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July 2022

How’s your summer going? Things have been hopping at the Library! We’re loving seeing so many folks here between summer school visits, Library programs, our anniversary party, lots of summer reading, and the lure of our sweet, sweet air conditioning. We hope you have a pile of good books on hand for those days that it’s just too hot to do anything besides reading in front of a fan. If you don’t, we just might know where you could find the perfect read…

Closings

The Library will be closed on Sundays for the summer. The Library will resume Sunday hours on September 11.

July events

Princess Party

It’s going to be a royally good time at the Library! Dress up as your favorite character and come enjoy stories, crafts, snacks, and photo ops with visiting princesses.

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 reading Vet Volunteers by Laurie Halse Anderson

• Teen Book Club is reading Merchant of Death by D. J. MacHale

• Adult Book Club is reading Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

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.

Kid’s weekly events

What are you going to do with the kids now that summer school is out? We’ve got you covered! With morning storytimes and themed family fun nights for young children plus weekly “Summer Splash” activities at the Library for the grade school crowd, there’s something happening each week for everyone.

Teen Wednesdays

Sign up for a different exciting program each week!

Local author book signing

How can our everyday actions as individuals make the Earth a better place for future generations? Former Platteville resident Rand Atkinson will share from his book Revolt: Practical Ecology to Save Planet Earth for Our Children.

Veggie tales

Is your garden overflowing with cucumbers yet, or are you more of a support-your-local-gardener-by-shopping-at-Farmer’s-Market person? Wherever your fresh produce comes from, we’ve got programs to help you use it, including adult pickling and jam workshops and a weekly “Garden Detectives” program for budding grade school gardeners.

Summertime, and the living is healthy

Join Nicholas Martinez, owner of Snap Fitness Platteville, for a workshop on his five step approach to building and achieving health and fitness goals.

Channel your inner artist

Satisfy your creative urge this month by decorating a piece of clothing or by decorating a piece of yourself.

How’s your summer library challenge going?

Have you signed up for our all-ages Summer Library Challenge yet? We especially love the little extra push it gives us to try new books and new things, not to mention both the real life rewards (free book!) and those less-tangible-but-no-less-real-rewards (shiny digital badges!). Looking for inspiration? Here’s just a few ideas for new activities you can try that’ll earn you a badge for the adult summer challenge:

• Support a local business by buying produce from a new stand at the Farmer’s Market (Think Local) and use it to make a new recipe (Let’s Eat)

• Check out a home improvement magazine through Libby (Tech Time), read it outside (Great Outdoors), and use an article to fix something around your house (Home Improvement)

• Come to a library event (At Your Library) and while you’re here, tell a librarian a joke (Laugh It Up) and check out a book about someone with different life experiences than you (Voyage of Discovery)

• Convince a friend to do the summer library challenge with you (Fish are Friends), roadtrip to a new library together (Sail New Seas), and listen to an audiobook on the way (Listen Up)

Looking ahead

There’s still lots of summer ahead! Watch for upcoming August events, including:

• A beekeeping presentation

• Teen Escape Room

• Ocean-themed “Let’s Pretend!”

• Local author Lynn French talking about her memoir “Just a Small-Town Girl”

• The last day to turn in your Summer Library Challenge

August also brings the last few weeks of 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)

What’s in a name?

We’ve narrowed your 473 suggested names for our axolotl down to four: Saffron, Noodles, Sal Manders, or Bubbles. Vote for your favorite at the library or on our Facebook page.