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A few weeks ago, libraries across the country celebrated the freedom to read during Banned Books Week. Public libraries are committed to serving our communities by providing access to materials that “reflect a wide range of views,” as stated in our Collection Development Policy. Our mission to provide access to a variety of viewpoints may […]

We’re hosting a new escape room on October 28 & October 29. Are you ready to save the world from a zombie apocalypse by releasing an antidote in time? This experience is family friendly but success is more likely (though not guaranteed) when the group includes a few middle/high school students or adults. Hourly time

You may have noticed a growing gap in the adult fiction collection. We’re temporarily compressing the adult fiction collection (toward the end of the alphabet) to prepare for a shelving unit swap. We’re going to take the unit of four shelves along the wall in teen and swap it for the unit of six shelves

I enjoy reading books that aren’t quite like any other book I’ve read, and Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore found that sweet spot. It’s been nearly ten years since magician Violet Volk disappeared without a trace in the middle of her magic act. For her younger sister Sasha, the upcoming anniversary is a source

September is Library Card Sign-Up month. This year, libraries throughout the state are helping library card holders share their love of libraries with vinyl, die-cut stickers—the kind you often see on laptops or water bottles. Anyone who gets a library card gets a sticker and current cardholders may present their card to receive a sticker.

Check out the kindness rock garden near the rear entrance to the community center (and library). Thank you to Al and Deb Lathrop for starting this creative venue for sharing kindness and artistic flair! Join the fun and spread the kindness by taking, sharing, and/or leaving  decorated rocks. Contributions to garden by members of the

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Community 2000 Back-to-School Drive, and we wish students of all ages the best as they start a new school year! Kudos to everyone who did their part and added stickers to our sticker mosaic throughout the summer. The clown fish and its habitat were completed just before

Time is running out to submit your Summer Library Challenge forms. Forms may be turned in through August 31. Storytime is taking a brief break and will return September 15. The library is hosting after-school programs for youth on Tuesday afternoons starting September 6. The themes will repeat the same week of each month. The

It’s not too late for Summer Library Challenge participants to turn in their completed forms. Forms may be turned in through August 31. Storytime will be held on Thursday, August 25 at 10:15 AM. We will take a two week break from storytime in early September. The fall launch of storytime will be September 15.

The beginning of a new school year is a source of excitement that includes promising hopes and a bit of anxiety too. Books provide a wonderful way for youth to explore those mixed emotions. One book that does just that is The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson and illustrated by Rafael López. This picture