Friday, July 17, 2015

Calling all Mad Artists or Black-Thumb Artists! Teens and Tweens!!


It's not Art if you throw it away,
It's just a piece of trash not for display.

But every so often you lean back with a gasp!
To ooh and to aahh and to hope for some cash.

For you did it this time! 
You awoke your inner artist.

Now you can claim you have mad skills,
Instead of the desire to do what you will.

You can erase the black off of your thumb,
Life is bright again, the tunnel looks brighter.

It's all rainbows and dew drops 
And honey and cakes,
Sweet apple pastries and a nice warm embrace.

Until you undo it again.
The magic is gone.
This new art will never see the light of the sun.

Until someone sees it and they lean back with a gasp!
They dig in their wallet and offers some cash.

They say, you did it this time!
You have mad skills, would you, could you make another?

You look at your thumb,
The black is fading.

Decide with a nod
While the sun is no longer fading.
You paint with your all and right from the heart.

That's all we can ask for from our teens and our tweens
To enjoy and create and feel like kings and queens 
Of the art world, of the Mulberry Library!

It's all in their will
To put art on a wall,
To never doubt that they doubted at all.

Come on over the Mulberry Library
July 22nd at 2 pm, be here with no fear
To make the art of the year!

Written by the Teen Librarian, Ms. Sofia

Tuesday, July 14, 2015


If You Relate...

I stay up each night
Reading a book.
Turning each page
I know I'm hooked.

My eyes are glued
As the story unfolds
The assassin strikes
Another character grows cold.

Who will be next?
Which book will I choose?
So many before me
It's a game, win or lose.

Shimmering skin,
Magical realms
Flying cars
Pirates at the helm!

I can't get enough
My eyes speed by.
The story unfolds
It ends with a lie!

Will the truth be revealed
I have to know.
Book number two
Page one here I go!

~Librarians, Melissa Sorensen and Sofia Simpson






Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Reading Logs for Summer Reading Program are online this summer!






 Don't forget to sign up! You can follow the links below to register. You can keep track of all the books you read this summer. 
Also, sign up for Awesome Summer Events at this site!!

Preschool Readers:



(ages newborn-5years)

Elementary Readers:


Summer Programming my dear friends is here and in FULL BLAST!!



Here are our Calendars for the Summer, please look them over and plan on attending any of our programs that are appropriate for your children or for YOU!!




And, YES, we have adult programming in place! Check out The Great Book Escape below! Take your book reads on your journeys this summer, take a picture with your book with your vacation in the background and share it on Facebook and Twitter! The book that goes the farthest WINS a prize at the end of the summer! :)))






Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Teen Advisory Board is not a Circus, but it IS Full of Talent


You heard right, Teen Advisory Board is not a group of performers pretending to awe you with their awesomness. This group of students want to make a difference, in their communities, homes and in their own lives.

And I know they will.

These teens love encouragement, (which teen doesn't?) need counsel, but sometimes don't know how to ask (who can relate to that?? As a former teen, me!!) and want to be heard
 (point said...teens need to know someone is listening). 

But, not only that, they are brimming full of ideas. I just have to ask and I get a room full of teens bursting at the seams to tell me their take and 
how to make it happen.

And I love every minute of it.

If you are a teen and have time after school to spare or are a parent or aunt, uncle, grandmother/grandfather, neighbor, 1st cousin or whatever relation to a TEEN, please give them the wonderful advice of sitting in on a 
Teen Advisory Board meeting.

It is every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 2:30 pm at the Mulberry Public Library, we will be here and teens will be too with their lights blinking on and off with questions, ideas, comments, and plain teen talk. Join us. You will love it.

There is only one thing to bring to the meeting!
Your light.

~Ms. Sofia, 
Teen Librarian/Assistant Director






Friday, May 15, 2015

Monday, May 11, 2015

Mulberry Library Celebrates Heroes this Summer!




For the Mulberry Library's Summer Program, Every Hero has a Story, local Police Officers, EMT's, Firefighters, Smokey the Bear, Spiderman and more will be helping us celebrate Local Heroes!

Our Annual Summer Reading Program will be in full swing as well, where kids, teenagers and adults will be documenting every book they read to win fun, weekly prizes from great restaurants and local attractions.

From children to adults, we hope everyone will realize their potential to become Heroes as our Summer Program goes into full swing starting in June.

Our Summer Calendar will be up soon, so please check our website, www.mulberrylibrary.com or our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/MulberryLibrary for updated information on our Summer Program.

See you at the Mulberry Library!

Mulberry Library Staff



Summer Reading 2015

Getting ready for your Summer Reading? We've got some great programs planned!
Take a look at what's coming up and stay tuned for more information as we get closer to June!


Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Our New Library!

That's right, we have finally moved to our new location and we are up and running.


The first couple of weeks were hard, but there's so much more to offer now that we are in our new location.

Our computers are operating with Windows 8 and are touch screen.


We have two silent tutor rooms available for all patrons looking for an area of quiet study.


Our teen room is coming along nicely and houses a safe place for teens to hang out.


The kid's room is nothing but fun! With computers with games, reading chairs and more!



The conference room is available to be rented for meetings, movies, and more!



Our program schedule is picking up and we're getting ready for the 2015 Summer Reading Program. Check the website and Facebook for more information about upcoming programs!

Make sure to look up our new hours as well:

Monday                       9:00am-6:00pm
Tuesday                      9:00am-7:00pm
Wednesday                 9:00am-6:00pm
Thursday                     9:00am-7:00pm
Friday                          9:00am-5:00pm
Saturday                    10:00am-3:00pm
Sunday                                      Closed

Stop by and see the new and improved library!


905 NE 5th Street
Mulberry, FL 33860

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Wear What you Love!




You know that saying, "You wear what you love. Love what you wear" right? Well, around here at the Mulberry Library, we love our Library! We are wearing t-shirts every Friday announcing our great adoration of this great public service entity. And they are great-looking shirts, too!

And we would love it if you wore one!! We have them in two colors, dark grey and blue and they are at a fabulous price of $10 per shirt, $12 for XXL.

These shirts will benefit the library in a multitude of ways:
1. They market our library!
2. They help fund our new library!
3. They market our library!
4. Have I mentioned that they market our library? :)

One way we receive funding from the state is by the number of people who visit our library. So, the more people who know about our library and can use our services, the more funding we can receive which leads to better and more library programs.

Please come by the library to purchase a t-shirt today. If you love our library, it is a wonderful way to show your support. And you will love what you are wearing, to boot!

~Sofia Simpson,
Assistant Director
Mulberry Public Library