Summer break brings back many happy memories for me. This is when I would go and spend time with my Grandparents on the Farm or my Grandpa in Carrington. On the farm we’d help Grandma with her chores and we’d take lunch to Grandpa out in the field. We’d ride bike around the driveway and pretend we were in a big city on our way to work. In Carrington we’d ride bike to Vacation Bible School at Grace Lutheran Church in the morning and go swimming all afternoon at the pool. In between all the fun and adventures with our Grandparents and family, we’d always have a book to read. At the farm we’d read in the haystack with the new puppies. In Carrington we’d read before bed. I hope you have some nice summer memories that you can reflect on as we go into summer. Come to the library and check out your summer reading material.
A children’s fiction book about summer fun bike riding we have Summer Wheels by Eve Bunting. It is a story about the Bicycle Man who fixes up old bicycles and offers both his friendship and the use of the bikes to the neighborhood kids for free. He has just two rules: “Have it back by four” and “If it breaks while you have it, you fix it.”
Our junior fiction readers can consider Summer According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney. A brief description, “When Humphrey hears that school is ending, he can’t believe his ears. What’s a classroom hamster to do if there’s no more school? It turns out that Mrs. Brisbane has planned something thrilling for Humphrey and Og the frog: they’re going to camp with Ms. Mac and lots of the kids from Room 26.”
Adult readers looking for a little summer getaway with The Summer Getaway by Susan Mallery. A brief description, “With her divorce settlement about to run out and a mortgage she can’t afford, Robyn Caldwell needs a plan for her future. She nurtured her family and neglected herself. But how’s she supposed to think when her daughter has become the most demanding bride ever, her son won’t even consider college, her best friend is on the brink of marital disaster and her ex is making a monumentally bad decision that could bring everything crashing down on Robyn’s head? So when her great-aunt Lillian invites her to Santa Barbara for the summer, Robyn hop on the first plane. But it’s hard to run away whenyou’re the heart of the family.”
Starting on June 1, your Heart of America Library will be open until 9 p.m. on Thursdays. Watch for events to be held Thursday evenings.
Pierce County Fair and Heart of America Library are partnering for a summer reading challenge for children grades one (1) to eight (8). Children are asked to read 10 library books during the month of June. Once complete the children will receive a Read and Win ribbon from the library, then they can present that earned ribbon to the Pierce County Fair for a coupon for a cool prize.
ND Job Service outreach staff will be here the 1st Wednesday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., June 7. Job Service staff will be on site to offer job seeker and employer assistance, Veteran’s services, information on training programs, resume building assistance, limited unemployment insurance assistance, migrant and seasonal farm-worker services.
Come to the library on June 9, Heart of America Library and AARP bring you Learn to Fight Fraud with AARP. We’ll have two presentations in the West Room available on June 9, at 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. Scammers are becoming more and more savvy in their efforts to take your money and/or identity. Stay up to date on scams by joining AARP for this FREE event to understand the top ways to spot and avoid them. This event is open to the public.
The Heart of America Library is gearing up for Summer Reading Camps. Our theme this year is ALL TOGETHER NOW. The plan is to meet on June 27-28-29 and July 26-27-28 from 2 to 3 p.m. We will have more details soon!
We also invite our Story Hour kiddos to join us on Friday June 9, 23 and July 14 for their very own ALL TOGETHER NOW summer reading story hour from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. We welcome you to join us.
The library has free WiFi, 4 computers, a fax machine and a copy machine for public use. The library also has a meeting room available for use, call 701-776-6223 to schedule your small group meeting. Reminder, starting June 1, Mandie will be here late on Thursdays from 6 – 9 p.m.
Regular library hours are:
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays, and
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
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