Summer is almost here and you know what that means...
It's almost time for The Summer Reading Challenge!
There will be reading. There will be challenges. There will be PRIZES.
All ages are invited to participate!
Read more about it below...
Programs for Adults
Summer Reading Challenge for ADULTS: Because YOU deserve prizes, too!
Read a book: Earn a stamp in your passport.
Read to your kids: Earn another stamp.
Attend any of the adult programs below: Earn ANOTHER stamp.
Become a Friend of The Library: EARN THREE STAMPS.
Winning prizes has never been so fun!
Find your Adult Summer Reading Passport with your child's Summer Reading stuff, or pick one up at any desk starting June 24th!
Click the links below for more information!
Memoir Book Club
Eco-Centric Book Club
Fiction Book Club
Sci-Fi Book Club
In case of inclement weather we will meet inside the library. No need to RSVP or register, but email Bri at bozanne@minlib.net for weather-related scheduling updates and specific location details.
Join us for a relaxing hour of creative play at Outdoor Doodle Club for Adults! We'll have a different doodle prompt each time we meet, or do your own thing. Use the supplies provided or bring your own! This is not a drawing class, it's just an hour to let your mind wander over the paper.
No drawing skills are required!
Email Bri at bozanne@minlib.net for weather-related scheduling updates and specific location details.
Bring your knitting project and hang out with other knitters. Don't know how to knit yet? Cindy will teach you!
Click here for more information.
Come get crafty with us! Bring your own chair or picnic blanket and your craft of choice (we'll have adult coloring books available if you're not sure what to bring) and spend some time with other crafters. Click here for more information.
"Portraits and Dreams" revisits photographs created by Kentucky school children in the 1970s and the place where their photos were made. Photographer and artist Wendy Ewald, who guided the students in making their visionary photographs, returns to Kentucky and learns how the lives and visions of her former students have changed.
Please CLICK HERE to register so we can plan accordingly.
Space is limited. Click here for more information and to register.
The Sketchbook Exchange Project was started in early 2021 as a way to make art together without leaving our homes. We had no idea it would be such a hit and that we'd all still be so excited about it more than two years later. If you like a creative challenge, this could be for you! Email Bri at bozanne@minlib.net or stop by to see her at the reference desk to see what The Sketchbook Exchange Project is all about! New participants are ALWAYS welcome!
Programs for Teens & Tweens
SUPER SMASH BROS ULTIMATE GAME TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY ONE UP GAMES: TUESDAY, JUNE 20TH - 6-9PM
Are you good at Super Smash Bros? Do you have what it takes to win it all? Then join us for our Super Smash Bros Ultimate Game Tournament with OneUp Games AFTER HOURS at the library!
Challenge your friends or test your skills against other players, and see if you can last to the end! There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Controllers will be available, but you can bring your own if you prefer.
Ages 10+. PLEASE REGISTER HERE
The Summer Reading Challenge Count Down is on! Join us Saturday, June 24th from 10-3 to pick up your materials, but we recommend you come between 1 and 3 p.m. so you can pet the baby goats! You can also say Hi to Teen Librarian Erica if you can get her out of the goat pen, which honestly seems quite unlikely. She really loves baby goats.
Planning for the Youth Out Loud Summer Series is still happening, so bookmark this website, and this one, 'cause you don't wanna miss a thing!
Keep an eye on the TEEN EVENTS CALENDAR for details about all the upcoming summer programs!
Programs for Kids
Summer Kickoff
No registration required.
Click here for more details.
Cre8tive Kids Pillow Making Workshop
REGISTRATION REQUIRED!
Click here to reserve a spot for your child.
Book Buddies
REGISTRATION REQUIRED!
Click here to reserve a spot for your child.
Pokemon Pals
REGISTRATION REQUIRED!
Click here to reserve a spot for your child.
Summer Drop-In Fun
No registration required.
Click here for more details.
Tummy Time & Talk
No registration required.
Click here for more details.
Support The Library
A celebrity was recently spotted in the Friends Bookstore, and his purchase helped fund all the great programs you just read about above!
You can be a hero, too! Shop at the bookstore for gently used books, dvds, cds, and more then click here to become a Friend of the Library!
