• Storytime
• Tale Spinners 
• Inservice Day Movies
• Saturday Movie Matinees
• Games Night at the Library
• March Break Programs
  

Storytime

Join Miss Heather, with her guitar and the Monkey Mitt, for another exciting session of Storytime at the Library. Parents and children ages 0-5 can listen to stories, sing songs, finger plays and make crafts. Themes include mittens, construction, alligators, fairy tales and a pajama day!

This is program is for pre-schoolers and their caregivers.

Family Literacy Day takes place every year on January 27 to encourage families to read and learn together. Literacy is more than books.  There are many ways to strengthen your literacy skills - all it takes is practicing for 15 minutes every day. Reading, writing, playing a game, following a recipe or even singing a song all help prepare children for challenges ahead and sharpen skills for adults.

South Shore Public Libraries will celebrates Family Literacy Day during the week of January 26th during regular storytime hours. There will be stories and songs, and juice and snacks will be provided. Open to parents and children 5 and under.  ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation and Honda Canada created Family Literacy Day in 1999.

• Tuesday in Lunenburg at 10 am and 1:30 pm
• Wednesday in Bridgewater at 10 am and 1 pm
  
• Thursday and Friday in Liverpool at 10 am
  

Tale Spinners

South Shore Public Libraries is pleased to offer Tale Spinners, an early literacy program designed to give caregivers and children under four an early start to acquiring literacy skills.

Tale Spinners session will be 45-60 minutes in length in a playgroup-type setting.  Sessions will resume in the spring of 2010.

This three-session program includes fingerplays, stories, rhymes and songs to help introduce babies to the world or reading. Parents or caregivers and their young charges will receive a board book, library card and other informational handouts.

Tale Spinners is a free program and generously sponsored by the United Way of Lunenburg County. Stay tuned for specific locations, times and dates.

Inservice Day Movies

No school? Nothing to do? Drop in to the Library for a movie on the big screen. Free popcorn and juice.

• When: Thursday, April 1
  
• Where: Thomas H. Raddall Library in Liverpool and Bridgewater Library
• Showtime: 1:30pm
  
• Age: 8 years and up
• Register: Admission is free and drop-ins are welcome.

Disney Pixar's new smash hit UP will be playing! By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-yearold Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn't alone on his journey, since 8-year old Russell has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.

Saturday Movie Matinees

The third Saturday of the month is Movie Matinee Day. Enjoy a movie plus free popcorn and soda. Roll 'em!

• When: February 20 and March 20
  
• Time: 2:00pm
  
• Where: Bridgewater Library
• Ages: 8 years and up
  
• Register: Pick up your free ticket or call to say you're coming at 543-9222. 15 people max.

• February 20 - Treasure Planet

Based on the book by Robert Louis Stevenson. A futuristic twist on Treasure Island, Treasure Planet follows restless teen Jim Hawkins on a fantastic journey across the universe as cabin boy aboard a majestic space galleon. Befriended by the ship's charismatic cyborg cook, John Silver, Jim blossoms under his guidance and shows the makings of a fine shipmate as he and the alien crew battle a supernova, a black hole, and a ferocious space storm.

• March 20 - Curious George

Based on the books by Margaret and H.A. Rey. Welcome to the world of Curious George. Will Ferrell stars as The Man in the Yellow Hat, a gentleman who looks after his pet monkey - an inquisitive and wonderful creature whose enthusiasm often gets the best of him.

Games  Night at the Library

Drop in to the library on Thursday nights this winter for board games. Scrabble, Pictureka, backgammon, chess and Cranium will be available - or bring your own. Registration not required. Families, kids and adults are welcome.

• When: Thursday nights
  
• Time: 6:30-8pm
  
• Where: Bridgewater Library
  
• Ages: Everyone welcome!
  
• Register: No registration required.

March Break Programs

Program Descriptions - see below for schedule. Please call the Library to register for March Break Programs as indicated.

Movies

• G-Force - A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world. Ages 8 and up. Registration is not required.
• Toy Story - In anticipation of the upcoming sequel, Disney Pixar's original Toy Story will be shown. A cowboy toy is profoundly threatened and jealous when a fancy spaceman toy becomes top toy in a boy's room. Join Woody, Buzz and all the gang on their first exciting adventure. Registration is not required.

Glass-Bead Jewelry Making

• Design your own glass-bead jewelry, led by the Library's own Shelley and Heather. Boys and girls in grades 2-6 can show their style by making earrings, a bracelet or a key chain.
  
• Cost $2. Registration is required.

• Drop in at the library and play a board game with others.
  
• Ages 5 -14. Registration is not required.

Win, Lose or Draw at the Library!

• If you like drawing and charades, then bring your friends and come play Win, Lose or Draw. Kids from grades 2 to 6 will be divided into 2 teams. Each team will pick a crazy category. Take turns drawing the category, while the rest of your team guesses! But watch out, if you guess wrong, the other team can steal the point! It will be an hour full of laughs.
  
• Registration is required - limit 12.

• Learn how to make fun cards.
  
• Materials provided.
  
• Ages 8 and up. Registration is required - limit 8.

• Start some seeds indoors and see what happens.
  
• Materials provided.
  
• Ages 6 - 12.  Registration is required.