Happy Valentine’s Day!!

Ozark-Dale County Public Library Volume 9, Issue 2

416 James Street February 2011
Ozark, AL 36360
334-774-5480 Be sure to explore our
E-mail: chlibrary@odcpl.com website!
Website: www.odcpl.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Hours of operation:
ozarklibrary Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: View trailers of
10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. upcoming
Hey Kids! Friday and Saturday: movies;
Don’t forget about our Story Time on 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursdays at 10:30 & 4:30 and Pokémon
on Saturdays at 4:00! Look at
Ms. Lou & Ms. Joni pictures from
past events;
February Events: January
Coloring Contest
Feb. 3: Story Time Winners! Play games;
10:30 & 4:30
And much more!
Feb. 5: Popcorn & a www.odcpl.com
Movie 12:45 & Pokémon 4
Feb. 10: Story Time
10:30 & 4:30

Feb. 12: Pokémon 4

Feb. 17: Story Time Audra Lowery

10:30 & 4:30

Feb. 19: Popcorn & a Jordan Good

Movie 12:45 & Pokémon 4

Feb. 24: Story Time

10:30 & 4:30 What happens when you fall in
love with a French chef?
Feb. 26: Pokémon 4 Sabrina Pettus Answer - Page 2
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 Valentine Charm Pencil
NEED: 1 foot narrow ribbon, new pencil, 4 beads
(hearts, etc) , scissors, red card stock, tacky glue,
marker/pen

Yum, Yum! Homemade 1. Tie the ribbon around the top of the pencil and
S’mores are the BEST!! secure with a double knot, leaving 2 fairly even ends.
Glue may be used if it slides down.

2. Thread the beads onto one end of the ribbon, knot

the ribbon at the length you want and cut off excess.

3. Cut 2 identical hearts from the card stock. Glue the

hearts together with the other half of the ribbon
sandwiched inside as shown. Knot and trim the ribbon.

Write a message on the heart!

Can you find…?

What: Pokémon League

When: Saturdays from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Where: Ozark-Dale County
Public Library West Wing
416 James St.
Ozark, AL 36360
Contact #: Call 334-434-0241
for directions or more info.
Entry Fee: FREE!!!
Details: Battle Pokémon through
cards or video games!
Make new friends, have fun,
and win prizes!!
**Bring your own 60-card
deck from Pokémon sets
Majestic Dawn & forward.
You get buttered up!! Come on out for a good time!
Also, check us out on the web @ www.odcpl.com
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 “Kids’ Corner” Coloring Contest!
Deadline: Thursday, February 17, 2011
Please complete the block on the back of this paper, cut this page out,
and return it to the Library!

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 Insect Detective The Funny Little Woman
JE VOA JE MOS

This book explores the world of insects, In this old tale set in Japan, a lively
giving clues and hints about where you can little woman who loves to laugh
find common insects, how to identify pursues her runaway dumpling and
them, and a little bit about their habits and must outwit the wicked three-eyed
habitats. The book looks at wasps, ants, oni when she lands in their clutches
solitary bees, dragonflies, and much, much
more.

Sara’s Secret Hiding Place A Balloon for Isabel

JE MAR JE UND
On graduation day, every animal will receive a
Jump aboard with Mama and her chicks balloon—except for Isabel and Walter, because
for a fun-filled adventure doing chores! their quills don't mix well with inflatables. Their
Cleaning up was never like this! teacher promises them each a special graduation
bookmark, but the young porcupines long for
balloons. Iris sets out to design the perfect
apparatus to shield their quills, and after several
tries, she finds the perfect solution.

Lincoln and His Boys The Potato Chip Puzzle

How to be a Detective
JF MIT
Damian Drooth, Super sleuth, shares
his stellar detective skills with the kids
from school. When he leads the
amateur detectives to the local dog
show, things really start to get hairy!
JF WEL JF BER
When puzzle addict Winston Breen and
A warm, moving portrait of his best friends head to an all-day puzzle
Abraham Lincoln told through the hunt with a $50,000 grand prize, they’re
eyes of his children and captured in pumped. But the day is not all fun and
exquisite full-color illustrations. games: not only do they have a high-
strung and highly competitive teacher
along for the ride, but the puzzles are hard
even for Winston, the other schools’
teams are no joke, and someone in the
contest is playing dirty in order to win.

The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had Please complete the following for the coloring contest:
JF LEV
The last thing Harry "Dit" Sims expects First name_________________________________________________________
when Emma Walker comes to town is
to become friends. Proper-talking, Last name_________________________________________________________
brainy Emma doesn't play baseball or
fish too well, but she sure makes Dit Address____________________________________________________________
think, especially about the differences
___________________________________________________________________
between black and white in the 1910s.
But soon Dit is thinking about a whole
lot more when the town barber, who is
City________________________________________________________________
black, is put on trial for a terrible crime.
Together Dit and Emma come up with Age_____________ Phone #_____________________________ 4
a daring plan to save him from the
unthinkable. School_________________________________________________
 Animal Families
J 591 STU
A book about all types of
animal families: birds,
mammals, reptiles. Covers the
fact that some families have
only one parent.
Animals in Winter
J 591 FIS
Describes how animals face the
rigors of winter by hibernating,
migrating, storing food, or changing
colors to blend with the winter
landscape
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
DVD F SOR
Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in
modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city
from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath.
Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave
Stutler, a seemingly average guy who
demonstrates hidden potential as his reluctant
protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling
accomplice a crash course in the art and science
of magic, and together, these unlikely partners
work to stop the forces of darkness. It'll take all
the courage Dave can muster to survive his
training, save the city and get the girl as he
becomes the sorcerer's apprentice.
Rated: PG
111 minutes
Creatures of the Woods
J 591 EUG
Describes animals that may be
found in forests, as well as their
behaviors and daily activities.
How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at
Unusual Animal Partnerships
J 591.7 JEN
Why does a plover stroll into a crocodile's
mouth? And how does a turtle keep a
hippopotamus clean?" This book looks at the
strange and wonderful symbiotic partnerships
between some unlikely animal pairs.
Despicable Me
DVD F DES
In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by
white picket fences sits a black house with a dead
lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden deep
beneath this home is a vast secret hideout.
Surrounded by an army of tireless, little yellow min-
ions, we discover Gru planning the biggest heist in
the history of the world. He is going to steal the
moon. Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with
his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays and
battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes
all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters
the immense will of three orphaned girls who look at
him and see something that no one else has ever
seen: a potential Dad.
Rated: PG
95 minutes
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 Game Zone
Tic-Tac-Toe

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Connect the Dots

Each player takes turns drawing a line to connect
two dots, either horizontally or vertically. If a player
makes the line that completes a box, that player
puts their initial in the box. Once all the dots are
connected, the player with their initial in the most
boxes is the winner!

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 The Ozark-Dale County Public Library hosts a program for children:
“POPCORN & A MOVIE.”
There will be popcorn, a drink, and a movie. Refreshments will be served from
12:45 p.m. -1:00 p.m.
The movie will begin promptly at 1:00 p.m.
Please come and join in the fun!
Call 774-5480 for more information.

Saturday February 5, 2011

After challenging an evil dragon, rescuing a beautiful princess and saving
your in-laws, what’s an ogre to do? Well if you’re Shrek you suddenly wind
up a domesticated family man. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used
to, the reluctant ogre agrees to autograph pitch forks. Shrek is tricked into
signing a pact with the smooth-talking dealmaker, Rumpelstiltskin. Shrek
suddenly finds himself in an alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres
are hunted, Rumplestiltskin is king and Shrek and Fiona have never met.
Now, it's up to Shrek to undo all of Rumpelstiltskin's mischief in the hopes
of saving his friends, restoring his world and reclaiming his one True Love
and family.
**Rated: Parental Guidance** Length: 93 minutes

Saturday February 19, 2011

Puppy love takes on a new meaning in this animated film featuring
a slew of celebrity voices. Kate is a dominant and driven female
wolf, while hairy Humphrey lives for the moment. But when the
two young wolves are captured by park rangers and taken far
away, they bond despite their differences.

**Rated: Parental Guidance** Length: 85 minutes

The Ozark-Dale County Public Library welcomes all,

whether you are an adult, teenager, or a kid; the Library is
always in need of good workers to help out!!
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BIRTHDAYS
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Jescie Fontenot February 5

Khalitia Blocker February 10
Raymon McLeod February 16
Andrew Bates February 17
Emily Ann Williams February 18 Mailing Label
Rebecca Elie February 24
Ja’Nyah Edwards February 25
Justin Starling February 28
Whit Travers February 12

February 2011
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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Give Kids A Smile Groundhog Day Wear Red Day Popcorn &
Day Movie 12:45
Pokémon - 4 p.m.
6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Read in the Bathtub Story Time 10:30

Day Kids’ Corner 4:30
Pokémon - 4 p.m.
13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Valentine’s Day National Gumdrop

Popcorn &
Story Time 10:30 Movie 12:45
Day Kids’ Corner 4:30
Pokémon - 4 p.m.
20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Love Your Pet Day Story Time 10:30

Kids’ Corner 4:30
Pokémon - 4 p.m.
27 28

National Tooth
Fairy Day

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