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Giant Groundhog at Storytime!
It's a bird... it's a dog...no, it's a giant groundhog! Kids in storytime this week enjoyed a shadow storytime on the ceiling where not only a groundhog appeared but a dinosaur, giant marlin, and...well, you get the idea. The story was a little different each day and kids enjoyed leaning back on the blanket to get a groundhog's eye view of the action. Everyone made a groundhog puppet to take home where the fun continues no matter how many more weeks of winter we have to endure.
Guess the Gummies Contest
Enter your guess for how many gummy bears are in the jar. Write your name, age, and phone number, along with your guess on a paper heart and drop in the container. We'll announce the winner on Saturday, February 13 at our Saturday Storytime at 10:30 a.m. Everyone can enter. One guess per visit.
Daisy Troop 830 is on the move!
 
Learning respect for yourself and others was the topic of a recent meeting held at Beaver Creek Park under the direction of troop leader Amy Rakar. The girls learned about getting along with others when they shared books about manners, feelings, and friendship with Mrs. Stanley and Mrs. Ashton. It was soon time to get moving to the tune of "Girls Just Wanna' Have Fun".
Winter Storytimes
Toddler Storytimes for 2 and 3 year olds:
Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:15, Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Friends and Family Storytimes, open to all ages,
Monday at 11: 15 a.m.
or Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
Register the first day you attend.
Pick up a calendar of storytime dates at the library or view the library's
events calendar.
Once Upon a Saturday Storytime
Saturday, January 16 was stories with an Egyptian theme.
Look for our next program on Saturday, February 13 at 10:30 a.m. when we share stories about friendship.
 Cookie Storytime was Sweet Success
Based on the crowds we had for Cookie Storytime everyone, kids of all ages, love cookies. We added a fourth session this year to spread out the crowd and brought in more volunteers from the Lorain County JVS Culinary Academy to help out. Kids decorated hundreds of cookies and most of them were taste tested before leaving the library.
All Aboard for Train Storytime 
It was a full crowd when the whistle blew for storytime on Saturday. Everyone enjoyed stories about trains and we even saw a short video of Quarry Bear at the Miracle on Mainstreet Parade.
 Local Author Pens Historical Fantasy
James Barnes recently donated a copy of his book, Thief King: A Book of Orenck, to the Amherst Public Library. The kingdom of Orenck is on the verge of collapse as conspirators plot to overthrow the king and neighboring countries prepare to invade. When Shankla, a petty thief, is mistaken for the king will he be able to escape assassination, save his country and solve the mystery that threatens his very destiny?
For more information you can visit the publisher's web page or look for the book on Amazon.
At the library you'll find Thief King in the Young Adult section of the library, YA BAR.
Learning Games to Go!
Check out these new learning kits that contain a book, game mat and playing pieces, along with a practice page for home. We have 10 new titles that check out for three weeks. Look for them in the Childrens' Department. 
 Titles include Which Way, Body Parts,
Dress Up, Shapes, and Patterns. In the online catalog search titles that contain "A learning game" to bring up a list of all the new game titles.
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Third Annual Hobby Day
Saturday, March 27
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Represent your hobby, your club, your group, your book. Get involved and pick up a registration form!
Series Spotlight
Look for the shelf markers to locate our favorite picks!
Crochet Workshop is Back!
Feb 16, 23
March 2,9,16,23 @ 6:30 p.m.
Lil Hamilton keeps busy on the afghan she's working on for her first great grandchild expected in March.
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Look! Up in the sky!