June 2023 Newsletter from the Bristol Public Library
This month at the Bristol Public Library!
Summer arrives this month and that means we have a TON of activities here at the library for you!
Bristol Public Library Exterior
Library Hours 
Main Branch is open Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Friday and Saturday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
 
Avoca is open Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
Closed Sunday

Library Closures

Both branches of the Library will be closed
Monday, June 19 for Juneteenth.
Bingo presented by the Friends of the Bristol Public Library.
The Friends of the Bristol Public Library present Bingo! Come to the J. Henry Kegley Meeting Room on Thursday, June 8 at 4:00 PM for fun and prizes!
Cyanotype Printing at Bristol Main on Monday, June 5 at 2:30 PM.
Cyanotype printing is one of the oldest forms of photography. On Monday, June 5 under the breezeway at the Main Branch, we are planning on holding a free workshop showing off this amazing (and amazingly beautiful) art form.

There is no charge for this workshop, but we do ask that you register at the Check Out Desk so that we know how many people to expect.
Shut Up and Write Workshop: Thursdays from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Join us for an hour (or two) of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 5:30 PM on Thursday evenings.
 
**SCHEDULE:**
5:30 PM: Getting settled
5:45 PM: Timer starts: write for 1 hour
6:45 PM: Five minute stretch break! You can also leave for the day if you need to (sometimes an hour is exactly the right amount and sometimes you need more!) You can also keep writing if you'd like and ignore the break.
7:30 PM: The End: chat, take off, or keep writing
 
**OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING** happens at 7:30. Writing is very solitary. Connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing.
 
**BEING LATE OR LEAVING EARLY IS OKAY:** just show up and get settled and start writing. If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer. If you need to leave early, you can leave any time you need to.
 
**What Should I Bring?**
Whatever you need to be able to write! Bring earbuds/earplugs if you want to listen to music for inspiration, help with focus, or any other reason that suits you. If you write on a laptop, we recommend bringing a laptop charger or fully charging your laptop beforehand.
New Age Wisdom Book Club - Saturday, June 17 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM.
The New Age Wisdom Book Club meets once a month in the Frances E. Kegley Conference Room to discuss a spiritual-themed book, but this month we will have presentation by Eddie Smith on soul searching - the process of figuring out your purpose, your motivations, and what may need to change in your life in order to live in greater alignment.
 
Contact [email protected] with any questions.
Adult Book Clubs at the Bristol Public Library
We've got a number of Book Clubs for you to choose from!
 
Every Tuesday morning at 10:30 AM we have Nevermore - our freeform book club. Read what you want and discuss it with our group - we always have a wide variety of books brought to the table. Social chatting goes from 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM, and the reviews start at 11:00 AM and run until 12:00 noon. We meet in the Frances E. Kegley Conference room on the upper floor of the library, and the meeting is a hybrid - you can join either in person or Zoom here. Email [email protected] for more information.
 
Every third Tuesday of the month we host the Bristol Public Library Book Club.  This month we will be discussing Nothing Gold Can Stay by Ron Rash in person in the Frances E. Kegley Conference Room at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, June 20. Email [email protected] for more information.
 
Radio Bristol Book Club is a joint venture between the Bristol Public Library and The Birthplace of Country Music Museum. On Thursday, June 22 we will be discussing Affrilachia by Frank X Walker. Tune in to 100.1 FM WBCM-LP Radio Bristol at 12:00 noon or listen online here.
BPL Children's Summer Reading Program
The Summer Reading Program is offered at the Main and Avoca Branch of the Bristol Public Library. It begins the week of June 12 and continues through July 21. Our goal is to encourage all children, from ages 0 - 12, to enjoy reading and listening and to maintain and improve their reading skills during the summer months by using their local public library.

There will be an hour-long program of stories, crafts and activities for school-age children presented 4 times a week. We will also have a 45 minute program for toddlers and preschoolers presented 2 times a week, and our schedule will include movies and special events!

We will offer free lunch on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays with a snack on Thursdays. Dates, times and locations for all programs are listed on the program calendar available here.

Storytime for Toddlers and Pre-School Age: 
Mondays at 11:30 AM at Main
Tuesdays at 10:00 AM at Main
 
Stories and Crafts for School-age Children:
Mondays at 6:00 PM at Main
Tuesdays at 2:00 PM At Avoca
Thursdays at 2:00 PM at Main
Fridays at 10:00 AM at Main

8 - 12 Year Old Book Club
Wednesday May 17 and 24 from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM in the Children’s Library - we will be reading Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo!

Special Events:

Wednesday, June 7, 2023: Kick-Off!
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM: Tie-Dye! Bring your own washed, 100% cotton t-shirt. We will be in the back, under the covered breezeway.
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM: Bright Star Theatre presents Aesop's Fables.

Wednesday, June 14. 2023 at 11:00 AM:
Jackie Robinson presented by Bright Start Theatre

Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 4:30 PM at the Avoca Branch, and Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 12:30 PM at Main: Mr. Bond's Science Guys

Questions? Email: [email protected]
 
Check out the Bristol Public Library Children's Library Facebook page to register for these programs and get more information!
Tie Dye Party at the Library!
We are heading in to summer, and it is time to get some tie-dyeing done! Come to Main on Wednesday, June 7 at 9:00 AM for Tie-Dye under the Breezeway!

Registration is required for this free event - sign up at the Children's Desk and get your instruction sheet at the same time.
BPL Young Adult Programs for February 2023
BPL Main Teen June Programming
Welcome to the Avoca Branch!
Tech Workshops Presented by the Jones Creativity Center: 

Intro to Foundation Directory: Thursday, June 8th from 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM.
Avoca Branch Library now has access to Candid's Foundation Directory Online - a database for nonprofits to search for grant funding. Bringing a laptop is recommended, but not required. This workshop will explain:
  • the basics of Foundation Directory
  • how to identify needs for a grant
  • how to research potential grant makers, and
  • how to evaluate the best resources for each organization
Avoca Branch Children's Programs
Storytime for Toddlers and Pre-School Age: 
Mondays at 10:00 AM on Zoom
Wednesdays at 11:30 AM at Avoca

Storytime themes:
May 3: Caterpillars and Butterflies!
May 10: Frogs!
May 17: Gardens!
May 24: Farms
May 31: Pigs!
     
Questions? Email: [email protected]
 
Check out the Bristol Public Library Children's Library Facebook page to register for these programs and get more information!
Avoca Teen June Programming
Homer and Ida Jones Creative Arts, Technology and Workforce Development Center at the Bristol Public Library
The Jones Center hours of operation are: 
Monday - Thursday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
Fridays 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
The Jones Center is not open on weekends.
 
May Classes:

Google Docs (Beginner Class): Wednesdays: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM. This weekly class will go over Google Docs, a word processor available to anyone with a Gmail account. Each week will go over a different topic, you can start any Wednesday.

Email [email protected] or call 276-645-8790 for more information.
 
Windows 10 (Beginner Class): Wednesdays: 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM. Learn to navigate Windows desktop, how to manage files, security and keeping your computer updated and more.
Email [email protected] or call 276-645-8790 for more information.
 
Excel II: Thursdays: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM: Know the basics of Excel, but want to do more? This 4 part series will go into some more advanced topics in Excel. Pick and choose which topics you want.
June 1: Charts & Graphs
June 8: Formulas & Functions
June 15: Working with Tables and Pivot tables
June 22: Advanced Topics (Conditional Formatting, Function Library, VLOOKUP etc.)
Email [email protected] or call 276-645-8790 for more information.
 
Computer tutoring available at the Bristol Public Library
Do you (or someone you know) need assistance learning how to use a computer? Struggling with a certain piece of software? We can help!  

Give the Jones Center a call at 276-645-8790 to set up an appointment for free computer tutoring.
 
New Books for June 2023
Summer reads are arriving daily! If you want to place a hold on any of these, give Reference a call at 276-645-8781, or email [email protected].
 
Allende, Isabel The Wind Knows My Name
Bartz, Andrea The Spare Room
Berry, Steve The Ninth Man
Connealy, Mary The Laws of Attraction
Cosby, S.A. All the Sinners Bleed
Davis, Fiona The Spectacular
De Los Santos, Marisa Watch Us Shine
Doiron, Paul Dead Man’s Wake (Mike Bowditch)
Frank, Victoria Benton My Magnolia Summer
Gaylin, Alison Robert B. Parker’s Bad Influence (Sunny Randall)
Harmel, Kristin The Paris Daughter
Higgins, Kristan A Little Ray of Sunshine
Hilderbrand, Elin The Five-Star Weekend
Johansen, Iris The Survivor (Eve Duncan)
Maden, Mike Clive Cussler Fire Strike
Mallery, Susan The Happiness Plan
Patrick, Phaedra The Little Italian Hotel
Patterson, James Cross Down (Alex Cross & John Sampson)
Patterson, James Private Moscow
Quirk, Matthew Inside Threat
See, Lisa Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
Smiley, Jane The Questions That Matter Most: Reading, Writing, and the Exercise of Freedom (essays)
Taylor, Sarah Stewart A Stolen Child (Maggie d’Arcy Mystery)
Ware, Ruth Zero Days
Wiggs, Susan Welcome to Beach Town
Woods, Stuart Near Miss