Young Songwriters Club
For Kids Entering Grades 4, 5, or 6

Meets Wednesday Evenings 7:00 - 8:30 PM
On: June 30, July 7,14,21,28, August 4,11

Club members will explore the basic musical and literary elements of songwriting, including rhyme, meter, style, melody, song structure, & more. They’ll have a chance to meet with professionals in the music business. They will work individually & in small groups to create poems, parodies, song sketches, & songs. Songwriters' creative output will be performed & recorded at the final session.

This club will be led by New Hope resident Rick Rosen. Rick is the Minister of Music at Church of the Messiah, Gwynedd, where he directs chancel, bell and junior choirs, composes music, produces the Music at Messiah concert series, gives guitar lessons, and otherwise coordinates the musical aspects of the church's worship. Rick is the founder of the male a cappella singing group Cordus Mundi, is currently a singing section leader with the Bucks County Choral Society, and also sings with the Bucks County Choral Society's
Chamber Singers.

There is no charge for this program.
We thank the Haley Foundation for their generous support.

Space is limited to 15 members, so don’t wait to register. Because of limited space, preference will be given to those who are not
already registered for another club at the library. Registration opens Saturday, June 5 (10:00 AM—5:00 PM) (lines form before 10:00) & continues through June 19 or until programs are full. You must sign up in person at the library or send a friend to do so for you.

Young Writers’ Reading Club
For Kids Entering Grades 4, 5, or 6

Meets Thursday Evenings 6:00 to 7:30 PM
Dates: July 1,8,15,22,29, August 5


It's Young Writers’ Reading Club time again. This year we will be spouting poetry, telling stories, and writing the news.  Some very special guests will share their writing secrets just in time for you to put them to work in our Story Contest.  Watch out for surprises to come, and a special closing party for everyone who completes a reading log or writes a story!  Librarian Caroline Dechert will lead the club this year.

Pizza and snacks at every meeting (please advise us in advance in writing if a club member has special dietary needs, allergies, or
restrictions).

There is no charge for this program
(We thank the Haley Foundation for their generous support).

Space is limited to 12 members only, so don’t wait to register.

If you know for sure that you will miss more than one session, please be fair to others and don’t sign up for this club.

Because of limited space in this club and the Songwriters Club, preference will be given to those who are not already registered for another club at the library.

Registration opens Saturday, June 5 (10:00 AM—5:00 PM) (lines form before 10:00) and continues through June 19 or until programs are full. You must sign up in person at the library or send a friend to sign up for you.

We are sorry for the limitations, but we are a small library.

Young Songwriters Club
For Kids Entering Grades 4, 5, or 6

Meets Wednesday Evenings 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Dates: June 24, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Club members will explore the basic musical and literary elements of songwriting, including rhyme, meter, style, melody, song structure, & more. They will work individually & in small groups to create limericks, poems, parodies, song sketches, & songs. Songwriters' creative output will be performed & recorded at the final session.

This club will be led by New Hope resident Rick Rosen. Rick is the Minister of Music at Church of the Messiah, Gwynedd, where he directs chancel, bell and junior choirs, composes music, produces the Music at Messiah concert series, gives guitar lessons, and otherwise coordinates the musical aspects of the church's worship. Rick is the founder of the male a cappella singing group Cordus Mundi, is currently a singing section leader with the Bucks County Choral Society, and also sings with the Bucks County Choral Society's Chamber Singers.

There is no charge for this program (We thank the Haley Foundation for their generous support of the program, and Biersmith Associates for funding the recording of the final session).

Space is limited to 12 members, so don’t wait to register. Because of limited space, preference will be given to those who are not already registered for another club at the library. Registration opens Saturday, June 6 (10:00 AM—5:00 PM) (lines form before 10:00) & continues through June 20 or until programs are full. You must sign up in person at the library or send a friend to do so for you.

Young Writers’ Reading Club
For Kids Entering Grades 4, 5, or 6

Meets Thursday Evenings 6:00 to 7:30 PM
Dates: June 25, July 9,16,23,30, August 6

Light supper at every meeting (please advise us in advance in writing if a club member has special dietary needs, allergies, or restrictions)

It's Young Writers’ Reading Club time again.  This year we will be spouting poetry, telling stories, writing newspaper columns, and taking part in a radio play.  We have some very special guests who will share with us their writing secrets.  Watch out for other surprises to come, and a new mystery party for everyone who completes a reading log or writes a story! 

There is no charge for this program (We thank the Haley Foundation for their generous support).

Space is limited to 15 members only, so don’t wait to register.
Because of limited space in this club and the Songwriters Club, preference will be given to those who are not already registered for another club at the library. Registration opens Saturday, June 6(10:00 AM—5:00 PM) (lines form before 10:00) and continues through June 20 (or until programs are full). You must sign up in person at the library (or send a friend to sign up for you). We are sorry for the limitations, but we are a small library.

So is this the real Songwriters Club?



Or is THIS what things really look like?

Young Songwriters Club
For Kids Entering Grades 4, 5, or 6

Meets Wednesday Evenings 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Dates: June 25, July 9,16,23,30, August 6

Club members will explore their creativity by combining imagination, words, and music to create songs and song sketches. They will work in small groups, each of which will have lyricists and musicians. The program will end with a concert.

This club will be led by Rick Rosen. Rick is the Minister of Music at Church of the Messiah, Gwynedd, PA where he directs chancel, bell and junior choirs, produces the Music at Messiah concert series, gives guitar lessons, and otherwise coordinates the musical aspects of the church's worship. He
currently sings with the Bucks County Choral Society (where he is the bass I section leader), the Chamber Singers of the Bucks County Choral Society, as well as Cordus Mundi, an a cappella group of which he is the founder.

There is no charge for this program (We thank the Haley Foundation for their generous support).

Space is limited to 12 members only, so don’t wait to register.
Because of limited space in this club and the Young Writers' Reading Club, preference will be given to those who are not already registered for another club at the library. Registration opens Saturday, June 7 (10:00 AM—5:00 PM) and continues through June 18. You must sign up in person at the library.

Young Writers’ Reading Club
For Kids Entering Grades 4, 5, or 6

Meets Thursday Evenings 6:00 to 7:30 PM
Dates: June 26, July 10,17,24,31, August 7

Light supper at every meeting (please advise us in advance in writing if a club member has special dietary needs, allergies, or restrictions)

Samantha Penfold will once again lead club members as they talk about books, and as they learn about writing their own stories. If you like to read, talk about books, nibble, and write your own stories, this is the club for you! There’s even a story contest.

Writer Jordan Sonnenblick will join us July 17. Watch out for other special surprises to come, and a super-special final party for
everyone who completes a reading log or writes a story!

There is no charge for this program (We thank the Haley Foundation for their generous support)

Space is limited to 12 members only, so don’t wait to register.
Because of limited space in this club and the Young Songwriters Club, preference will be given to those who are not already registered for another club at the library. Registration opens Saturday, June 7 (10:00 AM—5:00 PM) and continues through June 18 (or until programs are full). You must sign up in person at the library. We are sorry for the limitations, but we are a small library.

The Young Writers' Reading Club at the Closing Party

Congratulations to the Winners of the Young Writers' Reading Club Story Contest!

All the stories submitted were original, creative, and strong. It was very hard to select the winenrs.

First Prize - Helena Penfold for Escape to Freedom
Second Prize - Michaela Glover for An Incredible Adventure
Third Prize - Julia Stein for Once Upon an October

Honorable Mentions:
Danny Fendler for Sidilmon 3 - The Worst Battle
Hannah Jordan for Beyond the Streets
Sarah Summerson for Detective Kids and the Mystery of the Stolen Crown

We'd also like to acknowledge the fine efforts of two writers whose stories were not received in time for judging, Clara Kim and Delaney Hellman. We all look forward to reading stories from these writers over the years, and, eventually, to purchasing their books for the library collection.

Many thanks to Samantha Penfold for leading the program, to the Haley Foundation for underwriting it, and to closing party and prize sponsors the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad, Gerenser's Exotic Ice Cream, and Coryell's Ferry Boat Rides.

The first meeting included a Treasure Hunt. If you couldn't come, you can still play by printing out the questions below. Please return your treasure hunt sheet at the next reading club session on July 12. Answer as many questions as you can and you will be given a small reward.

Good luck and happy hunting!

1) Edinburgh is the capital of which county?

2) Who is Gentle Ben in the book by Walt Morey?

3) In the book by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, who is Shiloh?

4) C. S. Lewis wrote a series of books called The Narnia Chronicles. Name the first book in the series.

5) Name a series of books written by Kathleen Duey.

6) What is the setting for Sarah, Plain and Tall and Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan?

7) What four other words can be used instead of imitate?

8) What is so unusual about Wayside School (in the books by Louis Sachar)?

9) What is Egyptian picture writing called?

10) In what city was Anne Frank’s hiding place?

11) What is New Hope’s Librarian’s first name?

12) What is the capital of Ecuador?

13) Who is Misty in the book Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry?

14) Who are Harry’s best friends at Hogwarts?

15) In The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett, name two of the main characters?

16) What is Mary Poppins’ job in the book by P. L. Travis?

17) Who is the author of The Little House on the Prairie books?

18) In E. L. Konigsbury’s book, “From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler,” where do the runaway children decide to live?

19) If the librarian was busy where would you go to find out whether we have a book in the library?

20) Who wrote Hank the Cowdog books?

20) Ellis Island is located close to what famous national monument?

22) Name a book by Beverly Cleary?

23) In Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit, what secret does the Tuck family know?

24) In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, what must the five children have in order to enter Mr. Willy Wonka’s mysterious chocolate factory?

25) In Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, who are the main characters and where do they live?

26) Who discovered the Titanic? What year was it found?

27) What year did George Washington become president?

28) And which library is the best library in the whole wide world? Clue: It’s in a church!!!!

Young Writers’ Reading Club
For Kids Entering Grades 4, 5, or 6


Meets Thursday Evenings 6:00 to 7:30 PM
Dates: June 28, July 12,19,26 August 2,9


Light supper at every meeting (please advise us in advance if a club member has special dietary needs, allergies, or restrictions)

Thursday Club gets a major makeover this year.

Samantha Penfold will lead club members as they talk about books, and as they learn about writing spy, detective, or mystery stories. If you like to read, talk about books, nibble, and write your own stories, this is the club for you!

Writer Kay Winters will join us July 19. Watch out for other special surprises to come!

There is no charge for this program (We thank the Haley Foundation for their generous support)

Space is limited, so don’t wait to register.
Registration opens Saturday, June 9 (10:00 AM—5:00 PM) and continues through June 23. You must sign up in person at the library.

The Thursday Club will not meet June 29 because of expected flooding in New Hope.

This year's theme is
Paws, Claws, Scales, and Tales!

If you like to read, talk about books, laugh, and eat, this is the club for you! Megan O’Brien will lead the fun. (Note: Children entering grade 4 may choose between this club and the K-4 Summer Reading Club)

Thursday Club Meets Thursday Mornings 10:30—12:00

Dates: June 29, July 6,13,20,27,August 3

Refreshments at every meeting.

There is no charge for this program (We thank the Haley Foundation for their generous support).

Space is limited, so please don’t wait to register.
Registration opens Saturday, June 3 (10:00 AM—5:00 PM) and continues through June 17.