2008 Sunderland Library Community Tours

Free Field Trips for Children and Parents

Exotic Bugs: Wed. July 30th, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.

Bart Bouricius, a treetops walkway builder and researcher, will show over-sized bugs!

Come see and learn about some oversize bugs: arachnids, millipedes, a scorpion, to name a few.

For children and their families.

Pre-registration is required.

2008 Kids Summer Reading
Preschool Story/Craft Schedule

For children ages 3-6 and their families.

• July 11, 18, 25
• August 1

Open to children ages 2-11 (grades 0-5).

Each storytime is approximately 45 minutes in length and is held on Fridays at 11:00AM in the Children’s Room.

2008 Kids Summer Reading Program

Are you looking for some fun activities for your children this summer? If so, you and your child are invited to participate in the 2008 Statewide Summer Reading Program at the Sunderland Public Library. Our program, "Wild Reads at your library" offers free library events for children and their familes for six weeks this summer.

Open to children ages 2-11 (grades 0-5).

Parents: To get started, visit the Sunderland 2008 Kids Summer Reading Program site and click on the Sign Me Up button to register your child. Complete the online form to get started.

2008 Summer Reading Program for Young Adults

This summer, get ready to read! "It's All About You!" is the name of this year's Young Adult Summer Reading Program. It's easy to win great prizes! Simply fill out the Reading Log each day that you read. For every 100 pages that you read and record, you will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win our weekly raffles. You can enter every week. The prizes that you can win? We have gift certificates from the following local stores: American Eagle, Barnes & Noble, Cinemark, Dick's Sporting Goods, Dunkin' Donuts and Video Zone.

After you read 200 pages, you will receive a raffle ticket for the grand prize… a $100 American Express gift card! You will also receive a weekly raffle ticket for participating in any of our Young Adult "It's All About You!" Summer Programs. There are a wide variety of programs, so there surely will be one for you. So do something this summer… come to the Sunderland Public Library, read and WIN!

Learn more and see the schedule of events...

Suzanne Strempek Shea: Sundays in America: A Yearlong Road Trip in Search of Christian Faith
Wed. August 6th, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.

Join author Suzanne Strempek Shea for readings from her book Sundays in America: A Yearlong Road Trip in Search of Christian Faith. Suzanne writes:

It was just about two years ago that I started wondering what makes one Christian religion different from the next – and Tommy, as he often does, suggested "Write about it." The result is this book, my eighth, and my third of non-fiction.

Previously a winner of the 2000 New England Book Award, which recognizes a literary body of works' contribution to the region, Suzanne began writing fiction in her spare time while working as reporter for the Springfield (Massachusetts) Newspapers and the Providence Journal (Rhode Island). Her freelance work has appeared in Yankee magazine, The Bark magazine, The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Organic Style and ESPN the Magazine.

She lives in Bondsville, Mass., with her husband, Tommy, a columnist for The Republican newspaper in Springfield, Mass., and their two dogs, Tiny and Bisquick.

Call for Artists: Fall 2008 - Summer 2009

The Sunderland Public Library is accepting applications from artists for rotating exhibits in the Lane Family Reading Room. The Lane Room offers approximately 30 linear feet of wall space and use of adjacent open shelving. Artists are encouraged to view the space prior to submitting an application. Exhibits will be selected by a committee appointed by the Library Trustees according to the following schedule:

Application packets are available at the library or online.

Artists must submit a completed application form in order to be considered and adhere to the provisions of the Sunderland Public Library Art Exhibition Policy. For more information contact Jay Baudermann at 413-584-1460 x125.