New Anime Blog

 Are you mad about manga?  Are you crazy about anime?  Check out Anime/Manga Club on Wednesdays at 4pm.  AND.......join us at our new anime blog, brought to you by the staff and teens of Perry Library.

http://perryanime.blogspot.com/

Kids Photo Contest

The Youth Services Department is happy to announce our first Kids Photo Contest.  Each photo is anonymously posted to ensure privacy and objectivity.  To Vote, please state the number of your favorite photo in the Comments section.  You may only vote ONCE!  Photos will also be on display at the Perry Library for voting.Due to lack of submissions, the deadline has been extended to July 4th.  Voting will run through July 31.  Three winners will be announced at the Summer Reading Finale party.  For questions, please call 252-438-3316 ext 225.

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Henna Design and Tattooing

Check out the cool designs our local teens and tweens came up with for our Henna Tattoo program.  Henna has been used since the Bronze Age to dye skin (including body art), hair, fingernails, leather, silk and wool. In several parts of the world it is traditionally used in various festivals and celebrations.

Thanks to our volunteers Emily and Tirza for all your help!

For more info on henna or mendhi, check out this website: http://hennapage.com/

Super Fun Community Time!

Active play was on the menu for Mother Goose Time in June, with new learning toys and activities being tried out for the summer months.

Ahoy Mateys! Summer's started at Perry Library!

Piracy (the kind involving eye patches and peg legs) was the theme of our Summer Reading Kickoff
Party.  More than 200 kids and adults showed up to register for summer reading program, deck themselves out in pirate gear and play pirate games.

The Captain teaches a sea shanty.

The line for registration.

A young party-goer greets the Captain.

Walking the plank!

Making pirate hats.

Every pirate needs a parrot.

Serious small pirate.

More plank walking.

The Captain with Rose and Amine from the Friends of the Library.

A wee fierce pirate.

Librarian Ms. Jeriann is much too smiley to really be a pirate.

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Young @ ART

Macaroni was the name of the game as kids (and a few grownups) gathered to make jewelry out of dyed pasta and yarn.  It's a simple, inexpensive and super fun craft that lets kids show off their creative sides!  To dye your own pasta: add a few drops of food coloring or kool aid to a bowl of water, drop in pasta and leave it until it absorbs enough of the dye.  The longer you leave it, the more vivid the color.  Remove the pasta from the bowl with a slotted spoon and let it dry well.  That's it!  And remember, just because it's edible doesn't mean it tastes good!