Youth activities for July 6th - 11th

Monday
Lapsit (6 months-17 months + adult)
10:05 in the Toddler Town room
Hold My Hand (18-35 months + adult)
10:35 in the Dulaney room
On My Own (3-5 years)
10:30 in the Story Time room
11:15 in the Story Time room
Family storytime (2-5 + adult)
7:00 in the Story Time room

Tuesday
Lapsit (6 months-17 months + adult)
10:05 in the Toddler Town room
Hold My Hand (18-35 months + adult)
10:05 in the Dulaney room
10:35 in the Dulaney room
On My Own (3-5 years)
10:30 in the Story Time room
11:15 in the Story Time room

Wednesday
Lapsit (6 months-17 months + adult)
10:05 in the Toddler town room
Hold My Hand (18-35 months + adult)
10:35 in the Story Time room
Teen Movie 2:00 in the Dulaney Room—Twilight
Family storytime (2-5 + adult) (bi-lingual program)
7:00 in the Story Time room

Thursday
School age program 10:30 in the Dulaney room—Klown Chuck—clown and magician
Reading Buddies (story time for younger children) 10:35 in the Story Time room
Teen Program 2:00 in the Dulaney room—Twilight book and movie discussion

Friday

SPCA 2:00 in the Storytime Room—Children may sign up the day of the program (by calling or stopping by the Children’s desk) to read to Mona.

Teen: Book & Movie Discussion

July 9th

2:00 PM

Twilight Movie and Book Discussion

Come watch Twilight on Wednesday, July 8th and on Thursday, July 9th we will have a discussion about the book and movie:

which you liked better/least
your favorite characters

TEEN MOVIE: Twilight (PG13)

July 8th: 2:00 PM

Twilight (PG13)

Bella Swan was not expecting anything out of the ordinary to happen when she moved to live with her Dad in Forks, Washington. But this where her life truly begins. There she meets Edward Cullen, a mysterious and captivating student at her new high school. Bella soon discovers that Edward is hiding a secret, after he impossibly saves her life from a van with his super-human strength and speed. She is determined to unravel his secret, but the truth is more terrifying than she realized. Edward is a vampire. Any normal person would just keep away from him, but Edward and Bella have fallen passionately and unconditionally in love with each other. And so begins their forbidden relationship between a human and a vampire. But the young lovers soon discover that their troubles are only just about to begin.

Adult Book Club Meeting

July 1, 2009 at 12:00 pm

The Plague, by Albert Camus
Set in Algeria, in northern Africa, The Plague is a powerful study of human life and its meaning in the face of a deadly virus that sweeps dispassionately through the city, taking a vast number of the population with it.

Library Closed for 4th of July

The Library will be closed

Friday, July 3rd

Saturday, July 4th

Sunday, July 5th

In recognition of the 4th of July Holiday.

Win an MP3 Player!

The McKinney Public Library System will be giving away two MP3 players at the end of the summer. You will automatically be entered to win every time you use your library card to check out a downloadable audiobook on OverDrive. Each checkout equals one chance to win.

The drawing will be held September 1, 2009.

Youth activities for June 29th - July 4th

Monday
Lapsit (6 months-17 months + adult)
10:05 in the Toddler Town room
Hold My Hand (18-35 months + adult)
10:35 in the Dulaney room
On My Own (3-5 years)
10:30 in the Story Time room
11:15 in the Story Time room
Family storytime (2-5 + adult)
7:00 in the Story Time room

Tuesday
Lapsit (6 months-17 months + adult)
10:05 in the Toddler Town room
Hold My Hand (18-35 months + adult)
10:05 in the Dulaney room
10:35 in the Dulaney room
On My Own (3-5 years)
10:30 in the Story Time room
11:15 in the Story Time room

Wednesday
Lapsit (6 months-17 months + adult)
10:05 in the Toddler town room
Hold My Hand (18-35 months + adult)
10:35 in the Story Time room
Teen Movie 2:00 in the Dulaney Room
Family storytime (2-5 + adult) (bi-lingual program)
7:00 in the Story Time room

Thursday
School age program 10:30 in the Dulaney room—Rockin’ With Rhett—musical program
Reading Buddies (story time for younger children) 10:35 in the Story Time room

Have a Happy 4th of July!

July Calendar of Events

The July Calendar of Events is now available for pickup at the library or downloadable from the library website:

http://www.mckinneypubliclibrary.org/

School Age Programs

Thursday 10:30-11:15 a.m.
July 2—Rockin’ with Rhett, Musical program

These programs are limited to children entering 1st through 6th grade.

Due to high attendance, no adults or younger children will be admitted.

PALS - Pets Aiding Literacy Skills

June 26

2:00 P.M.

Join in on the fun at theMcKinney Public Library at

101 E. Hunt Street

McKinney, TX 75069

All programs will be held at 2:00 p.m., and registration may be done in person or by telephone (972.547.7324) on the day of each program.

Click here for more information.

Featured Database:

Homework Help and E-Reference from the Gale Virtual Reference Library

McKinney Public Library owns a growing collection of electronic books geared to homework help and curriculum support for upper elementary through community college students. The e-books, from the Gale Virtual Reference Library, present the same information as their print counterparts, but offer numerous online features.

The e-books can be searched at the same time, or individually. They can be accessed at the library, or remotely over the Internet 24/7. Results can be emailed, printed, or downloaded, as well as translated into any of eight languages. In addition, citations to any article can be generated in MLA (Modern Language Association) or APA (American Psychological Association) format.

The Library currently owns 58 Gale Virtual Reference Library titles, which include:

UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography, 10v, 2003
Career Information Center, 9th ed., 13v, 2007
The College Blue Book, 36th ed., 6v, 2009
Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans, 25th ed., 2009
Ancient Civilizations Reference Library, 3v, 2000
Ancient Europe, 8000 BC to 1000 AD: An Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World, 2v, 2004
Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages, 5v, 2004
The Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained, 3v, 2003
UXL Encyclopedia of World Mythology, 5v, 2009
The Gale Encyclopedia of Diets: A Guide to Health and Nutrition, 2v, 2008
Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions, 8th ed., 2009
World Religions Reference Library, 6v, 2007
Eyewitness Animals (13 Dorling Kindersley titles)
Eyewitness Science (19 Dorling Kindersley titles)
Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton, 3v, 2006
African American Almanac, 10th ed., 2008

The Gale Virtual Reference Library can be accessed from the “Databases” page on the library’s web site (http://www.mckinneypubliclibrary.org/) or directly at:

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/txshrpub100250?db=GVRL

For remote access from home, office, or school, type in your McKinney Public Library barcode number as the password. If you don’t yet have a library card, please call the library at 972-547-7323 to obtain a password.

Teen Anime/Manga Program

June 25th

2:00pm

Teen Movie: Mystery Men

June 24th

2:00pm