Celebrate Chocolate!

Dear Chocolate,

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways . . . .

1. In thin smooth bars laced with almonds.
2. In tiny daubs wrapped in silver.
3. In dark, rich chips surrounded by a buttery cookie.
4. As a creamy hot beverage garnished with marshmallows and whipped cream. I could go on and on.

If you're nuts about chocolate and in 6th through 12th grade, we've got a special surprise for you. On Monday, February 18 at 6 p.m., Aram Public Library will present TEEN CHOCOLATE FEST! It's an hour-long celebration of all things chocolate:

Taste chocolate
Play chocolate games
Make things out of chocolate
Vote in the chocolate election
Win chocolate prizes

Chocolate lovers . . . spend an evening with your true love!

TEEN CHOCOLATE FEST
Monday, February 18
6 to 7 p.m.
For teens in grades 6-12

It's a Game Show Live @ APL!

Almost all of us have enjoyed a game show on TV at one time or another. As a child, I was amazed by my mother's knowledge when we watched "The Price is Right." Some people prefer word games like "Wheel of Fortune," while others' heads are full of otherwise useless facts that give them an edge in "Jeopardy."

I've been diagnosed by my kids as having a parent-specific form of senility, a short-term memory loss that prevents me from understanding anything that "they" know. According to the under 18 generation, there's a lot more to know now than when I was a kid, and only kids can (and do, according to them) know it all.

Find out who's got the brains in your family when Aram Public Library presents ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? on Saturday, February 16 at 1 p.m. Teams of parents will compete against teams of children, answering questions ranging in difficulty from 1st through 5th grade level on a variety of school subjects.

We challenge YOUR family to join our kids-against-parents battle of the brains!

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER?
Saturday, February 16
1:00 p.m.
A family program of the Aram Public Library.

Adult Book Discussion 2008 Schedule

For those of you who would like to expand your reading horizons by trying something new and different, or those of you who love to talk about what you read, the Aram Public Library offers a monthly adult book discussion group. The book discussion group generally meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. However, we occasionally have a schedule change, so it's a good idea to double check the meeting date and time before you come. Here's what we're reading in 2008.

January - Population, 485 (Michael Perry, nonfiction)

February 26 (Tues), 7 p.m. - The Memory Keeper's Daughter (Kim Edwards, fiction)

March 20 (Thurs), 7 p.m. - The Color of Water (James McBride, nonfiction)

April 17, 7 p.m. - A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini, fiction)

May 15, 7 p.m. - Three Cups of Tea (Greg Mortenson, nonfiction)

June 18 (Wed), 7 p.m. - WHC: The Milagro Beanfield War (John Nichols, fiction)

July 16 (Wed), 7 p.m. - WHC: Prodigal Summer (Barbara Kingsolver, fiction)

August 13 (Wed), 7 p.m. - WHC: The Devil's Highway (Luis Alberto Urrea, nonfiction)

September 10 (Wed), 7 p.m. - WHC: The Tortilla Curtain (T. C. Boyle, fiction)

October 16 (Thurs), 7 p.m. - Once Upon a Quinceanera (Julia Alvarez, nonfiction)

November 20 (Thurs), 7 p.m. - The Secret Life of Houdini (William Kalush, nonfiction)

December 2008 - No Meeting

The titles selected for June through September (preceded by WHC in the list) are part of the Wisconsin Humanities Council "A More Perfect Union" discussion series. Stay tuned for more information as the summer approaches!