December Puppet Show!

Join us for our next Super Tuesday event where Penny's Puppets will present The Gingerbread Man on December 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Burgess Community Room.  Watch and be entertained as Granny gets lonely and decides to make a gingerbread man from a magical cookie recipe.  But then, oops!  She leaves him in the oven too long and a fun adventure begins!  All ages are welcome to attend this mini-musical modern-day twist on an endearing folktale.

Teatro Calamari Puppet Show

Join us on Tuesday July 12th at 6:30 p.m. in the Burgess Community Room for Teatro Calamari!  All ages are welcome to attend this puppet show where Tim and his puppet pal, Plumkin retell the story of the Three Pigs, with help from the audience.  What kind of house will Pig Number One live in during this show?

This program is generously sponsored by Washington County Cooperative Library Services.

The Mantis and the Moon

Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre Presents: 

The Mantis and the Moon

Tuesday February 2nd, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Burgess Community Room

The proud praying mantis declares he will capture the moon and ride on top of it, so he can look down on all the animals who make fun of him.  While his daughter, Porcupine, tries to gain his attention, Mantis focuses on his desire to achieve greater heights.  All ages are welcome to attend.

A Harvest Puppet Show!

Penny's Puppets Presents: Gourdenia's Harvest Festival on Tuesday November 3rd at 6:30 p.m.  Come explore the garden with your puppet host Gourdenia as the fall harvest is in full swing.  Enjoy plenty of songs, laughter, and silliness to celebrate the season.  The show is open to all ages and will be held in the Burgess Community Room.

Homegrown Heroes

Dragon Theater Puppets will be presenting "Homegrown Heroes" where a villain known as "The Bad Idea" has a bad idea.  He wants to stop the world from having creative minds, so a band of superheroes teams up to stop him.

Come see this jam-packed puppet show on Tuesday August 4th at 3:00 p.m. in the Burgess Community Room. And learn how you can find your own inner hero too!

SUPER TUESDAY: Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets

Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets will be presenting the show: Migration on Tuesday October 7th at 6:30 p.m. in the Burgess Community Room.  This spectacular puppet show tells the story of Beatriz, a girl from Mexico whose journey follows the migration of the monarch butterfly.  Beatriz finds her home in the world through the stories of animals who must migrate to survive. 

The show is open to those in first grade and up and will be performed in a darkened room.

SUPER TUESDAY; Penny's Puppets & the Remarkable Snowflake

 Penny's Puppet's will be joining us for our upcoming Super Tuesday, as they present The Remarkable Snowflake.  Crystal is a tough little snowflake who is determined to stick around.  Can one snowflake make the world a better place in the short time she has?  Join the winter storm fun in this original musical puppet show written and choreographed by local professional puppeteer, Penny Walter.  It's all happening on Tuesday February 4th at 6:30 p.m. in the Burgess Community Room.

Super Tuesday: Dragon Theater Puppets

It's been a while since we've had a puppet troupe come and do a puppet show.  We've figured it's about time, so Dragon Theater Puppets will be presenting "I Dig Dinosaurs" on Tuesday August 13th at 7 p.m. in the Burgess Community Room.  Join us for puppet fun featuring an archaeologist who builds a time machine to see real dinosaurs.  When he accidently travels to the wrong time period, things get completely out of hand!  This will be great fun for all ages!

SUPER TUESDAY: Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre

Join us for the next SUPER TUESDAY on September 11th at 7 p.m.  The Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre will be presenting Papagayo: A Tale from Central America, based on the book by Gerald McDermott.  This fun, interactive bilingual show brings the Guatamalan jungle to life.  The loud parrot Papagayo makes life difficult for the night animals, but his talents become useful when the Ancient Moon Dog wakes up and starts to cause trouble.  Join us as we sing, hoot, croak, crow, and team up to scare away the Moon Dog!  This show is perfect for ages 5 and up and will be held in the Burgess Community Room.

Puppet Workshop!

Summer is finally here! Kick your imagination into high gear, and come make some puppets at the library. We'll provide supplies to make silly finger puppets, wibbly-wobbly sock puppets, flying acrobat puppets, and more. You really can't go wrong with googly eyes and felt. Once you've made your characters, stay and perform a show on our stage. See you there!
2-4 p.m. Monday, June 18th, in the Puett Room. Best for ages 5 and up.

Favorite Book Fridays: New Favorites in Non-Fiction

Who doesn't love a puppet?

Puppets can be made with the most simple of materials- lonely socks, odds and ends of paper, even a napkin! 10 Minute Puppets is a book recently added to the juvenile non-fiction collection that explains clearly how to make a variety of silly, playful puppets. Some of my favorite ideas include little paper puppets that turn your fingers into dancing ballerina legs, sock puppet snakes, and folded paper lion puppets reminiscent of cooty-catchers. It was so inspiring to me that I thought we should probably have a puppet making workshop this summer. Keep a lookout for that. In the mean time, check out the book!

Another new non-fiction addition that caught my eye as I checked it in for the first time was How Cooking Works . It's a cookbook for kids that describes the science behind the recipes. Step-by-step photos and succinct instructions set up young cooks for success in the kitchen, and small notes answer such questions as why corns pops and why beaten egg whites become stiff. The delectable photographs of berry and whipped cream laden pancakes or oven fried sweet potato wedges make me want to race home and set my toddler up with a stool by the kitchen counter. I would hesitate to hand over the chicken or shrimp to younger chefs, though. The first recipe my little guy and I will be making? Savory cookies with cheddar cheese and rosemary. Yum.

Our Next Super Tuesday!

Our next Super Tuesday is coming up on November 15th.  Tears of Joy Puppet Theater will be joining us as they present "Raven Steals the Sun". Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with this Tlingit tale from British Columbia, where Raven disguises himself as a baby to steal the sun and bring light to the world. Bring the whole family to enjoy the show from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Community Room.