Based on the book Shoe-la-la! by Karen Beaumont, this program celebrates our mutual love of shoes and the need to find the perfect pair.
Whether you are looking for shoes for the perfect pair of jeans or the most glamorous party dress, your feet will look stunning after reading about the quest of four girls to find the perfect pair of shoes and their creativity in creating their own shoes.
Share and recycle your old clothes with other fashionistas. Bring three to five items from your closet that you would like to give away and swap for other items. Create new outfits, and personalize your duds by cutting, hemming, appliqué and other techniques to make the perfect summer outfit. Then show off your outfits at the fashion show.
Select materials will be provided (sewing machine, thread and buttons).
Design session is Wednesday, May 25, at 3:30 p.m, and the fashion show is Tuesday, May 31, at 3:45 p.m.
For ages 8 to 14.
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Thursday night, Palisades Library sailed the seven seas with Mary Quattlebaum, the author of Pirate Vs. Pirate. Quattlebaum showed up in full pirate gear to celebrate her tale of Mean Mo and Bad Bart.
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Several young buccaneers showed up for grog and seafaring tales. Some pirates even chose to dress up for the occasion.
The crew enjoyed treats constructed by our ship's cook... pirate cupcakes and some (ginger) ale. |
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As the author of Pirate Vs. Pirate, Quattlebaum recounted the story of Mean Mo and Bad Bart with members of the audience acting out the story. The battles raged on as Bad Bart and Mean Mo wrestled sharks and threw cannon balls to find out who was the best pirate of them all.
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Crabclaw, a pirate companion of the author, came for the show as well. During the evening, the kids asked him a lot of questions, including an interesting conversation about the purpose of a cell phone.
"Is it to call your shipmates?" He asked one boy.
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All and all, it was an enjoyable night on the seven seas for these young buccaneers. Mary Quattlebaum, or Captain Q as she was called, provided a night full of excitement for all who attended. Not only did we have the chance to converse in pirate for a full hour, we met an accomplished author who is excited about writing and the stories she crafts. |
--by Jess Stork
You are cordially invited to a free showing of the movie Wrong Man starring Henry Fonda, at Palisades Library on Thursday, May 12, at 4 p.m.
Light refreshments will be served.
You are cordially invited to a free showing of the movie Witness for the Prosecution, starring Tyrone Power and Marlene Dietrich, at Palisades Library on Thursday, May 5, at 4 pm.
Light refreshments will be served.
Author Mary Quattlebaum will visit the Palisades Neighborhood Library on Thursday, May 12, at 6:30 p.m.
She'll be regaling us with tales of her new book, Pirate Vs. Pirate. Along with the swashbuckling stories, pirate refreshments will be served, and participants will be making sea-worthy telescopes to take home.
May the fair winds blow you toward this event!
Last month at the library we decided to explore the wonderful world of Star Wars through origami. We have a lot of avid Star Wars readers who anticipate the next new book. So while readers are waiting for the next Star Wars adventure, we folded a couple of our own creations. If you would like to fold your own star wars origami, have no fear.
On Saturday, April 23, 20 children hurried around corners and into the meeting rooms. But they weren't looking for books. They were looking for eggs.
As part of the Palisades Library celebration of spring, several colorful plastic eggs were hidden all around the second floor of the library. Even though it was raining outside, participants were able to uncover eggs that held candy and haiku poems. The poems were a combination of traditional Japanese Haiku poems, such as those by Issa, and an assortment of new poems by modern haiku masters such as An'ya.
Share and recycle your old clothes with other fashionistas. Bring three to five items from your closet that you would like to give away and swap for other items. Create new outfits, and personalize your duds by cutting, hemming, appliqué and other techniques to make the perfect summer outfit. Then show off your outfits at the fashion show.
Select materials will be provided (sewing machine, thread and buttons).
Design session is Tuesday, May 24 at 3:30 p.m., and the fashion show is Tuesday, May 31, at 3:45 p.m.
For ages 8 to 14.
