May is going very quickly. I know that many of you are busy with high school and college graduations and making plans for what younger children are going to do this summer. Think about the library when you are scheduling for summer.
On the library's website, www.dubcolib.lib.ia.us, right in the middle of the homepage, is our information on programs for toddlers through teens. The Read @ Home program begins May 29th. You can sign up at your local branch library or beginning this year, you can register online. If you can't make it to the library, your kids don't have to wait to begin earning prizes. Check out the website on May 29th for details.
The theme for preschool through 5th grade is "Dig into Reading" and the teen theme is "Beneath the Surface" so we have programs about earth movers, caves, worms, rocks, conservation, rain water, plants, dinosaurs, and even snakes. Check out the program flyer for all the details. We have planned fun things for everyone all around the county. All of the programs are free and open to the public. Come join us for a busy summer.
Last evening we had a great discussion with our GAB (Girls and Books) discussion group at NICC/Peosta. We talked about "Digging to America" by Anne Tyler. The consensus was that Tyler really captured the trials and tribulations of international adoption. For June, we will be reading Quaker Summer by Lisa Samson. Here's what Publishers Weekly had to say about the novel,
"Sometimes you have to go a little bit crazy to discover the life you were meant to live. Heather Curridge is coming unhinged. And people are starting to notice. What's wrong with a woman who has everything--a mansion on a lake, a loving son, a heart-surgeon husband--yet still feels miserable inside? When Heather spends the summer with two ancient Quaker sisters and a crusty nun running a downtown homeless shelter, she finds herself at a crossroads. Life turns upside down for Heather in a Quaker Summer. 'Lisa Samson is one of the most powerful voices in Christian fiction, Samson delivers …a staggering examination of the Christian conscience."
Pick up a copy at any branch library and join us at 6:00 on June 27th at NICC/Peosta for the discussion. We welcome new members!!
Bea Ellerbach is leaving the library after this Saturday. The Library staff and Board want to say thank you to Bea for 14 years of outstanding service to the Holy Cross community. She says, "I am ready to move on to the next chapter in my life and see where the bus takes me." We all wish her well.
Have a great weekend and keep reading!! Dawn
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