GCPL April 2021 Newsletter
April Newsletter
Spring Is Here At Last!
Everyone who participates will be entered into a prize drawing for a
sweet, high-quality journaling kit!
1 for children, 1 for teens
and 1 for adults!

Moab's Year of Pandemic Living:
A Virtual Scrapbook

We're extending the deadline for submissions through
April 28th!

We've received some wonderful entries, but we want more!

How has the past year been different for you? As we look forward to brighter days ahead, the library invites community members of all ages to submit photos, artwork, scans, writings, or anything that shows how the past year has
been different for you.
Submissions will be put together in a Digital Scrapbook and posted online to serve as a Time Capsule of what 2020 looked like for our community.
Ready for the details?


The Moab Library branch is taking appointments for brief visits between 10 am and 4 pm
Monday-Friday!
Come browse for books and movies, or use a computer, scanner or copy machine. Call to schedule your 30 minute appointment.
435-259-1111
remains available
at both
the Moab and Castle Valley Library locations.


Gracie, Castle Valley Library Assistant, stays on top of her reading, literally.
Online Musical Story Hour
with Pianist Peter Dugan and Mezzo Soprano Kara Dugan
Saturday, April 17th @ 10:30 am

Join us streaming on the library's Facebook Page!

Musical Story Hour is a collaboration between the Moab Music Festival and Grand County Public Library. It is always free and suitable for newborns through early elementary age. Can't make it on April 17th? Don't worry, the recording will be available afterwards for on demand viewing on the library's Facebook page.

Please visit our Facebook event for additional information!
New StoryWalk® @ Your Library
Thank You, Earth: A Love Letter to Our Planet
Starting Monday, April 19th!

Come take a StoryWalk® at your library. A StoryWalk® is a fun, educational activity that places the pages of a book along an outside walking route.

Visit the library to enjoy the book Thank You, Earth by April Pulley Sayre.

The walk starts near the library's front doors.

The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Storywalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson.

Make a Joyful Noise!

Come tickle the ivories and admire our beautiful new piano! Donated by our friends at the MARC, this colorful character is right at home
in front of the library.

Thank you,
Moab Arts and Recreation Center!
Monday,
April 5th
@ 5 pm
Looking for your next great read?
Join us on KZMU
for Radio Book Club: Hardback Radio!
"We tell ourselves stories in order to live."
-Joan Didion
Whether you're in the mood for a thrilling mystery, a juicy biography or some solid non-fiction, we've got you covered. Andy and Shari from Back of Beyond Books join Jessie from the library to recommend the best of what they've been reading and discuss all things literary.
or live stream from www.kzmu.org

50 + JIGSAW PUZZLES
now available for check out!
We're excited to introduce our newest collection: Jigsaw Puzzles! We have a wide variety of these delightfully
low-tech items for you to borrow.
and place holds on your favorites.
April Music and Movement Storytime Schedule
10:00 – 10:20 am every TUESDAY live online via Zoom
Active Songs, Rhymes, and One or Two Short Books

Register here to receive the link to our Music and Movement Storytime Zoom Room!

4/6 - Hop by Jorey Hurley
4/13 - Fire Engine Man by Andrea Zimmerman
4/20 - The Wheels on the Bus by Jane Cabrera
4/27 - Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
April T(w)een Take & Make Kits

Each kit has all the necessary supplies for a fun activity or craft to do at home.

New Take & Make kits will be available every two weeks, and can be picked up curbside at the library while supplies last.


Starting 4/5 - Take & Mark Origami
Starting 4/19 - Take & Make DIY Paper Beads
April Children's Activity To-Go Bags
Starting 4/5 - Spring Blossoms Craft/Activity Bag

Starting 4/16 - Musical Story Hour Earth Day Craft/Activity Bag

Available via curbside pick-up while supplies last!
April Bedtime Stories Storytime Schedule
6:30 – 7:00 pm every THURSDAY live online via Zoom.
Stories, Songs, and Rhymes geared toward getting ready for bed!

Register here to receive the link to our Bedtime Stories Storytime Zoom Room!

4/1 - Counting Sheep
4/8 - Sounds All Around
4/15 - Sleepy Tigers
4/22 - Bedtime for Frogs
4/29 - Buggy Bedtime

LiT Reads Tween/Teen Online Book Clubs

Thurs. 4/15 7-8pm - Tweens Club and Thurs. 4/22 7-8pm - Teens Club

Chat online about all things books with other Grand County Teens and Tweens! We will share what we are reading and decide if we want to plan to read something together as a group. Audiobooks, graphic novels, comics, manga, it's all fair game.


All attendees will receive a coupon for free Domino's Bread Twists!

Want more details? Register Here!
Please call us or email info@moablibrary.org with any questions. We are here to help.


Be Excellent to Each Other (and take lots of naps),

Cosmo & Grand County Public Library Staff
Grand County Public Library | 435-259-1111 | www.moablibrary.org