View from the Library: End-of-Summer block party

Summer has flown by and here we are getting ready to celebrate the end of our Summer Reading Program with a big block party on Thursday, Aug. 15 from 5-8 p.m. We’ll have live music, food and drinks available for purchase, another Paper Pie book sale, our prize drawings and of course, free ice cream with all the toppings. We are so excited to be able to offer this in the evening so hopefully kids and adults can participate in our celebration.

Our baristas in the Joyful Cup are having a blast creating literary-themed drinks. We’ve added blue Lotus and a couple new syrup flavors. The fall menu is on the horizon and you can get all things pumpkin beginning Sept. 3.

Did you know you can use the coffee pickup window for holds? If you can’t give us a call, just push the doorbell and we can bring your holds to you. Very convenient if you’ve just come from the lake and are still wet.

Brycen is offering a series of classes, Arcade Game Building: Introduction to Codingon the third Tuesday of each month starting Aug. 20 with a new game each session. These will run from 4 to 5 p.m. through November. Registration is required.

Mother Goose for 0 to 2 year olds continues on Mondays at 9:15 a.m. through the month of August (no Mother Goose on Sept 2 or 9). After the Summer Reading Program, our youth librarian will take a break to prepare for this fall, so we will not have Thursday morning programs again until Sept. 12 at 10 a.m.

The Page Turner’s Youth Book Club is reading “The Lightning Thief” by Rick Riordan and will meet at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 28 to discuss it.  A limited number of books are available at the library.

Our Friends of the Library are gearing up for an end-of-summer book sale on Aug. 23 and 24 in the library community room. If you’d like to donate books or movies for this sale, please bring them on Thursday, Aug. 15, for their donation day. Please limit your donation to two boxes. All materials must be in good, clean condition. For more details, view our Materials Donation Policy on our website.

The library and the Joyful Cup will be closed on Friday, Aug. 16, for a Staff Development Day and post-summer reading reset. We will also be closed Saturday, Aug. 31 through Monday, Sept. 2 for the Labor Day Weekend.  

The Library Board meets Aug. 27. A budget workshop will take place at 5:15 p.m. followed by the FY2025 Budget Hearing at 5:30 p.m. The regular board meeting will begin immediately following the budget hearing.

Curbside pickup is available for everyone during open hours. Please call us at 883-8225 or email us at polsonlibrary@northlakecountylibrary.org with questions. Visit our website at www.northlakecountylibrary.org for more info.