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******Library Hours******
Monday and Wednesday: 9:30 am - 8 pm
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:30 am - 5 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 3 pm

Lyn Swafford, Director
Winner of the 2006 Award for
Excellence in Library Service

Carole Berard, Assistant Director

Valerie White,Youth Services Coordinator

Krista Briggs, Young Adult Coordinator

Amanda Jones, Circulation Desk Supervisor

Drawing by Sue Danehy

Video gamers playing Super Smash Bros. in our
first tournament for teens. Want more information?
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"NEW BOOKS" LIST FOR MAY - SEPT 08 AT END OF NEXT WEBPAGE

BUNNIES @ PRESCHOOL STORYTIME
Children ages 3 to 5 and a caregiver are invited to "hop on in" for a bunny-themed Preschool Storytime on Wednesday, May 14th, beginning at 10:30. We'll share some wonderful books about rabbits, learn fingerplays and movement rhymes and sing "Little Bunny Foo Foo". At the craft tables, the children will make a set of bunny ears to wear as they hop on home! No registration is needed, and the program is open to preschoolers everywhere!

SPRING EDITION OF CFL Scribbles AVAILABLE

LUCKY DAY COLLECTION
New titles added this week are: Santa Fe Dead by Stuart Woods; The Third Circle by Amanda Quick; Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber; Sundays at Tiffany’s by James Patterson; The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted by Elizabeth Berg; The Whole Truth by David Baldacci; Friday Nights by Joanna Trollope. They check out for one week (7 days), cannot be renewed and cannot be placed on hold.

YOUNG ADULT HAPPENINGS
The following programs are open to all area teens:

*The Teen Advisory Board meets Wednesday, May 7th from 3:30-4:30 pm in the YA area. Come have a say in what’s up for future YA events at CFL.
*CFL Arcade begins on Monday, May 12. We’ll share and play board and computer games from 3-5 pm. Bring your favorite games and join in!
*Anime Club meets on May 16th from 5 – 7:30 pm to watch and discuss anime movies and shows.
*CFL Workshop starts on Monday, May 19th, from 3-5 pm. We’ll make a cool craft.
*CFL Cinema will take place on Monday, June 2nd beginning at 3 pm. We’ll watch a movie based on a book.
*CFL Studio will center on meeting to share and collaborate on fan fiction. Watch for details.

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
The Battle is about to begin! CFL is hosting 8 teams of 4th-6th graders on Saturday, May 10th beginning at 10:30 am in the Paige Room. Students answer questions based on a number of books they have read in preparation for the event. Come cheer them on during our second annual contest. The winning team goes on to represent the Canton Free Library at the regional competition later in the month.

100 DAYS OF READING AT RENSSELAER FALLS LIBRARY RESULTS
The reading program that began in January came to an end on April 16th. Nine participants read a total of 20,207 pages. That is over 200 pages a day!! Theresa Lester (grade 7) took top reader with 4506 pages. The other total pages read are as follows: Anna Jarvis – 4263; Tanisha Fetcie – 3143; Katie Fetcie – 2465; Justine Beutel – 2011; Margaret Doty – 1613; Ari Powers – 1311; Jon Fetcie – 1222; and Lucas LaSiege - 382 (he's a preschooler!) Congratulations to all – and keep reading!

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