Puppet show for Mother Goose Group

Puppeteer Nicol Wander with her cast of characters from the Princess and the Pea

Extra special fun continues with Mother Goose on the Loose at the Wheeler Memorial Library. On Monday May 9 at 10:30, Nicol Wander will perform her unique version of the Princess and the Pea using handcrafted felt puppets which she has created. The puppet show is sure to elicit lots of laughs from little children and their adults. Rumor has it that this Princess loves her junk food, until a certain pea teaches her a very important lesson. No registration is required for this free event. It has been generously supported in part by a grant from the Orange Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. It is also made possible due to a grant from the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Call Children’s Librarian Candy Cross, 978-544-2495 x103, if you have any questions. 

Young Orange Library Patron Recognized in State Writing Contest

PHOTO: Haley Jean with her favorite book, Edward's Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan

Children's Librarian Candace Cross has been notified that Haley Jean's letter to the author of her favorite book has won an Honors designation in the statewide contest, Letters about Literature. Haley wrote her letter as part of the Wheeler Memorial Library's Writing Club. Haley's honor has occurred in a year when Massachusetts was second in participation nationwide, with nearly 4,300 letters written. She is to be congratulated on being in the top one percent of all the letters received in her grade category. Haley has been invited to the annual awards ceremony held at the State House in May.
Letters About Literature is a national reading and writing program that asks students in Grades 4 through 12 to write letters to authors whose work has made a significant difference in their lives. It is sponsored nationally by the Library of Congress and Target Stores. The Massachusetts Center for the Book administers the Massachusetts state program.

Friends of the Orange Public Libraries Mother’s Day Holiday Fundraiser

Fundraising Never Tasted So Good!
 

Please help support the Friends with a delicious Boston Tea Cake for Easter or Mother’s Day .  They also make an excellent gift if you are visiting, need a holiday thank you gift or are entertaining at home~ one of these delicious gourmet cakes is welcomed by all! If you own a business or are a corporate sponsor, please consider one of these cakes as a gift to your clients and make them aware that you support our Orange Library programs as a worthy cause.  Note: for cakes for Easter, please order by April 18th and cakes will be available for delivery beginning on Wednesday, April 20th --just in time for the Easter holiday! For Mother's Day, please order by May 3rd and take delivery May 5th.  

 

Tea Cakes offered are: Sour Cream & Cinnamon, Apple Cinnamon, Blueberry, Chocolate Ecstasy, Cranberry Cream, Lotsa Lemon and Pumpkin Cream. Each cake is 1.5 lbs serves 8-10 and sells for $12.00.

 

Please contact Maria Bull, Co- President and Fundraising Coordinator or any FOL member to place your order.  You may also place your order via email to: mariambull@yahoo.com. If emailing your order please provide your name, home address, telephone number, which cake(s) you wish to purchase and your payment can be sent c/o Maria Bull 235 Dana Road, Orange, MA 01364.  

Please help us to continue supporting many of the excellent programs offered by the Orange Libraries 

in Orange, MA. Thank you for your support to make this fundraiser a great success!

Children's Room School Vacation Events

Starting the Tuesday of School Vacation Week, April 19, the Children's Room of the Wheeler Memorial Library will offer a variety of activities for children of all ages.  Even their care-givers and the community in general can join in the fun.  On Monday the library will be closed for the legal holiday but on Tuesday there will be two activities.  Tuesday, April 19 at 10:30, Candy Cross will have her Rise and Romp storytime and at 2:00 the Mahar Key Club will come with supplies for a craft activity using the ever popular foam art.  On Wednesday, April 20 at 3:00, Stephanie Conrod will lead a group of all ages interested in getting their green thumbs dirty starting seeds for their home gardens and helping Candy wake-up the library gardens.  Thursday, April 20th at 6:30, in the Orange Town Hall there will be the grand finale with the spectacular Tanglewood Marionettes presenting An Arabian Adventure.   Come watch these impressive, hand-crafted marionettes come to life to tell a tale of daring and danger from far away Persia.  Facing danger at every turn, the courageous Princes must battle his way out of an underground prison in order to save his princess from a tragic fate.  All of these events are FREE thanks to contributions from the Mahar Key Club, the Wheeler Memorial Library, Stephanie Conrod, and the Orange Cultural Council a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Poetry Reading April 12, 2011

Fantastic Marionette show, April 21st in Orange

PHOTO CAPTION: Wheeler Memorial Library Presents An Arabian Adventure, Orange Town Hall, April 21, 6:30

You don't need to go to the Boston Children's Museum or the Yale  Art Gallery to see the incredible marionette troupe that has performed in both these places because the Tanglewood Marionettes will be coming to the Orange Town Hall on Thursday April 21st at 6:30.  The last time these talented puppeteers came to Orange they wowed the audience with a most original presentation of Cinderella.  Those who witnessed Cinderella's hot air balloon float over the audience will want to come back to watch the beautiful puppets and amazing staging used for this year's show, "Arabian Adventures".  The show is FREE to all thanks to a grant from the Wheeler Memorial Library and the  Orange Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

“An Arabian Adventure” tells the tale of a Persian prince who is thrown into a dungeon because of his love for a beautiful princess.  Facing danger at every turn, the courageous prince must battle his way out of the underground prison to save his princess from a tragic fate.  Over a dozen beautifully hand-crafted marionettes, will carry out the action-packed drama  with the puppeteers in full view, so that the audience can witness firsthand the mechanics of puppet manipulation.  As in "Cinderella," clever stage illusions and lighting effects are sure to impress everyone.  And organizer Candy Cross, Orange Children's Librarian, hopes the audience will also be able to get a close up look at all the puppets after the show.  She remembers with excitement how generous the puppeteers were with a backstage tour after Cinderella.  This is definitely a puppet show for all ages and a great way to celebrate school's spring vacation.  It is also a wonderful way to start thinking about this summer's reading program which has the theme: One World, Many Stories.