Primary Craft Days (Grades 1-3)

Here are some of the crafts the families could make today! Come back next time for all new crafts to do together!

Mock Newbery

The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year.



We have hosted a Mock Newbery Election for the past few years for local librarians. I have created a blog to post books throughout the year that could be potential contenders for the Mock Newbery. I would like to invite our patrons to visit the blog- FPL MOCK NEWBERY.

True (Sort Of...) by Katherine Hannigan

This is a beautifully written book about a girl named Delly who always seems to be in trouble, but really doesn't understand why. She has a special bond with her brother, RB, who idolizes her. She doesn't have any friends until Ferris Boyd moves to town. They help each other and through their friendship Delly learns to be the kind of person she wants to be. This book is touching. I loved Delly's spunk and heart. It does touch on a some tough issues, though. Although it is written for 3rd-5th grade, I would recommend it for a little older audience. There are a lot of raw emotions, self-doubt and despair in this book.

In Flanders Fields by John McCrae, May 1915

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

"Any Nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure" -Abraham Lincoln

Craft Days

Primary Craft Days- (Grades 1-3 only)
Wednesday, June 22nd and July 20th from 1-3pm
No registration is required. Adult MUST accompany child.
Stop in and roam from station to station completing crafts from around the world!

Elementary Craft Day- (Grades 4 & 5 only)
Wednesday, July 27th from 1-3pm
No registration is required. Stop in and make some fun creations for your room, locker or to give someone!

Geography Bee (Grades 4 & 5 only)

Wednesday, June 29th from 1-3. No registration is required.

Do you know your geography? Practice and partner up for this 2-person trivia contest. Come prepared to play for the top spot! Prizes will be awarded.

Book Trivia (Grades 4 & 5 only)

Pick up the book list beginning June 13th. Read all 6 before July 25th and then come test your knowledge with a partner or on your own!

No registration is required. Prizes will be awarded.