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June 2022

It’s hard for us to believe, but June 27 marks our five year anniversary here at 225 West Main Street. We’re not only having a party to celebrate, but we’ve got an entire summer full of exciting events going on at your beautiful library building. We look forward to seeing you!

Closings

Starting with Sunday, May 29, the Library will be closed on Sundays for the summer. The Library will resume Sunday hours on September 11.

Job openings

Join the Library team! We’re currently hiring a Substitute Custodian. This is a substitute position with weekend hours on a rotating basis starting at $14.08 per hour. We’ll start reviewing applications on Monday, June 6.

June events

Summer Library Challenge

Discover “Oceans of Possibilities” at the library this summer! Our all-ages summer library challenge starts May 31 and runs until August 27. Whether you’re an adult, teen, tween, kid, or even a baby, there’s a special set of reading challenges and activities for you to try out this summer, awesome prizes for you to earn, and fantastic prize drawings to enter.

Sign up for the summer library challenge on our website or download the Beanstack Tracker app to your phone or tablet. We adore the ease of using the website, and we’re equally in love with the app’s ability to just scan a book’s ISBN to log it. For the tech-adverse folks in your life, we’ve got paper versions at the Library, too.

Summer kick-off

Get excited for the summer with Danielle Lee of Hoop Elation. All ages are welcome at City Park (rain location: Platteville Middle School Commons) for an uplifting, interactive program filled with movement, expression, and mindfulness.

Five year anniversary

Help us celebrate five years filled with growth, adventure, and the best patrons ever with cake, punch, and memories.

Let’s talk books

Stop by the library to pick up a copy of one of this month’s book club titles:

• Kid’s Book Club is meeting at Smith Park and reading books by Laurie Halse Anderson

• Teen Book Club is reading The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

• Adult Book Club is reading Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

Book Bike sightings

It’s too nice to stay indoors all the time! Catch all your favorite library staff and your favorite library Book Bike at Music in the Park on Thursdays at City Park.

Study time

High school students: get in some last minute study time during our after hours Exam Cram evenings.

How does your garden grow?

Calling all green thumbs! We’ve got events for all kinds of gardeners, including retired teacher Gary Munson talking about healthy soil, herb connoisseur Kathy Nelson talking about herb lore, and a weekly “Garden Detectives” program for budding gardeners ages 7-11.

Kid’s weekly events

We’ve got kids covered this summer! With morning storytimes and themed family fun nights for young children at City Park plus weekly “Summer Splash” activities at the Library for the grade school crowd, there’s something happening each week for everyone.

Teen time

Sign up for a different exciting teen program each Wednesday!

Bingo in the park

Bring your lawn chair and bug spray and come play Bingo in City Park. Winners get to take home a new book from our all-ages prize options.

Get crafty

Get creative this summer! Make a project at the library when Make it Midweek returns for the summer (formerly Make it Monday), or learn how to make things at home with our beginner’s Cricut class.

Fly fishing 101

Learn about the world of fly fishing from tying flies to information on casting with expert fly fisherman and guide Jim Romberg.

What’s making us happy

Here’s what library staff are looking forward to this summer:

• Erin, Youth Services Manager: I'm looking forward to Lifest music festival in Oshkosh in July!

• Jessie, Director: I'm excited about our Hula Hooping Under The Sea program on June 11. Danielle's positive energy is contagious and her hooping skills are really fun to see in action!

• Karina, Patron Services Manager: I want to try at least one new foraged recipe this summer.

• Lydia, Youth Services Library Specialist: I'm looking forward to spending my summer evenings reading in the hammock 😎

• Mela, Outreach Coordinator: I’m looking forward to growing into my new position and being outside gardening.

• Nancy, Adult Services Library Specialist: I want to start a reading project/personal goal and find a book to enjoy by an author from each of the 50 states or books set in each state. I tend to read a lot of British authors so I'm trying something different. I’m starting off with the new title: Madison Chefs: Stories of Food, Farms and People by Lindsay Christians.

• Rachel, Adult Services Library Specialist: I am looking forward to camping and spending time with my family "unplugged."

• Roxanne, Adult Services Library Specialist: This summer I am looking forward to camping with my friends and horses!

Looking ahead

Summer is just getting started! Watch for upcoming July events, including:

• Author events with Rand Atkinson

• Pickling and Jam workshops

• Make it Midweek: Color Changing Clothes

• Henna body art for Teens and Adults

• Princess Party

And weekly summer programs, including:

• Family Fun Night for all ages (Monday nights)

• Summer Storytime for all ages (Tuesday mornings)

• Garden Detectives for grade schoolers (Tuesday mornings)

• Summer Splash Thursdays for grade schoolers (Thursday afternoons)

• Art, Craft, and Fun days for teens (Wednesday afternoons)