feb 25 story time cancelled

due to a terrible flu, story time for this wed. is cancelled. don't catch this.

Feb. 25 Story Time Theme: Winter Birds

Where do birds go in winter? What do they eat? Which birds are we likely to see during wintertime?

Join us Feb. 25 to find out at our exploration of birds in winter.

We'll be reading:

Wild Birds by Joanne Ryder

and

Birdsongs by Betsy Franco

We'll also get a chance to fatten up our feathered friends by making pine cone bird feeders! Join us!

Feb. 25 @ 10:15am

Clinton District Library

Mardi Gras Celebration @ MPL

Everyone needs a Mardi Gras mask!

We're all recovering from our very successful Mardi Gras Celebration at the Morgantown Branch! Whew! We were happy to provide more than 150 patrons with nearly 20 stations of crafts, games, and activities, along with a jazz trio and our very special Mardi Gras Cafe featuring Louisiana fare. What a great way to spend a Saturday!

WVU students volunteer by bringing their jazz trio to the library for Mardi Gras

This event wouldn't have come together without the help of more than 35 volunteers: thank you so much for the generosity of your time and energy. Can I just say that Ms. Joan is a saint?

Also, a big thanks to the many local restaurants that donated food so that the kids could try Cajun cuisine. These included Nonna's bakery, Texas Roadhouse, Maxwell's (which has the best bread pudding ever!), The Glasshouse Grille, Wong's Wok, and the home cooking of many kind Service League of Morgantown Ladies. Merci beaucoup!

Here are some other upcoming events* at the MPL

• Paper Airplanes: Super Fliers. March 8, 2 p.m. Elementary aged kids are invited to come to the library at 2 p.m. on March 8 to attend our super Fliers program. Learn about how airplanes fly, practice making paper airplanes, then participate in a competition to see who has the best paper airplane design!

• Fun & Games with Dr. Seuss. March 28, 11am. Play games, make oobleck, treat yourself to a green eggs and ham brunch, Meet the Cat in the Hat and Thing 1 and Thing 2 and much more!

*These events are located at the Morgantown Public Library (373 Spruce St., Downtown Morgantown)

Upcoming Themes

Feb 11: Valentine's Day
Feb. 18: Slurping Soup (rescheduled)
Feb 25: Winter Birds
March 4: In Like a Lion and Out Like a Lamb: Lions
March 11: Big Cats
March 18: Naked Mole Rats and other Uglies
March 25: In Like a Lion and Out Like a Lamb: Lambs
April 1: April Showers Bring May Flowers: Rain

*all themes are subject to change, due to book availability, illness, poor turn-out and a million other reasons why things might not work out as hoped. *Sigh*...so it goes.

Feb. 11 Story Time Theme: Valentine's Day Party!

Join us Feb. 11 for our love-filled, heart-felt Valentine's Day celebration.

Here are some of the books we'll read and look at:





If You'll Be My Valentine by Cynthia Rylant



and

The Runaway Valentine by Tina Casey

We'll also make Valentine Cards for someone special (Ms. Amber is making one for her dog, Elf!)

Coming decked out in Valentine's colors isn't required, but it is always rewarded!

Oh! And there will be goodie bags filled with Valentine's Day Treats for all. Don't miss out on this special story time.

Wednesday, Feb. 11

10:15am
Clinton District Public Library

Feb. 4 Story Time Theme: Slurping Soup!

Join us Feb. 4 for stories, songs, and silliness surrounding soup. We'll read Maurice Sendak's wonderful classic Chicken Soup With Rice (one of Ms. Amber's all-time favorites!). We'll be making our very own batch of chicken soup with rice to sample, along with fabulous Soup Bowl Art Collages.

Bring your best, loudest slurp to share with the group!

Feb. 4

10:15am

Clinton District Branch