This weekend is a time for picnics and fireworks. On July 4th we celebrate our nation's founding and remember what a privilege it is to live in the United States. The good ol' USA is the birthplace of modern democracy and the birthplace of public libraries. We should all be proud that we as citizens recognize the importance of the public library as a community resource for the common good. Yea independence! Yea libraries!
Next week will be a very busy one here at Dubuque County Library. We have lots of regularly scheduled storytimes: Holy Cross branch on Tuesday at 10:30, Wednesday at Farley at 9:00 and Epworth at 10:30, Peosta Community Center at 10:30 on Thursday, and Asbury at 9:00 on Friday. Also, there are two special programs: on Thursday and Friday will be Friends Forever presented by Jessica from the Riverview Center of Dubuque. She will read "The Sneetches" by Dr. Seuss and everyone will create their own mask. The programs will be at 11:20 following the Peosta storytime and on Friday following Asbury storytime at 9:50. And on Friday at 1:00 we will be showing "Diary of Wimpy Kid" at Farley Branch Library. These are great ways to beat the summer heat.
Our Read @ Home program is still going on. Kids of all ages win prizes for reaching their summer reading goals of reading 4 days or more each week. Stop by and sign up. The program continues through August 8th.
Have you noticed that we now have computer catalog terminals at the Asbury and Holy Cross branches? We are in the process of getting those set up at the rest of the branches and they will be available very soon. You can use these stations to search for your own materials when you visit the library and to place holds. If an item you want is at another branch, place a hold and we will bring it to your most convenient branch location.
Did you not find what you wanted when you visited the library? Please talk with one of our staff members if we don't have the book or DVD you need. We will be happy to either borrow it from another library or order it for our collection and place a hold so you will be notified when the book is available.
In the spirit of founding father and library founder, Ben Franklin, happy 4th of July!!!!
Dawn
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