Fish Prints @ Pelahatchie Public Library

The Rankin County Extension Office provided loads of fun for children this morning at Pelahatchie Public Library. The children made 'fish prints' to take home and their own snack to enjoy. If you missed this program, the Fish Print program will be at Sandhill Public Library tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.

Get Crafty at the Pearl Public Library

Join the Pearl Public Library this Thursday night @ 6:00 PM for Family Craft Night! We will be featuring sea animal fans, rain gauges, paper bag whales, and bookmarks for coloring. This program is free and open to children who are in kindergarten through sixth grade. We will also be giving away fabulous door prizes and announcing the winners of our weekly guessing jar contest.

Guessing Game "nets' a lot of Goldfish!

The winner of our first guessing game this summer is Remington M. He was the closest with a guess of 1,000. There were actually 923 goldfish swimming in the jar. Morton Public Library will have a new guessing game every week during summer reading. Come by and guess!

Puppet Show!

THE PUPPETS ARE COMING!! We had so much fun last week with Percy King here at the Pearl Public Library! We got to learn about and touch all kinds of reptiles. The fun will not stop this week!! The CMRLS PUPPETS will be here to entertain us. This program is FREE and will begin at 6:00 pm on Thursday, June 24. Stop by for a great show and fabulous door prizes!

Tween Boys Build

Yes, it's true that they are building a new library in Forest, but we were focused on a different kind of building tonight. We were more interested in building with Legos! We had a special summer reading program just for tween boys at the Forest Public Library. Then we turned them loose with a bunch of Legos and waited to see what they would come up with. The results were awesome and we are going to keep them on display throughout the rest of the summer. If you need a closer look, feel free to come and check them out. The guys even asked if we could make this a regular event. Hmm...

New Reads!!!

What's the Matter Bunny Blue? by Nicola Smee

A rhyming book with so much heart, you'll just fall in love with Bunny Blue as he searches for his grandmother. Does Bunny Blue find her? It's a great book to read aloud to any child!

Eensy Weensy Spider Freaks Out by Troy Cummings

A spin on the classic rhyme, this fast-paced book will take you higher and higher as Eensy (the spider) finds out that if you fall you must pick yourself up! Awesome read for kids in K-6th grades!

How to Clean Your Room in 10 Easy Steps by Jennifer Huget

Do you have a child with an imagination the size of the world? (and a messy room the size of Jupiter?) Check out this delightful 10-step book on how to inspire your child to clean his/her room!

Sandwhich Swap by HRH Queen Rainia Al Abdullah with Kelly DiPucchio

This might just be one of my favorite summer picture book reads, although you can read it whenever you'd like. It has so many levels of inspiration for tolerance and respect of other people's differences. Two girls + Two Sandwiches= a book 4 anyone to enjoy!

Reptile! Reptiles! Reptiles!

Percy King and his reptiles will be at the Pearl Public Library this Thursday (June 17) @ 6:00 PM. The program is free and open to children in grades kindergarten through sixth grade. Door prizes will be given away to children and adults. Do not miss this chance to see and learn about all of Percy's reptiles!

Come experience magic @ the Library

Robert Day will be firing up the magic at the Brandon Public Library's Family Night this week.Thursday @ 6 pm. See you there!

Wii Play Wednesdays

Need a mid-week break? Come join the Pearl Public Library for Wii Play Wednesdays every Wednesday @ 3:00 until July 14. We will be featuring different water-themed games as well as Wii classic games. Children and teens are welcome to come!

The Snakeman

This is an event you do not want to miss! The Snakeman, Terry Vandeventer, will be at the Pearl Public Library with his snakes. The program is free to the public and open to kids who are in kindergarten through sixth grade. The program starts at 6:00 PM on Thursday, June 10. We will also be giving away door prizes!