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For further information, contact:
Lois Gross, Youth Services Supervisor
Leesburg Public Library
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, Fl 34748
352-728-9790
Storyteller Katie Adams Shares Safari Stories at the Leesburg Library
Katie Adams and her Make Believe Theatre are the special guests at the Wednesday “Big Event” at the Leesburg Public Library on Wednesday, July 9 at 10 AM. Katy will guide you around the world with stories about animals from different cultures. You will even get to help tell the stories as she involves the audience in stories about Anansi the Spiderman, the Laughing Butterflies, and Crocodile’s Tale, and Papagayo. Katie Adams will be appearing in the Carol Gregg Meeting Room near the Main Street entrance of the library.
Children must be signed up for Summer Reading to attend Wednesday programs, and must be wearing an orange reading wristband to identify them as Summer Readers. Sign up is in the Youth Department of the library. Groups are welcome, but all children must be registered to attend. The program will start promptly, and doors will close at 10 AM.
Call the library at 728-9790 for information about “Catch the Reading Bug” and other great summer events at the Leesburg Library.
Categories: Calendar Event · Press Release
Tagged: children, children's program, programming, programs, summer reading
PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release
Date: May 4, 2008
Contact: Natalie Houston
Phone: (352) 728-9790
Learn to Make Dessert Sushi at the Leesburg Library
Teens will learn to make dessert sushi as a fun way to celebrate the Japanese cultural influences that have been popularized by Anime. No raw fish is involved. The session starts at 2:00 PM on June 24th in the Jacobsen Story Room at the Leesburg Public Library.
The Fake Sushi making class is part of the “Feed Your Brain” Teen Summer Reading Program at the Leesburg Public Library. Teen can earn prizes for writing reviews on the books they read and attend fun and informative programs each Tuesday at 2:00 PM through July 25th. Teens can register in person or online. For additional information about the Summer Program or other teen activities, contact Natalie Houston, Young Adult Librarian, 352-728-9790. Leesburg Public Library, “Your Information Destination,” 100 E. Main Street Leesburg, FL 34748.
Categories: Press Release
Tagged: programs, summer reading, teen
For further information, contact:
Lois Gross, Youth Services Supervisor Leesburg Public Library 100 E. Main Street Leesburg, Fl 34748 352-728-9790
Care Foundation Visits Leesburg Library with Florida Animals
The CARE Foundation will be bringing native Florida animals to the Leesburg Public Library as part of the Summer Reading Program on Wednesday, June 25 at 10 AM. The CARE Foundation provides permanent sanctuary, primarily for non-releasable wildlife. This is a special “green” program that teaches children about preserving the environment and how animals are endangered in our state.
Children must be signed up for Summer Reading to attend Wednesday programs, and must be wearing an orange reading wristband to identify them as Summer Readers. Sign up is in the Youth Department of the library. Groups are welcome, but all children must be registered to attend. The program starts promptly and doors will close at 10 AM.
Call the library at 728-9790 for information about “Catch the Reading Bug” and other great summer events at the Leesburg Library.
Categories: Press Release
Tagged: children, programs, summer reading
Lois Gross, Youth Services Supervisor Leesburg Public Library 100 E. Main Street Leesburg, Fl 34748 352-728-9790
Toddler Programs Continue through Summer at Leesburg Library
It’s summer, but our youngest library members still need a place to learn and grow at the library. Every Thursday at 10:30 AM, the library has a special activity planned for children from birth to 5. Because these are special, space-limited programs, parents need to sign their children up in the Youth Department of the library during Catch the Reading Bug registration, which begins on May 12.
Here’s the Summer Schedule for our Baby Bugs:
June 19: Kindermusik sampler – join Ms. Sharon for music and movement and lots of fun.
June 26: Play ‘n Learn – kids and caregivers can play with the library’s assortment of developmentally appropriate toys as they socialize with other kids and moms.
July 3: Toddler Time / Munchkin Movie – stories, songs, and a short film for tots and caregivers to share.
July 10: Little Ninjas – Ms. Tara from Mt. Dora Family Martial Arts makes a return visit to show kids and parents how to exercise in safe martial arts movement.
July 17: Catch the Reading Bug Puppet Show – Meet Ms. Lois under the Puppet Tree for some stories and interactive puppet fun.
Call the Youth Services Department for information about all summer programs at 728-9790.
Categories: Calendar Event · Press Release
Tagged: programs, summer reading, toddler
For further information, contact:
Lois Gross, Youth services Supervisor
Leesburg Public Library
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, Fl 34748
352-728-9790
Summer Calendars Available at the Leesburg Library
May 12 is the beginning of early registration for Summer Reading at the Leesburg Library. For six weeks, from June9 to July 25, kids from preschool to age 11, can read for prizes in the “Catch the Reading Bug” Summer Reading Program. The program includes great free programs, highlighted by Wednesday “Big Events” featuring magicians, jugglers, storytellers, dancers, live animals, and music makers. Children must be registered for Summer Reading to attend any of the library’s summer programs, this year. Monthly calendars are now available at the Youth Services desk, so stop by the library at 100 Main Street to find out what’s going on.
Summer Reading is a great, low cost way to entertain the kids, this summer, and also keep up their interest in reading throughout the summer vacation. There are separate programs for teens and toddlers at the library. For information about all summer youth activities, call the library at 728-9790, or stop by the Leesburg Public Library.
Categories: Calendar Event · Press Release
Tagged: programs, summer reading
For further information, contact:
Lois Gross, Youth Services Supervisor
Leesburg Public Library
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, Fl 34748
352-728-9790
Juggler Ron Anglin Kicks Off “Big Events” at the Leesburg Library
This summer, kids will “Catch the Reading Bug,” at the Leesburg Public Library, and what better way to “catch” it than with a comedy juggler. The first Wednesday “Big Event” of the summer features Ron Anglin and Son who will throw and catch, make you laugh, and give new meaning to “balancing the books.” Ron Anglin appears on Wednesday, June 18 at 10 AM in the Carol Gregg Meeting Room near the Main Street entrance of the library.
Children must be signed up for Summer Reading to attend Wednesday programs, and must be wearing an orange reading wristband to identify them as Summer Readers. Sign up is in the Youth Department of the library. Groups are welcome, but all children must be registered to attend. The program will start promptly, and doors will close at 10 AM.
Call the library at 728-9790 for information about “Catch the Reading Bug” and other great summer events at the Leesburg Library.
Categories: Calendar Event · Press Release
Tagged: children, programs, summer reading
PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release
Date: May 4, 2008
Contact: Natalie Houston
Phone: (352) 728-9790
Learn to Make Dessert Sushi at the Leesburg Library
Teens will learn to make dessert sushi as a fun way to celebrate the Japanese cultural influences that have been popularized by Anime. No raw fish is involved. The session starts at 2:00 PM on June 24th in the Jacobsen Story Room at the Leesburg Public Library.
The Fake Sushi making class is part of the “Feed Your Brain” Teen Summer Reading Program at the Leesburg Public Library. Teen can earn prizes for writing reviews on the books they read and attend fun and informative programs each Tuesday at 2:00 PM through July 25th. Teens can register in person or online. For additional information about the Summer Program or other teen activities, contact Natalie Houston, Young Adult Librarian, 352-728-9790. Leesburg Public Library, “Your Information Destination,” 100 E. Main Street Leesburg, FL 34748.
Categories: Calendar Event · Press Release
Tagged: programs, summer reading, teens
Date: March 19, 2008
Contact: Natalie Houston, Young Adult Librarian
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
Phone: (352) 728-9790
Teen Author Caridad Ferrer to Visit Leesburg Library
Caridad Ferrer, author of, “It’s Not About the Accent” and “Adios to My Old Life,” will speak in the Amazing Space, teen room at the Leesburg Public Library on April 2nd at 2:00 PM. Her appearance is part of the Lake County Library System’s Festival of Reading 2008.
Barbara (Caridad) Ferrer, is a Cuban-American raised in Miami. Her Young Adult books are published by MTV books. “Adios to My Old Life” won an RITA award from the Romance Writer’s of American for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance this year.
The Leesburg Public Library is located in downtown Leesburg on 100 E. Main St. Contact Young Adult Librarian, Natalie Houston, for more information, 352-728-9790.
The Leesburg Public Library; where imagination takes flight.
Natalie Houston
Young Adult Librarian
Leesburg Public Library
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
352-728-9790
natalie.houston@leesburgflorida.gov
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Categories: Press Release
Tagged: author, program, programs, reading festival, teens
For further information, contact:
Natalie Houston, Young Adult Librarian
Jessica Luby, Library Assistant
Leesburg Public Library
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, Fl 34748
352-728-9790
Turn Off the TV and Come to the Leesburg Public Library
Now, here’s a fresh idea. April 21-27 has been declared “TV Turn-off Week” (www.tvturnoff.org), so click off the remote, get off the couch, and come to the Leesburg Public Library for fun activities without commercial interruptions. Children, 5 to 12, can celebrate Earth Day, on April 22 at 4 PM, by making “Save the Planet” journals with Ms. Jessica. On Wednesday, April 23 at 3:30 PM, Ms. Lois will be under the Puppet Tree with a program of family read-alouds. Teens can show their creativity by sharing their poems, writings, or music at the Open Mic Event, on Wed., April 23 at 6 to 8 PM. On Thursday, April 24 from 5 to 7 PM, you and your kids can come to the library and play board games in the Youth Room. Folks who come to the library during the last week of April will also be able to pick up copies of the Summer Reading calendar so that you can plan ahead for program attendance. While you’re at the library, check out some good books, the low-tech, entertaining, mind-expanding activity that will keep you and your kids entertained and enriched, all the time.
Living without TV isn’t hard, not when you have the Leesburg Public Library in town. Call 728-9790 for further information.
The Leesburg Public Library, where imagination takes flight.
Categories: Press Release
Tagged: children, programs, teens, Turn of the TV Week, tweens
Press Release
For further information, contact:
Maria Camaratta, Adult Services Librarian
Leesburg Public LIbrary
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
728-7970
Music and Trivia Brighten the Afternoon at the Leesburg Library
Jay Hickerson has been called the Pied Piper of Hamden, (Connecticut, that is) but now he’s living in Leesburg and he’s ready to “perform at the Leesburg Public Library on Saturday, April 13, 2008 at 1:00 PM.
Pianist Jay Hickerson and singer Karen Nater will be performing Broadway show tunes, themes from the movies, and popular music that span the decades. Jay and Karen’s show is peppered with music trivia and a “Name That Tune” game that adds audience participation to the mix. There’s sure to be a lot of fun and memory jogging, so join us for the free program.
For more information on this and other free adult programs, call the library at 352 – 728 9790.
The Leesburg Public Library: where imagination takes flight.
Categories: Press Release
Tagged: adult, music, programs, trivia
