Programs & Special Events

Programs:

A summer reading program for preschoolers, independent readers, and teens is offered Summer 2008 : Catch the Reading Bug! A reading party will be held on August 15 at the Sawmill Road County Building for all registered participants. Special programs for children or adults may be arranged by appointment with the librarian. The CCTL Friends also schedule used book sales and meetings.

 

Upcoming Special Events:

Friends of CCTL Used Book Sale -  Scheduled for 2008 at 15 Perry Avenue
June 28  Saturday 9 am - 5 pm & June 29 Sunday 1 - 4 pm

Directions: at western end of Bloomsburg, turn off Route 11 onto Route 42 North; take immediate right turn onto Perry Ave.; booksale is in the County Building at 15 Perry Ave.

 

Special Author's Visit to Camp Victory July 23 2008

Lindsay Barrett George will accompany the bookmobile to Camp Spifida, the week dedicated to children with Spina Bifida.


 

GET A CLUE @ YOUR LIBRARY WEBSITES

Compiled by Rhonda Puntney, Lakeshores Library System

FAVORITE FICTIONAL DETECTIVES

Random House’s - Trixie page

http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/trixiebelden/index.html
Random has put together a site for the reissues with new covers of the first dozen or so of the TB books. Paperdolls you can print out (originally published by Whitman), and a fan club to join. 

Check out these other Trixie sites, too:

http://barbln.org/trixie/main.htm

http://www.trixie-belden.com/

www.keeline.com/Trixie_Belden.pdf

Vintage Series Books for Girls…and a Few for Boys

http://www.series-books.com/

Nostalgic for your favorite mystery series from your childhood?  Lists of more of your series mysteries and others are located here, along with cover art, illustrations, and photographs of authors.  Includes favorites such as Judy Bolton, the Dana Girls, Connie Blair, Kay Tracey, and Penny Parker. 

Alex Rider:  Stormbreaker

http://movies.go.com/movies/movie?name=Stormbreaker_2006

A cross of James Bond and Alias, but starring a teen and adapted from the books.  This looks to be a very exciting movie, and I’m sure teens will flock to the theaters to see it.

http://www.thegreatpicturehunt.com/index.php

http://www.threeinvestigators.net/GG.html

http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/encyclopediabrown/

http://www.doug-cushman.com/index.html#links

http://www.alexrider.com/

http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/natethegreat/

http://www.camjansen.com/

http://www.hankthecowdog.com/

http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/vandraanen/sammykeyes/

Chet Gecko

Mr. Stink

http://www.stinkfiles.com/home.asp

Dick Tracy

http://www.comicspage.com/dicktracy/