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Community
Fair '08 |
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To
celebrate Bubble Gum Day,
the library gave out bubble gum so willing participants of
all ages could blow a bubble for the camera. |
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are some pictures from our “Limited Engagement: A
Celebration of the King” on Jan. 19, 2008. |
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Outdoor
photojournalist and sourdough baker Soc Clay returned to the
library to teach folks how to add some variety to their traditional
holiday baking. |
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The
Follow the Thread series
included instruction on quilting, knitting and cross stitch. |
Huntington
artist and author Carter Taylor
Seaton visited |
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Trading
Places Project now moves to the fiction and reference
areas. |
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Winners
in the second annual Community Scarecrow
Display and Auction. |
The
second annual Community Scarecrow
Display and Auction. |
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The
library held Dog Days of Summit,
a series of weekly programs throughout to promote the love,
care and well-being of the family pet. |
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free program at the library explored the popular hobby of garden
railroading and a preview of this year’s New River
Train excursions. |
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Our
Back-to-School Ice Cream Social
was held Sunday, Aug. 12. |
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took the mystery out of reading with fun and good times at the
library through “Get a
Clue @ Your Library.” |
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The
secrets to baking with sourdough
were revealed by outdoor photojournalist and sourdough baker
Soc Clay of South Shore. |
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newly remodeled Children’s Department at the Main Branch
of the library hosted a “Show
& Tell” party |
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Connecting
community groups with local people looking to become involved
was the goal of the library’s first-ever Community
Fair. |
| To
celebrate our new game checkout program, we held a big gaming
tournament. |
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The
‘70s came alive during the March 13 Teen Tuesdays
program at the library. There were 70s tunes and trivia and
teens could tie-dye a t-shirt. |
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wonders of duct tape were
xplored at the Teen Tuesdays program |
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We
celebrated Valentine's Day 2007 with a
story and craft program for children 4 and up. |
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library celebrated youth (age 18 and under) with unusual, and
often uncelebrated talents. |
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Santa
visits during his holiday mission |
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the holiday season, teens made some holiday
crafts – for themselves and someone else. |
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The
library celebrated the 2006 holiday season by hosting a series
of musical concerts. |
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– that fabulous, scrumptious delight – was in the
spotlight at the library in the Chocolate
Celebration. |
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A
Taste of China: Two visiting professors from China visited
with to talk about the holidays, customs and food of their homeland.
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| How
to make a holiday wreath
was the topic of the final Late Bloomers workshops of Fall 2006. |
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Kids
came together to make a scarecrow
for the October session of the Teen Tuesdays program. |
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library helped sponsored the community’s first-ever display
of scarecrows. |
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Launching
Teen Tuesdays 2006, our Survivor:
Boyd County program was a lot of fun, even in the rain! |
| At
one of our gardening workshop,
Lori Bowling led us through making herb oils and vinegars. |
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Party
Animal Celebration culminated our Summer Reading program.
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| Ronald
McDonald once again brought magic, stories, and laughter
to the library. |
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Players
of the popular Yu-Gi-Oh card game
participated in tournaments at the library. |
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We
partnered with Crabbe Elementary on Adventure
Express, the school's year-end literacy celebration. |
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Derby party and cookout closed out the library’s Teen
Tuesdays program in spring 2006. |
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The
library celebrated Easter '06 with an
egg hunt for children, who hunted for eggs in a different
location from older ones |
| iPod
Launch -- Teens are the target audience for a new program
at the library that allows patrons to check out audio books
– and an iPod to listen to them. |
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Follow
the development of our new Reading Garden,
which ties the library in with The Library Commons, from the
May 2005 groundbreaking to the April 2006 Grand Opening!. |
| Franklin
the Turtle visits our branches. |
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The
library had a wide array of programs, giveways and special events
to celebrate National Library Week,
April 2-8. |
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library celebrated the adventures of Harry
Potter and all his friends (and enemies) with a party. |
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The
library celebrated St. Patrick’s
Day 2006 with music at the Main Branch. |
| Teens
competed in a scavenger hunt, finding
books, movies and other library items. |
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We
packed the house for our Underground
Railroad program as part of our celebration of Black History
Month. |
| Poetry
& Candy. Teens made candy and read poetry at the Valentine's
Day meeting of the Teen Tuesdays program at the library. |
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Teens
were invited to play games and socialize
with friends at the Teen Tuesdays program |
| Project:
Trading Spaces was a rennovation project to determine the
best use of our space. |
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Kids
visited with Santa at the library |
| The
library launched a campaign to increase membership and involvement
in its Friends of the Library organization. |
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Kids
and grownups were invited to get into the holiday spirit by
celebrating the 20th anniversary of "The
Polar Express." |
| Teens
came to make some holiday crafts
-- and learn how to wrap them. |
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Once
again, we were in the Ashland Christmas
parade! |
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library celebrated the holiday season by hosting a series of
musical concerts at the Main Branch.
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People
were invited to share their thoughts on freedom and memories
of Pearl Harbor. |
| Fans
(ages 5-10) of Junie B. were invited
to share their favorite Junie book by reading a page or two.
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Children
ages 3 to 10 were invited to meet The Pilgrim Lady and learn
about Thanksgiving during "A Pilgrim
Lands at Summit Branch." |
| Teens
were invited to share a Thanksgiving
meal -- and have fun with kids their age -- as part of the
monthly Teen Tuesdays program. |
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We
hosted a welcoming party Oct. 15 for Jessica
Morgan, the new manager of the library's Summit Branch.
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ancestry workshop designed to help
beginners learn how to trace their family tree was held Oct.
13. |
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Teens
were invited to come in costume to the Oct. 11 Scary
Movie Night at the library. |
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"Dino-riffic" Story Hour brought dinosaur
stories and dinosaur crafts to the children's area at the library
beginning in mid-September 2005. |
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Barbara
Wilson-Battles, a children's clerk, dressed up to read the book
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, at our Sept. 30, 2005,
Freedom Story Hour. |
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Food Fear Factor, just for teen contestants, kicked off
a new year of Teen Tuesdays programs.Teens participated in teams. |
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Some
of the library staff participated in Kids
Day at the Boyd County Fair in August 2005, making READ
bracelets with about 200 kids. |
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kids who attended our Summer Reading program (even just one
week of it) were nvited to our big READaissance
Fair. |
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2005
Summer Reading program was expanded this year to include
all ages up to 18. |
| Peanuts
the Magical Clown kicked off our Summer Reading program,
drawing a great crowd! |
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Author
Bob Sloan spoke to the KYOWA Writers group about his experiences
on the Kentucky Authors Mountaintop Removal Tour. |
| Sidewalk
Art Day. Kids and their parents were invited to celebrate
summer at the Summit Branch. |
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Fabulous
Flip-flops. Teens and tweens turned their ordinary flip-flops
into fabulous, wearable works of art during a welcome-summer
craft day. |
| Ronald
McDonald once again brought magic, stories, and laughter
to the library. |
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teens were invited to help close out the library's Teen Tuesdays
program with a Hawaiian luau in
Central Park. |
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Jazz
Lunch! he library hosted a jazz lunch with the Paul G. Blazer
High School Jazz Band. |
| Reminisce
Day. Patrons
were invited to come remember and celebrate the past during
a free brunch with other community members |
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Art Show Reception. We held reception
for the artists exhibiting in the library's art show, April
14, 2005 |
| Meet
the Mouse. The mouse from the popular children's book If
You Give a Mouse a Cookie helped the library kick off its
spring story hour. |
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As
part of its National Library Week celebration, the library hosted
a Storytelling Night at the Summit
Branch. |
| Local
artists and students were invited to submit works of art
for a show at the main library branch held in conjunction with
National Library Week. |
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The
Poetry Coffee House. Library staff took orders and served
desserts and drinks, followed by an "open mic" night
of poetry. |
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Waffle Wingding was a tasty diversion for students on spring
break. |
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"Horses,
Jockeys and You" was a hands-on program exploring the
similarities of two very different athletes -- the Thoroughbred
horse and the jockey. |
| Tea
Time! Children were invited to enjoy a spot of tea. |
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Teen
Game Night. Kids ages 13 to 17 were invited to come to the
Main Branch for an evening of play |
| "Hands
That Touch a Heart" was the library district's campaign
to deliver a personal, handmade Valentine's Day card to nursing
home residents. |
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The
Creating a Recipe Scrapbook class
at the Summit Branchshowed participants how to preserve family
recipes in a decorative, unique way. |
| The
Study Buddy program gives local
junior high and high school students will have a new option
for getting help with their homework. |
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The
February 2005 Teen Tuesdays program included activities, crafts
and prizes aimed at getting teens to lead a
healthier lifestyle. |
| Lunchtime
Gardening Tips were hosted throughout January 2005 by Lori
Bowling, Boyd County extension agent. |
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Yu-Gi-Oh
game day brought dozens of young players to the Summit Branch
at the end of December 2004. |
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Ho Stories. Children ages 4-10 heard Santa stories and make
a Christmas craft. |
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Holiday
Concerts. We
invited our patrons to get in the holiday spirit with beautiful
music of the season! |
| Local
authors and illustrators of children's books gathered to
read from their works and discuss their craft. |
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Teens
make their own gifts at the Dec. 14, 2004, Teen Tuesday. |
| Christmas
Parade 2004: It was the first float we've ever had in the
big annual do. |
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A
Taste of France, our first-ever bilingual story hour, Nov.
19, 2004. |
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It's
Toddler Time! -- a regular program for youngsters just starting
to walk through age 3 |
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Chefs -- As part of our ongoing Teen
Tuesdays program, local teens learned how to make some tasty
treats |
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Booger
Day! We joined with other libraries to educate children
on a not-so-pleasant, but important topic. |
| Trick
or Treat, Halloween '04 |
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It's
Alive! Celebrating Teen Read Week, Oct. 17-23, 2004, with
events at the main and Summit branches |
| Teen
Tuesday planned for Halloween with a costume-design session,
Oct. 12, 2004. |
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National
Library Card Sign-Up Month essay contest. We asked people
to explain, in 100 words or less, "Why I Like My Library
Card." |
| Author
Ron Turner visited with us Aug. 19 to discuss his As
Told: The Journals of Lewis and Clark. |
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Mural
Contest. The Eric Carle mural contest was held at the Highlands
Museum & Discovery Center July 17. |
| New
Horizon. The library district has introduced a new Windows-based
computer system, Horizon. |
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Our
new library card unveiled at a July 14 celebration, complete
with dignitaries -- and a big cookie! |
| Read
the World. In this year's summer reading, kids are reading
stories from all over the world |
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Independence
Day Parade, 2004. We get all gussied up in our reds, whites
and blues. |
| Pat
Carter Reception. After 22 years with it, Summit branch
manager Pat Carter has retired. We had a fun reception for her
June 29 at the library. |
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Book
Repair. Mark Bissell of the Akron, Ohio, Crawford Binding,
joined us June 21 for our Book Repair and Rebind Show. |
| The
Longest Day of Play. On the evening of June 21, we joined
a variety of local businesses and organizations set up displays
around Central Park encouraging exercise and fitness. |
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Mini-Book
Club. Meet the kids participating in our mini-book club
that's part of the College Camp at Ashland Community & Technical
College. |
| Animals
from Around the World. Naturalist Tammy Elza brought a whole
slew of wild things to visit with us on June 11, 2004. |
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Ironton
Memorial Day Parade 2004. Staff members decorated the vehicle,
then took part in one of the nation's oldest Memorial Day parades. |
Book
Talk. Chaille Holt hosted our "book talk" at Unity
Square in Ashland on May 20, 2004 |
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Family
Fun Day. This was our May 14, 2004, outing in Central Park. |
| National
Library Week 2004. Our mid-April celebration featured music,
workshops and even Pinkerton the Dog! |
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The
Poet's Corner. In observance of April's National Poetry
Month, our staffers showed off their own versification, reading
poems in our own poet's corner. |
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Our
big St. Patrick's Day reception for new employees and the
unveiling of our Reading Garden Project. |
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