Deck the Halls with... Hans Christian Andersen, fa la la la, la la la la!

This Saturday the Mad Professor will read from stories by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, including one with a Christmas theme. A game of charades based on another of the stories shall follow. Then, filled with the holiday spirit, we will decorate the Gulfport Temporary Library for Christmas! Apple cider and popcorn will be served.

Special mystery guests will also be present (and fed): (Hint: what is named something but is not really that something, but something else that swims?)

December Coloring Contest

Here's December's coloring contest picture. Please remember to follow the rules (posted below). Good luck and have F.U.N.!



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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!


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Gulfport Temporary Library announces its November Coloring Contest Winners!

Congratulations are in order for Carolyn (age 2-5 group) and Destiny (age 6-12 group), for they have won the first ever Gulfport Temporary Library Coloring Contest.

Thanks also to all who participated!


Carolyn's picture


Destiny's picture

No Story Time this Saturday!

The Gulfport Temporary Library will be closed Thurs - Saturday, November 27-29, 2008 and will reopen Monday, December 1, 2008, so there will be no storytime this Saturday.

The Mad Professor wishes everybody a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Tipis and macaroni

Saturday the Mad Professor read "Bring the Deer Back" by Jeffrey Prusski, a story about a young Native American boy who goes out one winter night to hunt a deer.
Afterwards we discussed the Choctaw tribe, who still live in Mississippi, and made macaroni necklaces. Then we got to shoot a turkey target with a bow and arrow.

Gobble! Gobble! Gobble!

This Saturday the Mad Professor will host a renactment of the 1st Thanksgiving.
Be prepared to be a Pilgrim or Native American (or a turkey)! After reading from some Thanksgiving-themed books, there will be a turkey-stuffing contest (onion provided).

Shadow puppet play

This Saturday the Mad Professor will host a shadow play based on some ancient (and not so ancient) folklore. Afterwards, we will bring out the puppets, set up the puppet stage and have a little F.U.N. theater! Afterwards (if there's time) we will go outside to play some three-legged soccer, and maybe even do the Mentos/ Diet Coke thing.