By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette
The annual library book sale is currently underway. Stop in and take a look. We have children’s books, fiction, cookbooks, craft books, gardening, home improvement books and nonfiction. Books are available for a free will donation. You receive new books, and your donation to Friends of the Guthrie Center Library helps provide items to support special projects to help your local library thrive. So come in, take a look at the vast selection of books, and take some new reads home with you.
Friends of the Guthrie Center Library will have their regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 5, at 6:15 p.m. at the MJB Library. Please join us to support the library. New members are welcome to attend.
The Iowa Adventure Pass is up and running again. Sponsored by Friends of the Guthrie Center Library, the Iowa Adventure Pass gives library cardholders the opportunity to discover and explore museums, gardens, zoos, and other destinations across Iowa — for free. How It Works: reserve your pass online at www.guthriecenter.lib.ia.us/iowa-libraries-adventure-pass, print or download your confirmation, present your confirmation and a valid ID at the destination for free admission for two adults and two children (unless otherwise specified). Passes from the Mary J Barnett Memorial Public Library are available exclusively for Guthrie Center residents.
On Thursday, July 24, at 4 p.m., the library will be hosting Creation Corner for youth of all ages. Be sure to pre-register to participate in the creative crafts that we have planned. Our next LEGO Mania Day will be at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7; registration is open now.
Preschool Story Hour is at 10 a.m. every Friday. The next story hour will be Christmas in July. Join us for fun stories followed by a special craft project.
Both book clubs have extra copies of books available if you would like to join either or both of them. The afternoon book club is reading “The Trouble with You” by Ellen Feldman, a historical fiction novel set after World War II. It tells the story of a young woman navigating the changing roles of women in post-war society. Meanwhile, the evening book club is reading Jeneva Rose’s debut novel, “The Perfect Marriage.” This thrilling and twisty story will keep you engrossed until the surprising ending that you won’t see coming.
Remember that every Monday from 9-11 a.m., cribbage players meet in the Taylor meeting room. On Wednesdays, the bridge club also meets from 9-11 a.m. in the Taylor meeting room. All interested card players are welcome.
Johnny gets a little help from his mom to get paint on the pool noodle he is using to create his picture.
Kimber loves painting crafts at Story Hour.
Piper studies directions while deciding what the next step in her construction is.
The rubberband racers in the STEM lab were challenging but fun to construct.
Kylie is proud of the rubberband racer she built during our last STEM lab.
Last week’s story hour craft, painting with pool noodles, was a big hit with the young crafters.