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Brainerd Memorial Library strives to be
a symbol of the town,
a magnet for the community, and
a gateway to all the world’s information
and knowledge.
Come see our new display case in the Children's Room!
Starting in September, Call Ms. Diane to sign up 860-345-2204 |
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Leaf Man and His Friends
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Habitat Dream Designs
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Dave Allen and Bogus Magic
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REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR MOST PROGRAMS  Call 345-2204 and ask for the Children's Room. |
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Pajama Story Time Wednesdays,
June 3 and 17 |
Music with MargieTuesdays, June 23 to July 28
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Class Field Trips
For further information or to schedule a field trip, please call Diane Therrien 860-345-2204. |
Nutmeg Book Club |
From the American Library Association.
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Hip Hop Dance Workshop
Lisa Ramaccia, dance instructor at Dance 10 Studios, will introduce tweens to Hip Hop. This fun workshop will be held in the Choral Room at HK Middle School. Wear sneakers! Grades 4-6. 
Trash to Tunes 
Wednesday, July 29
Preschool/Kindergarten
Put your children in their PJs, let them choose their favorite stuffed animal, and come to the library on Wednesday nights for Pajama Story Time with Mrs. Tuckerman. The fun begins at 6:30 P.M. when she will be reading cozy bedtime stories that will relax your children and have them ready to jump into bed. Soothing songs and fingerplays will add to the fun! Pajama Story Time is for children three years and older. This is a drop-in program.
No charge. 
Join Margie Warner for singing, dancing, and Springtime musical fun! Please register in advance. Limit 30 people. For children ages 2-1/2 to 5 and caregivers.
Teachers are invited to contact the Children's Department to schedule class field trips. The field trip is designed to introduce children to their library, familiarize them with library resources and the Dewey Decimal System, provide them with a library card and encourage their participation throughout the year, at special events and during the summer reading program. Field trip activities include a tour, entertaining stories and free time to look for books and check out materials. A special book detective treasure hunt is included in extended field trips designed for grades 3 and older. 
Children in grades 4-6 can join the Kids Book Club to read the Nutmeg Nominees. The club meets on the third Tuesday of each month (except during school vaca-tions) from 6:30 to 7:30 PM. Copies of the featured book are available to borrow a-round the first of the month. Participants read it before the meeting and come ready to discuss it. Each member is given the opportunity to choose a book from the Nutmeg list and share a snack on the evening that their book is discussed. Fun enrichment activities are always planned to wrap-up the evening. New members are welcome to join by calling Diane Therrien, Children’s/YA Librarian, at 860-345-2204.
2010
Intermediate Nominees
Archer’s Quest
by Linda Sue Park
Facing another evening of dreary homework, Kevin Kim is startled by an unusual intruder. Standing before him is Koh Chu-Mong, an ancient Korean archer from the 1st century B.C. Kevin’s quest is to return this brave stranger to his own time within 24 hours or history will be changed forever.
Attack of the Turtle
by Drew Carlson
Living on the Connecticut shoreline during the Revolutionary War, fourteen-year-old Nathan secretly helps his cousin, inventor David Bushnell, build the first submarine. Nathan must overcome his fears and Tory spies to help the Patriots fight the British.
A Dog’s Life: The Autobiography
of a Stray
by Ann M. Martin
Everything is comfortable in Squirrel’s world until her mother and brother disappear. Left on her own, she is forced to face many challenges from humans, other animals, and the elements. As days pass, Squirrel learns that her life will never be the same, but with all these obstacles, can she survive?
Double Identity
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
What would you do if your parents dropped you off at an unknown aunt’s house in the middle of the night, in an unknown town, where everyone you met looked at you as if they just saw a ghost? This is Bethany’s living nightmare, and it takes all her courage to slowly unravel the truth.
Drita, My Homegirl by Jenny Lombard
Drita emigrates to New York City from Kosovo. During a social studies project, she meets Maxie, a native New Yorker who can’t seem to stay quiet in school. What can two girls from such different worlds possibly have in common? More than you think.
The Ghost’s Grave by Peg Kehret
When twelve-year-old Josh apprehensively spends the summer in Washington state with his eccentric Aunt Ethel, he encounters the ghost of a one-legged coal miner. After stumbling upon a metal box of buried treasure, he solves the mystery of the box and finds out more about himself and his family.
Paint the Wind
by Pam Munoz Ryan
Maya lives secluded in her grandmother’s overprotective care until an unexpected event sends her to Wyoming to meet her mother’s family. Maya learns about the mother she hardly remembers, and she encounters a wild herd of horses including a mare that her mother once rode.
Rules
by Cynthia Lord
If you have to tell your autistic brother “to keep his pants on in public,” how can you hope for a normal life? Catherine discovers that her own behavior with new neighbor Kristi and wheelchair-bound Jason make her look again at what “normal” really means.
The Stumptown Kid by Carol Gorman and Ron Findley
Eleven-year-old Charlie Nebraska learns about friendship, heroism and racism when he meets a former Negro-league baseball player. Luther Peale ends up coaching Charlie’s team. Will this be the change they need to win against the premier team?
The Year of the Dog
by Grace Lin
Taiwanese-American Grace, has high hopes that the Year of the Dog will bring her great luck. During Grace’s funny experiences throughout the year, she figures out what makes her unique and how she fits in with her family, friends, and classmates.
Join us each month as
we discuss another of the
2010 Nutmeg Nominees!
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