You Can Meet Jeff Kinney!

Guess what ... the author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books is coming to Rhode Island! On Saturday, October 18, Jeff Kinney will be at the Rhode Island Festival of Children's Books and Authors.

So will Bob Shea, who wrote our Mock Caldecott winner Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great. And Jon Scieszka, who wrote The True Story of the Three Little Pigs.

This annual event takes place at the Lincoln School in Providence, and it is AWESOME. You get to listen to authors and illustrators talk about their work, and then meet them and have them sign books. The best part is, it's only $5 ... free if you win some of the free tickets that I will be getting ...

If you're reading this over the summer, please leave a comment below with your initials and last year's homeroom included. I'll put you on the shortlist for the free ticket drawing.

More details to come when the schedule has been finalized.

Public Library Fun - Week of July 28

Your local public library continues to offer FREE fun! Check out the events happening during the week of July 28:


Auburn

• In Flight Paper Airplane Building and Flight School - Tuesday 2:30 (kids 10 years and younger need adult caregiver on premises)

Central Branch

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• The Great Baldini Magic Show - Monday 6:30 (pick up tix 1/2 hour in advance)
• Teen Tuesday: Animal World Experience presents Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire - Tuesday 3:30 (Grades 6 and up)
• Bubble Extravaganza - Wednesday 2:30
• Minecraft After Hours - Thursday 5:00 (Grades 6 and up, registration required)
• Here's the Story Writing Workshop (Grades 3-5, registration required) - Saturday 9:30 or 10:30
  

Oak Lawn Branch

• Electric Dough! with the RI Museum of Science and Art - Friday 2:30 (grades 5 and up, space limited)

William Hall Branch

• Angry Birds Live! - Thursday 3:00 (ages 9 and up, registration required)

Public Library Fun - Week of 7/21

Looking for something to do? That doesn't cost any money? Why not check out some events at your local public library? Here's what's happening during the week of July 21:


Central Branch

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• Storyteller Clare Vadeboncoeur presents the art and science of shadow theater - Monday 6:30 (pick up tix 1/2 hour in advance)
• Teen Cafe Dr. Who Party - Tuesday 3:00 (Grades 6 and up)
• Road Trip to URI School of Oceanography - Wednesday 9:15-2:30 (Grades 6 and up, registration and permission slip required)

Knightsville Branch

• Ron Sargent of Balloon Creations Galore drop-in proram - Monday 5:30-7:30

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Oak Lawn Branch

• Mad Science - Friday 2:30 (pick up tix 1/2 hour in advance)

William Hall Branch

• Toe Jam Puppet Band - Tuesday 6:30 
• Bharatanatyam Indian Dance Demonstration - Wednesday 6:30
• The Great Baldini Magic Show - Thursday 3:00

Public Library Fun This Week - July 14

Looking for something to do? That doesn't cost any money? Why not check out some events at your local public library? Here's what's happening during the week of July 14:

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Auburn Branch

• Darren Yong Magic Show - Tuesday 2:30

Central Branch

• Polynesian Fusion: Go to Hawaii with Lola! - Monday 3:00 (pick up tix 1/2 hour in advance)
• Teen Gaming Alliance - Mondays 4:00 (Grades 6 and up)
• Teen Cafe Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Tuesday 3:00 (Grades 6 and up)
• To Sum It All Up Math Workshop - Wednesday 6:30 (Grades 3-5, registration required)
• Here's the Story Creating Writing Workshop - Saturday 9:30 or 10:30 (Grades 1-2, registration required)

Knightsville Branch

• Craft Drop by program - Tuesday 12-4
• Make Your Own Video Game - Tuesday 1:30 (grades 6 and up - registration required)
• Polynesian Fusion: Go to Hawaii with Lola! - Wednesday 2:00

Oak Lawn Branch

• Scott Jablonksi's Ben Franklin Show - Friday 2:30 (pick up tix 1 hour in advance)
• Teen Knitting Club - Saturday 2:00 (grades 5 and up - registration required)

William Hall Branch

• Quidditch Tournament - Tuesday 5:30 (grades 5 and up - registration required)
• Biomes: Sea Creatures - Thursday 3:00

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Read E-Books for Free Through 7/31 at StarWalk Kids!

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Summer Reading: RICBA Books

Kids going into grades 3-6 will be eligible to vote for the Rhode Island Children's Book Award if they read 3 of the 20 nominees.

I'm making my way through the list and encourage students to do the same ... why not get started over the summer? If you read one of the RICBA books, add a comment below to tell other kids what you thought. Include your last year's room number and initials, but not your full name.

Out of the 12 I've read so far, this is the one I'd be voting for if I could:

Doll Bones by Holly Black Zach, Alice, and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school who have long enjoyed acting out imaginary adventures with dolls and action figures, embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a doll made from the ashes of a dead girl.

Public Library Fun This Week

We've been out of school for more than two weeks ... are you bored yet? Why not check out some events at your local public library? Here's what's happening during the week of July 7:

Auburn Branch
ONOMATOPOETRY! Mixed Art Show - Tuesday 2:30

Central Branch
Create a Coloring Book for Kids at Hasbro - Monday 2:30 (Grades 6 and up) 
Hampstead Stage: Knights of the Round Table - Monday 6:30 (pick up tix 1/2 hour in advance)
Teen Cafe Divergent Party - Tuesday 3:00 (Grades 6 and up) 
Beginning Readers Book Club - Tuesday 6:30 (registration required - Grades K-2)

Minecraft Construction Challenge - Friday 2:30 (registration required - Grades 2-5)

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Knightsville Branch

Craft Drop by program - Tuesday 12-4
Mad Science - Wednesday 2:00

Oak Lawn Branch
The Great Baldini Magic Show - Friday 2:30 (pick up tix 1 hour in advance)

William Hall Branch
Build It! - Monday 3:00
T-Bone Concert - Tuesday 6:30
Dave Marchetti's Animal Experience - Thursday 3:00
Old2Kook Concert - Thursday 6:30