It’s not too late to join Summer Reading, the fun continues through July 31st! And don’t forget—reading 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!
Library Programs
What’s better than a life-sized game of Candyland at the Library?! Join us for Live-Action Candyland Sensory Night Monday, July 21, at 6:00 p.m. All-ages will enjoy playing the game, and sensory activities like slime and play-dough. No registration necessary.
Teens will enjoy Water Wars Tuesday, July 22, at 1:30 p.m. It’s the perfect chance to cool down as you enjoy water blasters, sprinkler, and water pom poms with friends. This teen program is for incoming 6th-12th graders, no registration necessary. In case of bad weather our rain date is Thursday, July 24, at 1:30 p.m.
Do you have what it takes to escape the “upside down” in our Escape Room for Teens & Adults? Inspired by the hit Netflix show, Stranger Things, registered teams will help Will escape from the “upside down” in a 30-minute timeslot. Register your team online or at the Library.
Test your knowledge at Level Up Trivia Friday, July 25, at 6:30 p.m. This trivia is game themed and will feature four rounds of trivia covering everything from sports, board games, and video games. Register your team online or at the Library to compete. Trivia is intended for adults.
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.
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, July 18, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and closed Saturday, July 19, for Solon Beef Days. Come see us at Kids Corner at Noon, Saturday, July 19!
We are open Friday, July 25, 9:00 a.m.-4:00p.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?
From thrillers to romantasy and everything in between, we’ve got something on the new shelf for everyone! Come check it out and discover your next read.
The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley. Loyalties are tested in this slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romantasy following an assassin and a healer forced to work together to cure a fatal disease, all while resisting the urge to kill each other—or, worse, fall in love.
Park Avenue by Renée Ahdieh. Jia Song has always been destined for greatness. As the daughter of Korean bodega owners, she promised herself that she would have every Fifth Avenue luxury when she grew up, and it is all finally within reach. She has just made junior partner at her prestigious Manhattan law firm, she can count on her two best friends to have her back, and she is about to score the ultraluxe gold-on-gold Birkin bag of her dreams. So when her boss asks her to sit in on the hush-hush family implosion of a high-level client, she accepts without hesitation―only to find out that it is one of the most famous Korean families in the world.
Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje. Spanning twenty years and one life-altering summer in Croatia, Slanting Towards the Sea is at once an unforgettable love story and a powerful exploration of what it means to come of age in a country younger than oneself.
The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani. After a painful divorce and family upheaval in working-class Lake Como, New Jersey, draftswoman Jess Capodimonte Baratta flees to Carrara, Italy, where artistic ambition, and new relationships reshape her understanding of love, loyalty, and personal fulfillment.
The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware. In this follow-up to the multi-million copy mega-hit The Women in Cabin 10, Lo Blacklock returns to attend the opening of a luxury hotel, only to find herself in a white-knuckled race across Europe. Available in print and audiobook!