Saturday, December 24, 2011

The night of Santa's Visit...

'Twas the night of Santa's visit, when all through the Library,
All the children were excited to see what he would carry,
in his pack that he had...
all were good, no one was bad.
In cute Pajamas they came to talk to the man - oh so merry.
(see also http://www.clarion.lib.ia.us/use-the-library/patronpics)




They made treats with a grape, graham crackers and cream cheese,
From a cinnamon stick, beads and a pipe cleaner - Christmas trees!
They stamped bags for a gift
To give someone a lift
Drank hot chocolate - and we didn't hear a sneeze.

















Some kids came early, and we made snowflakes from paper,
And learned to draw a puppy, kitten and a friend or a neighbor.
The library is fun
we hope you can come
Even if Santa's not here, you can find lots to savor.














Friday, August 5, 2011

Statue on the front lawn of the library:







The birds flying out from the open book symbolize different types of knowledge. The owl represents science and math; the falcon, history; the jay, literature; the meadowlark, music; the hummingbird, fantasy; and the tern stands for the arts.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Summer Reading Program

We had a great turnout for the Blank Park Zoo and their animals from around the world.

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Changes in surrounding Landscape.

Yes, spring is here. But also, after standing empty for a year, the house west of the library was torn down.