- Fun at
McCord!
- Rave
Reviews!
- Summer
2008 Reading Programs
- Shake Paws
with Costumed Characters
Not only are our three
summer reading programs continuing
through the month of July, but we are
also looking forward to the Scholastic
book fair, which will be held from
Monday, July 7, to Friday, July 11. The
children’s book fair will include a
variety of items for all ages, ranging
from books and CD-ROMS to posters and
kits.
To add to the excitement of
the book fair, we will have visits from
popular children’s books characters
every day! They will visit from 11:45 am
to noon on Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday, on Tuesday night from 6:30 to
6:45 pm, and on Thursday at 1 pm after
Picnic in the Park. We hope to see you
there!
New Book Reviews
Provided by Barnes & Noble
The Last Lecture
By Randy Pausch
"We cannot change the cards we are
dealt, just how we play the hand."
—Randy Pausch
A lot of professors give
talks titled "The Last Lecture."
Professors are asked to consider their
demise and to ruminate on what matters
most to them. And while they speak,
audiences can't help but mull the same
question: What wisdom would we impart to
the world if we knew it was our last
chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow,
what would we want as our legacy?
When Randy Pausch, a
computer science professor at Carnegie
Mellon, was asked to give such a
lecture, he didn't have to imagine it as
his last, since he had recently been
diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the
lecture he gave—"Really Achieving Your
Childhood Dreams"—wasn't about dying. It
was about the importance of overcoming
obstacles, of enabling the dreams of
others, of seizing every moment (because
"time is all you have…and you may find
one day that you have less than you
think"). It was a summation of
everything Randy had come to believe. It
was about living.
In this book, Randy Pausch
has combined the humor, inspiration and
intelligence that made his lecture such
a phenomenon and given it an indelible
form. It is a book that will be shared
for generations to come.
Sundays at Tiffany’s
By James Patterson
As a little girl, Jane has
no one. Her mother Vivienne Margaux, the
powerful head of a major New York
theater company, has no time for her.
But she does have one
friend--Michael--and no one can see him
but her. But Michael can't stay with
Jane forever, and on her eighth
birthday, her imaginary friend must
leave her.
When Jane is in her
thirties, working for her mother's
company, she is just as alone as she was
as a child. Her boyfriend hardly knows
she's there and is more interested in
what Vivienne can do for his career. Her
mother practically treats her as a slave
in the office, despite the great success
of Jane's first play, "Thank Heaven."
Then she finds Michael--handsome, and
just the same as she remembers him, only
now he's not imaginary. For once in her
life, Jane is happy--and has someone who
loves her back. But not even Michael
knows the reason behind why they've
really been reunited.
McCord Memorial
Library
June 23 through August
16, 2008
Catch the Reading Bug
Children
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Register to receive
a special book
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Each library visit,
check out books and complete fun
activities to receive a weekly
prize!
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For children up
through 5th grade
Go for the Gold in
Reading!
Tweens and Teens
Who: Everyone in grades 6-12
What: Read for
success and go home with great prizes!
When: Join us anytime
between June 23 and August 16.
Where: McCord
Memorial Library
Receive a gift when you register and
prizes during the summer!
Vote to Read
Readers Are Leaders
Adults
Pick up your official
reading ballot at McCord and read by
genre to earn prizes.
Fill in the box of the genre
you read and write in your candidate’s
name (book title). When you have
finished “voting,” get a new ballot, and
begin again (only 1 vote per genre per
card)!
We will tally the votes to
determine the winning title and genre in
each category (fiction and non fiction).
Every ballot turned in earns you a
prize!
Shake Paws with Costumed
Characters at McCord Library!
Storybook characters Clifford, Curious
George, Berenstain Bear, and Geronimo
Stilton will
visit
McCord’s Scholastic Book Fair, Monday
July 7-Friday July 11. Daily appearances
will be Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,
from 11:45-12; Tuesday night from
6:30-7, and Thursday from 1-1:30. Don’t
forget your camera!
The Scholastic Book Fair is the major
fund raiser for the children’s library.
For every dollar sold, an equivalent
dollar is earned in Scholastic books for
the children’s collection!
New children’s books, science and craft
kits, computer games, posters, and much
more are available. This year, credit
cards will be accepted as well as cash
and personal checks. Stock up on
birthday, baby shower, or Christmas
gifts plus fun traveling ideas! Make the
fair a part of your Cherry festival fun
this year!
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