The Library is for everyone and Summer Reading is too! Come check out a book, movie, cake pan, and even a telescope. The Library has something for everyone to read, learn, and enjoy this summer.
Library Programs
We’re learning the Basics of Rubik’s Cube at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 16, and then we’ll up the challenge with a competition at 6:00 p.m. You don’t have to be an expert to join the fun, we’d love to have all-ages join us!
Learn how to use the Libby app for eBooks and audiobooks on your favorite device with hands on help at Tech Talk Thursday, June 19, at 9:30 a.m. Libraries will be ready to explain this great service, help you get started, and share tips along the way. Bring your favorite device or use a Chromebook.
Dungeons and Dragons is a tabletop, role-playing game where players collaborate to build and explore a fantasy world, led by a Dungeon Master (a storyteller). Incoming 6th-12th graders are invited to join the fantasy with us Thursday, June 19, at 2:00 p.m. No experience required, just join the fun!
Register to join us and meet some animal friends and hear their stories at Tales & Tails with the National Mississippi River Museum Friday, June 20. This special all-ages program offers two sessions: 11:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. Registration required.
Beat the heat with The Complete Summer Cookbook from America’s Test Kitchen – check out a copy, prepare some new recipes, and join us at Cookbook Club Saturday, June 21, at 11:00 a.m. to try the dishes, and chat!
These are just a few of the fun things we have coming up this summer so take a look at the calendar and join us for some library fun!
Program registration can be completed on our website calendar by clicking on the specific event and completing the form. You may also call or visit the Library for assistance with registration. Registration for June programs opened on May 20, while registration for July programs will open Friday, June 20.
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.
Special Hours on Friday, June 27, 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Everyone is welcome at the Library and our programs. Please contact us with access needs.
What’s New?
It’s beach read season! Check out one of these or revisit an old favorite for the long summer days in the sun.
Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey. A charming exploration of the joy of friendship, the true meaning of family, and reclaiming the power to reshape our own destiny.
The Last Ferry Out by Andrea Bartz. On a trip to the tropical island where her fiancée died, a young woman begins to suspect the death was no accident—and the killer’s closer than she could’ve imagined.
Mansion Beach by Meg Mitchell Moore. It’s the beginning of the summer, and Nicola Carr has just arrived on Block Island, RI, eager for a fresh start and some R&R. But her plans for a tranquil summer are derailed as the extravagant parties from the grand home next door pique her curiosity.
The Martha Vineyards Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly. Two sisters living on Martha’s Vineyard during World War II find hope in the power of storytelling when they start a wartime book club for women.
The Summer That Changed Everything by Brenda Novak. It’s been fifteen years since Lucy Sinclair saw her father. Fifteen long years since she sat in a courtroom and watched him sentenced to life in prison. He murdered three victims—all people she knew—which ruined her life at just seventeen. But now she’s back in Virginia to talk to him, wondering if there’s more to the story of what happened that fateful night.