Fido for Fines
Leave a CommentThe Frankfort, Michigan Road, Mulberry and Rossville Libraries will be offering Fido for Fines from October 4-10 for Clinton County Reads month. Fido for Fines is a pet food and supplies drive for the Clinton County Humane Society.
Patrons with fines can have them reduced in the following ways: $5 off for bag of dog or cat food; $5 for bag of cat litter; $2 off for gallons of bleach; $2 off for package of dog or cat treats; $1 off for roll of paper towels.
Fees associated with lost or damaged materials cannot be reduced. You don’t have to have fines to donate; help out our four-footed friends by bringing food or supplies to the circulation desk at the Libraries.
“Marley” Illustrator to Visit Frankfort!
The illustrator of the Marley books, Richard Cowdrey, will be visiting Frankfort for Clinton County Reads 2009. Cowdrey will be in Frankfort on Tuesday, September 29 & Wednesday, September 30.
Richard Cowdrey is the illustrator of the books, Bad Dog Marley, A Very Marley Christmas, and Marley Goes to School by author John Grogan.
Continue to check back for a complete and updated schedule on illustrator Richard Cowdrey’s visit!
Clinton County Reads 2009 Logo Award
Artists Patrick Laughner and Jessi Wells are presented framed copies of their logo by Phil Weida of Heritage Lithographs.
Patrick Laughner and Jessi Wells, students from Clinton Central High School, were recently awarded framed copies of their artwork for the Clinton County Reads 2009 logo. Phil Weida of Heritage Lithographs, presented their logos to them as well as a check for $50 each from Heritage Lithographs.
Congratulations and thanks to each of these students for the wonderful work on the logo design for Clinton County Reads 2009!
New Dates for Events Calendar!
Wednesday, July 29 – 11 am - An award ceremony honoring the artists for the Clinton County Reads 2009 logo, Jessi Wells and Patrick Laughner will be held at the Frankfort Community Public Library Herrick area. Both artists will be receiving a cash award from Heritage Lithographs and a framed print of their work.
Saturday, October 3 – A booth for Clinton County Reads will be set up at the Apple Festival at Wesley Manor. We will be giving away t-shirts, dog scarves, books and pamphlets.
9 am – 12 pm – Also on Saturday, bring your dog or walk a shelter dog from the Clinton County Humane Society around TPA Park.
Tuesday, October 6 – 12 pm – Join Kathy Nimmer at the Frankfort Community Public Library as she demonstrates working with a seeing eye dog.
Thursday, October 8 – 4:30-5:30 pm – The Rossville Girl Scout Troop 278 will sponsor a special story hour for preschoolers (ages 3-5) at the Rossville Community Library to Celebrate Clinton County Reads Project, Marley & Me.
Saturday, October 10 – 10 am-2 pm – Join us at the 4-H Fairgrounds for Dog Demo Day!
Keep checking the Events Calendar for more event details. We will be having a visit from the illustrator of the Marley picture books, book discussions, movie showings, and we will be collecting items for our Doggie Bags for the Clinton County Humane Society. The Library will also be holding a Fido for Fines program where you can bring in items to be donated to the Humane Society and have your fine amount reduced. Check the library for items and amounts.
2008 Clinton County Reads Photos
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Clinton County Reads website
We now have the Clinton County Reads website up and running! View our Community Partners and donors, view the events calendar to keep up to date on what’s happening with Clinton County Reads, and view a video about John Grogan. The website will be your one-stop to staying informed about what’s happening with our community read program.
Clinton County Reads Marley in 2009!
Clinton County, Indiana has chosen to read Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog by John Grogan for our 2009 Clinton County Reads book. John Grogan also has a chapter book Marley: A Dog Like No Other for ages 8 & up and 2 picture books A Very Marley Christmas and Bad Dog, Marley! that are all versions of the original Marley & Me for various age groups.
The Clinton County Reads committee has been meeting for a few months to start work on planning the events for the month of October 2009. The committee is in the process of raising funds for Clinton County Reads 2009. If you are interested in contributing or becoming a sponsor, please contact Tom Smith at tsmith@accs.net.
