Fun For All Night returns Saturday, September 14! In partnership with Solon Recreation we’ll enjoy this tradition on the second Saturday of the month (September – April) at the Solon Community Center. Join us for gym games at 6:00 p.m. and then head to the auditorium at 7:00 p.m. for the movie, Elemental [PG] and popcorn. This free night of fun is for all-ages to enjoy, so bring your friends and neighbors and enjoy a night out!
Library Events
When we hosted our first Sewing 101 you asked, what about kids? Good news, on Saturday, September 7 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon, registered participants will join us for an introduction to sewing for kids! We will go over the basics of using a sewing machine, making simple patterns, and each child will make a pillow to take home. Please register your child and plan on attending with your child, space is limited. If you have a sewing machine at home, please bring it to the program. We will have a few extra machines for those without one at home. This program is intended for youth 3rd-8th grade, and their caregiver.
DIY Night: a night of learning and creating. Each month participants learn new skills, try new tech- niques, and have a great time while interacting with other adults. DIY night meets the second Tuesday of every month from 6:30-8:00 PM. Come try a new thing! This month we’re painting bricks Tuesday, Sep- tember 10 at 6:30 p.m. Take some time to brighten up your garden with this painted craft. These colorful items can be placed on your porch, used as bookends for real books, home decor, or even used as a door stop- per. Registration required as space is limited.
Our Fall Session of Drawing Club begins Wednesday, September 4! We are excited to host 4th-8th graders for a 6-week Drawing Club! Beginning Wednesday, September 4 through October 9 from 3:45-4:45 p.m. Each week we will focus on learning about a different drawing skill or technique, followed by free-drawing time. Participants will enjoy a snack and artwork shar- ing circle at the end of each workshop. Registration is required. Participants are encouraged to attend all six sessions but may register for individual sessions as space allows. Supplies will be provided, register on our website calendar to save your spot!
Library Access
Regular Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Sundays.
The Library will be closed Monday, September 2 in observance of Labor Day.
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 pro- grams. Please contact us with access needs.
What’s New?
From historical fiction novels set in small town Iowa to suspense filled adventures and dystopian worlds, the fiction collection has something for you! These are a few of the latest titles we’ve added.
Beyond Ivy Walls by Rachel Fordham. Iowa, 1903. All of Monticello believes Otis Taylor has been away fostering his musical genius. But the truth is that his father exiled him long ago, rejecting Otis’s appearance and the scars that came with it. Now that he is the last living Taylor, Otis has covertly returned to settle his family’s affairs and rid himself of his past for good. However, he soon discovers that he may not have been the only abandoned Taylor and begins a tireless search for his missing toddler niece. At twenty-three years old, Sadie West left her family farm and found employment at the Hoag feather duster factory. It isn’t a romantic job, but she’s hardly had a glimmer of romance since her beau went off to college, leaving her with no promise of a future together. Desperate to save money and help her family make ends meet, she trespasses and finds shelter in an abandoned building — and is thrown in the path of the town’s mysterious bachelor. Otis’s wounds are deep, but as Sadie’s friendship with him grows, she begins to fall for the man beneath the mask. Locating his long-lost niece, however, is more difficult than either could have imagined, and Sadie West may be the key to Otis Taylor finally finding his way home.
Burn by Peter Heller. Every year, Jess and Storey have made an annual pilgrimage to the most remote corners of the country, where they camp, hunt, and hike, leaving much from their long friendship unspo- ken. Although the state of Maine has convulsed all summer with secession mania—a mania that has simultaneously spread across other states—Jess and Storey figure it’s a fight reserved for legislators or, worst-case scenario, folks in the capital. But after weeks hunting off the grid, the men reach a small town and are shocked by what they find: a bridge blown apart, buildings burned to the ground, and bombed- out cars abandoned on the road. Trying to make sense of the sudden destruction all around them, they set their sights on finding their way home, dragging a wagon across bumpy dirt roads, scavenging from boats left in lakes, and dodging armed men —secessionists or U.S. military, they cannot tell — as they seek a path to safety. Then, a startling discovery drastically alters their path and the stakes of their escape.
Shadow of Doubt by Brad Thor. A mysterious cargo plane, flanked by a squadron of Russia’s most lethal fighters, has just taken off from a remote airbase. Closely monitored by the United States, no one inside the Pentagon has any idea where it’s going or what it’s carrying. A high-level Russian defector, a walk- ing vault of secrets that could shatter the West, seeks asylum in Norway. Across the continent, in the heart of Paris, a lone French agent stumbles upon a conspir- acy so explosive it could ignite a global firestorm. As alarm bells ring in Washington, the CIA’s most lethal weapon, Scot Harvath, is forced to choose between his conscience and his country.