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.
The Iowa Adventure Pass is back! Using your Solon Public Library card you can reserve passes to local attractions like Des Moines Children Museum, Science Center of Iowa, and the Quad Cities Fun Bundle (includes Niabi Zoo, Putnam Museum, and Quad Cities Botanical Garden). Learn more about the Iowa Adventure Pass and make your reservations at www.IowaAdventurePass.org
Library Programs
Why do things explode? We’ll explore the interactions of pressure, temperature and states of matter to explain why things pop, bang or blow up. Experiment with ultra-cold liquid nitrogen and combustible gases in this spectacular assembly. Join us at the Family Life Center (131 N. West St) for this all-ages program with our friends from The Science Center of Iowa Monday, July 7, at 1:00 p.m. No registration necessary.
Learn to fold your own Origami cranes and flowers at DIY Night Tuesday, July 8, at 6:30 p.m. This night of learning and creating is for adults and young adults (16+), please register on our website calendar or by calling the library.
Storytime continues every Tuesday morning at 9:30 or 10:30 a.m. Perfect for littles and their caregivers to enjoy stories, songs, and social time. Saturday, July 12, we’ll enjoy Saturday Splash Pad Storytime at 10:30 a.m. Meet us at the Solon Splash Pad, located in the Solon Recreation and Nature Area (SRNA) near the Timber Dome to enjoy stories, books, and fun!
Ready to get a little wild with your imagination? Join us for FrankenToys! In this playful, hands-on program, participants will take apart stuffed animals and reassemble them in unexpected, monstrous ways. Think mismatched limbs, extra eyes, and creatively creepy creations—just like Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory, but a lot more cuddly. Whether your final creature is funny, spooky, or somewhere in between, you’ll leave with a one-of-a-kind monster made by you! All supplies provided. FrankenToys! is Thursday, July 10, at 3:30 p.m. for Teens, incoming 6th-12th graders.
Get ready to move! Teens & adults are invited to join us for two exciting sword skills programs Monday, July 14. In Ninja Sword Class, learn swift, stealthy moves inspired by the legendary shadow warriors. Then, channel your inner warrior in Samurai Sword Class, where discipline and precision take center stage. Register for one or both sessions—no experience necessary, just a sense of adventure! This teen & adult program takes place at the Family Life Center and registration and a waiver are required for participation. Please visit our website calendar for the details.
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 July programs opened on June 20.
And don’t forget—reading all summer long earns you small prizes and chances to win grand prizes and unlock new levels of achievement.
So, grab your library card, gather your friends, and get ready to Level Up your summer—only at your library!
The Summer Reading Program runs from June 1 through July 31. Track your participation on paper slips or in the ReadSquared App.
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 closed Friday, July 4, for Independence Day.
We are open Friday, July 18, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and closed Saturday, July 19, for Solon Beef Days.
Everyone is welcome at the Library and our programs. Please contact us with access needs.
What’s New?
Real stories. Real knowledge. Really good reads. Check out something from the nonfiction shelves.
Free Ride by Noraly Schoenmaker. Noraly Schoenmaker was a thirtysomething geologist living in the Netherlands when she learned that her live-in partner had been having a long-term affair. In desperate need of a new beginning, she decided to quit her job and jet off to India. But her plans were dashed when she fell quickly and helplessly in love: with a motorcycle. Behind the handlebars, she felt alive and free—nimble enough to trace the narrowest paths, powerful enough to travel the longest of roads. Free Ride is an inspiring story of self-discovery and renewal. Filled with unforgettable figures, hilarious disasters, and powerful human connections, it shows you what happens when you open your heart and let the world in.
Wildfire Days by Kelly Ramsey. When Kelly Ramsey drives over a California mountain pass to join an elite firefighting crew, she’s terrified that she won’t be able to keep up with the intense demands of the job. Not only will she be the only woman on this hotshot crew and their first in ten years, she’ll also be among the oldest. As she trains relentlessly to overcome the crew’s skepticism and gain their respect, megafires erupt across the West, posing an increasing danger both on the job and back home. In vivid prose that evokes the majesty of Northern California’s forests, Kelly takes us on the ground to see how major wildfires are fought and to lay bare the psychological toll, the bone-deep weariness, and the unbreakable camaraderie that emerge in the face of nature’s fury.
Write Through It by Kate McKean. Writers all want the secret to getting published: the magic formula for a query letter, the list of agents who will instantly say yes, and the perfect marketing campaign to hit “The List.” But writing is about so much more than the intellectual act of putting pen to paper—writers also deserve reassurance that the emotional highs and lows of writing is a normal, valid part of the process. And it might seem easier to focus on the nuts and bolts of writing books—word counts, query letters, and author platforms—than the messy feelings that accompany writing like doubt, fear, and hope, but the two things are inextricably linked.