On Friday, February 24, the Philip Michael Lauro II, Discovery Room at Storrs Library invites Beyblade enthusiasts of all ages to attend a Beyblade Battle Day from 11:00 – 12:00. Bring in your stadium and your favorite Beyblade to join the Fun!
February 24, 2012
February 23, 2012
Join Storrs Library at the YA CAFÉ! Tuesday, February 28 from 6:30 -7:30 Become part of our new young adult literary society for high school students. Read The Maze Runner by James Dashner and discuss it with your peers. As you negotiate the maze and work together, the library will provide refreshments. We have copies of the book available at the library; call 565-4182 to sign up.
February 20, 2012
Vacation Bingo for grades K and up will be held on Wednesday, February 22 from 1:30-2:30! Prizes and snacks will add to the excitement in this game of chance. Sign up by calling the Philip Michael Lauro II Discovery Room at 565-4182.
February 20, 2012
On Wednesday, February 22, from 10-11, wear your favorite team jersey and join some Longmeadow High School Senior Class boys for an exciting, sport-themed Story Time! Your participation will honor the LHS Community Service Class for hosting this event. Have fun with stories, crafts, athletic stretches, and a scavenger hunt! Ages 3 and up, sign up in the Philip Michael Lauro II Discovery Room or by calling 565-4182.
February 18, 2012
On Tuesday evening, February 21th at 6:30, bring a stuffed animal friend to a pajama storytime, then tuck them in for a night at the library! Overnight, the librarians will keep watch and take photos of everything your stuffed animal does. Will they play on the computers? Raid the candy guessing jar? Ride the elevator by themselves? Or read books all night? Come in the next day to pick up your friend and see what they were up to! Ages 2 and up, sign up in the Philip Michael Lauro II Discovery Room or by calling 565-4182.
February 17, 2012
New monthly program in the Philip Michael Lauro II Discovery Room! We will offer a creative art project to reuse items that would otherwise consume landfills. For our first meeting on Tuesday, February 21 at 1:00, bring an unwanted T-Shirt to use in making a pillow. Students in grades 4 and up will be encouraged to use their imaginations. Sign up by calling 565-4182.
February 13, 2012
Join Linda McCullough Moore on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 2:00p.m. for a program entitled “Short Stories: How to Write Them, How to See Them Into Print . The program will be held at the Storrs Library, 693 Longmeadow St., Longmeadow, MA. Moore will read from her newly published collection of short stories This Road Will Take Us Closer to the Moon and answer questions about writing and selling. Copies of her book will be available for purchase and signing. This program is free and open to the public. Please call the Reference Desk at 413-565-4181 to register.
Linda McCullough Moore is the author of a literary novel, The Distance Between (SOHO PRESS), and more than 300 shorter published works, appearing in such places as The Sun, The Massachusetts Review, The Boston Globe, The Alaska Quarterly Review, House Beautiful, The Southern Review, and Books and Culture. She is the winner and finalist of numerous national short fiction awards including New York Stories, The Nelson Algren Award, The Tobias Woolf Award, and The Pushcart Prize XXXV. She lives and writes in western Massachusetts where she teaches creative writing and mentors aspiring writers.
February 8, 2012
The Storrs Library will offer a book discussion group for children in grades 2 & 3 on Wednesday, February 15, from 3:15 to 4:15. In this month’s selection, Lunch Walks Among Us, by James K. Benton, Franny K. Stein is a mad scientist who prefers all things spooky and creepy, but when she has trouble making friends at her new school she experiments with fitting in. Pick up your book in the Discovery Room and get ready for an exciting discussion as Club 6.9.3. gathers for games, art activities, snacks and conversation. Please call 565-4182, the Philip Michael Lauro II Discovery Room, to register.February 7, 2012
On Saturday, February 11th from 2 to 2:45, Girl Scout Troop 199 will present a performance of Blame it on the Wolf. Children ages preschool and up will enjoy this lively show presented by 6th grade Girl Scouts. Register by calling the Philip Michael Lauro II Discovery Room at 565-4182.
February 1, 2012
The Philip Michael Lauro II Discovery Room at Storrs Library will host our Mother-Daughter Book Group on Tuesday evening, February 7, from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. This activity-filled discussion group is open to students in grades 6 to 8 and meets monthly. Activities include discussion, games, snacks, and an art project! Sign up at 565-4182. Our selection for February is, Going for the Record by Julia Swanson. This book tells the story of seventeen-year-old Leah and her chance to make the national soccer team. Her past dreams do not seem so important when she learns that her father has cancer and may only have months to live.
