APRIL 2022     volume 3 issue 4
Library Catalog  | Library Calendar  |  Children's Events  |  Teen Events  |  Adult Events
Did You Know?
 
Now available at the library-- "Hacking Your Brain: Stress Relief" kits for kids! The last 2 years have put a lot of stress on our children. The Utah STEM Action Center and the Utah State Library received a grant to put together these awesome stress relief kits. Geared toward 2nd through 4th grade, these kits are meant to help combat the stress put on children since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each kit focuses on movement, mindfulness, deep breathing, and creation; all scientifically proven to help lower stress. Books in the kits, such as Breathe Like a Bear by Kira Willey and Good Morning Yoga by Mariam Gates, teach kids to flex their mind and muscles and to be calm, focused, imaginative, and relaxed. Activities include movement, mindfulness, and creation activity cards, learning to crochet, a jump rope, a journal, and lots more. Additionally, some of the items included with the kit are available for children to keep, such as a brain stress ball and a tin of thinking putty, a list of these items is provided with each kit. To put a kit on hold, click here. 
 
 
EVENTS 

Adult Craft Class
 
Spring is in the air and so is creativity. Get crafty making a free Easter banner to decorate your home. Bring a friend! Meet in the Library Community Room. Supplies limited.
 
Tuesday, April 5 at 1:00 pm
Board Game Cafe
 
Teens ages 12-18 are invited to join us upstairs in The Zone for a fun night of snacks and board games! What more could you want?
 
Thursday, April 21 from 6:00-8:00 pm
Español

¡Vea la nueva página en español en nuestro sitio web para obtener información sobre programas, eventos y recursos en español! Tendremos nuestra reunión mensual de Embajadores Latinos el 26 de abril a las 6:15 pm. Obtenga más información este.
                                              
 
NEW READS 
A few new books in our library!
 
The Violin Conspiracy
by Brendan Slocumb

When, right before the cutthroat Tchaikovsky Competition – the Olympics of classical music - his priceless Stradivarius is stolen, with a ransom note for five million dollars in its place, Ray McMillian must piece together the clues to reclaim the violin before it’s too late.
In a Jar
by Deborah Marcero

Llewellyn, who puts each of his feelings into jars and hides them away, learns that life is more colorful when he sets his emotions free, in this highly anticipated follow-up to the best-selling In a Jar. 
Represent!
by Chris Cooper

Jules is given a pair of old binoculars as he heads out for a morning of birdwatching in Central Park. He soon learns the binoculars show him a lot more than birds, and maybe they keep him safe, too. 
April's Reading Prompts
 
 *Read a book/collection of poetry
OR
*Read a book featuring a library or librarian
 
Read one of the monthly reading prompts and enter our quarterly drawing for an Amazon gift card! Entries accepted by commenting on our social media posts about the prompts. 
 
GET TO KNOW US
Sergio de Chazal
  • Works as the Spanish Outreach Programmer
  • Has worked at the American Fork Library for 3 weeks
  • Loves to eat Argentinian empanada and drink Fresca
  • Favorite current read is "Boundaries" by Henry Cloud
  • "How has the library made a difference? I see it in my life the way working for the library is changing mine. I came here to ask for a room to teach my class of Youth Mental Health First Aid. In a brief period, I found how committed this Library is changing and transforming the lives of all they serve! I enjoy helping people and under this position I bring the resources to the Latino community, and this makes me incredibly happy. I wish I had American Fork Library in my life when I came to Utah back in 2000."
American Fork Library64 S. 100 E.
 American Fork, Utah 84003
(801) 763-3070
https://americanfork.gov/library
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