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Athol Library News June 2018
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Our remodel continues, but we're getting closer to completion. We appreciate your patience! π Thanks to all our helpers π
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Add These Activities to Your Summer Fun List! Summer Reading has begun! Adults & Kids! Lots of fun reading, events & prizes!! οΈοΈ ABC Garden Group - Thursday, June 7 - Garden Tour Gentle Yoga - Wed's, June 6, 14, 21, 28 - 11-12:00 am Book Club - Wednesday, June 20, 4:00 pm What the Craft! - Wednesday, June 27, 4:00-5:30 Tech Help - Drop In or By Appointment Little Rockers - Tuesdays, June 19 & 26, 10:30-11:30 Summer IT Club - Tuesdays, June 19 & 26, 2:00pm
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Pen Pal Letter Exchange 2nd Mondays, June 11, July 9, August 12, 2:00pm Become a pen pal with a teen in Edinburgh, Scotland. We supply the writing materials and postage.
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Summer Reading Kick-off Party Wednesday, June 13, 3:00pm Attend this kick-off party and register for summer reading and pick up your reading log, choose a free book, and stay for fun crafts, activities, and a special performance by the Traveling Lantern Theatre. If you can't make the party, come in anytime to find out more about summer programs.
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Traveling Lantern Theater-The Life of Mozart Wednesday, June 13, 3:00pm, during the Kick off Party A frolicking, gleeful, and historically accurate play about one of the greatest geniuses who ever lived. This play will introduce young children to the vibrancy of history, the joy of music, and the true story of this very special composer's life.
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Adulting 101 - Money 101 Monday, June 18, 3:00pm Join us for a fun and informative interactive talk about saving money for college, opening bank accounts, writing checks and more. Snacks will be provided.
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Little Rock-It Scientists Tuesdays, June 19 - July 31, 11:00am Parents and their early learners will have a blast dancing, gardening, and independently exploring science stations at this hands-on story time! Come dressed to make a scientific mess!
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Summer It Club Tuesdays, June 19 - July 31, 2:00pm Rock your summer with awesome weekly activities in science, technology, engineering, art and math. Robots, slime, construction, stop motionanimation, and more π
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The Noiseguy For Kids of all Ages π¨βπ©βπ§βπ¦ Wednesday, June 20, 6 pm, at the Athol Community Center Charlie "the Noiseguy" Williams uses vocal imitations to create mouth sound tracks and beats for his doodle rumpus, and you can too! If you like noise, you'll love this show full of onomatopoeia, storytelling, and shenanigans.
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Nerf Battle Friday, June 29, 6:00-8:00pm Bring your NERF gun (or borrow one of ours) and your friends (or make some here) and battle in the stacks after hours!
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Adult Summer Reading Join us this summer for reading fun! Log your reading time online or on a paper log to earn prizes and be entered to win our Grand Prize - a Kindle Fire! Sign up starts on June 1st and runs through August. Earn points for coming to our programs throughout the summer as well. Get your reading on and WIN! Questions? Stop by the front desk and our staff will get you started! Happy Summer Reading!
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ABC Garden Group Thursday, June 7, 6:30pm Tour a Members Garden! Join the ABC Garden Group as we tour Waterfowl Farm in Careywood where perennial beds, orchards, berry patches and a vegetable garden grow. The topic of this meeting will be Bats, and local bat expert Carrie Hugo of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game will be with us to talk about native bats in our area and what we can do to encourage them as useful partners in our gardening efforts. Come in and ask at the Library for directions.
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Gentle Yoga with Isabel Wednesdays, June 6, 13, 20, & 27 at 11:00 am Come experience the calming practice of yoga. It helps your body and your mind unwind and relax. Welcome to all ages and experience levels. Just bring your yoga mat.
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What the Craft!Wednesday, June 27, 4:00-5:30pm Join us for some crafty goodness and fun and make a set of 4 note cards and a box to keep or giveaway. Please sign up at the front desk as space is limited.
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Extreme measures : finding a better path to the end of life
by Jessica Nutik Zitter
An ICU and Palliative Care specialist reveals medical school training gaps in caring for dying patients, describing the professional experiences that compelled her to become a caregiver for the dying and counselor to patients and caregivers about enabling a positive end of life.
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Bring Me Back by B. A. Paris"Intensifying psychological suspense. Twelve years after Finnβs girlfriend Layla disappeared, a discovery raises new questions.β-- Catherine Coyne, Mansfield Public Library, Mansfield, MA
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There there : a novel by Tommy Orange βA large cast of interwoven characters depicts the experience of Native Americans living in urban settings. Perfect for readers of character-driven fiction with a strong sense of place.β-- Abby Johnson, New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, New Albany, IN
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Us Against You by Fredrik BackmanβThe citizens of Beartown are about to lose their beloved hockey team and their rivals could not be happier. The narrator has you wondering who is going to die and why events occur as they do.β-- Gail Christensen, Kitsap Regional Library, Bremerton, WA
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βA playful commentary on the mystery genre itself and the first in a promising new series. The author, Horowitz, plays the part of the narrator, and gets caught up in solving a murder with Daniel Hawthorne, an out-of-work detective.β
-- Amy Whitfield, Wake County Public Libraries, Cary, NC
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Jar of hearts by Jennifer HillierβA suspenseful thriller told from multiple perspectives. A Seattle detective must unravel a web of secrets dating back to his high school days.β-- Gail Roberts, Fairfax County Public Library, Fairfax, VA
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On the GoWhether you are staying home or traveling this summer, books are only a few clicks away. Download ebooks and audio books through our website, CommunityLibrary.Net/eLibrary. If you plan on exploring a new country, or just want to stretch your mind, Mango will help you build new language skills. Download the app and practice anywhere you choose.
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