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JUNE 2023 Volume 4 Issue 6
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All Together Now
Summer Reading 2023 JUNE 1 - JULY 31
We invite everyone of all ages to join us for activities, stories, reading, and fun this summer as we celebrate All Together Now at the library!
Beginning Thursday, June 1, tracking sheets will be available to pick up at all of the library desks OR you can use Beanstack to track your reading digitally. We just ask that you choose one or the other, but not both. Each day that you do ANY reading, mark off one book/activity. That can be 10 minutes or 2 hours-whatever amount of time works for you!
After 25 days of reading, bring your tracking sheet to the library, or show your completion badge, for a prize and a ticket to our All Together Get-Together: End of Summer Reading Celebration. Your ticket grants you and one guest entry to the Celebration on July 28 between 6:30-8:30 pm and includes exclusive after-hours access to the library, activities, and a SPECIAL GIFT!
Want to continue? Pick up a Bingo sheet at any of the library desks or use the digital version on Beanstack (after June 25). Complete one Bingo for a prize, then go for blackout! ONE Bingo and ONE blackout per person.
Information brochures are available now in the library or on our Summer Reading website page. We also have an exclusive All Together Now playlist available on Amazon Music and Spotify--check it out!
Those who complete their Summer Reading but are unable to join us at the Celebration may redeem their ticket for the special gift in the library July 29-August 5.
We will see you at the library this summer! |
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Outdoor Movie
| June 2 at 9:00 pm in Robinson Park (next to the Library) |
Kick off summer reading with an outdoor screening of Disney's "The Parent Trap" (1961 version). Seating available at 8:30 pm. Bring your own chairs, pillows, & blankets. Popcorn provided. |
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Read & Sign ASL Storytime
| June 7 & 21 at 11:00 am |
Join us for a story presented in American Sign Language and English. For children of all ages and abilities with a parent or caregiver. Presented by Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind. Registration recommended at aflibrary.eventbrite.com. The first 20 people to register will receive a free book. |
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Community Resources Fair
| June 22 from 4:00-6:00 pm in Robinson Park (next to the Library) |
The Library and the Utah County Health Department are hosting a fair to share some of the many resources available in our community.
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Feria de Recursos Comunitarios
| Este 22 de junio de 4:00 p. m. a 6:00 p. m. en Robinson Park (al lado de la biblioteca) |
La biblioteca de American Fork y el Departamento de Salud del Condado de Utah están organizando una feria para compartir algunos de los muchos recursos disponibles en nuestra comunidad.
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Our Summer Author Series, sponsored by the Friends of the American Fork Library and a PARC grant, kicks off on Monday, June 26 at 7:00 pm with Grant Lindsley, author of "Mediocre Monk". Join us as he shares his rocky journey toward spiritual growth—one that ultimately leads him to places he never imagined.
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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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| Margarita Engle |
Tells the heartwarming true story of Destiny, a one-eyed baby sloth taken to a rescue center in Costa Rica where she learns to use all her senses to explore the world around her and return to her wild, rainforest home. |
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| Maurene Goo |
Sent back to the‘90s where she finds herself in high school with her 17-year-old mother, Samantha Kang finds the right romance at the wrong time while trying to fit into an analog world and make things right with her mom. |
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| Jeff Shaara |
The New York Times bestselling author traces the remarkable life of one of the most consequential figures in the U.S. and the world at large, from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century, revealing a man who shaped the foundations of the modern country and world. |
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Nicol Lowder
Works as a substitute clerk at all the library desks to help patrons Has worked at our library for one month--Welcome! Loves to eat lasagne and drink juice Favorite book is Of Beast and Beauty by Chanda Hahn Recommends the fairy tale retellings in the Daughters of Eville series by Chanda Hahn "The library has always been a magical place for me and once I learned to speak and read, I loved visiting the library as it grew my understanding and the world around me." |
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