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JUNE 2024 Volume 5 Issue 6
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Adventure Begins at the American Fork Library
Summer Reading 2024 JUNE 1 - JULY 31
We invite everyone of all ages to join us for activities, stories, reading, and fun this summer because Adventure Begins at the American Fork Library!
On June 1, Tracking Sheets will be available to pick up at all of the Library desks OR you can use Beanstack for a digital version. Each day that you do ANY reading, mark off one book.
After 25 days of reading, bring your Tracking Sheet to the Library or show your Beanstack completion badge for a prize and a ticket to our Summer Reading Celebration: The Adventure Continues! Your ticket grants you and one guest entry to the Celebration on August 2 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm, and includes exclusive after-hours access to the library, fun for all ages, and a special gift!
Once you get a prize for reading, you are welcome to continue. Pick up an Adventure Guide for suggestions to last throughout the summer. Mark off one completed activity for each of the 8 badges, then claim your prize at the library. (Adventure Guides are only available on paper, not on Beanstack.)
Prizes are limited to one per person for both the Tracking Sheet and the Adventure Guide, and will be available only between June 25 and August 10.
Information brochures are available now in the library or on our Summer Reading website page.
Those who complete their reading but are unable to join us at the Celebration may redeem their tickets for the special gift in the Library August 3-10.
We will see you at the Library this summer, where Adventure Begins! |
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Summer Reading Kickoff to Adventure!
| June 1 from 10:30 am-12:00 pm |
Kickoff your summer adventures at the Library! Bring a T-shirt or bandana to decorate your own Adventure Gear, visit the Old West for a camp fire sing-a-long and treat, experience a high sea adventure with Poseidon, hunt the Library Galaxy for aliens, and search the park for pre-historic creatures. |
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J. Scott Savage Author Visit
| June 13 at 7:00 pm |
The author of the Greysen Foxx series, the Mysteries of Cove series, and several other series will be at the library for stories, games, & activities! Sponsored by a PARC Grant. Books will be available for purchase. |
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Terrariums for Teens
| June 27 at 3:30 pm |
Are you a teen looking to add a touch of green to your space? Get your hands dirty and unleash your creativity by crafting your very own ecosystem. No green thumb needed! Must be 12-18 to participate. Registration opens June 1 at aflibrary.eventbrite.com
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Mental Health Class Series
| June 27 at 7:00 pm |
We are pleased to have Zest For Life Counseling with us to teach a monthly series of classes on mental health. June's topic is Stress Response.
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| Español
¡Vea la página en español en nuestro sitio web para obtener información sobre programas, eventos y recursos en español! Obtén más información aquí.
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| A FEW NEW READS IN OUR LIBRARY |
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| Chris Gall |
Immersing kids in the world history of diving, this nonfiction picture book examines the history of why, how, and when humans began diving, uncovering some mysterious facts about the oceans and how humans have adapted in order to discover what's down there. |
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| Vanessa Le |
A bloodcarver who can alter human biology with just a touch, Nhika, seen as a monster who kills for pleasure, is bought by a girl who needs her to heal the last person who saw her father's killer—an investigation that becomes a fight for her life. |
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| Helen Simonson |
In the summer of 1919, Constance, sent as a lady's companion to Hazelbourne-on-Sea, is welcomed by Poppy Wirrall, a baronet's daughter who runs a ladies' motorcycle club, but as the country prepares to celebrate its hard-won peace, the club realizes the freedoms they gained during the war are being revoked. |
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AnneMarie Hatch
Is our new Assistant Library Director! Has worked at our library for 14.5 years, 4.5 of those as a library clerk and the last 10 as our Digital Services Librarian Loves to eat Mexican food, Italian food, and really good chocolate cake Favorite authors include Agatha Christie, Jane Austen, Sarah M. Eden, Alexander McCall Smith, Katherine Center, and many others Recommends "Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame" "I believe in the power of libraries in communities and in an individual's life. I'm excited in my new role to help move the American Fork Library forward through the next several years." |
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