Monthly Archives: April 2020

National Library Week: Haiku Contest

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HAIKU CONTEST: Monday, April 20-Friday April 24.

To celebrate National Library Week and National Poetry Month, Latham Library will be running a Haiku Contest!  The contest is open to children ages 12 and under, and entries should follow the 5-7-5 syllable format and use the word “library” at least once.  Kids may submit up to 5 haiku poems.  The first place winner will win $50, second place will win $25, and third place will win $15!  All haikus entered will also potentially be published in a chapbook in the future.  Please submit your haikus by email to Librarians@thetfordlibrary.org by 5:00 pm on Friday, April 24.  Winners will be announced on Monday, April 27.  

“Life is like a book, if you open it, you can’t get out.” -Juniper D.

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Sky Day Project is a citizen artwork for all ages. People post sky photos from all over the world to show they care about our sky and want us to come together to protect it for the benefit of all. It’s free and a great way to make your voice heard while helping SkyDay build an amazing library of sky photos.

PLEASE REMEMBER the GOLDEN RULE – KEEP IT ALL ABOUT THE SKY!!
No trees, buildings, people, telegraph poles…. you get the idea! This may require some zooming or cropping!

TES Sky Day Project Gallery name is: Thetford Elementary School Dreamers

To check out photos uploaded from TES go to http://skydayproject.org/
On the left click “Refine Gallery”
In a drop-down menu for “Gallery” scroll down and select “Thetford Elementary School Dreamers.” Here you will see all photos posted so far from TES!

“If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books.” – Roald Dahl

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April’s TES Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) presentation and book give-away has been cancelled. CLiF hopes to offer digital storytelling sessions soon.

In the meantime, check out some of the fun activities and resources on the right side of their website link below.
A CLiF Live recording of a parent seminar on reading with young kids
will be available via Facebook:
Tune in Tuesday, April 7 at 7:00 p.m.