View from the Library: Color Our World

Summer has finally arrived at the North Lake County Library which means the return of the annual Summer Reading Program. The “Color Our World” runs from June 9-Aug. 7. You can register online at northlakecolibrary.readsquared.com or in the ReadSquared app and record your reading, or in the library and use a paper log to track your minutes. 

If you’d like to use ReadSquared but need help, come and see us or give us a call. There are five levels this year. Pre-K kids need to be read to for 200 minutes per level for a total of 1,000 minutes and all other age groups need to read 300 minutes per level for a total of 1,500 minutes.

We have a special activity log for Pre-K kids this year that allows them an extra reward upon completion. For each level we have wonderful reward coupons and items from a variety of businesses around town, and you will get two tickets to put into our prize boxes.

With art being the theme this year, we have a lot of great art prizes as well as other items. The grand prize is a brand new, custom-fitted guitar and private lessons from Fiddlesticks School of Music. Visit our website for more details on how to register.

We have a huge lineup of programs for all ages. Every Thursday morning at 10 a.m. we have a program in the library, with one exception – June 19 is our movie day at Showboat Stadium 6. Make sure you are registered for the program and pick up your “golden” ticket at the library to attend the movie.

For kids we have a special program at 10 a.m. Monday, June 23, about instruments with Jeri and Cole from Fiddlesticks. We also continue weekly Mother Goose programs on Fridays at 10 a.m. and Toddler Time on Saturdays at 10 a.m. Page Turners Youth Book Club meets June 18 at 4 p.m. for a discussion of “The Mouse and the Motorcycle.”

Programs for teens include board games at 4 p.m. on the second Friday with our “unplugged” Digital Services Specialist, Connor; Zine Scene, an art program at 2 p.m. June 13; and Bloom and Brush watercolor program at 2 p.m. June 27. Sign up is required for both.

Jenn is leading our new teen book club, The Book Drop, which meets at 4 p.m. June 16 to discuss “Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus.”

We have several special guest speaker programs this summer including at 9 a.m. and again at 4:30 p.m. June 19 when Polson Police Chief Simpson and Flathead Tribal Police Chief Couture offer programs on drug awareness. Registration is required due to popularity and limited seating.

We have also begun a partnership with Angel Care to offer a Memory Café for adults dealing with memory loss and dementia. This is held the first Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. in the library.

The Adult Coloring Program for July 1 at 10:30 a.m. is celebrating Red, White & Bloom.

We will kick off July and the holiday weekend celebration with a Great American Songbook Sing-along with Angela and company at 3 p.m. July 2. This will be a fun time for all ages to get together and sing favorite American songs.

The next Library Board Meeting is Tuesday, June 17, with a budget amendment hearing starting at 5:30 p.m. Please call us at 883-8225 or email us at [email protected] with questions, or our website at www.northlakecountylibrary.org for more info.