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JANUARY 2025 Volume 6 Issue 1
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2025: A Year of Reading
Happy New Year, American Fork! We are excited to kick off 2025 with some awesome challenges to make this a great year to enjoy books:
The Well-Read Reading Challenge caters to our avid adult readers. If you read 50 books in 2025, you'll be invited to an exclusive dinner next January! Reading Prompts serve those looking to try something new or who want help choosing their next read. Each book read in response earns an automatic entry into a drawing for an Amazon gift card. Prompts change each quarter. Well-Read Challenge: Teen Edition is for ages 12-18. Read 20 books in one year to earn your spot at an invite-only pizza party with fellow book lovers! Pageturners challenges 1st-6th graders to read 25 books throughout the school year, but they are welcome to join anytime. Books they have read since September count! Prizes for completion include their own book and an invitation to a special Pageturners' party in May. 1000 Books Before Kindergarten encourages caregivers to read to their babies, toddlers, & preschoolers. Reading with your child every day instills a love of books and prepares them for school and beyond. Your child will earn a prize for every 50 books you read together.
Record your reading during these challenges 2 ways: sign up for Beanstack* or pick up a tracking sheet in the Library. The one exception is Reading Prompts which are only found on Beanstack.
We look forward to seeing you at the American Fork Library this year!
*Beanstack is a digital tracking app we use for many of our challenges & programs throughout the year. Get the app or go to americanfork.beanstack.org to create your account and get started. |
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Library Open House-Welcome to Oz!
| January 27 at 6:30-8:00 pm |
Step into the enchanting world of Oz! Follow Dorothy's path down the yellow brick road, explore magical lands, learn about unforgettable characters, and uncover the treasures of our library. Enjoy family fun with crafts, activities, and more! |
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Coding Club
| January 15 at 4:30 pm |
Learn to build fun projects with block coding on Scratch.com! Join us every 1st and 3rd Wednesday (January's class will only be on the 3rd week) for hands-on, fun-filled sessions, where you'll bring ideas to life through coding. Open to anyone 12 and older. Don't miss out on this chance to level up your skills! Free registration available at aflibrary.eventbrite.com.
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Tips & Tricks for Morning & Bedtime Routines
| January 16 at 7:00 pm |
Join Carly Schrimpl, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, for a presentation where you will get all the tips and tricks for routines for children ages 3 to 17! |
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Book Launch with David Habben
| January 28 at 6:00 pm |
Meet & Greet with David Habben, illustrator of the new Bridget Vanderpuff middle-grade graphic novels. We'll have door prizes, refreshments, & books available for purchase. Co-hosted with Kings English Bookshop. |
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| Español
¡Vea la página en español en nuestro sitio web para obtener información sobre programas, eventos y recursos en español! Obtén más información aquí. |
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Academic Lab
The Academic Lab provides one-on-one reading tutoring, focused math lessons, and homework help to 2nd grade-9th grade students throughout the community. It is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 4:00-6:00 pm for drop-in homework help. |
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A FEW NEW READS IN OUR LIBRARY
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| Alice Walstead |
The How to Catch kids are playing outside when they wake up the groundhog that lives in the park, causing him to run away, but the following day is Groundhog's Day and if they don't bring him back, the town won't know when winter ends. |
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| Philip Reeve |
This stand-alone Mortal Engines novel follows an unlikely crew of fighters-turned friends: Tamzin Pook, Hilly Torpenhow, mayor-to-be Max Angmering, and washed-up mercenary Oddington Doom. Together, they must find a way to outwit the assassins that are determined to drag Tamzin back to the arcade, and try to take back Motoropolis. Hold onto your seats―it’s going to be a wild ride. |
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| Veeda Bybee |
Home cooks who are movie buffs can enjoy preparing recipes inspired by over forty timeless musicals including“Von Trapp Schnitzel with Noodles from The Sound of Music and“Violet's Blueberry Hand Pies” from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. |
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