We’re heading into back-to-school season! All after school programs at the Solon Public Library begin in September. Our first BAM POW Thursday early-out program is Thursday, September 7, please note our weekly BAM POW program is now for students in 1st through 8th grades. We’ll have activities for the different ages from 1:45-2:45 p.m. in the Library meeting room. A fall schedule of activities will be available soon.
Teens (6th-12th graders) will be able to enjoy Your Space on Tuesdays after school beginning September 5 from 3:15-4:30 p.m. and CATS programs on Thursday, Sept. 14 and Thursday, Sept. 28, from 4:45-5:45 p.m.
Supervision is provided during the Library program in the meeting room, while children also have the option to enjoy the rest of the Library. These programs are drop-in, no registration. We recommend parents and caregivers discuss their expectations, pick-up procedures, etc. with their children. Library staff are sharing these programs for participating children, but this does not provide the need for supervised childcare.
We recommend families, students, and caregivers update your calendars and plan for these fun programs at the Library starting in September!
Library EventsDinosaur enthusiasts are sure to enjoy Dinosaurs at Dusk on Thursday, August 3 at 6:00 p.m. on the Library patio. We’ll enjoy the incredible pieces created by Jack Neuzil — dinosaurs of all varieties handmade with wood. Friends can read stories to dinosaurs, enjoy dino play and more!
Join us at the Library for the perfect Saturday on August 12! We’ll start the day with all-ages Storytime at 10:30 a.m. followed by a visit with the Cold Blooded Redhead and her reptile friends at Noon. And then we’ll end our evening with Fun For All Night! Yard games start at 7:00 p.m. with the outdoor movie, Abominable, at 8:00 p.m.
We’re excited to share a partnership with Solon Retirement Village to bring monthly programs to residents. Coming up on Monday, August 14 at 1:30 p.m. we’ll share an Intergenerational Storytime with all-ages at the Solon Retirement Village, 523 E. 5th St. Please enter at the main entrance. We’ll share entertaining stories, songs, and games. Please join us for this special story time to bring joy to all-ages!
Our August Cookbook Club is on Saturday, August 19 at 11:00 a.m. and we’ll be bringing our favorite fictional dishes to life! There are many examples of recipes being shared in works of fiction — raspberry cordial in Anne of Green Gables, butterbeer in Harry Potter, black and white cookies in Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder. What dishes have you read about? Bring them to life and share them at Cookbook Club.
Participants of all ages are welcome to join us for a Community Spelling Bee on Tuesday, August 29 at 6:30 p.m. While it is geared towards adults and young adults, everyone is welcome. Rules will be similar to the Scripps National Spelling Bee but will not be a qualifier for the regional or national spelling bee.
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.
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’s New?Stay cool with a good book! Here are a few new fiction titles to hit the shelves.
The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner. It is 1952, and nearly all the girls 16-year-old Bertha Harding knows dream of getting married, keeping house, and raising children in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. Bertha dreams of baseball. She reads every story in the sports section, she plays ball with the neighborhood boys–she even writes letters to the pitcher for the Workington Sweet Peas, part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. When Bertha’s father is accused of being part of the Communist Party by the House Un-American Activities Committee, life comes crashing down on them. Disgraced and shunned, the Hardings move to a small town to start over where the only one who knows them is shy Uncle Matthew. But dreams are hard to kill, and when Bertha gets a chance to try out for the Workington Sweet Peas, she packs her bags for an adventure she’ll never forget.
Before She Finds Me by Heather Chavez. Julia Bennett has worked hard to create a stable life for her daughter, Cora, in Southern California. So when Cora leaves for college, the worst thing Julia expects on move-in day is an argument with her ex-husband and his new wife. But a sudden attack leaves the campus stunned—and only Julia’s quick actions save Cora’s life. Shaken in the aftermath, and haunted by a dark secret, Julia starts to wonder: What if the attack wasn’t as random as everyone believes?
Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker. Darby, Mary Beth, and Rhea are on personal quests to reclaim aspects of their identities subsumed by motherhood—their careers, their sex lives, their bodies. But their children disrupt their plans when an unsettling medical condition begins to go around the Little Academy preschool: the kids are craving blood. Then a young teacher is found dead, and the only potential witnesses are ten adorable four-year-olds. Soon it becomes clear that the children are not just witnesses, but also suspects . . . and so are their mothers.
Don’t Forget the Girl by Rebecca McKanna. We never remember the dead girls. We never forget the killers. Twelve years ago, 18-year-old University of Iowa freshman Abby Hartmann disappeared. Now, Jon Allan Blue, the serial killer suspected of her murder, is about to be executed. Abby’s best friends, Bree and Chelsea, watch as Abby’s memory is unearthed and overshadowed by Blue and his flashier crimes. The friends, estranged in the wake of Abby’s disappearance, and suffering from years of unvoiced resentments, must reunite when a high-profile podcast dedicates its next season to Blue’s murders.