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 As the lights dimmed, a hush came over the assembled children and handful of parents gathered in Spring City Free Public Library for the first Thursday morning program of the summer reading club.
Spring City resident Ted the Fiddler, also known as Ted the Movie Guy, made his ninth summer visit to the library as he showed the children four films. “This is a rare treat,” said librarian Anita Regester as she introduced the program.
The technical director at Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, Ted collects 16 mm films and uses his own equipment for the special programs. He showed the children the difference between his films, the larger 35 mm film used at the Colonial and the much larger film used in IMAX theaters.
Ted explained to the youngsters that film is mechanical, not electronic. The projector shows 24 pictures every second, and the mind transforms those images into a movie, he said. He added that television uses 30 pictures per second for an even sharper image.
The program began with “The Red Balloon,” filmed in Paris, France, in 1957, followed by three short animated films, “Patrick,” about a magic fiddle; “The Gingerbread Man,” and “The Mysterious Tadpole,” about the amazing creature which grows from a tadpole found in Loch Ness, Scotland.
The Thursday morning programs at Spring City Library are open to children in kindergarten through sixth grade. No registration is required. All programs are 10 to 11 a.m.
Next week, June 28, will featured “Reading Is Magic,” with Eric Paul, professional magician. The show will be held at Chaplin’s: The Music Café on Main Street in Spring City.
Additional Thursday morning programs are July 12, Super Sleuths scavenger hunt; July 19, The Musical Mystery Library Tour with Two of a Kind; July 26, Games to Die For!; Aug. 2, Clues to the Crime, a mystery program, and Aug. 9, meet a real-life private detective. The programs will be held at the library, 245 Broad St.
The library will also host Seek & Find Storytimes for children ages 3 to 6 on Wednesdays, July 11, 18, 25 and Aug. 1, from 1:30 to 2 p.m. The sessions include stories, finger plays and a simple craft. No registration is required.
The summer reading club is open to all children from preschool age to sixth grade. Children read or listen to books or magazines for 30 minutes each day, mark their “evidence logs” and record the book titles. They receive one Book Buck for each five days they read, or are read to, for 30 minutes through Aug. 30.
Children can also earn extra Book Bucks by completing five take-home activity pages for one Book Buck and completing the Get a Clue incentive game for three Book Bucks. Children can redeem their Book Bucks in the Secret Shop at the library for all kinds of mysterious prizes, June 25 to Aug. 30.
Also, each time children receive a Book Buck, they also receive a clue. They can collect seven clues and bring them to the library on Thursday, Aug. 2, for admission to the special mystery program. Children will need all their clues to help solve a crime.
Children can register for the summer program when they visit the library. For more information call the library, 610-948-4130, or visit www.ccls.org.
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