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August 2022

How has your summer been so far? Here at the library, we’ve been reading lots of new books, finding creative ways to use up our garden produce, exploring Platteville’s parks and trails, going camping, adventuring to new places around the area, enjoying Music in the Park, and having a great time at library programs. And of course, we’ve been recording all of the great activities we did and the amazing books we read in the Summer Library Challenge so that we can get those badges and earn our free book!

Closings

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

The Library will be closed Sunday, September 4 - Monday, September 5 for Labor Day.

The Library will be closed Friday, September 16 for staff in-service.

August events

Summer Library Challenge

The last day for readers of all ages to turn in your summer library challenge is Saturday, August 27. Haven’t signed up yet for our summer reading challenge? Forgot you signed up? No worries! All of our challenges are designed so you should be able to think back on what you did this summer and enter your reading and activities in one go.

In addition to experiencing the magic of reading, keeping your mind engaged over the summer, and just being an overall happier and more well-rounded individual, participants of all ages will get to choose a new book to take home and keep. But wait, there’s more!

• Ages 0-17 get a prize packet at the end of the summer with coupons for local businesses

• Ages 18+ will get a Platteville Public Library lunch cooler (for the first 100 adults to redeem their finished Summer Library Challenge)

Book bike sightings

Come say hi to us at Chalk & Cheese this month! We’ll be handing out free books to keep (while supplies last) and enjoying all the artwork and the food vendors.

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 The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

• Teen Book Club is reading Ms Marvel by G. Willow Wilson

• Adult Book Club is reading A Bookshop in Berlin by Francoise Frenkel

Kid’s weekly events

As summer vacation winds down, we’re reaching the end of our weekly summer programs. If you haven’t made it to one yet, here’s your chance!

Need more storytime?

Any time can be storytime with Dial-a-story. This summer, enjoy listening to our special guest readers! We’re featuring stories read by the students in the Learn About the Library summer school class and stories in Spanish read by Platteville High School Spanish students. Call our Dial-a-Story at 877-907-8081 to enjoy a short tale whenever you’re in the mood. ¡Un cuento nuevo en español cada semana!

Let’s Pretend: Oceans of Fun

Feeling a little landlocked in Platteville this summer? We’re bringing the ocean to you this August! Stop in for some imaginative play with your young children as the Children’s Space is transformed into an underwater realm for the last two weeks of August.

Teen programs

We’ve got a full slate of great teen programs coming up before school starts!

What’s in your water?

Find out more about the recently released Southwest Wisconsin Groundwater and Geology study from a natural resource educator from the Regional Natural Resources Education Program of the Natural Resources Institute of UW-Madison Division of Extension and a biologist from the U.S. Geological Survey - Upper Midwest Water Science Center.

What’s the buzz?

Three-fourths of the world’s flowering plants and about 35 percent of the world’s food crops depend on animal pollinators to reproduce, according to the USDA. Learn about the importance of bee pollination in our food supply, how to promote bee habitats at home, and the basics of beekeeping from local beekeeper Scott Martin of Heartland Honey.

Getting crafty

We’re using air-dry clay this month to make small doors to use in your fairy garden (or for those counting down to The Rings of Power, perhaps a hobbit door).

Healthy habits

Have you been meaning to create lasting healthy habits but have difficulty maintaining the new habit? Join Nicholas Martinez, owner of Snap Fitness Platteville, for a workshop on breaking down your healthy lifestyle habit into manageable steps.

Looking ahead

Watch for upcoming Fall events, including

• The end-of-summer-reading party featuring a magician

• Free replacement library cards in September in honor of National Library Card Sign Up Month

• Drop off for the Fall Plant Swap