Thursday, July 31, 2008

Ugly Dolls invade Red Jacket Community Library






Ice Cream Social





A classic Ice Cream Social was held at the Library on Tuesday, July 22nd. Ice Cream was provided by the Ice Cream Shoppe located at 9 North Main St., Manchester. 5 new sundaes were created by owners, Tom & Joanne Van Laeken. Approximately 70 people came to enjoy the ice cream, chat and hang out at the Library! Thanks, Tom & Joanne!

Friday, July 18, 2008

Crafts with Chris - Summer Style






Thursdays in July, our own Chris Ingalls leads a craft workshop. It has had quite good attendance, with 28 kids the first week and 24 kids & adults the second week.

Speed Stacks take over the Library






Speed Stacks are taking over the Library every Friday in July from 2-3 PM. For more info about Speed Stacks:

Magic @ the Library






Magician and comedian David Moreland, of Ithaca, entertained us on July 8th with a great show. For more pictures, see the Canandaigua newspaper, the Daily Messenger, from Monday, July 14th. About 60 people attended the event. Kids and adults were laughing hysterically as David played the role of an Australian Safari Guide to go with our Summer Theme: "Catch the Reading Bug."

Balloon Twisting 2


Crazy Balloon Hats @ RJCL

More Butterfly Release Party






Butterfly Release Party






July 15th marked the date of our wildly successful Butterfly Release Party. Lindsay Kuhn of Smoke Ridge Farms, Bloomfield, led the program. Luckily, we had exactly enough butterflies to go around! Just anouther part of our "Catch the Reading Bug" Summer Reading Program. At one point, Library Clerk Christina Ingalls even had a butterfly fly up the leg of her capri shorts!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Balloon Twisting Workshop






On July 1st, 2008 we hosted a Balloon Twisting Workshop lead by "The Big Guy," from Binghampton, NY. About 40 people attended our event. It was a wild and crazy time.