Albert Lea Public Library

Library Afternoon Fun

Hey Kids!  Join us at 3:30 today for our L.A.F. Halloween party.  We will be playing a bunch of fun games and having a spooky snack!  We'll see you there, be sure to wear your costume!

Have a Safe and Happy Halloween!!!







For Halloween Safety tips
visit www.halloween-safety.com

Just For Fun:

ZERO-TASKING DAY

Celebrated annually, "Zero-Tasking Day" is the day daylight savings time ends - when we turn our clocks back and "gain" an hour.  Instead of filling that extra 60 minutes with more work and stress, use that hour to do nothing but take a breath, relax, re-energize, refresh and de-load (opposite of overload).

Remember Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday, October 29 at 2:00 a.m.

When we change our clocks

Since 1966, most of the United States has observed Daylight Saving Time from 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of April to 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday of October. Beginning in 2007, most of the U.S. will begin Daylight Saving Time at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in March and revert to standard time on the first Sunday in November. In the U.S., each time zone switches at a different time.

Date change in 2007

On August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This Act changed the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. Beginning in 2007, DST will begin on the second Sunday in March and end the first Sunday in November. The Secretary of Energy will report the impact of this change to Congress. Congress retains the right to resume the 2005 Daylight Saving Time schedule once the Department of Energy study is complete.

40th Anniversary of the Halloween Classic, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"

To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Halloween classic, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," Snoopy.com recently held an essay contest for Peanuts fans with the worst Halloween ever stories... tales that can rival Charlie Brown's woeful lament, "I got a rock," or Linus and Sally's disappointing wait for the Great Pumpkin in the pumpkin patch! Ten finalists were chosen, but one stood out as the best of the best and was selected as the Grand Prize Winner.  Click on the website below to see the finalists names and stories, view the "Halloween Strip of the Day" and look at look at scenes from the classic.

http://snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/greatpumpkin/index.html

A Yummy Halloween Treat!

Orange Ice Cream Jack O'Lanterns:
To make Ice Cream Jack O'Lanterns, you will need:

• Navel Oranges (1 per child)
• A Knife or a Permanent Black Marker
• Vanilla Ice Cream and/or Orange Sherbet
• A Cookie Sheet

Once you've gathered your ingredients and tools, follow these instructions to make the Jack O'Lanterns:

1. With an adults help, cut a round lid out of each navel orange.
2. Hollow out the oranges by scooping the pulp out of each.
3. Use a knife to carve a face in each orange, or draw on faces using a permanent black marker.
4. Fill each orange with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and/or orange sherbet. If you carved faces into the oranges, be careful not to let any ice cream ooze out of the holes.
5. Put the lids back on the oranges.
6. Place the oranges on a cookie sheet and freeze them until you are ready to serve them.

For some more fun Halloween ideas, visit www.birthdayinabox.com

Storytime Theme

Join us this week when our storytime theme is about pumpkins.
Tuesdays at 10:30 for preschoolers (ages 4-6)
Thursday at 10:30 for toddlers (ages 2-3)
Be sure to take home some great books all about pumpkins and Halloween.  Check out our display by the children's check-out desk.

My Life In France: Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme 921 Child

In her own words, here is the captivating story of Julia Child's years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found her "true calling."  It is filled with photographs, recipes (of course) and wonderful stories about the French world of food and the way of life she embraced so wholeheartedly.

Just For Fun:

Give Wildlife A Brake! Week, October 23-29

As daylight savings time ends, it's time to Give Wildlife a Brake! At this time of year, many of us are now driving to and from work in near darkness, just as large animals such as deer are entering mating season, and others are active in preparing for the long winter ahead.  Scan the road as you drive, watching the edges for wildlife about to cross.  Not only will this help you avoid killing harmless wildlife, but it will also make you aware of other hazards such as bicyclists, children at play and slow-moving vehicles.  BE ALERT!

Fun Halloween Treats

Colorful Halloween treats, bewitching bread sticks, green lagoon punch, ghostly graveyard cakes and sweet spider cakes...only some of the things you can create for Halloween when you go to:

www.mccormick.com

Halloween Riddle

What was the witch's favorite subject in school?





Spelling!

Painted Pumpkins

The Library along with the Art Center will be painting pumpkins on
Thursday, Oct. 19th from 2-4 p.m. in the Multi-purpose room.
Each child will be able to paint and take home one pumpkin.  There is no charge and no need to register.

Teen Read Week

Here are the top books for Teen Read Week, October 15-21, 2006.
Check one out today!
1.   Wolf: the Journey Home by Asta Bowen
2.   Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
3.   Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowwan Boys by Kate Brian
4.   Power Monkey: Adventure of a Young Sailor by Paul Dowswell
5.   I, Coriander by Sally Gardner
6.   Captain Hook: the Adventures of a Notorious Youth by J.V. Hart
7.   13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
8.   Nailed by Patrick Jones
9.   If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's my Prince? by Melissa Kantor
10.  Heavy Metal and You by Christopher Krovatin
11.  Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
12.  Art Geeks and Prom Queens by Alyson Noel
13.  Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel
14.  Eldest by Christopher Paolini
15.  Far from Xanadu by Julie Ann Peters
16.  Blackthorn Winter by Kathryn Reiss
17.  Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
18.  Mimus by Lilli Thal
19.  Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
20.  A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
21.  Poison by Chris Wooding
22.  Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
For more information on these books, visit www.ala.org/teenstopten 

300 Million United State Citizens

Answer to question: in what year, city and state was the 200 million United States citizen born?

He was born in 1967 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Just For Fun:

Margaret Thatcher, first female Prime Minister of England, was born on October 13,1925. She served from 1979-1990.

October 13 is World Egg Day, a day dedicated to the global appeal of billions of nutritious eggs produced worldwide.