April 2024 Newsletter

 Announcements:

 The Library will be closed on Monday, May 27th for the observance of Memorial Day.         

4th Annual Auction results: We made our 11K goal! Thank you to everyone who donated and participated in the  auction. It takes a lot to keep our library running, and we so appreciate you all. Congratulations to all the winners! 

From the Circulation Desk:

April 8, 2024 will be forever remembered in my Springvale Library career. The excitement came off the patrons in waves. The phone did not stop ringing all day with people looking for the elusive solar glasses.

We were so worried about the weather! Historically speaking April 8th has been a cloudy day for 50 years. Like magic, our day was perfect-not a cloud in the sky, and a balmy 60 degrees!

We welcomed more than 300 people to our eclipse party! We were doing crafts, giving tattoos, and offering solar themed snacks. With our friends and neighbors we gazed at the skies as the sun and moon delighted us all.

Thank you to everyone who came and shared the afternoon with us. Thank you to everyone who shared glasses to make sure that everyone was able to take in the moment. We are already making notes for the next coast to coast eclipse in 2045!

                       ~Sam

Children's Programs  

Mondays(5/6, 5/20)-Baby Rhyme Time @ 10 Babies under 3 meet together with parents or caregivers for 20 minutes of rhymes, songs and books.

Mondays(5/6, 5/13, 5/20)—Lego Builders Club @ 3:30 in the Children’s Room. We provide the Legos and a challenge. Your creations are on display for the whole week! Ages 3-13

All regular children’s programming will resume on June 17th.

Make-it/Take-it (5/8) @2-5 We are making newspaper sharks (insert jaws theme song here) in the children’s room! Drop in any time between 2 and 5 to make yours. Suggested for ages 5-12. All materials will be provided.

Children’s Summer Reading Program Sneak Peek The Adventure in the library Summer Reading program runs from June 17 - August 8. Each week will feature a different theme. Get ready to have adventures in nature, circus, at the library, music, ocean, make-believe, science and at the farm.

Adult Programs

Knit Lits meets every Tuesday, from 3-4:30 in the Williams Reading Room. All fiber artists are welcome.

Cook the Book (program is currently full) meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month in the community room at 5:30 This month the group is cooking out of Bake Until Bubbly. If you would like to be added to the waiting list for this program please ask at the main desk.

Sam’s Book Club meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 5:30 in the community room. On Wednesday, May 1, we are       discussing Happiness Falls by Angie Kim. We will be reading When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine by Monica Wood for our June discussion. Monica will be visiting us in July!

Mindfulness and Sound Therapy Monday, May 20th @5:30. Be advised that this program fills fast, you’ll want to get here by 5:15 to ensure your spot. Doors close at 5:25. Sarah and her Tibetan Singing Bowls will be in the community room! Come with a blanket and dress comfy for this hour long session. We are very excited to have Sarah back!

Music on the Patio returns on Friday, June 28th. Every Friday through September you can find a musical artist on the back patio at noon. You will see old favorites and some new talent in the line-up. The dates and musicians will be posted on the website in June.

Adult Summer Reading Program Sneak Peek Adventure Begins in Your Library is this year’s theme for the summer reading program. Adults will be having a blast from the past with a Choose Your Own Adventure style punch card. The raffle prize is pretty exciting if we say so ourselves! The adventure begins on June 17th.

Staff Picks

The Husbands Holly Gramazio *Sam, Dawn and Kaity

The Great Divide Cristina Henriquez *Sam

Leave no Trace A.J. Landau *Sam

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians James Patterson *Dawn

Everyone is Watching Heather Gudenkauf *Dawn

The Bee Sting Paul Murray *Dawn

How to Read a Book Monica Wood *Lesley

Funny Story Emily Henry *Kaity

Late Bloomer Mazey Eddings *Kaity

The Book of Doors Gareth Brown *Kaity

My Name is Memory Ann Brashares *Sheila

Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night Sophie Hannah *Paula  

Mark Your Calendars…

6/5 Sam’s Book Club

6/5 Fred Boyle Book Signing

6/11 Cook the Book

6/17 Summer Reading Program Starts

6/26 Mongolian Derby Program

6/28 Summer Music Series Starts

7/31 Monica Wood Author Visit

Fiction Titles

 Goodbye Girl James Grippando

The Heiress Rachel Hawkins

Hero Thomas Perry

The Fury Alex Michaelides

Dead Man's Hand Brad Taylor

Come and Get It Riley Reid

Bad Weather Friend Dean Koontz

Diva Daisy Goodwin

Harbor Lights James Lee Burke

Everyone on this Train is a Suspect Benjamin Stevenson

Missing Persons James Patterson

Fourteen Days Margaret Atwood

Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead Jenny Hollander

The Tainted Cup Robert Jackson Bennett

One Wrong Word Hank Phillippi

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde Tia Williams

The Ghost Orchid Jonathan Kellerman

Non-Fiction



The Final Witness: A Secret Service Agent Breaks His Silence After 60 Years Paul Landis

Starting a Business 101 Michele Cagan, CPA

Conversations with Birds Priyanka Kumar

Oath and Honor Liz Cheney

Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs Benjamin Herold

Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation Dr. Jen Gunter

The Cancer Factory: Industrial Chemicals, Corporate Deception, and the Hidden Deaths of American Workers Jim Morris

How to ADHD: An Insiders Guide to Working With Your Brain Jessica McCabe

Come Hungry: Salads, Meals and Sweets for People Who Live to Eat Melissa Ben-Ishay

Danni's Juke Joint: Comfort Food, Modern Day Recipes, Ole Skool Flavas Dani Rose

The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster John O'Conner