the library, or stop in, to sign up. We wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas, and the most joyous of New Years!
If you & your family would like to add an ornament to the Community Christmas tree, you may drop it off at the library. Santa will be lighting the tree and starting his trains to run under it. Come and join in the fun!
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Thank you, Volunteers!
The 17th Annual VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DINNER will be held November 10 at the MCA Church in Fredericksburg. We celebrate our dedicated volunteers, recognizing the fact that we couldn’t have the library without them! Our guest speaker will be John Lorson, local writer, cyclist, and photographer, who will share stories and photos of his travels in the slow lane, in his presentation titled “Shots Along The Way.” Many know John through his weekly humor column “Send Help,” which has run in local newspapers for more than 18 years and is accompanied by the comic illustrations of his wife, Kristin Lorson. We look forward to a very fun evening! THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS- you’re the best!!
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StoryTime
StoryTime for little ones meets Wednesdays from 10-11. Bring your 3 to 5 year old to enjoy stories, songs, activities, art. You are welcome to bring your younger child, too! We encourage you to read at least 15 MINUTES A DAY to your children of all ages. It will make a world of difference!!
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THANK YOU!!
Thanks to all who came to ride in the Library Roll!! 153 riders from near and far came to ride and support the library. We so look forward to seeing friends who come back year after year, as well as new friends who ride for the first time. We will soon start planning for next year’s Library Roll , the 12th annual. Mark your calendars for September 24, 2016!!
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