The Winter Adult reading program is off and running. Hope everyone is having fun reading and sharing the stories. Among the books reviewed thus far, we have these posted on our web page: http://www.lopezlibrary.org

• “The Thirteenth Tale” by Diane Setterfield – Reviewed by Jan Scilipoti

• “Anybody Out There?” by Marion Keyes – Reviewed by Stephanie Foning

• “Promises of Change” by Joan Medlicott – Reviewed by Nancy Butte

• “The Monsters of Templeton” by Lauren Groff – Reviewed by Jules McLeland

• “Cordelia Underwood and the Marvelous Beginnings of the Moosepath League” by Van Reid – Reviewed by Linda Brainerd

Congratulations to all the winners, announced weekly during Lou’s Library News and Reviews on KLOI, every Wednesday 1-2 and Thursday 3-4. And thanks to all our prized sponsors too for supporting this communities love of reading with really excellent giveaways.

Week of 1/13/2010 – Stephanie Froning – “Anybody Out There?” by Marion

Keyes. Stephanie won a $15 gift certificate from Paper, Scissors on the

Rock.

Week of 1/6/2010 – Linda Brainerd – “Cordelia Underwood and the Marvelous Beginnings of the Moosepath League” by Van Reid. Linda won a $20 gift certificate from Blossom Grocery (thanks to Brian and Jennell). A personal plug from Lou for this book by Van Reid. This series of adventure stories features such good-natured, curious, and funny episodes and memorable characters, esp. Moosepath League chairman,Tobias Walton and his right-hand Sundry Moss that I feel refreshed, entertained and more hopeful about humanity just reading them. Want to take part, email librarian@lopezlibrary.org today or call 468-2265.

Thanks to money from the “Thrive by Five program”, the library is hosting a music and fun-filled event for kids aged infant to 5 years of age, with free books to give away at the end. Parents and primary caregivers can learn songs and hand rhymes at the Lopez Library on January 29 at noon. These are easy and fun activities that can be done at home or in the car. Singing songs and reciting rhymes are excellent ways to build phonemic awareness in young children and prepare them for learning to read. Parents will also learn initial book activities that they can use to introduce their children to books.

The library will gift parents with a book to take home that will have a song or rhyme that they can read at home. The “Thrive by Five” vision supports this with the desire that all children in Washington state are prepared to succeed in school and thrive in life. The mission is to mobilize public and private partners to advance development and learning of children from birth to age 5.