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Sunshine, stories, and so much more! The Summer Reading Program is in full swing! Stop by the library for fun events and a reading challenge for all ages. Runs through July 31. |
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Bhangra in India Dancing Monday, July 13 at 4:00-5:00 p.m. Join a magical journey of the dances and stories of India. Discover the fascinating tales and learn the very popular Bhangra Harvest Dance! Details here. |
Tie-Dye Catapult
Thu, 7/16 at 11:00 a.m. |
Puzzle Race
Tue, 7/28 at 5:30 p.m. |
Cookbook Competition
Thu, 7/30 at 3:30 p.m. |
Storytime Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. Join Miss Deana for stories, songs, and general silliness! Best for ages 2-6. |
Box Fort Building Monday, July 20 at 4:00-5:00 p.m. We provide the boxes and tools; you build the fort! For all ages. |
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Stuffed Animal Sleepover
Thu, 7/23 at 3:30 p.m. |
Pet Cents
Mon, 7/27 at 4:00 p.m. |
Junk Journaling
Tue, 7/7 at 3:00 p.m. Turn trash into treasure and record your adventures with a junk journal! All supplies provided. Register here. |
Stuffed Animal Taxidermy
Tue, 7/14 at 3:00 p.m.Stuffies make great wall trophies! All supplies provided. Register here. |
Boba Tea Mixology
Tue, 7/21 at 3:30 p.m.Idyllic Bubble Tea House will be offering a hands-on Boba Mixology Experience. Register here (required). |
Miniature Book Making
Tue, 7/28 at 3:00 p.m. We’re making itty bitty books! Come join us, all the cool kids are doing it.
Register here. |
Book Binding
Thu, 7/2 at 5:00 p.m.Assemble and take home your own blank book using a few simple supplies. Register here (required). |
Macramé Coasters
Thu, 7/9 at 5:00 p.m.Get started with macramé through this simple craft. All supplies are provided. Register here (required). |
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Making It Up as You Go Along by Patricia FordeLearn how to write stories with Patricia Forde and some of the best middle-grade children's authors.In this fun and practical illustrated guide, young writers can learn from some of Ireland's most beloved authors, including Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl) Catherine Doyle (Twin Crowns), Pádraig Kenny (Stitch) and Derek Landy (Skullduggery Pleasant), and discover how to: Find inspiration to start your story, craft and develop twisty plots, create brilliant characters, and build spectacular new worlds. Also includes imaginative exercises, accessible explanations of writing terms and engaging illustrations by beloved Irish artist Mary Murphy.
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Scholastic Book of World Records 2026 by ScholasticWhere can you find the world's deadliest frog? Which athlete holds the record for most Olympic medals won by an individual ever? What state has the biggest collection of T-rex fossils? This book is packed with the answers to these questions and more. Read all about the biggest, best, and most buzzworthy world records in music, movies, sports, technology, video games, science, nature, states, and animals.
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Change of Plans by Sarah DessenA #1 New York Times bestseller from acclaimed and #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah Dessen comes a sweet, nuanced, and reflective coming-of-age love story (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) about an unassuming girl who learns to stand on her own while falling in love during a life-changing summer.
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Piper at the Gates of Dusk: Return to the World of Global Bestselling Series Chaos Walking with the First in a Brand-New Trilogy of Gripping, Dystopia
by Patrick Ness
It's been twenty years since the monstrous war that almost tore New World apart, and there's a new generation on the planet. Todd and Viola's sons Ben and Max have known only peace growing up on the family farm outside a bustling human settlement. A sudden sickness has infected the young people of New World with Noise in the form of their worst thoughts about themselves. And then, one by one, the children of New World begin to disappear. Ben, with his mother's logical mind, and Max, with his father's courageous heart, become caught up in separate quests for answers, journeys that will test their beliefs in their parents, each other, and in their very existence on the planet.
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Babylon, South Dakota by Tom LinA tantalizing, American West saga about a Chinese American family trying to survive on their Dakota farm as a powerful, mysterious, and morally dubious military secret shapes their lives. Lin's gossamer prose is patient and full of wonders. An ambitious epic and an ode to the beauty and glory of our connection to the natural world, Babylon, South Dakota upends the idea of strangers in a strange land to become a classic American story. It is a daring novel about how choices reverberate across generations and asks us what we owe to one another.
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Returns and Exchanges by Kayla Rae WhitakerA sweeping novel of one Kentucky family's rise and fall throughout the 1980s--a tragicomic tour de force about love and marriage, parents and children, and the perils of mixing family with business, from the acclaimed author of The Animators. "This is the novel I've been missing: a sprawling, emotional, and true family saga. I fell completely in love with the characters, the story, the setting. All of it. It's damn near perfect.--Ayelet Waldman, author of Love & Treasure.
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On Witness and Respair: Essays by Jesmyn WardThe collected creative nonfiction of a singular American writer, Jesmyn Ward, including widely shared classics, three never-before-published speeches, and an introductory essay. Respair (noun, obsolete), fresh hope after despair. From the two-time National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Jesmyn Ward, this collection of essays documents more than a decade of work in the life of a singular writer often lauded as the heir apparent to Toni Morrison (LitHub).
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Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life by Alex MayyasiFrom the world's leading economics podcast comes an irresistible guide to the hidden world of everyday economics. Millions of listeners trust the world's leading economics podcast to explain the mysterious inner workings of the global economy and the forces that affect nearly every decision we make. Through expert research and delightful stories, the Planet Money hosts help everyone see the world like an economist.
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