We are reading the Cherry Cola Book Club by Ashton Lee. All are invited to cook a recipe from the book and bring it to share at book discussion!
Money Smart Week
Recycled Materials Piggybank
Saturday, April 6th Children can come to library to make a piggy bank from recyclable materials. There will be information for parents to take home on teaching children about money and saving!
Arm Chair Traveler Series
Singapore
Thursday April 18, 6:30 pm
The Muellerleile's took a two week trip to Singapore for their daughter's wedding and traveled with their daughter and new son-in-law in his home country!
Paws and Tails Workshop
Saturday, April 20, 10am Support the Monticello Public Library & Animal Welfare Friends at this joint fundraiser! During the workshop you will bring your very own stuffed animal to life Registration is Required. There is a $10 fee per animal Adult Assistants will be required for young children.
AWF will have pets on hand as well.
Teen Karoke Event Grades 6-12 are invited to Sing their hearts out at a Karoke Event. Teens sing their best rendition of the songs on Disney's Sing It Wii game. Not a singer? We will have some seriously entertaining board games available or bring your handheld gaming devices.
Food and Beverages will be provided!
April 8
3:30-4:30 pm
This month we will get out the Library's robots and program our robots to complete a maze.
Come meet Botley, Ozobot Bits and Spheros.
Thursday, April 11th and 25 This program is not sponsored, endorsed or affiliated with LEGO® Education, or the LEGO® group.
April's date will be Monday, April 25th
The Mobile Food Pantry will be held in the Library parking lot (in the community building in the case of bad weather)
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Wednesday, April 10th
3:30 pm This month we will be discussing various; Young Adult and Junior Fiction Titles
Copies are available at the desk.
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Summer Excursions & Vacations Now!
Available to Jones County Residents Can be reserved up to 90 days prior to your trip Dates for June became available in March.
July dates become available in April
August Dates become available in July Figge & Grout Museum will be available until April 30th.
We will add National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium as of May 1st.
The Quad Cities Fun Bundle and Blank Park Zoo will remain unchanged.
Sherri Aschbrenner will share the details of her trip to New Zealand and Australia
Nick and Anne Strittmatter traveled to India. They will share details of their trip with us!
Art Quilts With Janell Peters
Tuesday, May 21 - 6:30 pm
Janell Peters will speak about the journey that led her to begin creating Art Quilts. She will provide a short demonstration on how she puts an Art Quilt together.
Several of Janell's Art Quilts are in display at the Library. Stop in and take of look at her work close up. They are amazing!
Monticello Reads
March in Pictures
Lunch Bunch Building during Spring Break. Ages 4+ were invited to bring a sack lunch and make a lego creation.
We transformed the meeting room meeting room into a Escape Room. Several teams were able to break out.
Teen Activities during Spring Break - Nacho Average Movie Night (top) - 6-12 graders were invited to an Interactive viewing of The Sorcerer's Stone. Teens were encouraged to come dressed as a Harry Potter Character and participate in fun antics during the movie. Teen Paracord Craft (Bottom) - Teen Advisory Board Member, Brandon Ellison, used his expert knowledge of Paracord crafting to lead us in making a Paracord bracelet.
Irish Dance performance by the Miller girls of Cascade.
