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Library Larry’s Big Day Visits Bayless-Selby House Museum
Library Larry, Emmy Lou Dickenson, and Mr. Chompers get together again for a new adventure, this time at Denton County’s Bayless-Selby House Museum. Along the way, they learn about life in the Victorian era, the specific history of the Bayless-Selby House, and the importance of preserving and restoring historical artifacts.
Chelsea Stallings takes the puppets on a tour of the Queen Anne style house and explains that many things have changed since the 1800s, but also that many things haven’t changed much at all. The puppets get an up-close look at everything from old toys and musical instruments to kitchen gadgets and photographs. Emmy Lou thinks it looks like a dollhouse come to life!
Library Larry’s Big Day is an award-winning television show produced by the Denton Public Library and Denton Television (DTV). The Bayless-Selby episode will air in April and May at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. every day on DTV (Charter channel 26, Verizon channel 38, and Grande channel 12). You can also watch the episode and YouTube clips of past episodes any time at www.librarylarry.com.
For more information, contact Kerol Harrod at 940-349-8758, or visit .
Library Larry’s Big Day Visits TWU Library
Library Larry and friends paid a visit to the Blagg-Huey Library at Texas Woman’s University for the latest episode of the award-winning television show Library Larry’s Big Day.
The puppets got a tour of the library that covered the architecture, artifacts, and special collections at the Blagg-Huey Library. Andrew Ferris led the puppets through the library and offered insight into everything from stained glass windows and the display of dresses by designer Les Wilk to the extensive WASP (Woman Airforce Service Pilots) collection housed on the second floor.
The episode will air in October and November at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. every day on DTV (Charter channel 26, Verizon channel 38, and Grande channel 12). You can also watch the episode and YouTube clips of past episodes any time at www.librarylarry.com.
For more information, contact Kerol Harrod at 940-349-8758, or visit .
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Library Larry’s Big Day Celebrates 30th episode with “The Larry Awards”
Lights, camera, awards! Library Larry’s Big Day is celebrating its 30th episode with “The Larry Awards,” hosted by silly hippo and local television star Mr. Chompers. The show features a special song by Library Larry, and awards are given in categories like best joke, best book, and best “Puppet on the Street” segment.
Library Larry’s Big Day has produced a monthly television show for 30 straight months, starting in February of 2010. The partnership between Denton Television, the Denton Public Library, and the Denton Independent School district has resulted in numerous awards of its own, including a first-place win from TATOA (Texas Association of Telecommunications Operators and Advisors), a Branding Iron Award from the Texas Library Association, and the Margaret Irby Nichols Award from the North Texas Regional Library System.
The episode will run throughout July and August at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. every day on DTV (Charter channel 26, Verizon channel 38, and Grande channel 12). You can also watch the episode and YouTube clips of past episodes any time at www.librarylarry.com.
Attached photo:
Back row (left to right): Kayci Barnett, David McElroy, Justin Tennison.
Front row: (left to right): Chuck Voellinger (with Mr. Chompers), Kerol Harrod (with Library Larry), WyLaina Hildreth (with Emmy Lou Dickenson)
For more information, contact Kerol Harrod at 940-349-8758, or visit .
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Library Larry Visits Acme Brick
Library Larry and friends got a tour of Denton’s Acme Brick plant for the April episode of their award-winning television show Library Larry’s Big Day. The tour guide was plant manager Jim Ogg. The puppets got a close-up look at Baby Clay, which is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest brick in the world. The giant brick was made at the Denton plant. It weighs over 9,000 pounds and is almost 3,000 times bigger than a regular brick.
Acme Brick has been around since 1891, and this plant has been operated by Acme Brick since 1912, so it’s celebrating 100 years in Denton this year. They have 146 employees who work to produce 150 million bricks from the Denton plant every year. Acme Brick has 27 plants in nine states, and the Denton plant is the largest one.
The episode will run the entire month of April at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. every day on DTV (Charter channel 26, Verizon channel 38, and Grande channel 12). You can also watch the episode any time at www.librarylarry.com.
Attached photo: Librarian WyLaina Hildreth poses with Emmy Lou Dickenson in front of Baby Clay, the largest brick in the world.
For more information, contact Kerol Harrod at 940-349-8758, or visit .
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Library Larry at the Thin Line Film Festival
Library Larry’s Big Day, the City of Denton’s award-winning children’s television show, is entering its third season. January marks the 25th episode of the monthly television show produced by the Denton Public Library and Denton Television. The show stars three puppets that live in the library: a Texas bull named Library Larry; a word-loving pig named Emmy Lou Dickenson, and Mr. Chompers, an oft-confused hippopotamus In each episode, a librarian reads a book to the puppets and they go visit a place in the community that relates to the book.
The first episode of the new year takes place at the Pratt Materials Recovery Facility. In February, the puppets take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Denton courthouse-on-the-square. In March, they go 58 feet underground as they explore the FEMA Region VI headquarters in Denton.
The show and the puppets will be featured at the Thin Line Film Fest. On February 11th at 10:00 a.m. at the Campus Theatre, the puppets will take the stage for a live show and a viewing of their visit to the UNT Astronomy Department. The puppets are also planning visits to area schools in the coming months.
“This year is taking us to lots of exciting places,” says WyLaina Hildreth, librarian at Denton’s North Branch Library and show co-producer. “It’s such a privilege to be able to extend the reach of the library and send a positive message to children that encourages them to value the library, their community, and lifelong learning.”
Library Larry’s Big Day has won several awards. In 2010, it won first place in a statewide contest sponsored by TATOA (Texas Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors). Last year, it won the Margaret Irby Nichols Award from the North Texas Library Partners. Also in 2011, the writer and co-producer of the show, Kerol Harrod, won a TLA (Texas Library Association) Branding Iron Award for a speech he wrote promoting the show.
The show airs at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. every day on Denton Television (Charter channel 26 and Verizon channel 38). The current episode is available any time at www.librarylarry.com. Also, clips are now available on YouTube at www.youtube.com/cityofdenton.
For more information, call Kerol Harrod at 940.349.8758.
For more information, visit the Denton Public Library, call 940.349.8752 or visit the library’s website at .
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Watch Library Larry Live!
Later this month, the library will offer the chance for area children to see the Library Larry puppets in live shows to take place at each branch of the Denton Public Library. Special guest “Driver Charlie” from the Denton Fire Department will be on hand to talk about what the Fire Department does, to discuss how they respond to emergency calls, and to educate kids on the role of the Fire Department in their community. It’s a great opportunity to see the puppets and talk to a real fire fighter and local hero.
Here are the dates and times for the live shows:
North Branch—Tuesday, June 21st at 4:00
Emily Fowler—Thursday, June 23rd at 4:00
South Branch—Thursday, June 30th at 3:30
Library Larry’s Big Day is an early childhood outreach program that not only encourages early childhood print literacy, it also introduces children to their community and their library in the hopes of creating a whole new generation of civic-minded library users. The show stars three puppets: Library Larry, a Texas bull; Emmy Lou Dickenson, a pig who loves big words; and Mr. Chompers, a very silly hippo. In each episode, a librarian reads a book to the puppets and then they visit a place in the community that relates to the theme of that book. Each episode also features a “mystery word” that is defined throughout the show and in a segment called “Puppet on the Street.”
The program airs at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. every day on Charter channel 26, Verizon channel 38 and Grande channel 12. Each episode runs for a full month. The June episode follows the puppets as they hop on board the new DCTA A-train coming to Denton this month. The show is also available online at www.librarylarry.com.
For more information, contact Kerol Harrod at 940-349-8758 and kerol.harrod@cityofdenton.com, or WyLaina Hildreth at 940-349-8774 and wylaina.hildreth@cityofdenton.com.
For other news items on the City of Denton, visit our website at www.cityofdenton.com, go to Quick Information and click on Press Releases.
Library Larry Wins Award
Library Larry’s Big Day, a television show produced by the Denton Public Library and Denton Television in association with the Denton Independent School District, has won the prestigious Margaret Irby Nichols Award from the North Texas Regional Library System (NTRLS). This special award is “given to an NTRLS library, which has created and promoted successful partnerships involving more than one type of library or community organization (non‐profit). This partnership…demonstrate[s] collaborative planning and resource sharing to provide improved library services to the people of Texas.”
The show’s creator, Kerol Harrod, also won a Branding Iron Award from the Texas Library Association (TLA) last month for a speech delivered to the Denton Rotary Club promoting Library Larry’s Big Day.
“We’re very proud of this important outreach program and the impact it has on the children in our community,” says Eva Poole, Director of Libraries for the City of Denton.
Library Larry Meets Brave Combo!
Check out the latest episode of Library Larry’s Big Day! Larry and the gang get to meet local Emmy Award-winning band, Brave Combo.
New Library Larry!
Check out the lastest episode of Library Larry’s Big Day! This month, Larry and his friends get to watch high-flying gymnastics at TWU!
Library Larry’s Big Day
The Denton Public Library, in association with Denton Television (DTV) and the Denton Independent School District, are proud to announce the creation of a new community television show for children: Library Larry’s Big Day! The television show is designed for a target audience years 2-8 and will be produced once a month.
The stars of the show are three puppets who “live” in the library: Library Larry, a good old Texas bull, Emmy Lou Dickenson, a word-loving pig, and Mr. Chompers, a madcap and fun-loving hippo. Together, they read books, visit places around town that relate to the books they read, and provide an entertaining and educational experience for Denton children.
The show will air on Verizon, Charter and Grande cable systems. It will air at 10 a.m. on Saturdays, and 4:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays on Charter Channel 25 and Verizon channel 39. It will also air 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily on DTV, Charter Channel 26, Verizon Channel 38 and Grande Channel 12.
For more information, visit the Denton Public Library, call 940.349.8752 or see the library’s web site at http://www.dentonlibrary.com.
For more information, contact Kerol Harrod, Library Assistant II at 940.349.8758 or at kerol.harrod@cityofdenton.com.
For other news items on the City of Denton, visit our Web site at http://www.cityofdenton.com, go to Quick Links and click on Press Releases.
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