By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette
July is over, but the library still has a month of summer fun planned. Our schedule is jammed packed with events for patrons to enjoy.
August Story Hours will feature animal themes. Aug. 1 will focus on farms while Aug. 8 will have a sheep theme. Horses will be the topic of Aug. 15 with cows being the theme on Aug. 22. There will be no story hour on Aug. 29. Story Hour takes place at 10 a.m. on Fridays and is geared toward preschool age children and their caregivers.
Youth activities for the month include LEGO Mania Day on Thursday, Aug. 7 at 4 p.m., Guthrie STEM Lab on Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 4 p.m.; and Creation Corner on Wednesday, Aug. 20 at 4 p.m. Participants are encouraged to pre-register as only 25 spots are available for each event.
The Friends of the Guthrie Center Library are meeting on Monday, Aug. 4, at 6:15 p.m. Anyone who would like to support the library is invited to join the group at that time.
The library offers two weekly card clubs. The cribbage players meet each Monday morning from 9-11 a.m. in the Taylor meeting room. Bridge club meets at the same place every Wednesday also from 9-11 a.m. Card players of all experience levels are invited to join the fun.
Between the Covers afternoon book club will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 12, to discuss “The Trouble with You” by Ellen Feldman. Their book for September will be “West with Giraffes” by Lynda Rutledge. Reads Well with Others evening book club will discuss the thriller “The Perfect Marriage” by Jeneva Rose on Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 5 p.m. Both book clubs have novels available for check out to anyone who would like to join the groups.
Cookbook Club is taking a month off during August but will be back in September. Card Making Club will meet on Thursday, Aug. 21, from 9-11 a.m. Led by Judi Zimmerline, participants will create unique greeting cards. There is a $5 fee to cover the cost of supplies.
In August, the library will be closed for County Fair on Saturday, Aug. 30 and also Monday, Sept. 1 for Labor Day.
Do you have an interesting collection or hobby that you would like to share with the community? If so, contact Karen at the library. We have display cases in the library, and, each month, we feature a different collection or hobby.
With a month left before school starts, there is still a lot of time left to take advantage of the Iowa Adventure Pass sponsored by the Friends of the Library. See our website for details. The Adventure Pass is available to adult patrons with a 50115 address, and each pass allows two adults and two children free admission to the Blank Park Zoo, the Science Center of Iowa, or the Children’s Museum once every 365 days.
Our Friends of the Library Book Sale is still going on. Shoppers will find children’s picture books, beginning readers and juvenile fiction to choose from. There is a huge selection of adult fiction, nonfiction as well as a few games, puzzles, DVDs, and Wii games. Stop and shop and make a donation to the Friends of the Library.