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NEW VINEYARD – The New Vineyard Public Library will offer the following events:

Tuesday, July 29, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.: Storytime with Glenda Hargreaves reading “Thundercake” by Patricia Polacco. Cook up and sample a batch of real thundercake.

Tuesdays in August will bring Story Camp with the theme “Catch the Reading Bug!” from 10:30 a.m. to noon with the following schedule:

Aug. 5: A book, “Velma Glatch and the Way Cool Butterfly” by Alan Madison and Kevin Hawkes, will be read. Guest will be Judy Smith, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, who will give a presentation on butterflies.

Aug. 12: A book, “Hey There, Stink Bug!” by Leslie Bulion, will be read by guest, State Rep. Tom Saviello.

Aug. 19: Special guests will be Ashley Tardif, 15, and Shaina Tardif, 13, who will share their knowledge of beekeeping.

There will be crafts, games, snacks, hand-outs and prizes each week.

On Saturday, Aug. 16, from 10:30 a.m. to noon Bea Otte and her son, Matthew, 8, will bring a presentation on sign language. Matthew is hearing impaired and came here from China.

The activities are open to all ages, though it is asked that a caregiver attend with those under age 5.

For more information, call Sandy Bestwick at the library, 652-2250, Monday from 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday from 2 to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon.

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