Hockey Night in Baden and New Hamburg!

There was excitement in the air at the Baden and New Hamburg Branches of the Region of Waterloo Library on November 16, 2011. The New Hamburg Firebirds were on hand to read The Farm Team (and other hockey related books) with excited fans. Add a few exciting draw prizes, a little table hockey, hot chocolate and Gatorade, and you've got a recipe for one amazing night!

To view more pictures from Hockey Night in Baden, visit the New Hamburg Independent's November 18th blog entry at http://nhindependent.wordpress.com/

Let's Read comes to Linwood.

On November 2nd, Linda Bailey and Bill Slavin visited the Linwood Branch of the Region of Waterloo Library. For weeks, the Grade three classes from the Linwood Public School had prepared for this exciting day by reading Linda Bailey's Stanley the Dog series and The Farm Team in their classes. The sixty students were eager to meet this talented author and illustrator duo! Linda and Bill held their audience captive while they shared the "how-to" process of writing and illustrating.  


Linda quizzes the students on the characters in her books.



      

 

Linda and Bill share some of the secrets hiding on the pages.



Bill shares his thumbnail sketches with the group.



Bill produces an original sketch for the group, with tips
on drawing technique, particularly shading.