An alternative to breakfast...

Check out this unique online comic with some information on the fate of some of cereal's most popular characters...a very clever concept.

www.WebcomicsNation.com/poyorick/botg

Find out if you're cursed!

On Friday night, the Youth Services Department and our Teen Advisory Board invite fellow teens to join us as we uncover "The Pharaoh's Curse," an Interactive Mystery Night event!

The fun starts at 6:00 p.m. (participants are asked to use the entrance from the parking lot) with pizza and a chance to begin deciphering the clues! The solver of the mystery will be eligible for a prize too!

Come join your fellow teens for a fun evening in the library "after hours."

To register, call 396-9313 x 267 or email event coordinator Jen Fiene at jfiene@lancaster.lib.pa.us

Make time for a virtual visit!

The library invites you to virtually visit the country of Turkey over the next several weeks. One of our regular library familes, the Wengers, are headed to the European nation to help them as they plan new programs for the libraries that they visit under their business, Kids and Cultures.

To follow their trip journey, simply head over to
www.ReallyBigFieldTrip.com

Program Info Options

Would you like to get a list of Youth Services' monthly program schedule sent to you via e-mail? If so, drop us a note at youthservices@lancaster.lib.pa.us and we'll make sure you're among the first to know about the monthly excitement happening here!

Potter: 100 Days to Go!

It's 100 days until the final Harry Potter book is released, but it's already setting incredible records!

Take a look at this story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070413/en_nm/books_harrypotter_dc

Leaving Clues for you...

As the library moves through April and May, our preparations are underway for this year's Summer Reading Program, "Get a Clue @ Your Library." As the weeks move ahead, we'll be leaving you clues on occasion through the blog as we fill you in on the wide variety of fun things we'll have happening here!

And, our teens will be able to start saving their library loot for the 2nd annual Teen Auction as well, and we'll have details on all of that too! So, watch this space in the days and weeks ahead!

Lapsits Start in May!

Another program that you can register for now is our new lapsit programs for babies! This special program, for our littlest ones, from 12-18 months, gives you a unique chance to introduce a new reader to the love of books, movement and music.

Each lapsit program, being held on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 (the same time as Family Place, which is currently running, the lapsits start after it has finished it's run) will be limited to 20 babies and their caregivers, so register early! Again, call the YS desk today at 394-2651 x 124.

Still More Builders Wanted...

Our registrations for Saturday's LEGO building competition continue to come in, and there is still plenty of room for you and your family to join us! To sign up today, call the Youth Services Desk at 394-2651 x 124.

Look inside Family Place...

Today, we invite you to take a look inside our Family Place setup, with a couple of photos from the first two weeks of the program.

If you build it, the judges will judge it...

For students who have time off this week because of the Easter holiday and would be looking for something to do on Saturday afternoon, the 7th of April, the library has a fun, cool idea! Join us for our first ever LEGO building contest. Any child who participates will have the chance to make the most unique creation they can think of out of a set number of LEGOs. The freeform masterpieces will be judged by guest judges, and the winner of our contest is up for special recognition county-wide. For more information on this program, call the library today at 394-2651 x 124

"Jump" into Storytime!

Now that this morning's fog is burning off, if you're looking for something fun to do this afternoon, we recommend you drop by the library and jump into a special storytime that we will be holding today at 2:00 p.m. The "Living History Crew" will be presenting "Jump Frog Jump" for a very special afternoon event! There's still plenty of room, so drop by if you can!

Potter: Your Thoughts/Ideas

Now that the last cover in the Harry Potter series has been released, speculation as to what should or will happen during Harry's final adventure continues to grow. Do you have any thoughts on how you'd like to see the series end, or how do you think J.K. Rowling will end it?

And, do you think, as some on the web are speculating today, that the cover predicts anything in particular happening?

Potter: The Final Cover...

Head over to www.amazon.com today and take a look at the final cover for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."

Free Tickets

Our friends at the Ephrata Performing Arts Center stopped by the library this afternoon and dropped off some complimentary passes for this weekend's performances of "Just So Stories," a performance showcasing several of the famous short stories by Rudyard Kipling. If your family is interested in attending one of this weekend's performances, please stop by the Youth Services Desk to pick up your free children's passes. Adults must pay for their admission to the shows.

Family Place Extended

Due to demand for the popularity of our Family Place program so far, and to offer more of an opportunity for you and your children to take part in it, we have extended the program by two weeks. Family Place will now run on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 through April 24th, and at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday mornings through April 25th.

If you haven't yet joined us for Family Place, there is still time to call and register. 239-2124.

Redwall Reminder...

In case you've forgotten, our first-ever Redwall Feast happens today! If you haven't signed up, there's still time! Join us at 4:00 today for food, fun, and a chance to peek at episodes from the Redwall TV Series.

Together again!

While Harry Potter is no doubt the biggest book series of our time, one of the most popular (and the highest grossing movie of all time) was Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as Jack and Rose. For the first time since that monumental film, the actors are reuniting, for a whole different kind of movie. CNN has the details!

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/23/dicaprio.reut/index.html

Some Potter News...

A bit of Harry Potter news today, and this is related to the page count for the final book.

It won't be as long as the series' longest installment (that honor still goes to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at 870 pages) but it will be the 2nd longest, coming in at 784 pages. No other real story scoop yet, but as that comes in the weeks and months ahead, we'll pass it along!

Aspiring College Students...take note!

If any one that is bound for college who reads this blog has an interest in Journalism, take a look at this unique opportunity presented to work in the field, through the offices of CBS News:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/09/springboard/main2552915.shtml

Family Place a Success

Our first week of Family Place programming was a strong success! We will be posting photos from the program here on the blog very soon!