We hope you’ll join us tomorrow, Friday, July 7 from 2-4pm for a free fun all-ages celebration of National Strawberry Sundae Day. We’ll be making ice cream, exploring strawberry DNA, engineering bowls, and so much more.
Pre-registration is required because space is limited. Phone or stop by the library to sign up. This special event us part of our summer S.T.E.M. (science, technology, engineering and math) program.
Library early closure
Your library will close early on Monday, July 10 for a staff meeting at 5 p.m. This is a new staff meeting schedule – on the second Monday of the month rather than the previous fourth Monday.
Southern Ute newspaper added to collection
We now have a subscription to The Southern Ute Drum, the tribe’s biweekly award-winning community newspaper. It comes out every other Friday and will be mailed to us, so it will be the following week when we receive it. The current edition must be read in the library but past editions can be checked out. We usually keep the four most recent editions on hand.
Sign up for Summer Reading Program
It’s not too late to sign up in person or on the library’s website at https://pagosalibrary.org for the free Summer Reading Program. It offers a huge variety of special programs and prizes for all ages, and will conclude with a celebratory party July 28. Pick up monthly events calendars at the library so you don’t miss any of the free activities available to you and your family this summer.
Save the date for book sale
Friends of the Library have announced their highly popular annual summer book sale will take place July 21 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and July 22 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Friends members will have early access to the sale both days, so you may want to take this opportunity to join the Friends before the sale or at the door. Between now and then the library is not accepting any more donations of books, DVDs and other materials because the Friends have all they need for the sale.
Rhythm and rhymes tomorrow
Youngsters aged one-five are invited to a free music-based storytime with lots of movement and singing tomorrow, Friday, June 7 from 10-11 a.m.
Beginning chess Saturday
Learn how to play chess with quick lessons and game time to practice your skills on Saturday, July 8 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. All ages and abilities are welcome.
Adult knitting Saturday
Join new and experienced knitters this Saturday, July 8 for our free Knitters Circle from 1-3 p.m. It is aimed at anyone over the age of 18 who would like to knit together or get some help if you are stuck on your project.
Junior Page Turners Tuesday
Junior Page Turners, a book club for third-fifth graders Tuesday, July 11 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. It is geared for children reading at or above grade level. Pick up the July book, “Elephant in the Garden” at your library.
Adult book club
Ruby’s Book Club meets from 2-3 p.m. next Tuesday, July 11 to discuss “999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz” by Heather Dune Macadam. Copies are available at your library. This free book club is held the second Tuesday of each month, alternating between fiction and nonfiction titles. Anyone is welcome to attend.
STEAM program
Camp Connect is a free STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) program for fifth-eighth graders next Wednesday, July 12 from noon-2 p.m.. Registration is required.
Family storytimes
Wednesdays from 10-11 a.m. join us for a free educational hour of reading, singing and free play to build early literacy skills.
Writers support group
Thursdays from 9-11 a.m. Ruby’s Writers Guild welcomes writers looking for opportunities, support, resources and camaraderie with other writers.
Change in ESL class times
Free in-person evening classes take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and there is a change in the way the time is divided. Effective immediately, 4-5 p.m.is reserved for beginners, 5-6 p.m. for intermediate and 6-7 p.m. for advanced students. Please help us spread the word about these classes to others in our community who would be interested, and contact us by phone or email if you have any questions.
Cambios en el horario de las clases de inglés (ESL)
Las clases de inglés se imparten en persona y gratis los martes y jueves en la biblioteca Ruby Sisson. El horario ha cambiado recientemente. Efectivo inmediatamente, 4-5 p.m. es para principiantes, 5-6 p.m. es para intermedios y 6-7 p.m. es para avanzados. Por favor, ayúdanos a informar a nuestra comunidad de estas oportunidades para aprender el inglés. Si tienen preguntas, favor de ponerse en contacto por correo electrónico: ruby@agosalibrary.org o por teléfono: 970-264-2209.
Local authors
“Artful Twill Weaving With Loops” and “Design & Texture Endless Possibilities” both are how-do books by local author Linda Lutomski. “Gathering of Words” is a fantasy about a haunted cave by local author Teeka Murphy, who says her desire “is to write so that others may feel.”
Nonfiction
“Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World” by John Vaillant is a look into the causes and results to humankind of huge wildfires. “The In-Between” by Hadley Vlahos is a memoir by a nurse who shares stories of joy, wisdom and redemption from her patients’ final moments. “Prepared” by special operations expert Mike Glover is a manual for surviving worst-case scenarios like fires, home invasions, accidents and storms.
Important alert re donations
Please note that the Friends of the Library have announced their annual summer book sale will take place July 21-22. Between now and then, the library is not accepting any more donations of books, DVDs and other materials because the Friends have all they need for the sale.
Quotable Quote
“I had a big birthday, and it was a biggie. Ninety! The body might change but the heart remains constant.” – Chita Rivera, Broadway legend and Tony award-winning actress who starred in multiple major Broadway musicals including West Side Story, Bye Bye Birdie and Chicago.
Website
For more information on library books, services and programs – and to reserve books, e-books, books on CD and DVDs from the comfort of your home – please visit our website at https://pagosalibrary.org.
The Ruby Sisson Memorial Library has been located at 811 San Juan Street (corner of S. 8th and Hwy 160) since 1989. The library is overseen by the Upper San Juan Library District, a tax-funded special district in Archuleta County.