We Caught the Reading Bug!

The Summer Reading program was a huge success. We had record numbers of kids in the Library. We had some great weekly programming. Check out all of the photos of the Tuesday morning events on our Flickr page http://www.flickr.com/photos/27995455@N03/show/

The summer is wrapping up with a big buggy party at Chester's Event Center (5201 Cimarron Rd. N.W. Piedmont, OK 73078. Here's a map: http://www.chesterandcrew.com/map.htm) on Saturday, August 2.

The party starts at 10:00AM. We'll play games and win prizes, hear some stories, watch some skits, eat some snacks,and do some singing and dancing. A good time is guaranteed, or your money back! The party is open to everyone, and there is no charge! See you Saturday at 10:00!

turn off your t.v.

Can you meet the challenge to keep the T.V. off for a whole week?(It's not as hard as it might seem).Pledge to leave the T.V off this week and experience how much more time there is to do toghether! Tuesday,April 22-Piedmont public Library 6-8 P.M. drop by the library and draw or decorate a paper screen saver to remind you not to turn on the T.V. Thursday,April 24-Piedmont public library 6-8 P.M. Friday April 25 Fina Municipal building 6-8 P.M. Family fun night playgames,visit w/ friends and have fun!Kids that leave the T.V. off all week and complete a list of activities will earn a free badge and a free drink at Sonic.

Library Quilters

The group is currently working on a ladybug quilt to be donated to the Piedmont Education Foundation as a silent auction item.Future projects will incude OU OSU and Piedmont T-shirts for the D.U.C.K Week Auction in March, Handprint valances for the Children's Room, a wild flower quilt and insect quilt as Summer Reading projects. Everyone is welcome to join in on Friday mornings at 10:00 A.M.

valentines make and take crafts

Drop by during regular library operating hours to make valentine gifts and cards for your family and friends.Projects include:Pop-up Cards,Candy-cane heart crafts,Choclate kiss Cupid's arrow,Heart puppy dog paper craft,"Stained Glass"Hearts,Paper plateHeart Wreath,Valentine tissue paper Flowers.

Quilting 101 Class starts Friday, October 5th at 10:00

Join quilter Rita Roberts as she teaches quilting basics in a 4-week session beginning Friday, October 5th ,at 10:00am at the Piedmont Public Library. Learn about useful tools and notions, tricks for cutting, fabric and color selection, assembling and finishing quilts. Roberts will also guide interested participants through the construction of a Desden Plate Christmas Wreath block using their own fabrics.

Elementary aged kids are invited to join Kids Aloud

The Piedmont Library is hosting a new book club called 'Kids Aloud', beginning Thursday, September 27th, at 4:00pm. This read-aloud bookclub will run for about 6 weeks. Rhonda will introduce the book "From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler", and will read the first several chapters aloud. Club members will then be invited to take turns reading aloud. No one is required to read, but all are welcome to. The bookclub is open to children in grades 2 through 6, and registration is required. In addition to reading, the club members will do activities related to the story, and will enjoy refreshments.

The selected book by E.L. Konigsburg is a Newbery Award winner. The book is on the Accelerated Reader lists at Piedmont Elementary, Stoneridge Elementary and Middle School of Piedmont. In the story, 12-year old Claudia feels unappreciated, and decides to run away from home. She allows her younger brother Jamie to tag along, because he has some cash. The children go to New York City where they hide out at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For a week the children elude the guards and exploit the opportunities of the museum: they sleep in a royal bed, bathe in the cafeteria pool, and pass part of each day in study on the fringe of lecture tours. One day a marble angel is added to the Museum collection, and Claudia is convinced that it is a Michelangelo and is determined to prove it: she will authenticate Angel and become a heroine before going home. But the only way to prove the provenance of the statue is to work with it's former owner, cantankerous old Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.

End of Summer Hoe Down

Summer Readers celebrated their reading success with a Hoe Down on July 28th. The kids enjoyed games like a "Boot Toss", "Pony Express Relay" and "Shoot Out at the Better-than-OK Corral". Chester the Clown was on hand to entertain and amaze, and the Piedmont Centennial Players made their theatrical debute with a series of skits and readers theater. The morning ended with a rousing Hoe Down Hokey Pokey. Can't wait for next summer!