It’s time to get your Solon Area Garage Sale registered with the Friends of the Library. The annual sale is hosted by the Friends Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1. You can find the registration details and form on our website, www.solon.lib.ia.us, and click on the “Solon Area Garage Sale” button.
If you’re not one to hassle with your own garage sale, you can donate your items to the Friends! They host their own sale each year at the Library with proceeds supporting Library programming, like summer reading. The full list of items they accept is available on our website, and at the Library.
Library Events
Our calendar is full of programs and special events at the Library, find something for all-ages to enjoy, and learn!
Spend time with your little one building pre-reading skills while making new parent and caregiver friends at Baby Time. Tuesdays in April at 9:15 a.m. we’ll share nursery rhymes, sing songs, read books, and enjoy free play with age-appropriate toys. Attend one or more classes: we’d love to see you anytime!
Chair Yoga is a great way to keep your body and mind healthy! Patrons have remarked about increased range of motion, improvements to quality of life, and enjoyed the social interaction. You can join us to see what the fuss is all about! Mondays at 12:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. Please note the class size is capped at 25 to allow adequate space and optimal instruction.
On Wednesday mornings you can join us at 9:00 a.m. for Coffee and Conversations and stick around for Chair Yoga. These programs are offered in partnership with Solon Senior Support.
Early-out Thursdays at the Library are all about the kids! BAM POW activities begin at 1:45 for 1st through 8th graders, walk over to the Library after school to Build and Make, Play or Watch with us! These programs continue weekly through Thursday, May 16. CATS activities are the 2nd and 4th Thursdays and begin at 4:00 p.m. for 6th-12th graders and include some of our Creative Amazing Teens of Solon favorites like outdoor games, Kahoot!, trivia, and more. These special teen activities will continue through May 9. A friendly reminder: supervision is provided at the Library program only, absolutely no supervision is provided outside. Children under 11 must be picked up at the end of the scheduled program. All Library patrons are expected to follow our conduct policy.
Trivia Night is Friday, April 26 at 6:30 p.m. Teams (max of six members) compete in four rounds of trivia questions for prizes and bragging rights! Arrive early to get settled, share a snack, and the game will begin promptly at 6:30. Our Trivia is unlike any other – you can check out up to five books from the Library to use as references during play! Registration for this free event is required, visit our website calendar to complete this process.
Celebrate the force within you on May the Fourth at the Library. Dress up as your favorite Star Wars character or enjoy the day as you! Enjoy Star Wars crafts, activities, and snacks. Join us Saturday, May 4th at 10:30 a.m. for Star Wars Day!
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.
Please note Friday, April 26 the Library will be open 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. to allow time for our monthly staff in-service.
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?
Discover the latest bestsellers by your favorite authors and come across a hidden gem on our new adult fiction shelves.
The Princess of Las Vegas by Chris Bohjalian. Crissy Dowling has created a world that suits her perfectly. She passes her days by the pool in a private cabana, she splurges on ice cream but never gains an ounce, and each evening she transforms into a Princess, performing her musical cabaret inspired by the life of the late Diana Spencer. Some might find her strange or even delusional, an American speaking with a British accent, hair feathered into a style thirty years old, living and working in a casino that has become a dated trash heap. On top of that, Crissy’s daily diet of Adderall and Valium leaves her more than a little tipsy, her Senator boyfriend has gone back to his wife, and her entire career rests on resembling a dead woman. And yet, fans see her for the gifted chameleon she is, showering her with gifts, letters, and standing ovations night after night. But when Crissy’s sister, Betsy, arrives in town with a new boyfriend and a teenage daughter, and when Richie Morley, the owner of the Buckingham Palace Casino, is savagely murdered, Crissy’s carefully constructed kingdom comes crashing down all around her.
The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza. Sara Marsala barely knows who she is anymore after the failure of her business and marriage. On top of that, her beloved great-aunt Rosie passes away, leaving Sara bereft with grief. But Aunt Rosie’s death also opens an escape from her life and a window into the past by way of a plane ticket to Sicily, a deed to a possibly valuable plot of land, and a bombshell family secret. Rosie believes Sara’s great-grandmother Serafina, the family matriarch who was left behind while her husband worked in America, didn’t die of illness as family lore has it… she was murdered. Thus begins a twist-filled adventure that takes Sara all over the picturesque Italian countryside as she races to solve a mystery and learn the story of Serafina—a feisty and headstrong young woman in the early 1900s thrust into motherhood in her teens, who fought for a better life not just for herself but for all the women of her small village. Unsurprisingly the more she challenges the status quo, the more she finds herself in danger.
A Short Walk Through A Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke. Paris, 1885: Aubry Tourvel, a spoiled and stubborn nine-year-old girl, comes across a wooden puzzle ball on her walk home from school. She tosses it over the fence, only to find it in her backpack that evening. Days later, at the family dinner table, she starts to bleed to death. When medical treatment only makes her worse, she flees to the outskirts of the city, where she realizes that it is this very act of movement that keeps her alive. So begins her lifelong journey on the run from her condition, which won’t allow her to stay anywhere for longer than a few days nor return to a place where she’s already been.