| West Buxton Public Library | ||
| Caroline Nickerson Library Director (207) 727-5898 www.westbuxtonpubliclibrary.org [email protected] | ||
July 2023 Newsletter The Summer Reading Program starts Tuesday, July 11! | ||
Upcoming Events Story Time July 11, July 18, July 25 10:30-11am LEGO Club July 2, July 9, July 16, July 23, July 30 1-3pm Memoir Writing Workshop in person at Melody’s home July 12 1pm | Chat with Caroline Dear Wonderful Patrons, It’s officially summer, and the summer reading program starts Tuesday, July 11! Earn raffle tickets to try to win a $10 Amazon gift card or a $10 gift card to Low’s Variety by reading and/or completing the Bingo board. See the following “Stay Tuned…” page for more information. The Library will be hosting a donation-based book sale and lawn games on Sunday, July 16 from noon to 4pm. (The rain date is July 23.) Explore a wide selection of books, including fiction, non-fiction, young adult fiction, and children’s books. Instead of fixed prices, you can donate an amount that feels right to you, making books affordable for everyone. Join us for games including ring toss, lawn tic-tac-toe, “fishing for ducks,” and more. Win prizes and challenge your family and friends! Join me for Story Time on Tuesday mornings from 10:30-11am. Listen to a story, sing some songs, enjoy some felt board fun, and participate in a craft. Try a challenge or free build during Lego Club on Sunday afternoons. All ages are welcome. Lego Club is from 1-3pm but you may arrive and leave at your leisure within this time frame. Feel free to join one or more Lego Clubs as your schedule allows. If you have thought about writing your memoir, join Lorraine Lindstedt at the monthly memoir writing workshop graciously hosted in person by one of the members, Melody, at her home on Wednesday, July 12 at 1pm. For more information, email Lorraine at [email protected]. Continue reading to hear the latest news and events from the West Buxton Public Library. Thank you for your support and I hope to see you soon at the library. Sincerely, Caroline Nickerson Library Director |
| Stay Tuned… The Summer Reading Program for all ages starts Tuesday, July 11 and ends Tuesday, August 15. The theme this summer is All Together Now, encouraging kindness. Want to try to win a $10 Amazon gift card or a $10 gift card to Low’s Variety? Kids (Youth): For every 20 minutes you read, color a circle on your reading log. Earn 1 raffle ticket for each colored circle. Teens: For every 30 minutes you read and record on your reading log, earn 1 raffle ticket. Adults: For every hour you read and record on your reading log, earn 1 raffle ticket. For all ages, read and complete kindness related activities on an optional Bingo board for further raffle tickets. Get 5 in a row to earn 1 raffle ticket. Get 5 in a row without the free space to earn 2 raffle tickets. All ages of readers may pick a prize from the treasure chest each time they visit the library with their bingo boards and/or reading logs. | ||
| Upcoming Events | ||
LEGO Club LEGO Club is from 1-3pm every Sunday. Take one of our LEGO challenges, make a design from “The LEGO Ideas Book,” or create your own design. All LEGO creations stay at the library so there will be plenty of bricks for the next event. Caroline will display any creations on the windowsill next to the makerspace table until the next event. Monthly Calendar of Events | ||
| July 2023 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LEGO Club 1-3pm Library closed for Independence Day 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 LEGO Club 1-3pm Summer Reading Program starts! Story Time 10:30-11am Memoir Writing Workshop in person at Melody’s home 1pm 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Donation-Based Book Sale and Lawn Games Noon-4pm Lego Club 1-3pm Story Time 10:30-11am 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Book Sale and Lawn Games Rain Date Lego Club 1-3pm Story Time 10:30-11am 30 LEGO Club 1-3pm 31 |
| Recent Highlights Lego Club participants were up for the following challenges: “Your parents want to build a new home and they want you to build it.” “Hollywood hires you to build a movie set for a new Star Wars movie.” “Ford hires you to create the toughest pickup truck in the world.” “You enter a contest to build the world’s tallest tower. Will you win?” |