Novel Night Gala aids Your Library Transformation

For the past couple of months, I have talked a lot about the Novel Night Gala; Rotary Club of Sandpoint’s fundraiser benefiting Your Library Transformation. The event took place on April 14 and I have just caught my breath enough to report how the whole thing went.

Rotary set a $30,000 goal that, if achieved, could be split between their community projects and the library. They informed the library Thursday that we would receive $20K plus the proceeds from the Fund an Item site that Rotary established in our behalf! That site is still open. Go to www.NovelNightGala.org and click on the Fund an Item tab to see our wish list of things we hope to purchase for the Teen Lounge and makerspace. I’m not sure when that site comes down. You may want to visit sooner rather than later.

Photos from the event were posted to our Facebook album immediately following last year’s event. This year, many of the guests purchased “framed” photos by donation, so we are not publishing them...yet. We will have those photos and more posted on our Facebook page in “Photos” under an album titled “Novel Night Gala 2018” by the end of the month.

Thank you for supporting the event and for your support of Your Library Transformation since we started this journey.

We are also grateful to our community-minded event sponsors: Alliant Americas Insurance, Schweitzer Mountain Resort, and 219 Lounge.

With the gala now behind us, we are busy organizing our grand opening event.

Join us on Saturday, June 2, from noon to 4 p.m. for brief presentations, cake, tours, entertainment, and a special announcement.

- Daily – Visit eBonnerLibrary.org daily to make sure your materials are available during construction.

- Friday, April 27 — American Sign Language course. 9:30 a.m. at the Sandpoint Branch. Learn American Sign Language from Certified Instructor Susan Schaller. This is an ongoing course in progress. For more information, contact Susan Schaller, susan.schaller@gmail.com for information on other courses.

- Friday, April 27, and Saturday, April 28 —Used Book & Media Sale. 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the Clark Fork Branch. Help us leap into spring with some great deals to support the Clark Fork Friends of the Library. Call 266-1321 for more information.

- Saturday, April 28 — Organic Seed Saving. 1– 3 PM at the Sandpoint Branch. Come and discuss organic gardening and seed saving. Bring food and seeds to share if you can. If you can’t, come anyway! Information: Camisse Nitkowski 263-6248.

- Saturday, April 28 — American Sign Language course. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Sand-point Branch. Learn Ameri-can Sign Lang-uage from certified instructor Susan Schaller. This is an ongoing course in progress. For more information, contact Susan Schaller, susan.schaller@gmail.com for information on other courses.

- Monday, April 30 — Teen Center Game. 3:30 p.m. at the Sandpoint Teen Center, 104 S. Division. Teen Librarian, Morgan Gariepy hosts a library-sponsored game or STEAM activity for teens. For more information about the current week’s theme, call Morgan at 263-6930 ext. 1245 or morgan@ebonnerlibrary.org.

- Tuesday, May 1 — Mother Goose Storytime. 10:15 a.m.. at Creations on the Cedar St. Bridge. Stories and singing for babies and toddlers 0-3 yrs and caregivers. For more information, contact Suzanne Davis, 263-6930 ext. 1211 or suzanne@ebonnerlibrary.org.

- Tuesday, May 1 — Preschool Storytime. 11 a.m. at Creations on the Cedar St. Bridge. Stories and crafts for kids ages 2-5 years and their caregivers. For more information, contact Suzanne Davis, 263-6930 ext. 1211 or suzanne@ebonnerlibrary.org.

- Tuesday, May 1 — Robotics with Lego Mindstorm. Use Legos to learn to build or code. For kids age 8+. For more info. call 266-1321.

- Wednesday, May 2 — Clark Fork Stories & More. 10:30 AM at the Clark Fork Branch. Story time, crafts, prizes, and snacks for kids ages 3-8. Call 266-1321 for information.

- Wednesday, May 2 — Make It at the Library. 2 PM at the Clark Fork Branch. Kids make a variety of age appropriate STEAM (science, tech, engineering, art, math) projects. Info: 263-6930 ext. 1245.

- Wednesday, May 2 — Clark Fork Library Intro to 3D Printing Workshop. 4-6 p.m. at the Clark Learn what 3D printers are used for and how to design your own 3D printable object. This class is beginner level. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Clark Fork Library. Contact 266-1321 for more information.

- Saturday, May 5 — Library StoryTime at Panhandle Animal Shelter’s Open House. 11 a.m. at Panhandle Animal Shelter, 870 Kootenai Cutoff Road. For more information, contact Children’s Services Librarian, Suzanne Davis: 263-6930 ext. 1211 or suzanne@ebonnerlibrary.org.

- StoryWalk — Pages from a children’s book are posted along a trail for a fun, family experience. At Dover City Park, read “The Perfect Nest” by Katherine Friend. At McNearney Park in Ponderay (behind Panhandle Animal Shelter), enjoy “Kitchen Dance” by Maurie J. Manning.

For more information, visit www.ebonnerlibrary.org or call Suzanne Davis 263-6930 ext. 1211 or suzanne@ebonnerlibrary.org. Read, connect, & get outside at a StoryWalk, a partnership of the library, Kaniksu Land Trust, city of Dover, and city of Ponderay.

Marcy Timblin is in charge of public relations, marketing and community development for the East Bonner County Library District. She can be reached at 208-263-6930, ext. 1204.