Special Programs
The Children's Room at the Gleason Public Library offers regular special programs and events throughout the year. These include Sing-Alongs, Performers, and Special Guests. The larger annual events include the Great Pumpkin Spectacle in late October and the Summer Reading Program (late June - early August). Performances and programs are funded by the Friends of the Gleason Public Library, the Cultural Council, and special grants or donations to the Library.
Sign-up for Starship Adventure
Sign-ups begin on June 13 at the Library for the Gleason Public Library summer reading program. The "Starship Adventure at Your Library" summer program runs from June 23 through July 30 and all children entering grades one through six are enthusiastically encouraged to participate. The library will provide a Starship Adventure reading log for tracking the books and the number of pages read. Click here for the full calendar and here for more information.
Click here to register and log your pages online (click on Carlisle and choose the "Kids" tab)!
GPL will host themed craft events for grades one and two, three and four and space-related science experiments for grades five and six, as well as an introduction session and a final celebration party with games and reading awards for each group. In keeping with this year's theme of "Starship Adventure at Your Library," GPL will host three special events: Robert Rivets, a comic mime who studied with Marcel Marceau (June 29, 7 p.m.); Casey Carle of Bubblemania will create beautiful, intricate bubbles (July 14, 6:30 p.m.); and Davis Bates and Robert Tincknell will present riveting stories and songs (July 22, 7 p.m.) Two space movies will be shown and a family concert for all ages will be presented by local favorites Leafy Dale on the library lawn (July 16, 7 p.m.)
BubbleMania: Comedy...with a Drip!
With Casey Carle, national comic bubble artist
BubbleMania is coming to Carlisle! Join comic bubble artist Casey Carle at the First Religious Society on Tuesday, July 14th, from 6:30-7:15pm for some good clean fun. Carle will perform his hilarious and enchanting act as part of Gleason Public Library's 2009 summer reading program, Starship Adventure at the Library; audience members are sure to be wowed by his floating bubble spaceship, fog-filled bubbles and a spectacular human bubble finale, during which a lucky volunteer will be completely encased in giant bubble!
BubbleMania is for kids in grades K-6, is free and open to the public, and requires no pre-registration. This and all 2009 summer reading events are made possible by the Friends of the Gleason Public Library. For more information, please visit www.gleasonlibrary.org or call (978) 369 4898.
The Gleason Kids Book Club
The Non-fiction book club read Spiders by Nic Bishop, ate spider treats, wore spider hats, and made a wall climbing spider.
  
  
  
 
Everyone measured taller than Stink's 3' 8".
 The Gleason Kids Book Club is off for the summer. Watch for sign-ups in the fall.
If you have questions about the book club or would like more information, please contact Nancy at nboutet@mvlc.org. For more information about this and any of the library's programs, please visit the library website: www.gleasonlibrary.org.
This program is funded through a private grant.
Children's Display Case
Calling all Carlisle kids! Do you have a special collection that you would like to share with your friends and the other patrons of the library? Thanks to the Friends of the Gleason Public Library, we now own a large display case that we want YOU to use.
Sign up at the Children's desk to fill the case with your special treasures for two weeks. After two weeks, your display comes down and the next one goes up.
Our current exhibit:
Charlie and Lowell Hutchinson generously lent us their Star Wars collection to celebrate our Starship Adventure Summer Reading program. Thanks!.
So what do you collect? Your display can be anything you want - Pokemon cards, special toys, something you have made, artwork, coins, stamps, memories from a trip - it's entirely up to you. If you have any questions, you can email Nancy at nboutet@mvlc.org or call the library at 978-369-4898. Start getting that collection together and stop by the Children's desk to make your reservation.
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