Register for “One World, Many Stories”!

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Join the fun in this year’s Summer Reading Club!

Register your child at-
www.tinyurl.com/AstonSRP11
to log books read for a chance to win prizes!

Join us every Wednesday at 1PM for special programs! For kids of all ages!

NOTE: THE PROGRAMS ON JUNE 22ND AND 29TH WILL BE HELD AT THE AMERICAN LEGION HALL AT 3220 CONCORD RD (JUST A FEW YARDS DOWN THE ROAD FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTER/LIBRARY BUILDING). 

June 22 – Allison DeSalvo’s World of Song
June 29 – Classroom Adventure Stories “It’s a Great BIG, Really Small World!”
July 6 – Vicky Town, Storyteller
July 13 – Jitterbugs Music and Movement
July 20 – Mr. Malcolm, Dramatic Storyteller
July 27 – Dave Fiebert-Segal Puppets “Silly Side Show Circus”
August 3 – Silly Reba’s Magic Show
August 10 – Makin’ Music
August 17 – Ms. Joanne “Musicians of Bremen”

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Girl Scout Recycling Program for the Kids!

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Girl Scouts from Troop 5798 will be presenting a recycling program for children at the Library on Tuesday, June 7th at 6:30PM! The Juniors will be answering any questions about their posters on the environment (on display at the Library), reading picture books about the environment and recycling and passing out copies of an activity/coloring book the girls put together. This is a project for their Bronze Award.

This is a kids’ program for all ages!

Go to

http://tinyurl.com/astonkidsevents

to register!

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We are closed for Memorial Day

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The library is closed for Memorial Day – Monday, May 30, 2011.  Have a wonderful holiday, and we hope to see you soon!

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Upcoming Storytime Books!

Check out some of the books that will be read at upcoming Storytime sessions!

Click on the cover below to request the book or see if it’s on the shelf:

Bubbles Float, Bubbles Pop

Bubble Factory

Go Away, Big Green Monster

Very Hungry Caterpillar

Three Billy Goats Gruff

Up Down and Around

How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?

Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs

Hi, Pizza Man

Red Food Fun

To see upcoming storytime sessions and register, go to:

http://www.tinyurl.com/astonkidsevents

Help us keep the books coming! Go here to purchase an item from our “wish list”:

http://amzn.com/w/R19YZSB3NED6

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New books!

We’ve just added some new books to our collection!

Click on the cover below to request the book or see if it’s on the shelf:

20 Years Younger: Look Younger, Feel Younger, Be Younger!

All That Is Bitter and Sweet: A Memoir

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Harvest Moon

Hunchback of Neiman Marcus

Land at the End of the World

Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention

My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness

The Pale King: An Unfinished Novel

The Priest's Graveyard

Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World!

Help us keep the new books coming! Go here to purchase an item from our “wish list”:

http://amzn.com/w/R19YZSB3NED6

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Free Comic Book Day!

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Saturday May 7, 2011 is Free Comic Book day! Stop by the Aston Library to pick up a free comic book, courtesy of Showcase Comics!

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Check out the bookmarks that won our contest!

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The winners of our annual bookmark design contest are now on display in our Children’s Area. Have a look at the creative designs, and pick up a copy of each winning bookmark there!

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Applebee’s pancake breakfast fundraiser!

pancakes pictureEnjoy pancake breakfast at Applebee’s and raise money for the Friends of the Aston Public Library!.  On Sunday May 22nd from 8AM to 10AM, you can enjoy a breakfast at Applebees at 4301 Pennell Road in Aston that will benefit the Friends of the Library.  Tickets are $6.50 each and are available at the Library Service Desk!

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SCORE How-to-Start-a-Business Seminar Coming!

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Looking to start your own business, but don’t know where to start? Then come to Aston Public  Library to hear a representative from SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” give tips on where to start in creating your own business. This introductory overview seminar will go over factors of success, business planning, financing your business, money management, insurance, marketing, etc. The seminar will also show you what resources are available to you through the library system.

The program will be Saturday, May 21st at 1PM!

For more information about SCORE, go to:
http://www.scoredelco.org/

Register for the seminar at:

http://www.tinyurl.com/astonadultevents

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Free Genealogy Resources Program!

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Please join us at the Aston Library on Saturday, May 14th, 2011 at 1PM to learn about premium online genealogy resources that you can use for free, thanks to county and state funding. Helen Subbio, Information Services Coordinator for the Delaware County Library System, will introduce AncestryLibrary and Heritage Quest, part of the Power Library Plus database collection. She will also provide leads to other reliable websites and local genealogical centers, along with an overview of how to start genealogical research.

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