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So that's it.  Poetry in the Park is over for this year. 

We've had a fab time doing it and the children and their families who came along also really enjoyed themselves.

We enjoyed 'Daddy Fell into the Pond' by the duck pond and encountered Mr Toad.  We grew as little nut trees in the woods and planted seeds in the walled garden as we asked 'How will your garden grow?'.

We all joined in with the 'Owl and the Pussycat' by the totem pole, complete with our very own pig.  Unfortunately we left the pig (complete with a ring in the end of his nose) unattended in the park on Monday morning and when we came back he had gone. So if you were in Normanby Park on Monday and found a small plush pig with a ring in the end of his nose loitering by the totem pole please can you point him back in the direction of the Central Library. The owl and the pussycat are missing him.

If you are looking for something else to do over half-term and missed out on the poems, you can still come along to our Halloween-themed storytime on Thursday 29th October at 10am in the Central Library.

We hope to see you soon.

I was having one of those moments yesterday, when I started to wonder how many different songs are out there that are based on books.

It all started from a conversation about Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights.  There's also Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straits.  There must be loads more but I can't think of any off the top of my head.  So I need help please.  I'm adding a thread to the discussion boards about it so if you think of more please do let me know.

Thank you!

We were at Normanby Park on Wednesday preparing for the Poetry in the Park events that we are running in half-term.  We'll be taking children on walks around the park and telling poetry along the way.  We had a trial run the other day and had great fun reading poetry to peacocks and trying not to trip over the ducks.

Booking is essential, via the Central Library, but the trails are free and we'll event give you a parking permit for the morning.

I think it's going to be great fun, and we'd love to see you there.

Suzanne

Hi

It's Bookstart Day on Friday 9 October celebrating the fantastic scheme that gifts books to children at 7 months, 18 months and 3 years old.  The theme for this year's celebrations is My Favourite Rhyme - hence our poll to find North Lincolnshire's Favourite Nursery Rhyme (see the link on the left).  We're holding a fab event here in the library on Friday morning where children can come along dressed as their favourite nursery rhyme character and listen to rhymes and stories.  We'll also be announcing the winner in our poll.

Encouraging children to develop a love of reading is one of our core aims, and as such we run lots of events and activities to encourage children to come into libraries.  A few weeks ago we held a mini-beast treasure hunt across some of our larger libraries, where children had to find the pictures of creepy-crawlies hidden around the library (not the real ones luckily).  In Epworth the hunt was so popular that MP Ian Cawsey drew the winners (see our photo album for a picture).

 And it's Reading Quest medal presentations this week.  We'll be out and about around all North Lincolnshire presenting medals to the children who completed the Quest this summer.

Busy, busy, busy.

And the new Audrey Niffenegger book has arrived and I've hardly got time to read it - roll on the weekend!