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The Aloha Community Library will be closed all day Monday, July 5 in observance of Independence Day. Have a safe and happy 4th of July weekend! |
The library is open for browsing! Visit the library during our service hours for browsing and holds pick up! Visits are limited to 30 minutes and masks and physical distancing are required. We are still offering curbside and home delivery services. Give us a call or visit our website for details about our current offerings. Current browsing hours: Mondays: 3pm-6pm Tuesdays: 3pm-6pm Wednesdays: 3pm-6pm Thursdays: 10am-1pm Fridays: 10am-1pm Saturdays: 10am-1pm |
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Make a Difference We're so close to reaching our $15,000 spring fundraising goal! Help nudge us over the top by donating in support of your favorite library services. We'll be wrapping this fundraising campaign up on Wednesday, June 30th, so don't delay - give today! |
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Color Your World In the spirit of this year’s “Color Your World” Summer Reading theme, we’re asking you, our patrons, to tell us about the things that will forever color your recent memories. Each month, June through August, we’ll be sharing prompts through our social media channels, facebook.com/AlohaLibrary and on Instagram @AlohaCommunityLibrary, to spark community reflection and conversation about the recent books you read, movies & TV shows you watched, technology that increasingly became a part of your life, and the communities with which you’ve shared them. Be on the lookout for those prompts or send us your response as a reply to this newsletter if you’re not on social media! For July, send us your text, video, or visual media response to the prompt, “The technology that will forever color my recent memories is .”
At the end of August, we’ll take all of the responses we gather and turn them into a collection of crowd-sourced recommendations and resources to be shared with our community. All respondents will also be entered into an end-of-Summer giveaway of fun prizes including WCCLS pint glasses, Aloha Community Library tote bags, and Baja Fresh gift baskets courtesy of our generous donors!
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Aloha Library Book Club Wednesday, July 7 from 6:30 to 7:30pm For adults. Join us live on Zoom for the library’s book club! This month’s selection is Ruth Ware’s new thriller One by One – a crafty homage to Agatha Christie’s classic And Then There Were None, updated to our present. This adaptation honors the source material while adding fresh, modern twists. It’s an engrossing read that should delight fans of Christie, contemporary mysteries, or anyone looking for a fun page turner. (Our next book, which we will chat about on 8/4, is A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler!) Join online at bit.ly/ACLbkclub, or by phone at 253-215-8782. Meeting ID: 924 6989 8432 | Passcode: 037016. |
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Dial-In Book Excerpts All month For adults. We’re temporarily dedicating a phone line to book excerpts! Dial us up at 971-245-7734 to hear a brief reading of an excerpt from a book that’s set somewhere else. If you enjoy it and want to read more for yourself, you can leave us a message after the end of the recording, and we’ll be happy to help you request a copy to check out. We’ll be posting new recordings frequently for you to listen to, so call back regularly! |
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Coffee with the Director is on Break Coffee with the Director is taking a summer break! We hope to return in the fall with in-person opportunities to visit with library staff. Stay tuned for details! |
Anime Your Way Saturday, July 31 at 2:00 to 3:15pm Anime Your Way is a comprehensive step by step drawing program developed over 10 years by former Simpson’s artist Carlos Nieto III that teaches participants how to create and modify an anime character from scratch, no matter what their drawing level is! Using simple shapes and easy to understand instructions, participants will gain the knowledge and confidence to create their very own unique anime characters in this virtual program live on Zoom. An accompanying kit will be available starting Monday, July 26 at the library during open hours (TBD) while supplies last. For tweens and teens entering 6th-12th grade only. |
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Messy(ish) Arts & Crafts: Watercolors Starting Tuesday, July 6 while supplies last. July is watercolor month! This Messy(ish) Arts & Crafts kit contains everything you need to create a watercolor masterpiece. Experiment with techniques using straws, salt, or other household items to make different effects. Have a grown up take a photo of your art and share it with us by emailing it to info@alohalibrary.org for a bonus entry in our monthly Summer Reading prize drawing! Pick up your kit from the library during open hours (TBD) while supplies last starting Tuesday, July 6th |
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Virtual Family Storytime Tuesdays from 10:30 to 11:00am Family Storytime is a fun filled live program for all ages with stories, songs, and rhymes geared toward getting kids hooked on reading. Come read, sing, dance, and play with us on Zoom here. We cannot wait to see you! |
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Virtual Pajama Storytime Fridays from 10:30 to 11:00am Wear your comfiest pajamas and join librarians Katie and Jesse every Friday at 10:30 am! We’ll see our friends Narwhal and Unicorn, read and sing together, and look for Little Mouse. Use this link to access the meeting on Friday. We hope to see you there! |
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Oregon’s Dino-Story Starting Monday, July 12 while supplies last. Join the Museum of Natural and Cultural History for a dino-mite adventure! With the museum’s newest video and our fun take-home activity kits, families can uncover mysteries about Oregon’s dinosaur story, exploring the clues that fossils reveal about our state during the dinosaur age. Take-home kits will be available at the library during open hours (TBD) starting Monday, July 12 while supplies last. |
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STEAM: Boredom Busters Starting Monday, July 19 while supplies last. Have you ever wanted to learn how to be a spy? Look no further, because this month’s STEAM take and make kit has everything you need to get started on your first mission. Put yourself to the test to unscramble word puzzles, ciphers, secret codes, and more! Pick up your kit at the library during open hours (TBD) starting Monday, July 19 while supplies last. |
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LEGO Challenge: Summer Treats
Sunday, July 25 For kids. It’s time for food! What is your favorite summer treat? Make it using LEGO or DUPLO bricks and have an adult email a photo of your creation to info@alohalibrary.org to be entered into our monthly Summer Reading prize drawing! For an extra challenge, use no more than 20 bricks. |
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