Summer Reading Oops!

Dear Readers, I goofed.  The 2013 Teen Summer Reading theme is "Beneath the Surface" hence all the references to ecology, caving, sharks, etc.  This coming week will be the Geocaching program at NICC/Peosta Branch at 10:00 a.m.  Jenny from Dubuque County Conservation will teach participants about how to use a GPS and then find hidden treasures.  The program is free.


The 2013 Adult Summer Reading theme is "Groundbreaking Reads."  I love the double entendre.  Groundbreaking can literally be putting a spade to earth or something new and exciting.  We hope this summer we can introduce adult readers to new authors, new titles, and new genres.  Stop by and sign up.   As you read over the summer, you can fill out "stones" and be eligible for prizes.

 
I'm happy to report that summer reading is off to a great start.  Lots of little ones and students are coming in and signing up.  We are seeing many new faces and issuing lots of new library cards.  This is fantastic!  Aside from the prizes, summer reading is so important to maintaining a student's reading level over the summer and, more often, improving their reading skills. 

This morning our children's librarian, Jill Doyle, had 105 children and adults in the Epworth Branch Library parking lot looking at and learning about construction equipment!!  Who doesn't love watching backhoes, dump trucks, and excavators at work?  A big thanks to the Dubuque County Secondary Roads Department for bringing the vehicles to us and talking to the kids about how they operate.

You won't want to miss any of our upcoming events, so call your local branch to sign up for all the fun programs like "Rockin' Reptiles," "Snakes Alive," "Conservation Station," plus crafts, books discussions, and movies.  The children's and adult flyers describing the programs are available at our website:  www.dubcolib.lib.ia.us.  Check it out!

 I have to tell you that I am enjoying the first in the Tyndal series by Priscilla Royal, "The Wine of Violence."  You can tell it is the first in a series because there is a tremendous amount of set up and introducing principle characters, but that will pay off as the series continues.  If you appreciate strong, women characters, a setting in a very different place and time, and a murder mystery, this  is a good one. 

Next week I am going on vacation, so you won't see a new blog next Friday.  I will be sitting by the lake reading and watching my grandson fish. Have a great week.  On Wisconsin!!   Dawn