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What better way to kick off the month of May than Free Comic Book Day at the SJCPL Main Library on Saturday, May 2. Free Comic Book Day was started in 2002 and occurs annually on the first Saturday in May. It is no accident that it occurs the day after the release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine! Activities at the library will start at 9 am and there will be free comic books, while they last, courtesy of BuyMeToys.com . Ages 12-18 can participate in comic book gaming from 9:30-noon. Stick around to learn how to make your own folded book from noon until 1:30. SJCPL always puts on terrific programs. Check this one out.

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Well, we’re in the count-down now. Four weeks from today is the 1st day of the new school year [groan].  I hope all of you are having a fantastic summer vacation. While you are enjoying the sun, I’m joining a group of like-minded librarians discovering new ways to communicate and share on the web. If you are looking for something different to do, follow along with me and feel free to leave comments! See you in 4 weeks.

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Due to our changeable Indiana weather, some of our guest readers were not able to come because school was canceled. We would still like to extend our thanks to our own Fr. John, Mr. Randy Ray from the Northern Indiana Center for History and Becky Bonham from the Studebaker National Museum for offering to come and visit with us. Hopefully we can schedule something with them at another date. 

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Our own Fr. Nate was our guest reader for Mrs. L’s 2nd grade class. He read one of his favorites, You Are Special, by Max Lucado. The students always enjoy this special book that reminds them of their own uniqueness .  Mr. Tom Coxey from the YMCA of Michiana read to Mrs. L’s Kindergarten class.  Teamwork was the theme of the story Mim, Gym, and June, by Denis Roche that the class heard. Working as a team and staying active can make anyone successful! Mr. Coxey also passed out copies of the Spring schedule and encouraged everyone to come and visit the YMCA.

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As part of Catholic Schools’ Week the library is hosting Community Readers during library class times for grades K-5 for the next 2 weeks. We kicked off our Community Reader program with our own Fr. Steve reading to Mrs. Y’s 2nd grade class this morning right after our Catholic Schools’ Week “Kick-off” prayer service. Fr. Steve read Why Christmas Trees Aren’t Perfect, by Richard H. Schneider. It was a wonderful story about generosity and not judging someone by looks alone. 

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Miss K’s First Grade class was fortunate enough to have Mr. Lynn Coleman, Mayor Steve Luecke’s Assistant. Mr. Coleman spoke about some of his responsibilities as the Assistant to Mayor Luecke and his former work as a police officer. Mr. Coleman brought 2 of his favorite books to share with the class, The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein and Harry’s Sweet Dreams by Mark Tarner. Most of the students had heard both books so Mr. Coleman read a really lovely book called Our Tree Named Steve, by Alan Zweibel.  

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It is once again time for the St. Joseph County Public Library’s Science Alive this Saturday, February 2, 2008. Check out the Countdown for events at the branch libraries leading up to the main event at the Main Library on Saturday. Feature presentations include Groundhog Day and Other Weather Myths presented by the WSBT-TV Weather Team, HealthWorks! Double Dare by the HealthWorks! Kids’ Museum, Nose, Nose: Secrets of the K-9, by the South Bend Police Department K-9 Unit, the Magical World of Science by Larry Wirtz and Eye to Eye With Indiana’s Creepy Crawlers by the St. Joseph County Soil and Water Conservation District. There will be several other science activities and exhibits around the building as well. Don’t miss it!

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