2011 Summer Reading Winners

TOP TEEN’S SUMMER READERS 2011

1^st AUSTIN KLEEN (11th grade) – READ 121 BOOKS

2^nd XOCHITL LICEA (6th grade) – READ 80 BOOKS

3^rd HANNAH PARKER (7th grade) – READ 23 BOOKS

4^th OLIVIA COMBS (7th grade) – READ 20 BOOKS

4^th SARAH COMBS (9th grade) – READ 20 BOOKS

5^th ANNA COMBS (12th grade) – READ 17 BOOKS

6^th DANIEL DAVIDSON – READ 13 BOOKS

 

TOP CHILDREN’S SUMMER READERS 2011

1^st MEGAN COMBS (5th grade) – READ 93 BOOKS                

2^nd QUETZAL LICEA (2nd grade) – READ 80 BOOKS                

2^nd CITLALLI LICEA (2nd grade) – READ 80 BOOKS                       

3^rd KARSYN HAMMONS (2nd grade) – READ 67 BOOKS     

4^th KYLE HAMMONS (3rd grade)– READ 65 BOOKS                

5^th KYNDAL HAMMONS (K grade)– READ 50 BOOKS          

6^th TREVOR GRIMM – READ 36 BOOKS

Teen Summer Reading Winners

For 2010 we had 31 teens signed up and participate in our Summer Reading Program. Our top Teen reader this year is Austin Kleen, a 10^th grader at the Florence High School reading 360 books. Our runners up are Xochitl Licea reading 100 books, Sarah Combs reading 44 books, Anna Combs reading 35 books, Daniel Davidson reading 22 books, Shelbey Kleen reading 21 books and Paige DeLeon reading 14 books. The winners get their names put on a plaque in a book of their choice from the Library. Each has received numerous prizes from various businesses across Texas. Thank you to each of you that have read books or donated prizes this year for all the wonderful kids in Florence.

Summer Reading Winners

We have our winners for Summer Reading for Kids

Winners:

1st prize – Autumn Rockwell (2nd grade) Large Train puzzle, Hill Country Train Tickets, Wazoo Tickets, Gatti-land ticket, assorted prizes

2nd & 3rd place -Quentzal Licea Urvina & Citlalli Licea Urvina (Kindergarten) Small Train puzzle, Wazoo Tickets, Gatt-land Tickets, assorted prizes

4th place – Jonathan Martinez (1st grade) Action figure & assorted prizes

5th place – Aldo Martinez (Kindergarten) Action figure & assorted prizes

6th place – Angie Jimenez (Kindergarten) Art set & assorted prizes

We had around 200 kids participate with Snow cones on the last day donated by Nita Davidson of the WCRP, they had loads of fun this year.

Prizes donated from:

Ripley’s Believe it or Not, City Light’s, The Longhorn Foundation, Sonic, Mel’s Lone Star Lanes, Putt-putt Fun Center, Summer Fun Water Park, Texas Skateland, Gatt-land, Williamson County Sherriff’s Posse Rodeo, Austin Steam Train, Topsy Exotic Ranch, Wazoo’s, Ci-Ci-’s Pizza, National Museum of the Pacific War, Texas Sports Hall of Fame, Florence City Pool, AppleBee’s, Blanton’s Museum of Art, The Monument Cafe, Firehouse Subs, Bush’s Fried Chicken, Chick-fil-A, Fuddrucker’s, Mad Hatter Jewelry, Wendy’s, Papa John’s, Joe’s Crab Shack, Longhorn Cavern, Museum of the American Railroad, Log Cabin Village, Chipolte Grill, Book Stan, Border’s, Shake’s, Killeen Airport, Courthouse Sub’s, Schlotsky’s Deli, Taco Cabano, Cotton Patch Cafe, Quizno’s, Cinemark 14, Inner Space Cavern, Mesquite MCA Rodeo, Smokey Moe’s, Cinergy Cinema 8, Bob Bullock Museum, Fort Worth Zoo, Round Rock Express, Subway, Best Buy, Houston Museum of Natural Science, NASA, Kelly’s Kids, Killeen Bowl-a-rama, Cinemarc, San Antonio Zoo, Witte Museum, and Dr. Eddie Tennison.

Readers:

We had local folks reading to the kids they were Pat Smith, Susie Russell, Patty Rodgers & Eloise Johnson. Express sincere thanks to these ladies for reading to the kids.

 

Contest

WANTED

Residents to enter a contest designing a flag for the city of Florence, Texas. No age restrictions, but must have a Florence address. The Florence Public Library will receive all entries. Entries will be in color and may be hand or computer sketched.

Name, telephone number and address will be required for each entry. Sketches will be no smaller than 9″ x 5″  or larger than 12″ x 8″.

Contest will run from 1 August thru 31 October 2010.

Winning entry will receive a $100 savings bond, a letter from the city and their picture in our local paper. The City Council will select the winning entry or oversee a selection board. There is no limit on the number of sketches that one person may submit.

Persons to contact: Bob Delp 254-793-2915

                                        Charlotte Summers 254-793-2672

Teen Summer Reading

It’s around the corner, summer!!! Time for our annual Summer Reading Program. This year we will be meeting at the Library June 2nd, June 9th, June 16th & June 23rd from 1:00-3:00. Our theme this year is transportation. So come on down and we’ll have fun reading and doing crafts. This years winners will receive your name in a book of your choice in the Library. Hope to see you there!

Summer Reading For Teens

The months of June, July, and August are for you teens who love to read, come in, sign up, check out a book, read that book, and win a prize.

Prizes this year are as follows:

*Autographed pictures of the Texas Longhorn’s Coach and players, Team pictures and trading cards from the Texas Longhorn Foundation

*2 Bibles from Charlotte Summers, Librarian

*2 tickets for Ripley’s Believe or Not Waxworks, San Antonio

*12 Route 44 Drink Coupons from Sonic, Georgetown

*12 bowling passes to Mel’s Lone Star Lanes, Georgetown

* 4 passes for City Lights Theatre, Georgetown

*Passes for Putt-putt Fun Center, Killeen

*9 passes to Summer Fun Water Park, Belton

*20 passes to Texas Skateland, Harker Heights

*50 kids tickets to Gatt-land, Round Rock

*50 $5.00 Game Tickets for Gatti-land, Round Rock

*2 tickets to the 67th Annual Williamson County, Rodeo, Georgetown

*2 Adult & 2 Children’s tickets, train whistle, train squishy, & t-shirt from Austin Steam Train-Hill Country Flyer, Cedar Park

*25 passes to Topsey Exotic Ranch, Copperas Cove

*3 passes for family of 4 to Texas Ranger’s Museum, Waco

*50 Child’s Buffet Coupons for Ci-Ci’s Pizza, Georgetown

*Passes for Family of 5 & Book for National Museum of the Pacific War, Fredericksberg

*6 passes for the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, Waco

*3 three-day passes for the Florence City Pool, Florence

*4 $10 gift certificates from Applebee’s, Georgetown

*10 passes to Blanton Museum of Art, Austin

*2 $25 gift cards to Monument Cafe, Georgetown

*5 sub cards from Firehouse Subs, Georgetown

*12 Kids meals from Bush’s Fried Chicken, Georgetown

*100 Ice Cream Cards from Chick-fil-A, Georgetown

*Read 6 Books Get Kids Meal Free coupons for Fuddrucker’s, Round Rock

*Read for Shake’s from Fuddrucker’s, Round Rock

*Jewelry from Mad Hatter’s Jewelry, Georgetown

*12 frosty cards from Wendy’s, Georgetown

*5 pizza cards from Papa John’s Pizza, Georgetown

*20 appetizer cards from Joe’s Crab Shack, Round Rock

*4 gift certificates from Subway, Taylor

*2 tickets to Longhorn Cavern, Burnet

*48 coupons for 50% off to Museum of American Railroad, Dallas

*$50 gift certificate for 4 to Chipolte Grill, Georgetown

*2 passes for 4 w/soda & popcorn + shoe rental, valued at $40 ea. to Interstate Lanes, Round Rock

*4 Action Figures, 2 Board Games & Book from Book Stan, Killeen

*Books from Border’s, Temple

*Books from Book Warehouse, Temple

*100 cone cards from Shake’s Frozen Custard, Georgetown

*1 bistro meal deal from Courthouse Subs, Georgetown

*5 Sub or pizza cards from Schilosky’s Deli, Georgetown

*15 coupons for Taco Cabano, Georgetown

*98 appetizer cards from Cotton Patch Cafe, Georgetown

*45 Sub coupons from Quizno’s, Georgetown

*4 Guest passes from Cinemark 14, Round Rock

*3 passes to Wazoo’s, Killeen

*2 passes to Inner Space Cavern, Georgetown

*2 reserved seating for 2 to Mesquite Rodeo, Mesquite

*2 $10 gift certificates for Smokey Moe’s BBQ, Georgetown

*4 passes to Cinergy Cinema, Copperas Cove

*Avatar DVD from Best Buy, Georgetown

*2 certificates for 4 to Round Rock Express Game, Round Rock

*2 tickets to Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth

*Museum Package for 4 to Bob Bullock Museum, Austin

*50 wooden airplanes from Killeen Airport, Killeen

*Family pack to Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston

*2 tickets to Log Cabin Village, Fort Worth

**4 tickets to Johnson’s Space Center-NASA, Houston

*100 – $5.00 off coupons to Johnson’s Space Center-NASA, Houston

*25 ice cream coupons from Sonic, Killeen

*2 tickets to Hollywood Theaters, Killeen

*2 #1 Combo Deals from Sonic, Killeen

*3 sub cards from Subway, Killeen

*2 Tickets to san Antonio Zoo, San Antonio

*4 Tickets to Witte Museum, San Antonio

*1 Nerf Football, 1 Card Game & 1 DVD from the Library

* For the Kids – toothbrushes from Dr. Eddie Tennison, Round Rock

Plus  other things being sent to the Library as prizes. So come on in read with us and win two prizes, one in a gift and the other prize in the knowledge from the book.

So come on in, lets read!!!

Teen Summer Reading

It’s that time of year again. Summer is creeping around the corner. Just a few more weeks of school left and wondering what to do this summer. Come on by the Library. We have lots of great books to read. Join our Summer Readiong Program. Read a book and win a prize. Hope to see you all here.

If you really like books, we are looking for a couple great teens who would like to volunteer this summer. We need help running the front desk and reshelving books. Come by & grab an application.

Spring Lecture Series

The Eula Hunt Beck Florence Public Library is inviting everyone to attend our Spring Lecture Series starting February 9th at 6:30 p.m. The Lectures include:

February 9th   Bats in our Community    Glenna Teltow reveals the nighttime life of bats!

February 16th   Come listen to some toe-tappin’ Old Time Country Music    performed by Buddy Ferguson and Harold Harton  (Our community’s best polished musicians)

February 23rd     Wayne Rhoden, Past President of the Williamson County Master Gardeners will talk on Building a Raised Bed Garden, planning, building, selecting plants, irrigation, and maintenance.

March 2nd   Listen to the History of Country Music presented by the Country Combo,  musicians: Buddy Ferguson, Max Fry and Wayne Smith

Everyone is invited to attend this free series beginning at 6:30 p.m. Bring your family and friends and join us for four evenings of great stories, new insights, refreshments, and fun!

Holiday Closings

We will be closed from December 21st to January 3rd. We resume our normal business hours of 8:30-12:00 & 1:00-5:30 Monday thru Friday on January 4th. You can return books in our big blue book drop outside the Library at anytime, I plan on checking it several times during the Holiday Season. You can also leave a message on the phone (254-793-2672) and I’ll recheck your books that way. Plus there’s the internet, our email address is fllib@vvm.com you can email me what you would like done, re checking your books, book request or any questions for that matter.

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a safe New Years. Look forward to seeing you in 2010!

Thank you, Charlotte Summers, Library Director

Happy Holidays

It’s beginning to look and feel more like Christmas out there. The wind is cold and it may be raining, nothing on the television that interest you bet you could find a good book to read. Come on by! We have lots to choose from. From our children’s books like, “Santa’s Secret Helper” by Andrew Clements, “Dear Santa, Please Come to the 19th Floor” by Yin, “The Polar Express” by Chris Van Allsburg, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” by Dr. Seuss, and lots more. From our junior fiction books like, “”Merry Christmas: Children At Christmastime Around the World” by Robina Wilson, ” A Gift from St. Nicholas: the Story of Saint Nicholas and a Special; Christmas Letter” by Christine B. Bolley, ” A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens,  “A Katie Kazoo Christmas” by Nancy E. Krulik, and lots more. 

We have a rather large selection of Christmas VHS like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, “A Christmas Tree”, “Snowden’s Christmas”, “Ernest Saves Christmas”, “Home Alone 2 Lost in New York”, and “Mickey’s Christmas Carol”. Browse our CD section, we have lots to offer in the way of Christmas Music. You never know what you can find. Just come on by!

The Library will be closed from December 21st to January 3rd. We will open up January 4th regular hours from 8:30-12:00 and 1:00-5:30.

To all of our patrons,

We at the Florence Public Library

Wish to thank you for a wonderful year of reading and researching.

If it wasn’t for you crossing our threshold

We wouldn’t be here.

You are very important to us.

We would like to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas

and may your New Year

be full of good health, prosperity, and love.

Thank you,

The Florence Public Library

Christmas 2009

Around the Corner

The weather is changing, the skies are getting darker, it’s getting colder. The seasons are changing, fall is on us. Leaves start turning bright colors of orange, red, yellow and brown. The yards are full of these leaves. It’s time to come in from the cold. Come by the Library and check out some of the cool books we have. Grab a good book and settle in a corner and go on an adventure. Or come by and surf the web. There are lots to do at the Library.