First Book Club Meeting

The brand new Book Club for kids in grades 3 through 5 kicked off yesterday with a meeting about The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger. Loads of snacks were eaten and there was conversation a-plenty during this first meeting.

The book received rave reviews all around, scoring an average 5 out of 5 stars! The participants loved the humor, realistic emotions, and zaniness of Dwight, the outcast who doles out advice through his Yoda finger puppet. Opinion was divided on what was exactly the funniest moment in the book, though Dwight's horrible sweater vest was mentioned more than once.

As a group, we decided to next read A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz . We wanted to read a book that appears to be quite different from this month's read. So, please join us on Thursday, January 6th from 3:00-4:00 p.m. for another afternoon of discussion, fueled by tasty treats!

And keep your thinking caps on, because we still haven't decided on a Book Club name yet. Come with ideas!

Thanks to all of yesterday's participants. I'm looking forward to a fun new year of reading with you all!

Book Club Ideas...

Thanks to all of you who participated in the Summer Reading Program! I'm still tallying numbers but it appears that you were very busy readers. I can't wait to see your progress next summer.

Have you checked out our New Books shelves lately? Here's just a sampling of what's come in lately:

The Outlandish Adventures of Liberty Aimes by Kelly Easton

Dewey the Library Cat: A True Story by Vicki Myron

Baby Shower by Jane Breskin Zalben

I've been asking around and it appears that you guys might want to have a book club here at the library. Is the rumor true? If so, let's get it started! Stop in to see me or send me an email, okay? I'm already anticipating all of your great ideas!