Library has you covered for summer

| July 6, 2018 1:00 AM

If local history proves true, we should be getting a steady dose of summer starting now. Some people love the hotter weather (me) while others do all they can to escape it. Whichever category you fall into, The Library has you covered.

This time of year, we are all about encouraging reading. But, that doesn’t mean you have to stay indoors to do it. Grab a book or audiobook from one of our branch libraries or, if you can’t bear to go indoors, download an ebook or e-audiobook from the Digital Library at ebonnerlibrary.org. With all of those options, you can read just about anywhere; in the car, at the beach, on the boat - you get the picture.

StoryWalk is fun no matter how old or young you are, but it is more fun if you can take some little ones with you. They love to read the pages along the trail and act out the scenes. There is a new book posted each month on the Dover City Park and McNearny Park trails.

You can even enjoy some of our events outside this month. Mother Goose and Family Story Times are moving outside and becoming Story Times in the Park for the month of July. Catch those at Travers Park on Tuesday mornings. STEM in the Park also gets kids outside.

If you like to spend summer evenings outdoors … in the cemetery, join us for Spooky Stories in the Cemetery on Friday the 13th at Lakeview Park on Elm Street (no joke).

We hope you’ll join us at the new library garden site as we break ground and get to work. This is not a “ground breaking ceremony” with a gold shovel and dignitaries wearing hard hats. This is a dig in the dirt — wear work clothes and sunscreen — kind of ground breaking. It is going to be a lot of fun and we could use your help. Feel free to come just learn about the garden too.

You’ll find me outside, but if you like the indoors, there is plenty of discovery, connection, and lifelong learning to be had inside The Library too. We hope to see you at one or more of the events below.

Library events

- Saturday, July 7 — Friends of the Library Book Sale, 10 a.m. -2 p.m. at the Sandpoint branch. The monthly Friends of the Library Book Sale is back! Dig for deals on books, music, DVD’s and possibly other great finds. Support your book habit while you support your library. We are now accepting materials donations.

- Saturdays, July 7 and July 14 — Little Mozarts Music Class Series, 10:30 a.m. at the Sandpoint Branch. Music Conservatory of Sandpoint’s Michelle Handy leads music class for kids. Registration is required: 208-263-6930, ext. 1211, or suzanne@ebonnerlibrary.org. A Librar-ies Rock 2018 Summer Reading program ebonnerlibrary.org.

- Monday, July 9 — Mon-day Madness – Music & Dance, 10:30 a.m. at the Sand-point branch. A Libraries Rock 2018 Summer Reading program ebonnerlibrary.org. Info: 208-263-6930 ext. 1211 or suzanne@ebonnerlibrary.org.

- Tuesday, July 10 — Mother Goose in the Park. 10:15 AM at Travers Park, 2100 Pine St. The Library’s Story Times have moved to Travers Park for the month of July! Stories and singing for babies and toddlers 0-3 yrs. and their caregivers. Info: 208-263-6930 ext. 1211 or suzanne@ebonnerlibrary.org.

- Tuesday, July 10 — Family Story Time in the Park. 11 AM at Travers Park, 2100 Pine St. The Library’s Story Times have moved to Travers Park for the month of July! Stories and crafts for kids and their caregivers. Info: 208-263-6930 ext. 1211 or suzanne@ebonnerlibrary.org.

- Tuesday, July 10 — American Tribal Style Belly Dance Lesson for Teens. 5 PM at the Sandpoint Branch. ATS is a modern version of an ancient dance. Teens learn the basics in a 2-hour crash course as part of the Libraries Rock 2018 Teen Summer Reading program. Wear comfortable clothes you can freely move in. Registration is strongly encouraged: 208-263-6930 ext. 1245 or morgan@ebonnerlibrary.org.

- Wednesday, July 11 — Stories and More, 10:30 a.m., at the Clark Fork branch. Stories, crafts, prizes, and snacks for kids ages 3-8. Info: 208-266-1321.

- Wednesday, July 11 — Crafternoon – Ring making workshop, 2 p.m., at the Sandpoint branch. Make your own copper ring with local artisan, Weezil. Free family fun with a craft to take home! A Libraries Rock 2018 Summer Reading program ebonnerlibrary.org. Info: 208-263-6930 ext. 1211 or suzanne@ebonnerlibrary.org.

- Wednesday, July 11 — Camouflage, 2 p.m. at the Clark Fork branch. Come learn about how animals use camouflage to survive. A Libraries Rock 2018 Summer Reading program ebonnerlibrary.org. Info: 208-266-1321.

- Wednesday, July 11 — American Tribal Style Belly Dance Lesson for Teens in Clark Fork, 5 p.m. at the Clark Fork branch. ATS is a modern version of an ancient dance. Teens learn the basics in a 2-hour crash course as part of the Libraries Rock 2018 Teen Summer Reading program. Wear comfortable clothes you can freely move in. Registration is strongly encouraged: 208-263-6930 ext. 1245 or morgan@ebonnerlibrary.org.

- Thursdays, July 12, July 19 and July 26 — The Library’s STEM in the Park Series. 1 p.m. at Travers Park Pavillion, 2100 Pine St. A variety of science, tech, engineering, and math projects geared for kids age 8-11, but all welcome. A Libraries Rock 2018 Summer Reading program ebonnerlibrary.org. Info: 208-263-6930 ext. 1211 or suzanne@ebonnerlibrary.org.

- Friday, July 13 — Spooky Stories in the Cemetery, 7:30 p.m. at Lakeview Cemetery, 1213 Elm St. It’s Friday the 13th! Join us for spooky stories in the cemetery! A Libraries Rock 2018 Summer Reading program ebonnerlibrary.org. Info: 208-263-6930 ext. 1211 or suzanne@ebonnerlibrary.org.

- Saturday, July 14 — Library Garden Work Day, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the East Bonner Co. Library Dist. Sandpoint branch, 1407 Cedar St. The Library is building a new community educational garden and we need your help! Show up to break ground, find out what will be planted, how it will be funded, and what the future holds for this epic project for our community! Info: Mike Bauer 208-265-2665.

- Libraries Rock Summer Reading Program. Log your reading to earn badges, win prizes, and stay sharp over the summer. Summer Reading is online this year (print logs are available, too). Register at ebonnerlibrary.beanstack.org to record your reading and read-to-me books. Meet your friends at Libraries Rock workshops and events all summer long. Details at ebonnerlibrary.org.

- StoryWalk — A partnership of The Library, Kaniksu Land Trust, city of Dover, and city of Ponderay. In June enjoy “I Love My Pirate Papa” by Laura Leuck at McNearney Park and “My Father Knows the Names of Things” by Jane Yolen at Dover City Park. Enjoy a pop-up StoryWalk at Evans Brothers Coffee with “Curious George Plants a Tree”. Kaniksu Land Trust is Evans Brothers June featured non-profit. July StoryWalks: McNearney Park — “Searcher and the Old Tree” by David McPhail. Dover City Park — “Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads” by Bob Shea.

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