Find Your Voice with the summer reading program at the Library. The Summer Reading Program is for everyone! We have programs for every reader, from babies to kids to teens and adults. The final deadline to turn in completed slips is Monday, July 31st. Pick up a program brochure, reading logs, and calendar to plan your summer fun!
Library Events
Fun For All Night is Saturday, July 8 at the Library! We’re playing yard games with our friends from the Recreation Department, on the Library lawn at 7:30 p.m. and then we’ll enjoy the outdoor movie, Coco [Rated PG], with popcorn at 8:30 p.m. on the patio. This is a great evening out for all-ages, and even better that it’s free and local. Join us!
Our next Family Storytime will be Saturday, July 8 at 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning Storytime is a great chance for the whole family to enjoy songs, books, and games together. Weekly Storytime continues, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. We look forward to seeing you!
Are you ready to kid around with goats at the Library? Join us for a Meet & Bleat with the newest members of the herd at The Good Earth Nature School on Wednesday, July 12th at 1:30 p.m. on the Library lawn.
Join us Friday, July 14 for Music Cafe with CARTHA at 1:00 p.m. and Karaoke Night from 5-6:30 p.m. Whether you want to share musical talents or sit back and enjoy the company, these programs are open to all-ages and we look forward to sharing music with you!
What’s your favorite local or historical cookbook? Show it off and share a delicious recipe at Cookbook Club on Saturday, July 15 at 11:00 a.m. Everyone is welcome to share recipes, think of it as a potluck and enjoy conversations with other foodies.
The Iowa Raptor Project, an all-time local favorite, will join us on Monday, July 17 at 2:00 p.m. on the Library patio. We’ll visit with Iowa birds of prey and learn their stories.
This month the Solon Book Club is reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one in the journalism community is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband, David, has left her, and her career has stagnated. Regardless of why Evelyn has chosen her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jump-start her career. Summoned to Evelyn’s Upper East Side apartment, Monique listens as Evelyn unfurls her story: from making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the late ‘80s and, of course, the seven husbands along the way. As Evelyn’s life unfolds — revealing a ruthless ambition, an unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love — Monique begins to feel a very a real connection to the actress. But as Evelyn’s story catches up with the present, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways. Written with Reid’s signature talent for “creating complex, likable characters” (Real Simple), this is a fascinating journey through the splendor of Old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means — and what it takes — to face the truth. Pick up a copy of the book at the Library and join us on Tuesday, July 18 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss.
Library Access
Regular Library hours are Monday-Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Friday-Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed Sundays.
Looking ahead to Solon Beef Days, the Library will be open on Friday, July 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and closed on Saturday, July 22.
Don’t forget, the digital library is always available! Find an eBook, eAudiobook, magazines and more with Bridges, or with the Libby app on your favorite smart device. You can even stream classic films, discover new favorites, and more with Kanopy on your favorite smart device.
Everyone is welcome at the Library and our programs. Please contact us with access needs.
What We’re Reading
“FINLAY DONOVAN IS KILLING IT… except, she’s really not. The new book she promised her literary agent isn’t written, her ex-husband fired the nanny without telling her, and this morning she had to send her four-year-old to school with hair duct-taped to her head.
When Finlay’s overheard discussing the plot of her new novel with her agent over lunch, she’s mistaken for a contract killer and inadvertently accepts an offer to dispose of a problem husband in order to make ends meet…and she soon discovers that crime in real life is a lot more difficult than its fictional counterpart.” — from the publisher.
Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano is the perfect mix of murder mystery, comedy, modern family drama, and friendships. Many of us at the Library have enjoyed the audiobook available through Bridges or the Libby app and continue enjoying the series with books two and three with a fourth to come out next year! You can check out the first book of the series in the Library, as well. Readers who have enjoyed the antics of Stephanie Plum in author Janet Evanovich’s long running series are sure to enjoy this novel by Cosimano.