discover life's possibilities | July

How Is Your Summer So Far?
How is your summer so far? I can hardly believe we’re nearly through July. We’re more than halfway through the Library’s Summer Reading Program, and there’s still plenty of time to join the fun! Whether you've been reading along all summer or are just getting started, there’s something for everyone, including chances to win fun prizes. Stop by the Library or visit us online to pick up your reading log and explore new stories. Summer’s not over yet, so come bring a little more color to your world!
 
Additionally, we wanted to thank all those who contributed materials to our Arts & Crafting Swap! Thanks to the generosity of many, the swap has been very successful. Kids and adults alike have been inspired by what is available and have taken something to assist in their creative journey. If you haven’t stopped by yet, come see it soon! The Arts & Crafting Swap still has many freely available materials, and will end on August 1st. 
 
Finally, if you’re hip-deep in preparing a few entries for the San Juan County Fair (just like I am), make sure you also visit us at our library booth! We’re planning for lots of fun, and we’ll be excited to see you there!
 
-Anthony
Anthony Morris

-Assistant Director
-Pruinose Observer
-Chantpleuring Baker
 
 
Currently Reading

LIBRARY CARD DESIGN CONTEST
The San Juan Island Library is excited to announce the two winners of the 2025 Library Card Design Contest: Aimee Dieterle wins the Adult Card Design  & Nadya Sabin Troutman wins the Youth Card Design. These two designs will be featured on library cards in limited edition runs during the September 2025 Library Card Sign-up Month. Thanks to generous sponsorship by the Friends of the San Juan Island Library, both winners will also receive a $100 cash prize. All submitted artwork has been included in an online collection that is viewable to the public by following the link on: sjlib.org/creators-circle/
 
We heartily congratulate Aimee and Nadya on their winning designs, and thank all who submitted designs to this year’s contest!
SUMMER READING
There is still time to start Summer Reading! We have fun activities planned for families, children, tweens, teens and adults, including special events for a variety of ages and our popular Wednesday Afternoon Performance series featuring professional family-fun entertainment. Click on Color Our World to learn more!
THE PENNY PINCHER
Featuring popular services paid for by your tax dollars that you can access from the Library at no cost!   
The Gale Virtual Reference Library is a reference search portal that provides access to contextual information on a wide array of subjects. The authoritative and continuously updated reference content includes full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. There are resources for elementary, middle school, high school, and college students, as well as general and specialize research information.
DID YOU KNOW?
Join the Friends of the Library on August 2nd from 10am-3pm for their annual Summer Book Fair! There will be fun for the whole family, including face painting, fortune telling, and ice cream, and most importantly, SO MANY BOOKS to buy. See you there!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Arts & Crafts Supplies Swap
In the Library Main Salon until August 1st
 
The San Juan Island Library is hosting an Arts & Crafts Swap for our Summer Reading Program, Color Our World!
 
Please bring your new and gently used art supplies to the library circulation desk as we continue an amazing summer. Nothing to give? No problem! The swap is open for all to partake!
Home is in the Stories
Saturday, July 26th, 2025
10:00am - 1:00pm
 
Join us for the last week of this program! In this art and storytelling workshop with Alchemy Art Center’s visiting artist Kira Joy Williams, participants will have the opportunity to be interviewed and record their oral history in a one-on-one format or as a group conversation.
Teen Movie Marathon
Saturday, August 2nd, 2025
5:30pm - 10:15pm
 
Get ready for a long night of movies! This year's theme (chosen by Teen Library Council) is OZ, with a showing of the original Wizard of Oz followed by Wicked: Part 1. Pizza, popcorn, and drinks will be served.
Applique Letterforms 
Monday, August 18th, 2025
6:00pm - 7:30pm
 
Decorate your dearest garments with custom text! Learn the art of applique through designing, cutting, and attaching letterforms to your clothing. Fabric will be provided, but please bring a garment to attach letterforms to. Registration is required.
DONATE TO THE LIBRARY
The San Juan Island Library welcomes gifts to support the programs, collections, and services designed to meet the needs of San Juan Islanders, nonprofit partners, and visitors of all ages, that are not met by tax revenue. There are many ways to support your library!
STAFF PICKS
Check out our latest faves!
 
Raising Hare : a Memoir 
by Chloe Dalton
 
Through trial and error, the author learns to care for a rescued newborn hare—a leveret?—that had been chased by a dog in the English countryside, and the reader witnesses the joy at this extraordinary relationship between human and animal. 
Fallout 
TV Series
 
A story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there's almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the incredibly complex, gleefully weird and highly violent universe waiting for them above.
Weyward
by Emilia Hart
 
Told over five centuries through three connected women, this riveting novel follows Kate, in 2019, as she seeks refuge in Weyward Cottage; Altha, in 1619, as she uses her powers to maintain her freedom; and Violet, in 1942, as she searches for the truth about her mother's death.


Discover Life's Possibilities
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(360) 378-2798
https://www.sjlib.org

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