Get School Supplies AND a Library Card at Giveaway Event, August 3

Tell your friends: we'll be signing people up for library cards at the Middlebury Food Pantry's Back to School Supply Giveaway on Saturday, August 3. Stop into the Crystal Valley Missionary Church between 8:30a-12p to pick up free school supplies and chat with a librarian!

Fly Fishing

Thursday, August 1, 6p

Meet at the fishing dock at Riverbend Park to practice casting, talk lure, and then get our rods in the water. You'll learn a bit about entomology and tying flies at this outdoor program led by Mark Holcomb of the Little Elkhart Trout Unlimited.

Register here

Reading Ready Storytime

Wednesdays @10a

Storytime is back! Join us to talk about school and the alphabet this month. Stories and activities are selected for ages 2-5.

Helping Children Thrive in Kindergarten

Thursday, August 8, 3:30p

The first day of kindergarten is nerve-wracking for both kids and parents! Triple P of Elkhart County will talk about how to make it a positive experience and how to support your student during their first year of school. Childcare is provided.

Register here

Helping Your Tween/Teen Thrive in Middle/High School

Monday, August 19, 5:30p

Transitions are hard, especially during adolescence. Triple P of Elkhart County will talk about how to help your tween or teen navigate the transition to middle or high school. Teens and their parents both welcome!

Register here

Backyard Beekeeping

Saturday, August 24, 10a

Calling all aspiring beekeepers: Come learn about bees, honey, and how to get a hive going in your own back yard! Local beekeeper Wendell Yancy will be here with an observation hive (weather permitting) to talk beekeeping and answer all your questions. This program is for all ages.

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Cast-Iron Cooking + Solar Oven S'mores @Bonneyville

Saturday, August 24, 4p

It's Bonneyville Mill's annual Dutch Oven Gathering! The library will have an activity table where you can learn about cooking with the sun and creating solar ovens.

Meet MPL Board Member

Chris Wheeler

Hello friends! I grew up in Middlebury and spent many afternoons at the library during my childhood, stacking towers of books to take home with me. Not much has changed since then! I spent a decade in Chicago, where I studied music at Moody Bible Institute, met my wife Linnea, and had a few kiddos (now up to 5). We moved back to Middlebury in 2018. I'm a writer/editor for a nearby leader development company, and I write profiles for InMiddlebury Magazine and poetry in my spare time. I also enjoy gardening, coffee, new music, and Wingspan.

The board would love to hear from you! Contact us at board@middleburylibrary.org.

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Yellowface

by R. F. Kuang

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Genre: Adult Fiction