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From Camp Kindness to Adult Reading Bingo |
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Summer officially begins June 21st. While most of us are looking forward to some sunshine and rest, summer still can bring some challenges. Routines are interrupted. Academic skills can slide. And, for some, isolation and boredom may occasionally set in.
Never fear! Your public library is here to keep summer 2023 moving in a bright and leisurely direction. Here is what you can look forward to at Butler Area Public Library over the coming months.
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Camp Kindness
What is Camp Kindness? It’s a weekly summer program for children and young adults of all ages. Weekly activities will explore the natural world and outdoor activities while inspiring kindness, empathy and belonging. The Kickoff Party will be June 14 at noon and the Wrap Up Party will be August 3 at noon. All ages are welcome to attend the kickoff and wrap up events. | |
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Toddler and Tents is a storytime for children from birth to age 3. The group will meet on Tuesdays at 10:30am in the Basement Meeting Room. The reading & activity challenge is located inside our Beanstack app at butlerlibrary.beanstack.org |
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Weekly themes include:
-June 20 – Be Kind to Your Body
-June 27 – Be Kind to Your Family
-July 4 – No Storytime.
-July 11 – Be Kind to the Earth
-July 18 – Be Kind to Each Other
-July 25 – Be Kind to Your Community |
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Preschoolers and Parks is a storytime for children age 3 to 6. The group will meet on Thursdays at 10:30am in the Basement Meeting Room. The reading & activity challenge is located inside our Beanstack app at butlerlibrary.beanstack.org. |
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Weekly themes include:
-June 22 – Be Kind to Your Body
-June 29 – Be Kind to Your Family
-July 6 – Be Kind to Animals
-July 13 – Be Kind to the Earth
-July 20 – Be Kind to Each Other
-July 27 – Be Kind to Your Community |
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Big Kids and Bigfoot is a summer challenge for children in K-3rd Grade. The group will meet on Wednesdays at 10:30am in the Basement Meeting Room. The reading & activity challenge is located inside our Beanstack app at butlerlibrary.beanstack.org. |
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Weekly themes include:
-June 21 – Yoga
-June 28 – Jennings Environmental Center
-July 5 – Gone Fishing for Memories
-July 19 – Camping Bingo
-July 26 – Butler ATA Martial Arts |
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Tweens, Teens and Trails for students in grades 4-12. The group will meet on Thursdays at 1pm in the Basement Meeting Room. The reading & activity challenge is located inside our Beanstack app at butlerlibrary.beanstack.org. |
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Weekly themes include:
June 22 – Outdoor Challenge
June 29 – Old School Camp Crafts
July 6 – Bird Feeders and Bingo
July 13 – Geocaching 101
July 20 – Fishing for Memories
July 27 – Wildlife in Trees |
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Adult Reading Bingo
The Adult Reading Bingo challenge follows a travel-outdoor theme and is geared toward adults age 18 and older. There will be fun activities, reading bingo and prizes. The reading challenge is located inside our Beanstack app at butlerlibrary.beanstack.org. |
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Summer in the City
On June 21, the Library will present Summer in the City, a cool musical event in our courtyard. Guests can enjoy the Kona Ice Truck in the parking lot from 5:30-6:30pm as they limber up for the rocking music of Washboard Tony and Rockin’ Rob. |
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Panera Fundraiser
Library fans won’t want to miss this opportunity to help the Library raise some dough on Sunday, June 11, from 8am-8pm at Panera. Enter the promo code FUND4U at online checkout, in the Panera App, or at the kiosk inside the restaurant. Enjoy your favorite Panera food while 20% of the sale benefits Butler Area Public Library.
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Kid’s Zone at the Library: A Foodie Fridays Activity
Drop by the Kid’s Zone during Foodie Fridays for some on-the-go fun. The Kid’s Zone will be held (weather permitting) from 5:30-7:30pm in the Library parking lot on the third Friday of each summer month (June 16, July 21st, and August 18).
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First Saturdays at the Library
Join the Library and the Butler Cultural District for First Saturdays in downtown Butler. First Saturdays at the Library will be held (weather permitting) from 11am-1pm in the Library Courtyard. |
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Drop by for these fun activities:
-June 3 – Wearable Art
-July 1 – Patriotic Collaborative Canvas
-August 5 – Dog Days of Summer
-September 2 – Artapalooza! |
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Volunteers Needed
Join Our 2nd Floor Team | The Information Services Department is looking for volunteers to help keep things in order in our nonfiction & special collections departments. If you have a mind for order, like to laugh, and have a few hours to spare each week, drop in for an application or go to https://forms.gle/vy8ETNghXT5iULSA6. |
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Note: Volunteers, age 14+, will need clearances and the library provides a packet to help you obtain these at no cost. |
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Friends of the Butler Area Public Library
| It’s June and you know what that means: graduations, Father’s Day, and vacations. Remember that books make fantastic gifts, and can even be great travel companions.
We recommend browsing those sales carts in the Library lobby regularly. With hardcovers at $1 and paperbacks at 50₵, it’s easy and inexpensive to find gifts for your favorite reader, or grab some books for the beach.
This time of year also brings the much-anticipated Summer Reading Program. Throughout the sign-up period, families with young readers should stop by the Library for a special 25₵ pop-up sale presented by the Friends group.
On Saturday, September 30, the Friends of the Library will hold a book sale and host the Halloween Is Coming Flea Market & Craft Sale in the Library Sun Room. For $5, vendors can secure a table and sell their creepiest spookery at this Halloween-themed event. Space will be limited, so interested sellers should keep an eye on this space for more details. |
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And finally, the Friends next big 3-day sale will be November 2-4, just in time for the holiday season. As always, Saturday (Nov. 4) will be the $5-Bag sale. You can expect a lot of gorgeous, gift-worthy books to help with your holiday shopping.
Be sure to keep checking the library's monthly newsletter to see what the Friends are up to. |
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Coming Soon
Many projects are in the works for the coming fall and winter, including a community-wide read called Un Libro, Un Butler featuring the Isabel Allende book The House of the Spirits. We're also planning a book discussion series called Stories of Exile in partnership with the Yiddish Book Center. |
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