Orange Library Adds Afternoon Story Time

At the request of parents and caregivers, Candy Cross has added an after-school story time to Wheeler Memorial Library's weekly schedule. Wednesdays at 4:00 starting September 22, 2010, Candy will lead RELAX and READ. Stories, creative dramatics, songs, and crafts chosen around a weekly theme will be presented in a manner responsive to the age of the children present. This program will run through November 17 except for October 6 and October 20.

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An Exhibition of Word and Image - Next Sunday at the OIC

334 Years Ago and Next Week in Athol and Orange

It happened in 1682 during King Phillip’s War. Mary Rowlandson, wife of Lancaster’s first puritan minister, was captured by Indians and forced to travel with them for eleven weeks. They moved through many towns in Massachusetts including present day Orange and Athol and even into New Hampshire and Vermont before she was released in Princeton.

Master Storyteller and National Award Winner, Katie Green of Princeton, MA will present Meet Mrs. Mary Rowlandson on Monday, September 20, 2010 at the Moore-Leland Branch Library in North Orange. This presentation, appropriate for adults and mature students, will begin at 7 PM. Katie will introduce the audience to Mary through her book, which was first published in 1682.

This free program is funded by the Friends of the Orange Public Libraries and by a grant from the Orange Cultural Council which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. More information about Katie Green’s work is available on her website www.katiegreenstories.com

Orange Library Storytime Starts 2010-2011 Session

Rise and Romp 2010/2011 Storytime Session at the Wheeler Memorial
Library in Orange starts September 14th and continues every Tuesdays
at 10:30am. Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers are welcome! This
program is FREE and no registration is necessary. Each week Candy
Cross leads a thematic group of hand plays, songs, stretches, rhymes
and stories tailored to the age of the children present. Then after
the activity time children are invited to do a craft or play together
as suits their age. As the name implies, this is not a sit still
story hour. The library is located at 49 East Main St in Orange.
Candy Cross may be reached at 978-544-2495 x103

Orange Library FREE fall series for 4th graders and up

Starting Thursday September 16 from 4:00 to 5:00, Four Weeks For Fun For Free for Fourth Graders Up will begin at the Wheeler Memorial Library. In the first workshop art educator Nina Wellen will start the students in the construction of wire based sculptures that will then be covered with plaster. Then on September 23 from 4:00 to 5:00 the sculptures will be finished by painting. Come engage your creative energy and get messy at the library during these first two of four fun workshops. There is a limit of 15 participants for this event.

The third workshop will take place on Thursday September 30 from 4:00 to 5:00. Bernadette Christian will bring her Radical Reptiles from Randolph. Participants will be able to learn about the wonders of snakes, tegus, chameleons and other creatures as they watch them up close. There is a limit of 25 participants for this event.

The series of 4 weeks of Fun for Free will wrap-up with Julie Bell Davis teaching how to UPcycle an old sweater into a unique pair of mittens and/or a hat. All necessary materials will be provided but favorite old sweaters are welcome if you bring them to the library by Sept 30. It may be hot right now but before long it will be cold, cold, cold again. This is New England! There is a limit of 15 participants in this event.

Registration is recommended for all of these activities. Call 978-544-2495 x103.