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Summer Reading 2025: Color Our World
Schedule of Events:
Tues, May 20: Summer Reading Kickoff, 11-2, Community Center
Wed, May 21: Pick up Tiny Art Kits (Ages 14 & up)
Thurs, May 22: Teens Program at 1:00, Library Meeting Room, (Ages 12 & up)
Fri, May 23: Free Popcorn & a Movie at 11:00 am, Library Meeting Room
Sat, May 24: Closed for Memorial Day
Mon, May 26: Closed for Memorial Day
Tues, May 27: Bart Taylor/Will Rogers Interpreter at 2:00, Community Center
Thurs, May 29: Teens Program at 1:00, Library Meeting Room, (Ages 12 & up)
Fri, May 30: Come & Go Craft Day, 11-4, Library Meeting Room
Mon, June 2: Adult Arts & Crafts at 6:00 pm, Library Meeting Room, (Ages 14 & up)
Tues, June 3: Come & Go Craft Day, 11-4, Library Meeting Room
Thurs, June 5: Teens Program at 1:00, Library Meeting Room, (Ages 12 & up)
Fri, June 6: Free Popcorn & a Movie at 11:00 am, Library Meeting Room
Tues, June 10: Super Duper Art Show at 2:00 pm, Community Center
Thurs, June 12: Teens Program at 1:00, Library Meeting Room, (Ages 12 & up)
Fri, June 13: Come & Go Craft Day, 11-4, Library Meeting Room
Sat, June 14: Deadline for returning Tiny Art
Mon, June 16: Adult Arts & Crafts at 6:00 pm, Library Meeting Room, (Ages 14 & up)
Tues, June 17: Come & Go Craft Day, 11-4, Library Meeting Room
Tues, June 17: Book Club for Adults at 6:00 pm, Library Meeting Room
(Book: Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver)
Wed, June 18: Teens Program at 1:00, Library Meeting Room, (Ages 12 & up)
Thurs, June 19: Closed for Juneteenth
Fri, June 20: Free Popcorn & a Movie at 11:00 am, Library Meeting Room
Tues, June 24: FOAM Party! All ages at 11:00 am
Thurs, June 26: Teens Program at 1:00, Library Meeting Room, (Ages 12 & up)
Mon, June 30: Last day to claim book log prizes!
Page-Turner Book Club
The next book we’re reading is The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters. We’ll meet at the library on May 13th at 6:00. Hope to see you there!
Have a good book suggestion for a future meeting? Come join us! We’re always looking for new ideas.
Current Book:
May 13, 2025: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
Future Books:
June 17, 2025: Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Previous Books:
April 2025: The Waters by Bonnie Jo Campbell
February 2025: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
January 2025: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
December 2024: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
October 2024: All the Broken Places by John Boyne
September 2024: Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kristen Miller
August 2024: Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
February 2020: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
January 2020: The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle
Nov 2019: Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva
Oct 2019: Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Sept 2019: Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
Aug 2019: News Of The World by Paulette Jiles
July 2019: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
June 2019: Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand
May 2019: Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
April 2019: The Last Thing I Told You by Emily Arsenault
March 2019: Varina by Charles Frazier
February 2019: The Rosie Project by Graeme C. Simsion
January 2019: The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig
December 2018: 5 People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom
October 2018: Pieces Of Happiness by Anne Ostby
September 2018: The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
August 2018: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
July 2018: The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg
June 2018: Educated by Tara Westover
April/May 2018: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
February 2018: Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
January 2018: A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles
December 2017 – Strangler Vine by M. J. Carter
October 2017: Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
September 2017 – Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
August 2017 – The Immortal Life of HEnrietta LAcks by Rebecca Skloot
July 2017 – The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
June 2017 – Unwind by Neal Shusterman
May 2017 – Soloist by Steve Lopez
March 2017: Before The Fall by Noah Hawley
January 2017: Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
December 2016: The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
October 2016: In The Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
August 2016: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
July 2016: Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
May 2016: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
This month at the library….
May
For Summer Reading activities, see the Event Schedule post.
May 1: Friends of the Library Meeting at 5:30 pm, (Library Meeting room)
May 2: Free Popcorn Friday! (Ends at 5:00)
May 5: Pawnee County Health Department Van 9:00 – 4:00 (Library Parking Lot)
May 9: Last day of school!
May 9: Free Popcorn Friday! (Ends at 5:00)
May 12: Pawnee County Health Department Van 9:00 – 4:00 (Library Parking Lot)
May 13: Book Club for The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters at 6:00 (Library Meeting Room)
May 16: Free Popcorn Friday! (Ends at 5:00)
May 19: Pawnee County Health Department Van 9:00 – 4:00 (Library Parking Lot)
May 20: Summer Reading Kickoff from 11 – 2 pm at the Community Center
May 21: Callie from Pawnee County Health Department at 12:00 – 4:00 (Library Meeting Room)
May 23: Free Popcorn Friday! (Ends at 5:00)
May 24 – 26: Closed for Memorial Day
May 30: Free Popcorn Friday! (Ends at 5:00)
If you have any questions, please call us at 918-358-2676.
Preschool Storytime!
Each Thursday at 10:30 we offer a storytime for young children. We read books, sing songs, and do finger plays. We also offer a craft or activity after each program. Come join the fun!
Storytime follows the school calendar. If school is out for holidays or closed for inclement weather, then storytime is also cancelled.
Storytime takes a break from May through August for the Summer Reading Program.
Lego Club
Come build LEGO creations at the library! We meet every other Wednesday from 3:30 – 5:00 pm. (Unless otherwise indicated.) Ages 5 and up are welcome. Ages 8 and under need to bring an adult helper.
Questions? Give us a call at 918-358-2676.
LEGO Club takes a break for the Summer Reading Program.
Brainfuse
We are excited to share a new online resource–Brainfuse. Need help with VA benefits, job searches, or even homework? Brainfuse is for you! The three areas of assistance are:
HelpNow – online tutoring, writing labs, practice tests (ACT, SAT, ASVAB, US Citizenship), resume assistance and more.
JobNow – help with job searches, resume templates, resume review, online coaching, interview prep and more.
VetNow – provides live help to veterans about VA benefits and benefit resources. Veterans can also find career assistance and help with college skills.
Questions? Call the library at 918-358-2676.