By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette
What’s new at the MJB Library? First of all, using the ALA grant, round one money, the library has acquired new audiobooks for the juvenile section. We purchased 36 new Playaway titles and 32 Vox and Wonderbooks.
The Vox and Wonderbooks are all reading levels including picture books, beginning readers and chapter books. Vox and Wonderbooks are print books with an audiobook permanently attached.
Playaways are audiobooks that are preloaded to a device that requires no internet. Some of the new books include “Marley,” “The Tale of Despereaux,” and “The Wolves of Beyond Series.”
Also purchased with the ALA grant money are new large-print books. Each month for the next year, MJB Library will be receiving 10 new large print books of various genres. There will be cozy mysteries, best sellers, romance and westerns.
Friends of the Library voted to sponsor a new Adventure Pass, which will provide admission for up to four children (adults are free) to the Des Moines’ Children’s Museum at the Valley West Mall. Library card holders with a Guthrie Center address may reserve the pass per venue once per calendar year by going to the library website. Now you have access to three venues which also include the Blank Park Zoo and the Des Moines Science Center.
Friends of the Library Meeting
Friends of the Library will be meeting at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7. Anyone interested in supporting the library is invited to attend. The Friends will discuss the golf fundraiser scheduled for June 15.
Lunch and Learn
Nutritionist Carol Laughery, owner of Ignite Nutrition, will be the featured speaker at the May Lunch and Learn on Wednesday, May 8 from noon to 1 p.m. A light lunch donated by Cafe on the Hill will be served. Pre-registration is required.
Between the Covers
Between the Covers book club will meet May 14 at 3 p.m. to discuss The Widows of Braxton County by Jess McKonkey. Copies are available for those who want to attend the book club to check out.
Card-making Club
Card-making club will meet from 9-11 a.m. on Thursday, May 16. All materials are provided for a $5 fee.
Cookbook Club
“Not That Fancy” by Reba McEntire is May’s featured cookbook for Cookbook Club. Cookbook Club will meet on Thursday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m. Stop in the library to choose a recipe to make and share with the group at the meeting.
May StoryHours
StoryHour for preschoolers and their caregivers is Friday at 10 a.m. May 3 the theme will be “Food,” while May 10 will highlight weather. Flowers will be the topic for May 17, and May 24 will focus on nature. The theme for May 31 will be Earth.
After School STEM
The Guthrie County Extension is presenting an afterschool program on Monday, May 20 at the MJB Library. The program will feature reading and a STEM activity.
Herb Garden workshop
Be sure to sign up for the workshop presented by the Guthrie County Extension on May 21 from 4-6 p.m. Create your own herb garden, learn how to harvest herbs, and learn about the Spend Smart, Eat Smart program. The cost of $5 per herb garden is payable on the day of the program. Pre-registration is required.
Closed for Memorial Day
A reminder, the MJB Library will be closed on Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day. Plan to get your reading materials early.
Registration for the Summer Reading Program
Registration for the MJB Library Summer Reading Program is open now. Sign up at the MJB Library website for a month of exciting programming and reading.
Nancy Smith brought three of her granddaughters to StoryHour last Friday. The girls are playing with puppets while they wait for the stories to begin. Preschool StoryHour is every Friday at 10 a.m.