NOVEMBER 2021     volume 2 issue 11
Library Catalog  | Library Calendar  |  Children's Events  |  Teen Events  |  Adult Events
Did You Know?
 
You can check out hundreds of "non-traditional items" at our library! Here is what you can find in the Children's Library:
  • Literacy Kits are storytime in a bag! You and your children can enjoy books, crafts, songs, fingerplays, and activities together.
  • Discovery Kits allow you to learn about something new, like playing the ukulele or makey makey circuits.
  • Kindles are loaded with Battle of the Books titles!
  • Launchpads (coming soon) have lots of educational games to help children develop their literacy skills.
In our Teen/Adult Section, we have a large collection of games and puzzles to take home and try out. We also have hot spots you can check out for internet access. 
 
We would love to help you if you have any questions! Just give us a call or stop by the library.
 
 
EVENTS 

 
Gen Z Generosity: A Service Program for Teens
 
Our new library program that will give teens opportunities to contribute to our community through service.
 
This month we are working with the Utah Valley Refugees organization to assemble kits that will help refugees transition to their new homes as they work to become self-reliant here.
 
Thursday, November 11, 7:00 pm 
Indie Author Day
 
Help us celebrate Indie Author Day at the library by meeting some of Utah’s most interesting and engaging indie authors! Chat with them, hear excerpts from their works, and enter to win copies of their books.
 
Saturday, November 20, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Beginning Adult Yoga Class
 
Refresh your week and end your day with our free beginner yoga class to help stretch your muscles and center your mind. Taught by certified yoga instructor Sarah Borja. Please bring your own mat.
 
Thursday, November 18, 7:30 pm
 
NEW READS 
A few new books in our library
 
This is Your World : The Story of Bob Ross
by Sophia M. Gholz

This official picture book biography of the iconic American painter and TV host shows how he fell in love with painting and wanted to inspire others to find joy in their happy accidents. 
Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet
by Laekan Zea Kemp

An ambitious girl who fears disappointing her traditional Mexican-American parents finds her world upended by a long-held secret before she bonds with a boy who would protect his immigration status and newfound family. 
Hooked : How Crafting Saved My Life
by Sutton Foster

The Broadway and television actress discusses how cross-stitching, crocheting, painting and other craft projects kept her sane while dealing with an agoraphobic mother, a painful public divorce and struggles with fertility.
November's Reading Prompts

*Read a book by a Utah author 
OR
*Read a book about food or written by a chef
 
Read one of the monthly reading prompts and enter our quarterly drawing for an Amazon gift card! Entries accepted by commenting on our social media posts about the prompts. 
 
GET TO KNOW US
Valerie Herzog
  • Works as a Library Clerk Sub
  • Has worked at the American Fork Library for 4 years
  • Likes to eat ice cream
  • Enjoys reading historical mysteries
  • Recommends Flavia de Luce mysteries by Alan Bradley
  • "I have fond memories of going to the library when I was a child and of spending long summer days with a good book. I also loved reading to my kids when they were young and have wonderful memories of bringing them to the American Fork Library for story time. Libraries allow us to travel through space and time, to learn and grow, and to become better people. Libraries are magical places! "
American Fork Library64 S. 100 E.
 American Fork, Utah 84003
(801) 763-3070

https://americanfork.gov/library
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