By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette
In an effort to encourage our patrons to participate in sustainable development, to help with food insufficiency, and for those of you who want some pretty flowers, fresh herbs or veggies from your garden, MJB Library is working to establish a seed library. Patrons are encouraged to take home some seeds to plant. Ask us for details when you stop in. Our goal is for this to be an ongoing service we offer to patrons. We believe through donations of both saved seeds and commercial seed donations, we can maintain the seed library.
Summer Reading Program
Be sure to register your kids for MJB’s Summer Reading Program. Read, Renew, Repeat — this year’s theme — is intended to encourage participants to be more mindful of how we treat our environment. Our environment includes nature and our daily lives. Registration can be completed online at the library website. SRP is available for children from preschool through eighth grade.
Our kick-off event will be an exciting scavenger hunt on Monday, June 3, at 1 p.m. Storytime on June 7 will feature special guest Anne Riordan; this presentation is geared toward preschool participants.
From June 14-28, there will be no preschool story time as we will be doing activities for all ages for the Summer Reading Program. Check our schedule on the MJB website or stop in and pick up a calendar of events. Through June, there are programs and activities on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. On Tuesday, June 11, we will be hosting a bike clinic and rodeo. On Tuesday, June 25, the Blank Park Zoo will be presenting Zoo to You at noon.
Friends Meeting
Friends of the Guthrie Center Library will meet on Tuesday, June 4 at 6:15 p.m. They will be finalizing plans for the golf tournament fundraiser. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Between the Covers
Book lovers, please feel free to join our book club Between the Covers. The next meeting will be Tuesday, June 11 at 3 p.m. Discussion will center around “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” a memoir of Maya Angelou’s early life. Stop in the library to check out a copy.
Golf Tournament
The second annual Friends of the Library Golf Tournament will be on Saturday, June 15 at the Guthrie Center Golf Course. The 4-person best ball tournament will begin at 9 a.m. The cost is $60 per person; registration includes lunch and a cart. Sign up on the library website, call or email the library, or call Rod Robson at 641-757-1409. Businesses can still sign up to sponsor the event as well.
The MJB Library Seed Library is ready for use. For no cost, patrons may stop in and select up to eight packages of seeds per month to grow vegetables, herbs or flowers. While you’re at the library, be sure to take a look at our extensive collection of books on gardening.