Wm. K. Sanford Town Library- Youth Services dept.

NEW 8/13/10

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September - October 2010

(see the Storytime page for upcoming Storytime information
and Programs page for schedule of events)

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS 2010
After thirteen years, we're still going strong! Kids entering grades 6-7 enjoyed award-winning books, art activities, water games, and a trivia contest in our best-loved summer tradition, even in the heat! Teams were Mrs. Ryan's Team Emerald, Mrs. Growney's Blue Warriors, and Mrs. Sidoti's Blazing Comets. We are pleased to announce the winning team for 2010, the Blazing Comets: Andrew Stack, Brian Bargar, Christina Tran, Danny Magat, Hannah Zeilman, Ian Walter, Lukas Velikov, Makayla Holden, Matt Kusche, Mollie Baldwin, Pranjal Patel, Rachel Fowler, Sara Mainville, Shelby Kwarta, Sonal Lakhotia. Plus, volunteers: Elaine Tse & Anum Hussain.

19th ANNUAL FINALE
Readers who completed our Make a Splash @ Your Library program were invited to our Finale, featuring face painting, a bouncy bounce, and a boardwalk with crafts, contests, raffles, prizes, & games galore. A good time was had by all!

LOCAL BUSINESSES
Through the generosity of many businesses, we encouraged over 1,500 children to read! Thanks to: Applebee's Restaurant, Bruegger's Bagels, Burger King, Fuddrucker's, Hannaford, Home Depot, McDonald's, Price Chopper, Spare Time Latham, Stewart's, All For Fun, and Taco Bell.

TEEN VOLUNTEERS
These enthusiastic, energetic young adults worked tirelessly to make the summer successful. Our 32 volunteers worked over 600 hours this summer. Thanks for all your help!! Allan Aju Abraham, Taylor Alix, Monica Almodovar, Hannah Bilinski, Sam Bomba, Brendan Clements, Julia Clements, Meagan Coons, Kaitlyn Dominguez, Lamya Elgaouni, Emily Eruysal, Taylor Eruysal, Victoria Falzo, Barbara Furnan, Anum Hussain, Erin Karius, Samad Khan, Ryan Kot, Jean-Paul LeBlanc, Janice Lau, Giselle Portocarrero ,Anna Ritz, Suhina Srivastav, Poornina Suresh, Alex Tadros, Elaine Tse, Karah Vanderwarker, Sarah VanEtten, Annette Volpe, Nuha Vora, Kelly Walter, Rebecca Yates.

LETTERBOX KEEPER FAMILIES
Thanks to the families who diligently looked after our letterboxes this summer! They made sure that the boxes were intact and in place for the kids on a quest to find them. Our loyal volunteers were the Servetas, Houle, Bargar, and Brown families. You put smiles on many faces!

BIG THANK YOU TO LYLE COGAN
It was a very hot evening the night of our Kick Off, so we moved the program into the air-conditioned Crossing's Meeting Room. There was a lot of toe tapping to a energetic concert presented by Lyle Cogan. The crowd was small, but enthusiastic. After she returned home to Long Island, Lyle decided to make a donation to our children's programs. She called it, "my year to give". Thanks Lyle for a wonderful concert and the generous donations to our children's programs.

2010-2011 Bookmark Contest Winners
Thank you to the 105 talented artists who entered our 12th Annual Bookmark Contest! High School art teacher George Dirolf selected our winners from two age groups: 6-9 years and 10-14 years. We will showcase the winning bookmarks on our website & in our newsletters, and distribute free bookmarks each month in Youth Services. The winners of the 2010-2011 Contest received commemorative editions of their bookmarks, certificates, and prizes at our Finale on August 17.

Click HERE to view the bookmarks. Congratulations to all the talented artists:

MONTH	AGES 6-9 YEARS	AGES 10-14 YEARS
September 2010	Sharanya Arun	Haleigh Zeilman
October 2010	Delaney Cummin	Zoë A. Diaz-Parker
November 2010	Lauren Maxstadt	Tulsi Patel
December 2010	Bella Weik	Alexis LaRose
January 2011	Angela Artini	Sarah Berloff
February 2011	Ryan Tran	Emily Benson
March 2011	Lydia Smith	Suhina Srivastav
April 2011	Brian Woeldorph	Kaitlyn Tran
May 2011	Sara Bawla	Anne Lincoln
June 2011	Rachel Brown	Anum Hussain
July 2011	Cathleen Mahoney	Allegra Padula
August 2011	Elaina Heidinger	Liz Koptsev

VOTED BEST CHILDREN'S LIBRARY!
For the eighth consecutive year, Youth Services has been named the "Best Children's Library in the Capital District" in the annual Times Union poll! Readers from around the area voted for their favorite, and we are so pleased to have been selected. Thank you to our patrons for supporting us. We aim to continue to improve our services to you.

I Spy Web Page
The Creative Kids Club has created an "I Spy" Web page for your enjoyment. On the site you will find cropped photos of Colonie landmarks, with clues next to them giving you hints as to what and where the landmarks are. See if you can figure them out!
Click HERE to play the game.

Preschool Possibilities... Updated Version NOW Online
Click HERE

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