JANUARY 2022     volume 3 issue 1
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Did You Know?
The American Fork Library has several reading programs for adults in 2022!

Brown Bag Book Chat is a new opportunity for readers to enjoy talking about great reads. Bring your lunch to the library and chat with fellow book-lovers every third Tuesday from 12-1 pm. Some months we’ll have themes and others will be open to discuss whatever we’ve been reading. Our first chat will be Tuesday, January 18 and we'll discuss our current reads.

Well-Read is a program for avid readers. Finish 50 books during 2022, record them in your log (available January 3 at the front desk), and turn it in by the end of the year. We’ll have a celebratory dinner next January for everyone who completed the challenge.

Monthly Reading Prompts are a great way to get inspired to read something interesting. We post 2 book suggestions each month on Facebook, Instagram, this newsletter, and our website. Once you’ve read something that qualifies, comment on our social media for an entry into our quarterly drawing.

We hope you’ll join us for one or more of these programs to enhance your reading this year!
 
 
EVENTS 
 
Organize Like a Pro!
 
Got clutter? Tired of mess? Come learn how to "Organize Like a Pro" with special guest, professional organizer Vicki Winterton.
 
Thursday, January 6, 7:00 pm
 
Tea & Trivia
 
Try some herbal teas and test your trivia knowledge of books, movies, and more. For individuals or teams.
 
Wednesday, January 19, 7:00 pm 
Saturday, January 22, 11:00 am
 
Sander-Celebration
 
Celebrate all things Brandon Sanderson with book discussions, games (including an awesome new Worldhopper Experience), sweet prizes, and more! For ages 12 and up.
 
Saturday, January 29, 11:00 am
 
NEW READS 
A few new books in our library
 
Call Us What We Carry : Poems
by Amanda Gorman

The presidential inaugural poet—and unforgettable new voice in American poetry—presents a collection of poems that includes the stirring poem read at the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States.
Cytonic
by Brandon Sanderson

Spensa, a Cytonic, must discover what she really is by entering the Nowhere, a place from which few ever return, to save the galaxy from an ancient alien force that can wipe out entire planetary systems in an instant. 
Amos McGee Misses the Bus
by Philip Christian Stead

When he misses his bus to the zoo, Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper who was up late planning a surprise for his friends, gets some unexpected help! 
January's Reading Prompts
 
 *Read a book you meant to read in 2021 but didn't get to
OR
*Read a book to help you start learning a new hobby or skill
 
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
Amie Clayton
  • Works as a library page restoring the mountains of books to their homes (shelving books).
  • Has worked at the American Fork Library for 2.5 years
  • Likes to drink Diet Pepsi and eat dark chocolate
  • Favorite genre is Sci Fi/Fantasy
  • Recommends The Stomlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson--he teaches many great life truths in those books!
  • "I have witnessed many times the joy a child has upon discovering the joy of reading and the wonder and awe experienced when coming to the library and seeing shelf upon shelf filled with wonderful books. That experience will never get old!"
American Fork Library64 S. 100 E.
American Fork, Utah 84003
(801) 763-3070

https://americanfork.gov/library
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