May 24, 2012 - Dragonfest

Did you know that Dragonfest is underway? Well, it is. Every year, about 10 days (more or less - this year more)before the Friends of the Dragon Art Fair, the library has a celebration of all things dragon. We feel that celebrating the dragon is appropriate, since we have four dragons guarding each of the gables. There are activities for all ages, so please checkout our webpage at www.deforestlibrary.org. One of the activities of Dragonfest is that it acts as a soft opening for our summer reading program so if you want to get a jump on earning dragon dollars so you can "buy" fabulous items from "The Olde Dragon Dollar Store" you can start signing up now. It's hard to believe we have almost made it to summer. On the other hand it's hard to believe we aren't already well into summer. Hay was being cut, windrowed, and baled two weeks ago. Why, when I was growing up on the farm we thought we were lucky if we got hay made on Memorial Day weekend. So in that sense, it should already be the first or second week of June. Now that I think about it, the publishers' summer list titles have already started to arrive. If you cast your eyes down the page you'll find some excellent material for beach or pool or lakeside reading. These books also work well in a hammock in the shade too. Enjoy!