We have a tremendously exciting lineup of entertainments and crafts for kids, thanks to a generous sponsorship once again by Rick Donegan and the folks at Stop & Shop! There's no reason to sit at home when you're not reading, since so much will be going on at the Library.

Stop by our very own Passport Booth (compliments of Lesley Keogh and her family!) to get your picture taken and your passport stamped for every book you read this summer. We'll keep your passport on file to record your reading and then it will be yours to keep at the end of the summer.

On the night of July 15th at 12:00 am, children, teens and adults all over the world will be waiting for a long anticipated event: the sixth book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K.Rowling, will go on sale!

The Wilton Library will also be celebrating the book's publication at a late night program for kids 8-13 years old. From 11:30 pm to 12:30 am, there will be entertainment, a raffle, refreshments, games and a grand countdown (at 12:00 midnight!). Copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be available to purchase at the Children's Circulation Desk. Children (and adults!) are encouraged to wear costumes to celebrate Harry and his friends ... and enemies. Although there is no charge for the program, registration is definitely required and children must attend with an adult. Please call the Library (762-3950), stop by and register or register online.

• June 30th - Chance Browne and his blues band July 7th - teen band Flooded & Friends July 14th - Jeff Harding (WHS '94 grad) - acoustic rock
• July 21st - Bob Riccio and his rock 'n roll band Kix

The currently planned July (and beyond) schedule for construction and closings at the Library is as follows: Monday July 5th - Wednesday July 13th Library is entirely closed so that we can move the Children's collections to their new home on the ground floor of the expansion.

Thursday July 14th - Sunday July 31st The expansion is open during normal Library hours, with Children's Library, Circulation Desk, Drive-thru Window, Meeting Rooms and Offices operating in full swing. We will have large-print books, some DVDs and new books from the Adult collection available as space allows. Please note that Internet access and access to most of our adult and teen collections will be unavailable for July.

From time to time, we ask you to consider giving a resource that would significantly enhance our collection, but one that is not within our usual means to acquire. The Encyclopedia of 20th-Century Architecture, edited by R. Stephen Sennott, is just such a work. The publisher's description of the book says it all: "Focusing on architecture from all regions of the world, this three-volume set profiles the century's vast chronicle of architectural achievements, both within and well beyond the theoretical confines of modernism. Unlike existing works, this encyclopedia examines the complexities of rapidly changing global conditions that have dispersed modern architectural types, movements, styles, and building practices across traditional geographic and cultural boundaries. An international team of 300 writers--architectural historians, architects, engineers, preservationists, urban historians, critics, and scholars--presents a comprehensive and critical assessment of buildings, architects, cities, and numerous related topics. In addition to a list of further readings, essays are supported with photographs as well as architectural drawings and plans.

With 700 cross-referenced articles, this encyclopedia provides experts and general readers alike with an integrated view of the practice of architecture around the world in the twentieth century."

• Thanks to the Praxair Foundation for its generous gift of $31,800 to fund the equipment in our upcoming computer lab. Thanks to Wilton Medical Associates for their gift of a one-year subscription to the New England Journal of Medicine. Thanks to The Country Liquor Store for providing wine at our Hard Hat Reception for donors in May. Thanks to Louis Dreyfus Corporation for its generous contribution to our program budget.Thanks to Wilton Candlelight Concerts for ongoing support of the Library and this year's gifts to both our classical music collection and equipment for the Brubeck Room. Thanks to author Nate Levin for donating copies of his book, Carrie Chapman Catt: A Life of Leadership Thanks to Gregory and Adams for donating the 2004 Martindale Hubbell Law Directory to our reference collection. Thanks to all who gave in honor of Ben Van Vechten - their donations will help support his terrific seminars in the future.
• Thanks to Malcolm Whyte for his donation of the DVD Twelve O'Clock High - in Malcolm's opinion, one of the best management films ever made!

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If you are interested in becoming a part of this emergency notification system or would like more information, go to the Wilton Kiwanis website at www.wiltonkiwanis.org and click on the Wilton Urgent Notification Email List link.