The year just keeps chugging along. Here we are past the middle of June. I have done some reading this year, but I think I’ve added more titles to my “to read” list than my ‘read’ list. But that is what tends to happen every year. I would love for magic to exist and to be able to create an extra two-hour block of the day that no one knew existed and I could just read.
Summer reading is here! Hope you caught our first week of programming with plenty more to come. The best part of all is that kids can earn up to eight free books this summer thanks to an unexpected donation from United Way.
Summer Reading for 2022 is “Read Beyond the Beaten Path” and challenges us all to look beyond our borders, expand our horizons and explore the outside. Summer programming will run from Monday, June 6th to Friday, August 12th. Ask your kids if they got a summer reading booklet from their teachers or stop by the library beginning Monday, June 6th to pick up a copy.
The school year is almost over and summer is just around the corner. That means it is time to visit the public library and stock up for summer reading. I doubt anyone will argue that it has been a rough couple of years, so let’s all work together to support our youth and help them this summer have fun as well as learn and grow. The library has lots planned for summer (more on that next week).
Summer can be a great time to explore new learning opportunities and show your kids that learning isn’t something that just happens the first eighteen years of life. The library has a variety of books to help you explore learning a new language, musical instrument or how to code just as a few of the possibilities. Can you teach an old dog new tricks? Borrow one of our books about dog training and see if you and your dog can learn together.
It’s never too early or too late to think about jobs and careers. The library has lots of materials to help you plan for your first job, your first career or to make a change in your job or career. Come see us and let us show you some options to explore to allow you to live where you want and have a fulfilling job. We also have information about CareerForce and their programs that can help you search out options and prepare for the future. The CareerForce website has a tool called the ‘skills matcher’ that will help you explore options for your next career. This summer we
Welcome May! I am so excited for this month. The weather is warmer, but not hot yet and usually not too much precipitation. It is also when I can really begin to read on our porch. It is enclosed and faces south, so it is usually a wonderful spot to bask in the sun and read.
Check out our traveling exhibit from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Pollinators, “Bee Aware” emphasizes the importance of pollinators in our daily lives, their challenges to survival, and ways we can help them. Several interactive components provide fun opportunities to explore pollinators. It will be in the library lobby until May 20. A number of books and movies are also available to borrow about pollinators and their importance or ways to help pollinators.
It is Earth Day! Take time to appreciate the place you live. Get outside for a walk, a bike ride or start some seeds indoors to plant outside later.
It is mid-April, the weather has been slowly warming allowing the most snow we have gotten in years to slowly melt. While I might be more than ready for things to start growing, I do appreciate the slow melt for allowing water to soak into the ground and not puddle quite as much. Tax season is just about over (I’ve submitted mine and hope you have gotten yours in as well) and it is time to look forward to warm, sunny days.