What’s New in July?

Did you see us in the Parade? We had a fun time blowing bubbles and handing out otter pops and candy!

We have five Summer Reading Events this month:

July 3rd, 10:30am -11:30am, Creswell Community Center - Journey Under the Sea 

July 10th, 10:30am -11:30am, Creswell Middle School Gym - Magician Louie Foxx: Reading is Magic

July 17th, 10:30am -11:30am, Creswell Middle School Gym - Arthropod Ambassadors

July 24th, 10:30am - 11:30am, Holt Park - Stomp Rockets

July 31st, 10:30am-11:30am, Holt Park - Eco-Friendly Water Fight!

Check out the Summer Reading Program page for all of the information about the program, the fantastic events, and the signup link. 

Thursdays for Kids

We have three events this month for kids! 

7/11 at 3:30pm -  LEGO Club – Join us for LEGO building awesomeness! Each child who completes a project will

7/18at 3:30pm – Full STEAM Ahead! - Landfill Model - We will create landfills out of used bottles, homemade playdoh, trash, and more! After planting seeds, you will take it home, observe it, and ask questions. 

 7/25 at 3:30pm – Art With Holly – Holly is a local artist who generously hosts art lessons for kids at our library. Each month we will have a different activity and Holly will lead us through it one step at a time.  

PreK Storytime - Thursdays at 11:00am at Holt Park

Join us for fun books, songs, and rhymes!! This storytime is intended for children in preschool but all kids and their families are welcome to join. We shoot for about 30 minutes of fun but sometimes we go a little long and sometimes just a tad short. 

Starting Thursday the 20th of June, storytime will start at 11am and will be at Holt Park. If the AQI is 150 or higher, storytime will be moved indoors. Please bring a blanket to sit on since the grass may still be wet from the morning sprinklers

Babytime  – Tuesdays at 10:00am in the Creswell Library 

Join us on Tuesdays for songs, fingerplays, lap bounces, scarves, egg shakers, stories, and bubbles! This storytime is 20 minutes long so we can wrap up before the littlest get too squirmy.

July's Read for August Book Club

Middle-Grade Book Club 

Middle Grade Book Club (ages 10-13) meets the first Tuesday of every month at 4pm and goes for about 45 minutes. It always includes a simple activity relating to the story. 

We will meet at the library on 7/2 at 4pm to chat about "The Secret Garden".

Our next book is "Baba Yaga's Assistant" by Marika McCoola. We will talk about this graphic novel on 8/6 at 4:00pm. Here is a quick blurb about this book from the publisher.

Most children think twice before braving a haunted wood filled with terrifying beasties to match wits with a witch, but not Masha. Her beloved grandma taught her many things: that stories are useful, that magic is fickle, that nothing is too difficult or too dirty to clean. The fearsome witch of folklore needs an assistant, and Masha needs an adventure. She may be clever enough to enter Baba Yaga's house-on-chicken-legs, but within its walls, deceit is the rule. To earn her place, Masha must pass a series of tests, outfox a territorial bear, and make dinner for her host. No easy task, with children on the menu!

 If you are interested in joining a Book Club, please email lindsey@creswell-library.org.