Summer Reading is right around the corner! Our librarians have been busy planning fun programs for the summer and we can’t wait to enjoy them with you. Join us Friday, May 30, at 6:00 p.m. to kick-off the start of summer and our summer reading program! We’ll enjoy a foam party, sprinkler, and yard games on the Library lawn. Pick up your reading logs, calendar, and brochure to get all the details of the summer. Our Summer Reading Program runs from June 1 through July 31. Level Up at Your Library!
Library Events
Mental Health Awareness Month is observed in May, and we’re working with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Compeer Johnson County to help break the stigma. On Tuesday, May 6, at 6:30 p.m. we’ll hear NAMI’s In Our Own Voice presentation. This presentation provides a personal perspective of mental health conditions, as leaders with lived experience talk openly about what it’s like to have a mental health condition.
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!
As we look ahead to the end of the school year, please note the final after school program dates. Tuesday, May 20, will be the final Switch & Social programs for teens. And Thursday, May 22, will be the final BAM POW program for kids.
We’re holding a special Coffee & Community Conversations Wednesday, May 21, at 9:00 a.m. to discuss accessibility needs. How can we help you access the Library, our materials, programs and services? Enjoy coffee, treats, and great conversation!
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 always refer to our website calendar or call to check hours as weather may impact our ability to be safely open.
We are open Friday, April 25, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. to allow time for our monthly staff in-service.
Everyone is welcome at the Library and our programs. Please contact us with access needs.
What’s New?
May we all continue to be lifelong learners and dive into a nonfiction book. These are a few of the latest to hit the shelves and get people talking.
The Anti-Ableist Manifesto by Tiffany Yu. As the Asian American daughter of immigrants, living with PTSD, and sustaining a permanent arm injury at age nine, Tiffany Yu is well aware of the intersections of identity that affect us all. She navigated the male-dominated world of corporate finance as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs before founding Diversability, an award-winning community business run by disabled people building disability pride, power, and leadership, and creating the viral Anti-Ableism series on TikTok.
Organized from personal to professional, domestic to political, Me to We to Us, The Anti-Ableist Manifesto frames context for conversations, breaks down the language of ableism, identifies microaggressions, and offers actions that lead to authentic allyship.