David McPhail's Birthday, June 30th

To Honor David McPhail's birthday this month, here are some of his books:



Bunny's First Spring by Sally Lloyd-Jones. David McPhail was the illustrator for this book. 




Andrew Draws 




Bad Dog 



My Mother Goose 



Sick Day

 

Waddles

Enjoy! 

Cathy 

Summer Reading Countdown

Summer Reading is almost here. The program starts Friday, June 26. You can register starting at 9 am that day either online by visiting our library webpage or stopping by the library. 

The reading program is new this year: 

• Everyone who signs up for the program will get some coupon prizes {Brueggar's Bagels, Adventure Landing, Wendy's and more.}
• There are a bunch of ways to earn points this year: reading 20 minutes, drawing a picture, downloading an e-book. 
• When you reach 25 points you earn a prize.
• Keep reading and exploring!
• 50 points earns you another prize and an entry into our grand prize drawings. 
• For each 25 points read after that you earn extra entries into the grand prize drawing. 

Library fun this summer includes:

• Tie- Dye
• Makey-Makey Mondays
• Paws to read 
• American Girl 
• Story Times- Baby and All-Ages
• Heroes Throughout History- Medusa, Balto and Lighthouse Keepers
• Be a Hero, Thank a Hero
• Musical Fun with Miss Nina

We can't wait to see you this summer! 

Cathy 

Jacqueline Woodson Named Young People’s Poet Laureate

The Poetry Foundation is honored to announce that Jacqueline Woodson has been named the Young People’s Poet Laureate. The laureate title is given to a living writer in recognition of a career devoted to writing exceptional poetry for young readers. The laureate advises the Poetry Foundation on matters relating to young people’s literature and may engage in a variety of projects to help instill a lifelong love of poetry among the nation’s developing readers. This laureateship aims to promote poetry to children and their families, teachers, and librarians over the course of its two-year tenure.



Brown Girl Dreaming.  


 
Feathers 




Coming On Home Soon



Each Kindness

Cathy