Our annual tradition of Gingerbread House Decorating is quickly approaching! Each small group will receive one “gingerbread” house (graham cracker) with assorted sweets and frosting to decorate. We have three options for this magical and sweet activity, register for one: pick-up a take home kit between Monday, December 9 and Friday, December 13; join us in-person on Saturday, December 14 at 10:00 a.m. or Noon. Please note, registration closes Saturday, November 30 at 5:00 p.m. but it does fill quickly so don’t wait till the last minute!
Visit our website calendar to register or call the Library with questions.
Library Events
Don’t forget to check our hours and our program schedules during the holidays!
We’ll enjoy Chair Yoga for peace of mind and Zen stretches Monday, November 25 at 12:30 p.m. but will not
have Chair Yoga Wednesday, November 27. As we are all preparing for Thanksgiving at home, and at the Library, we will not have any programs Tuesday, November 26 or Wednesday, November 27, but we’ll return to regularly scheduled fun Monday, December 2.
Curl up with a good book and a good dog! Willa the French Bulldog will be joining us for individual youth reading sessions to boost reading confidence and provide a calming presence as kids read aloud. 1st-8th graders may sign up for a 10 minute reading slot with Willa. Pick out a book and join us in Study Room 2 when it is your registered time. December 4 and 18 are currently available for registration, look for more dates in the New Year.
It’s the perfect time of year to get cozy with fiber arts, great books, and even better friends! Join us at KNIT-LIT Wednesday, December 4 at 6:30 p.m. to work on your projects, chat about the latest read, and enjoy the company of other fiber artists. You don’t need to be an expert knitter, and you don’t have to read all the books, we’d love to see you!
Get out and explore with the Iowa Libraries Adventure Pass this winter! The Adventure Pass program is a partnership between participating Iowa libraries and various museums, parks, and attractions. Solon Public Library patrons who reside in Solon or rural Johnson County can reserve a pass to enjoy the Des Moines Children’s Museum, The Science Center of Iowa, or the Quad Cities Fun Bundle (includes Putnam Museum, Quad City Botanical Center, and Niabi Zoo) once per 365 days. It’s a great way to explore these attractions around us! Plan your next adventure and reserve your pass on our website, under the Services menu, click on Iowa Adventure Pass for all the details and reservation site. Please let us know if you have any questions, we’re happy to help!
Library Access
Please note the Library will be open 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, due to staff in-service.
Plan ahead for Thanksgiving Holiday Hours! The Library will be open 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, and will be CLOSED Thursday, November 28 through Saturday, November 30.
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. As we approach the holiday season and winter weather, please always refer to our website calendar or call to check hours.
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 something new at the Library! And if a murder mystery isn’t your thing, we’ve got holiday books to give you a cozy, feel-good story.
The Author’s Guide to Murder by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White.
There’s been a sensational murder at historic Castle Kinloch, a gothic fantasy of grey granite on a remote island in the Highlands of Scotland. Literary superstar Brett Saffron Presley has been found dead—under bizarre circumstances—in the castle tower’s book-lined study. Years ago, Presley purchased the castle as a showpiece for his brand and to lure paying guests with a taste for writerly glamour. Now it seems, the castle has done him in…or, possibly, one of the castle’s guests has. Detective Chief Inspector Euan McIntosh, a local with no love for literary Americans, finds himself with the unenviable task of extracting statements from three American lady novelists. The prime suspects are Kat de Noir, a slinky erotica writer; Cassie Pringle, a Southern mom of six juggling multiple cozy mystery series; and Emma Endicott, a New England blue blood and author of critically acclaimed historical fiction. The women claim to be best friends writing a book together, but the authors’ stories about how they know Brett Saffron Presley don’t quite line up, and the detective is getting increasingly suspicious.Why did the authors really come to Castle Kinloch? And what really happened the night of the great Kinloch ceilidh, when Brett Saffron Presley skipped the folk dancing for a rendezvous with death?A crafty locked-room mystery, a pointed satire about the literary world, and a tale of unexpected friendship and romance—this novel has it all, as only three bestselling authors can tell it!
Distant Sons by Tim Johnston.
What if Sean Courtland’s old Chevy truck had broken down somewhere else? What if he’d never met Denise Givens, a waitress at a local tavern, and gotten into a bar fight defending her honor? Or offered a ride to Dan Young, another young man like Sean, burdened by secrets and just drifting through the small Wisconsin town? Instead, Sean enlists Dan’s help with a construction job in the basement of a local—the elderly, reclusive Marion Devereaux—and gradually the two men come to realize that they’ve washed up in a place haunted by the disappearance of three young boys decades earlier. As Sean and Dan’s friendship deepens, and as Sean gets closer to Denise and her father, they come to the attention of a savvy local detective, Corrine Viegas, who has her own reasons for digging into Dan’s past—and for being unable to resist the pull of the town’s unsolved mystery. And with each chance connection, an irreversible chain of events is set in motion that culminates in shattering violence and the revelation of long-buried truths.