Summer Reading Challenge 2008 Local libraries across Dumfries and Galloway are on their marks and getting set to keep young people reading throughout the summer holidays.... with the Summer Reading Challenge 2008. |
The Summer Reading Challenge is simple - read six books during the summer through your local library. Children are given a special pack and a set of incentives to collect as they read, with a certificate and medal for those who successfully complete the Challenge. For more details on how to take part click here... |  |
Readers' Day with Bernard MacLaverty |
 | Saturday 12th July brings the opportunity to meet and hear readings from the gifted and engaging author Bernard MacLaverty, probably best known for his novel Cal. The event sees Bernard reading and discussing his works Grace Notes and Matters of Life and Death as well as some of his other works, with the opportunity to ask the author questions. Saturday 12th July: 10.30 – 4.00. Dalbeattie Parish Church Hall. Tickets £5 for the day. Tickets will be on sale throughout the month of June from your local library. |
GO WILD IN THE LIBRARY Are you wild about wildlife? If so, then Georgetown and Stranraer Libraries could be the place for you! Visitors to the libraries during July are likely to encounter a range of unusual animals - with snails slithering into the activities room as well as opportunities to stroke a snake or go eye-to-eye with lots of creepie crawlies. The libraries are hosting two special Zoolabs which aim to bring environmental studies to life through hands on sessions with animals. |
 | The Wriggley Road Show, for ages 3-6, will feature a giant African snail as well as snakes, a millipede, toad, rabbit and a rat. The roadshow is a fun exercise session for smaller children and takes a look at a range of animals and how they move. The children are encouraged to see if they can replicate their movements. |
| The How Our Bodies Move workshop, for ages 7-11, will feature worms, snails, spider, snakes, a caterpillar, rabbit and a toad. The workshop offers a voyage of discovery around the human body and is an interactive session with some animal handling. |  |
In Georgetown, the workshops will take place on Wednesday 16 July. The Wriggley Road Show will take place from 10.00 to 11.00 and The How Our Bodies Move workshop will take place from 11.10-12.10. In Stranraer, the workshops will take place on Tuesday 22 July. The Wriggley Road Show will take place from 10.00 to 11.00 and The How Our Bodies Move workshop will take place from 11.10-12.10. Free tickets are available from the library for both sessions with places limited to 35 children at each event. For further information contact:
Audrey Millar, Georgetown Library [01387] 256059
or Lynn Nield, Stranraer Library [01776] 707400. |
Dumfries and Galloway's Favourite Rhymes |
Babies and young children love listening and singing along to rhymes. A recent poll revealed the top ten favourites in Scotland, with the results for Dumfries and Galloway listed below: 1. Humpty Dumpty
1. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
3. Baa Baa Black Sheep
4. Hey Diddle Diddle
5. Hickory Dickory Dock
6. Wheels on the Bus
7. Little Green Frog
8. Jack and Jill
9. Mary Had a Little Lamb
10. Incy Wincy Many local libraries in Dumfries and Galloway have rhymetime sessions and details can be found by clicking on the button to the right of the screen. |
