Book It to the Library: May Edition

[sws_green_box box_size=”475″]EDITOR’S NOTE: We love the quality free programs offered at all the branches of the Huntsville-Madison County Public library. Each month we’ll bring you highlights of upcoming family events from the libraries within HMCPL. Be sure to visit the HMCPL Event Calendar for even more kid-friendly programs offered at the library.[/sws_green_box]

Programming Break

May is the month most branches of HMCPL take a programming break in order to plan and prepare for their popular Summer Reading Program. Be sure to check the library nearest you before you head over to a regular storytime – we’ve included the definite breaks below.

Main Branch – Youth Services
DATES: May 19^th – June 1st
INFO: There will be no regular story times or children’s program from May 19th until June 1^st in order to prepare for Summer Reading 2014. For more information contact Annie

Eleanor Murphy Branch
INFO: All regular programs, including storytime will be on break for the month of May. There will be a few special programs (see below).

Madison Library
INFO: All regular programs, including storytime will be on break from May 12 through May 30.

This year's Summer Reading Program is "Fizz, Boom, READ!" — This year’s Summer Reading Program is “Fizz, Boom, READ!”

Library Events in May

Puppet Show at Murphy Branch
BRANCH: Eleanor Murphy Public Library
TIME: Tuesday, May 6 @ 4:00pm
AGES: Families and all ages
INFO: Join our puppet pals for a special ZooTime Puppet Show featuring stories and friends with a safari theme. For more information contact Ms. Haley at [email protected] or 256-881-5620

Parachute Playtime!
BRANCH: Main Branch – Youth Services
TIME: Wednesday, May 7th & 14th @ 4pm
AGES: Families, all ages
INFO: It’s time to bring out the BIG parachute for an interactive parachute play session. Songs, rhymes, and games with the chute! For more information contact Annie Matthys at 256-532-5949 or [email protected].

Zoo Time Puppet Show
BRANCH: Bailey Cove Library
TIME: Wednesday, May 7 @ 9:15 am and 10:30 am
Thursday, May 8 @ 9:15 am, 10:30 am, and 4:00 pm
AGES: Preschool – lower elementary
INFO: Zoo Time Puppet Show is a fun, interactive show featuring zoo animal stories, lots of puppets, rhymes, songs, and a craft. For more information, please contact Ms. Betty ([email protected]).

Story Time: Pizza!
BRANCH: Gurley Public Library
TIME: Wednesday, May 7, 10:30 AM
INFO: Join Mrs. Tina for stories, songs, and a craft. For more information contact Tina Wright at 256-776-2102 or [email protected].

Close Encounters Science Club
BRANCH: Tillman Hill Library
TIME: Thursday, May 8, 4 pm
AGES: 8 and up
INFO: Close Encounters of the Pop-Fizz- Boom Kind We are making our own Soda and then watching Soda erupt Call 256-828-9529 to register for the class

Middle School Book Club
BRANCH: Gurley Public Library
TIME: Monday, May 12, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm
INFO: Book-“Shiver” by Maggie Stiefvater. For more information contact Tina Wright at 256-776-2102 or [email protected]

May Flowers in the Library!
BRANCH: Main Branch – Youth Services
TIME: Until May 15th
AGES: All ages
INFO: Design your own flower to put in our flower garden! At the end of the month, we’ll pick a prize-winning flower. For more information contact Annie Matthys at 256-532-5949 or [email protected].

Anime Club
BRANCH: Gurley Public Library
TIME: Tuesday, May 20 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm
INFO: Watch anime movie, “Steam Boy”, draw manga, and snacks. For more information contact Tina Wright at 256-776-2102 or [email protected].

Story Time: Bedtime & PJ’S
BRANCH: Gurley Public Library
TIME: Wednesday, May 21, 10:30 AM
INFO: Join Mrs. Tina for stories, songs, and a craft. For more information contact Tina Wright at 256-776-2102 or [email protected].

Story Time: Summer
BRANCH: Gurley Public Library
TIME: Wednesday, May 21, 10:30 AM
INFO: Join Mrs. Tina for stories, songs, and a craft. For more information contact Tina Wright at 256-776-2102 or [email protected].

Afternoon Movie-“Lego Movie”
BRANCH: Gurley Public Library
TIME: Thursday, May 30, 3:00 PM
INFO: Watch an afternoon movie. For more information contact the Gurley Library at 256-776-2102 or [email protected].

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Mandy Pinyan

Mandy Pinyan has been a passionate book lover from an early age, where being busted for bringing Stephen King to school (a book, not the guy) led to much reading by flashlight. She turned out okay. She is the Youth Services Coordinator and Manager of Outreach Services at the Huntsville Madison County Public Library Extension and Outreach Department, where she can be seen driving a Rainbow Van or a Bookmobile in between gigs. Mom to a tween, Adelyn and wife to a ruggedly handsome outdoorsman with an obsession with planting bamboo, Mandy finds enjoyment in painting, gardening and geeking out over various pop culture. A small menagerie of pets - dachshunds Matt Damon and Angel, kitty BB and Boston-Chihuahua-chupacabra mix Bailey just make the chaos complete.