NOTE: Holiday Break Coming Up

Burrage Library will be closed Wednesday the 21st through Saturday the 24th. Regular fall semester hours resume at 2:00pm on Sunday the 25th. Best wishes for a happy and healthy Thanksgiving holiday!

Library Invaded by Spiders

Halloween crafts on the 20th was a big hit with 7 kids and 11 adults. We made spooky cards, silly spiders, witches hats and scary necklaces! I saw a few Moms having as much fun as the younger set! It was the scene of much creativity--what a great way to begin the Halloween season!

Special Guest on October 23rd!

Hey--Join us on Tuesday morning at 11:30am for stories and a simple craft to celebrate the autumn season. Our special guest reader, Miss Kitty, will be in the Children's Room to share wonderful stories. The Children's Room is on the ground floor of the Library---near the browsing books and the rest rooms. See you there!

Halloween Theme Crafts on the 20th

Join us in the Children's Room area (basement) 10am-noon this Saturday! We will be creating Halloween cards for your fiends (I mean friends) along with making spiders with pipe cleaners. Participants will take home at least one completed card and spider. Supplies and instruction provided free of charge. Children under nine years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Questions? Call Jane at 269.749.7387---see you there!

Kids Crafts on October 6th

12 kids and 8 parents had fun creating their own bookmarks and calendars during Saturday morning craft time. Kids expressed themselves coloring in and decorating 2008 calendars -- what a variety! And many dynamic and exciting bookmarks appeared by the end of our session -- WOW!

Saturday Kids Crafts on October 6th!

Join us in the Children's area (ground floor) on Saturday, October 6th, 10am-noon. We will be making 2008 calendars and bookmarks--what fun! Instructions and supplies provided--program is free for kids of all ages. Children under nine must be accompanied by an adult. See you there!

Free People Read Freely

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Begun in 1982, this American Library Association event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom lightly. "Not every book will be right for every person, but the right to choose what we read is a freedom we cannot afford to take for granted," states Judith Platt of the Association of American Publishers' Freedom to Read program. If you want to learn more about the American Library Association and book challenges in the United States, go to www.ala.org/bbooks. Judy Blume, a prolific author of books for youth and adults, has been frequently challenged on her content. Check out her web site, http://judyblume.com/censors.html, to get her perspective on banning books. Try reading a banned book this week and come into the Library for a handout too!

Ernest Hemingway in the Library

Join Laura Barlond-Maas in the Library on October 8 and 9 for discussion of The Nick Adams Stories. Laura is coordinating activities this year to support the Great Michigan Read. Come to the Hosford Room at 5:15pm on the 8th or the Insurance Room at 7:30am on the 9th for exciting and interesting discussion. She will focus on part one, "The Northern Woods." Contact her at 269.749.7678 for more information. See you there!

See Us in the "Olivet College Echo"

Many thanks to Nicki Babcock of "The Echo" newspaper for coverage in the September 28th issue--check out the article. She highlighted this blog and our library on page two--thank you!