Between the Stacks: 5/1/2024

Geology seems to be the theme of the month with the Rockhounders special speaker, and now we are having a special night of fossils for the entire family! Lauren Owen, from the Lewis and Clark Caverns, is coming Thursday, May 2nd, at 6 PM to share her knowledge of fossils and the caves! It will be a great night for everyone! Lauren presented our Arbor Day programs last Friday and is a great asset to the community.

The staff is having inquiries about a summer children’s quilting class. If you have a school-age child who wants to learn how to quilt, please call the library at 287-3763 to be added to the list. Because of the intense instruction, the class size will be limited. If the pre-registration is large enough, we will consider adding another class.

Miss Brandi is having a great time unpacking all of the Robotics supplies that came in last week. The library hosts a robotics program for younger children on Fridays at 2:30 PM and a session for teens and older children on Thursdays at 4 PM. The programs are open to the public and free of charge as the Friends provide all of the robot-making materials.

Just a heads up for May: as most of you know, the staff takes two months out of the year to prepare for fall and summer programs. During May, the library will continue to do our basic programs (story times, Friday classes, book clubs, etc.) but will spend most of the month preparing for this summer. We plan on feeding 170 children during the summer reading program, which takes some crazy logistics to get the food here, served four days a week. It will be a fantastic summer, and the staff is excited about all the different programs coming to the library!

Thank you to everyone who provided us with plastic bags! We use them for the book sale, crafts, as paint shirts, and more. Thank you also to those sharing snacks with us for the children who come into the library. Nothing puts a smile on a hungry child’s face like a good nutritious snack! If you want to donate snacks, please call us, as the snacks we carry vary weekly.