Maiko Shimizu will offer an introduction to Japanese calligraphy and origami on Thursday August 13th from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. at the Northfield Community Room. Robert Allen will assist and will have some of his origami on display. This workshop is designed for both youth (grade 5 and up) and adults and is part of the "Vermont Reads" programming by the Roxbury Free and Brown Public Libraries. Other programs related to the book When the Emperor Was Divine will be scheduled soon - watch this paper for details! Feedback from parents indicates our summer program was a great success. Parents told us that their children enjoyed the five weekly sessions and did more reading at home. Our statistics confirm this: 61 students in grades K-5 were registered; 234 people participated in the sessions; and over 525 books were read! Five teen and five adult volunteers helped the programs run smoothly. Nancy Munno, Youth Services Librarian, did an outstanding job in planning and implementing the sessions around the state-wide theme "Be Creative at Your Library;" and she's already thinking of ideas for next year's program, when the theme will be "Make a Splash at Your Library."