If you are participating in our free Summer Reading Program, be sure to join us tomorrow, Friday, July 28 from 2-5 p.m. for the all-ages ending celebratory party and BINGO grand prize presentations.
You’ll watch performers from the Salida Circus, learn about community resources through a touch-a-truck event, add to the community chalk mural, play yard games and enjoy ice cream. This is a perfect ending to a wonderful summer of reading and fun.
Action Drawing for teens, tweens
This month we have a free art program for teens and tweens called Action Drawing every Tuesday from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. led by Dean Dempster. You’ll take turns posing for each other in playful exercises and learn to capture the essence of your friends quickly and freely. You’ll also learn the basics of sketching figures, portraits, hands and feet. Registration required.
Kickoff to Kindergarten
A free four-week school readiness program for ages four-and-a-half to six to prepare youngsters for the first year of school happens on Thursday, August 3, 10, 17 and 24 from 10-11 a.m. Activities will include circle time, group activities, playtime and storytime while exploring reading, writing and math. Parents can participate for limited time periods each week. Preregistration required in person or by phone at 970-264-2209. Attendance at all four sessions is recommended.
Summer Reading Club today
Our last free weekly Summer Reading Club for K-fifth graders takes place today, Thursday, July 27 from 10-11:30 a.m. with crafts, guest speakers, stories and more. No registration required.
Book club for third-fifth grades
Junior Page Turners, a free book club for third-fifth graders, happens tomorrow, Tuesday, August 1 from 10:30-11:30 p.m. It is geared for children reading at or above grade level. Pick up the August book, “When You Trap a Tiger” at your library.
Dungeons & Dragons
Next Tuesday, August 1 from 4 – 5:30 p.m., join our Dungeons & Dragons game free for teens and young adults. Pre-registration is required because space is limited. Contact Josie@pagosalibrary.org to join.
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 at this free gathering.
Please bring your device’s charger to Tech Time
Free in-person slots are available from 10 a.m.-noon Tuesdays and 2-4 p.m. Thursdays. Judy helps you with basic questions relating to computers, smartphones and tablets and also provide assistance in accessing any of the library’s online resources. No appointment needed for these drop-in sessions, but it is important that you bring your device’s charger with you. Note no Tech Time the first week of August.
Downloadable books
CloudLibrary has a wide variety of downloadable e-books and audiobooks for all ages. To access this free digital collection, download the cloudLibrary app, answer a few simple questions, select AspenCat Union Catalog for the name of your library, then enter your library card number and 4-digit PIN. Library staff are happy to help you set up your device if you need assistance.
Local authors and local topics
“Stand Fast” by Lynn Moffett is book seven in the local author’s Incursion series as Rose and Seth come face-to-face with 1 Corinthians 16:13 which reads, “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.” “Refugee” by American Book Award-winning local author Pamela Uschuk is a collection of poems about political refugees as well as refugees from racism, domestic violence, environmental destruction and disease. “God-Consciousness and the Beginning and Spread of Christianity” by Fred Rose is a revised edition of this local author’s book.
We have added two new books to our Hershey Collection: “Images on Stone” by Donald E, Weaver, Jr. covers prehistoric rock art of the Colorado Plateau. “Ancient Ruins of the Southwest” by David Grant Noble is a revised and expanded third edition of the archeological guide.
“Where They Bury You” by Steven W. Kohlhagen is an historical fiction book. It explores the murder of a U.S. Army major near what is now the Hubbell Trading Post in Arizona and the loss of a million dollars in cash and belongings in his saddlebags during Kit Carson’s roundup of the Navajo in 1863.
Nonfiction
“Old Lady on the Trail” by Mary E. Davison is a memoir of a 76-year-old hiker from Washington State who completed the iconic Appalachian, Pacific Coast and Continental Divide trails. “A Train Near Magdenburg” by history teacher Matthew A. Rozell details the liberation by American soldiers of a death train in Nazi Germany,
Novels
“The Last of the Seven” by Steven Hartov tells of a little-known team of European Jews who joined the British Army to return home and exact revenge on Hitler. “In The Lives of Puppets” by T.J. Klune is a fantasy adventure about a family of robots. “Murder Your Employer” by Robert Holmes is set in a luxurious conservatory dedicated to the fine art of murder.
DVDs
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” is the movie adaption of Judy Blume’s beloved book. “Wild Scandinavia” is a BBC documentary.
Quotable Quote
“Begin to notice what you have in your life that you are grateful for, and when you look at life through the lens of gratitude you don’t see as many obstacles or hindrances, You see potential, you see possibilities.” – Michael Bernard Beckwith, minister, author, and founder and director of the Agape International Spiritual Center in Beverly Hills.
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.