youth

book buddies

Book Buddies meet on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30-4:30 during the school year.  Children from Kindergarten through fourth grade meet as a group to listen and discuss a book. There are several activities offered including crafts, Legos, chess, puzzles, and other games. Refreshments are served each week. Children are encouraged to spend their free time interacting with one another and choosing a few books to read during the week.

   Story time

Story Time meets on Wednesdays mornings from 9:30-10:30. This group begins with a fun song or rhyme to make everyone comfortable. At least two books are read each week followed by a little movement. The children enjoy a snack and conversation at the table before they work on a craft that relates to the theme of the books. Many children and parents make their first friends at Story Time!

summer reading

The Summer Reading Program begins in early summer. The dates will be posted on the web's Calendar when summer approaches. We meet at 10:15 in the multi-purpose room in the lower level of the library. All children and families listen to the stories that are read and then all are encouraged to participate in the craft or activity that connects the two. Supplies are included and appropriate for all ages. The remainder of the time is spent upstairs, playing games, coloring and looking at books. This is not a “quiet time” but everyone is asked to be respectful and no electronics or phones are allowed.

​BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS (YA)

The Boy on the Porch
by Sharon Creech

A young couple wakes up to find a strange boy asleep on their porch. At first they don't expect him to stay, but stay he does, and as the couple's connection to him grows, the three of them blossom into an unlikely family. But where has he come from and to whom does he belong?

Steelheart 
by Brandon Sanderson

At age eight, David watched as his father was killed by an Epic, a human with superhuman powers. Now, 10 years later, he joins the Reckoners, people who are trying to kill the Epics and end their tyranny.

The Book Thief
Markus Zusak

The Book Thief is a historical novel by Australian author Markus Zusak and is his most popular work. Published in 2005, The Book Thief became an international bestseller and was translated into several languages. It was adapted into a 2013 feature film of the same name.