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HELLO! FROM DEENA, AIMEE AND LISA B Spring showers? Read for hours! Let's hope April showers bring us lots of May flowers. Visit often. We love seeing, and hearing from you! |
 Celebrate this annual Peterborough festival with us on Saturday, May 17th, from 9am to 3pm. Visit the library to see the art exhibits and to read the picturebook story hanging outside on the terrace fence.
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 This year's summer reading theme will feature lots of color and art, reading, special programs, scavenger hunts, and weekly prizes. |
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Golden Gate : building the mighty bridge
by Elizabeth Partridge
Elizabeth Partridge and Mark Siegel vividly portray the awe-inspiring and groundbreaking construction of the beloved landmark and symbol of San Francisco. Built across a treacherous strait during the Great Depression, the construction of the Golden GateBridge was an unprecedented, awe-inspiring feat.
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I am the shark
by Joan Holub
Humorously illustrated sharks introduce themselves and the characteristics that make them special. The book profiles species ranging from the Great White and Greenland to the Mako and Hammerhead.
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Powwow : a celebration through song and dance
by Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane
Introduces the powwow, its history, and its role in Native American and Canadian First Nations culture, and discusses the events of a typical powwow, the music and dance forms it highlights, and powwows in different regions.
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Lola
by Karla Valenti
To save her brother, who's growing sicker by the day, 10-year-old Lola, touched by magic, enters a hidden world where she must use her wits and face her deepest fears to defeat the kingdom's young queen who stands in the way of the cure.
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Not nothing
by Gayle Forman
Assigned to work at a nursing home for the summer, Alex meets Josey, a 107-year-old Holocaust survivor who stopped talking years before, and forming an unlikely bond, he starts to believe he can make a difference in the world.
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Medusa
by Katherine Marsh
A descendant of Medusa, Ava is sent to the Accademia del Forte in Venice after an altercation with a classmate, where she must learn to control her emotions, especially when she unearths a terrible secret that could change the world forever.
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Let's be bees
by Shawn Harris
A father and child become buzzing bees, rustling trees and more in this delightful make-believe romp from the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Have You Ever Seen a Flower?
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Head Full of Clouds
by Joanne Schwartz
When a girl wakes up from a dream she can't shake then goes outside, things she normally overlooks reveal their beauty, and when she meets a friend she feels connected to, she begins to see the world in a new way.
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Worm makes a sandwich
by Brianne Farley
This hilarious, engaging picture book is the perfect introduction to the process of composting from start to finish, told from the perspective of one little worm who is very eager to help.
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Everyone is welcome at all of our programs. Please let us know how we may ensure that a program is accessible for your family. Aimee and Lisa are available to discuss in-person, or by phone, or email.
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