Saturday there be dragons

We will read from the Paolini series and make dragons.

(B)ooooooooooo!

Guess who?

Saturday the Mad Professor & co will have a ghoulish time with the Goosebump series by R. L. Stine! Popcorn will be provided.

Afterwards we shall carve/paint jack-o-lanterns.

Come join us for some F.U.N.

Have you voted for my monkey yet?

Monkey see, monkey do, monkey makes...bananas in a can?!

Lookit what my monkey made!! Click the can for a website where you too can design your own brand of soda!

The Gulfport Temporary Library announces its Coloring Contest Rules!

Rules:
- Contest open to children ages 12 and under.

- Each month, beginning December 2008, one (1) picture will be posted on this webpage as the Picture of the Month. The featured picture will change every month, and new prizes will be awarded each month.

- One (1) entry per person per month, please.

- To enter, print out the Picture of the Month, color it in however you like, and return your entry to the Gulfport Temporary Library for judging.

- Entries can be scanned, attached to e-mail and sent to g.conwill@harrison.lib.ms.us or you can send your entry (via U.S. Mail) to:

Gulfport Temporary Library Coloring Contest
c/o Gulfport Temporary Library
47 Maples Drive Trailer #1
Gulfport MS 39507

- Be sure to include child's name, age, address, phone number, and e-mail address so that winners may be notified!

Judging:
- Entries will be judged once a month, and prizes will be awarded monthly.

- Entries will be judged on the basis of creativity.

- Once a month, prizes will be awarded in 2 age categories: ages 5 and under, and ages 6-12.

Winners:
- Winners will be notified by mail.

- Each winner will win the following prizes for winning contest entries: a Mad Professor Fun Pack, their name printed on an iron-on T-shirt transfer form, and their winning entries posted
here on the Gulfport Temporary Library’s Mad Professor’s website!

Have F.U.N.! Here's the first coloring page!

( Click on the pic to save and print out)

Boxcar adventure

Much fun was had Saturday! We made a tent for the boxcar after reading the first book of the Boxcar series. Then, while enjoying bread, cookies and some milk, we "watched" a couple of Tumblereadables. Then... Silly String! Stay tuned for what's happening next Saturday...ooooooooooooo! Hint: it'll be scaarry!

Boxcar Children Adventure

This Saturday excerpts from Getrude Chandler Warner's beloved series "The Boxcar Children" will be read. Afterwards, part of the Gulfport Temporary Library will be turned into a boxcar!

Also, the Mad Professor will introduce those attending to Tumblebooks, which the Harrison County Library System is currently using on a free trial basis. For the link click here.

Columbus Day at the Gulfport Temporary Library

The Columbus Day celebration on Saturday was lots of F.U.N.!

The Mad Professor brought his half-finished model of the Santa Maria (with working lights in the captain's and crew quarters).

Two books about Columbus were read and discussed, including "Follow the Dream" by Peter Sis.

Then we built some boats out of old file folders, straws and construction paper. Afterwards a boat race was held outside in the Mad Professor's inflatable pond.

Story time ended with a literal bang of Diet coke and mentos!

Coming to a Gulfport Temporary Library Near You!

To be announced....soon!

Monkey says you can pick any name you like, as long as it's not Egbert!

7 October 2008

Do you like cats, kitties and other felines? If so, click here for a funny website!

Columbus Day October 13, 2008

Come celebrate Columbus Day at the Gulfport Temporary Library!

Saturday 11 October the Mad Professor is staging a reenactment of Columbus' discovery of the New World!

There will be many hats to wear and pages to color. Where there is color, Silly String is sure to follow!

Monkey wants to know if anyone knows his name yet!

SUCCESS!

SUCCESS!

Children took turns reading from the Library Bill of Rights, and drew their version of Mr Silverstein's "Eight Balloons". Much fun was had by all afterwards as balloons popped while the Mad Professor recited the poem. Even more fun was watching, after a lot of teamwork, Krakatoa explode once again (thanks to a lot of red-dyed vinegar and some baking soda).

In lieu of Silly String, whipper ( a kind of one-ended jump rope) and tuggle (a tug-of-war on buckets)- Dinotopian games suggested by author and illustrator James Gurney, were played with much enthusiasm. Even the Mad Professor got in on the F.U.N.!

Banned Book Week

The Mad Professor celebrates Banned Books Week!

To celebrate this event, this Saturday (4 Oct 2008) the Mad Professor will read from the Library Bill of Rights. An audio reading follows from Shel Silverstein himself of his poetry book"Light in the Attic".

Illustrated booklets will be made of Mr Silverstein's poem "Eight Balloons". Afterwards the poem will be acted out. Balloons will be popped!

Then we shall read from the Newbery Award-winning book, "Twenty-One Balloons" by William Penè du Bois in which the explosion of Krakatoa will be re-enacted!

Monkey says don't forget the Silly String!

If you're happy and you know it (clap your hands)

... And so we begin. Today is the start date of the Mad Professor's blog for the Gulfport Temporary Library. Aren't you excited?

I, for one, sure am. This site will have links to lots of kewl stuff, including stuff suggested by my monkey.

For starters though, a little about the Gulfport Temporary Library.

If you don't already know, we're located at

47 Maples Drive
Trailer #1
Gulfport MS 39507
tel 228-871-7171

On the web (main site): www.harrison.lib.ms.us

Our hours: Mon- Wed 9-6
Thurs-Fri 9-5
Sat 10-2

Story time hours: Mon 10-11 (for children ages 2-5)
Sat 9-10 (for children ages 6-12)