November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and we’re joining the fun. Whether you’ve been an aspiring novelist for ages, or you’re tempted to give it a shot, save the dates and join us for NaNoWriMo! Each Monday evening in November we’re hosting generative writing workshops with other writers. Robert Peck and Taney Kurth, Rhetoric and English University professors and writing center instructors, will lead these workshops and provide support for anyone wanting to write this month. Our first session on Monday, November 6 at 6:30 p.m. will be focused on Your Story Begins: Zeroing in Early Sets You Apart. If you can’t join us in person, visit our website calendar event for a Zoom link. We’d love to have you join the NaNoWriMo fun!
Library Events
We’re also celebrating Dinovember at the Library! Trixie, Bernard, and friends are ready to enjoy the fun all month long. A special selection of Jack Neuzil’s handmade wooden dinosaurs will be available for one-week checkouts in November. Check out books and movies featuring dinosaurs too!
Storytime is Tuesday mornings at 10:30 and we’re featuring stories with Dinos all month! And Family Storytime is great for all-ages Saturday, November 11 at 10:30 a.m.
Our monthly Fun For All Night is coming up Saturday, November 11 at the Solon Community Center. We’ll enjoy gym games with our friends at the Recreation department beginning at 6:00 p.m. and then we’ll head to the auditorium at 7:00 p.m. for The Super Mario Bros. Movie with popcorn!
We’re sharing another Intergenerational Storytime with our friends at Solon Retirement Village Monday, November 13 at 1:30 p.m. We encourage friends of all ages to join us as we share stories, songs, and playtime with friends. This program will take place at the Solon Retirement Village, 523 E. 5th St, Solon.
Learn something new or hone your skills with DIY Night. This month we’re painting peg dolls. Make a set of characters from your favorite book or show, paint family lookalikes, or a seasonal decoration. The options are endless and it’s a fun night out! Register to save your spot as space is limited. DIY Night is Tuesday, November 14 at 6:30 p.m.
We’re excited to share a special program brought to you by the Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition. LEGO ® Build Competition is Tuesday, November 21 at 2:00 p.m. Kids aged 17 and younger are invited to summon their inner builder and enter to win prizes specifically for ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) designs. Competitors will use Legos provided by AARP and their imagination for designing at local events. Kids can also use jumbo blocks to build a large ADU! Winners will be selected by the Housing Action Team to receive $50 gift cards for 1st place and $25 gift cards for 2nd place.
Library Access
Regular Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. and Friday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Closed Sundays.
The Library is closed Friday, November 10 in observance of Veteran’s Day. We will reopen as regularly scheduled Saturday, November 11, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
The Library will be open 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Friday, November 17 to allow time for our monthly staff in-service.
Thanksgiving holiday hours: Wednesday, November 22 we will be open 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Closed Thursday, November 23 through Saturday, November 25. We will reopen as regularly scheduled Monday, November 27.
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?
We can learn through information with these (and many more) nonfiction books that are new to our shelves!
The Co-Parenting Handbook by Karen Bonnell and Kristin Little. This handbook helps parents confidently take on the challenges of raising children in two homes. Addressing the emotional impact of separation, conflict, grief, and recovery, the authors skillfully provide a road map for all family members to safely navigate through separation/divorce. Parents will discover how to move from angry, hurt partners to constructive, successful co-parents.
How to Survive History by Cody Cassidy. A practical guide to surviving history’s most challenging threats, from outrunning dinosaurs to making it off the Titanic alive. History is the most dangerous place on earth. From dinosaurs the size of locomotives to meteors big enough to sterilize the planet, from famines to pandemics, from tornadoes to the Chicxulub asteroid, the odds of human survival are slim but not zero–at least, not if you know where to go and what to do.
Rosie the Riveters of Iowa by Linda Betsinger McCann. ‘Rosie the Riveter’ was a nickname given to women who worked in factories during World War II. Nationwide, hundreds of factories were converted from their normal production into making something for the war effort. The men had gone to fight the war, so the women stepped up and worked in the factories. They not only worked as riveters, but also welders, drill-press and lathe operators, inspectors, and especially anything dealing with small parts. Over one hundred factories in Iowa hired women to turn out items for the war. This book includes more than twenty personal remembrances from these Iowa Rosies.
The Unwinding and Other Dreamings by Jackie Morris. This book is not meant to be read from cover to cover. It is a book for dreamers. Slight of word, rich of image, its purpose is to ease the soul. The paintings between these covers were worked on in the between times, an Unwinding of the soul, when the pressures of work were too much. Dreams and wishes are the inspiration at times like this.