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Want to win a $50 gift card to Jonah's? What about a $100 Sass! gift card? Or maybe a $75 Publix gift card? How can you enter? By taking our Summer Reading Challenge and reading! It's that simple! Click HERE to learn more!
Local Author Book Signing
Tues, June 21, 5-6:00pm
Stop in for the chance to meet local Thomasville author, Yvondria Wyche. She is the author of three self-published books, her latest an inspirational memoir. Chat with Yvondria and snag yourself a copy of her book!
Beginner Flow Yoga
Wed, June 22, 9:45am
This is an intro yoga class that moves slowly through a simple vinyasa sequence while focusing on alignment and breath while working on strength, balance and flexibility. Great for beginners. Sign-up HERE.
Spanish 101
Wednesdays, 4:30pm, June 8-July 20
We get it, you don't know anything more than "tacos" & "margarita", or maybe you've taken a decade off. Either way, you are ready to change all that with Spanish 101. Perfect for those new to the language and wanting to learn the basics. Sign up and learn more HERE.
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Every Tuesday, 10-5pm
Check out the FOL's used book store, open every Tuesday.
All proceeds go toward programming and materials at all our branches. Books, DVDs, puzzles, children & young adult books, music and more!
For the Teens:
Arts + Crafts (For Teens)
Wed, June 22, 10:30am
Get your creative on! Join us for an hour of crafting. Projects range from jewelry making to DIY soap to bullet journaling and more. All supplies provided by the library at no cost. This week, we will be making tie-dye seashells. Intended for ages 12-17. Find the full schedule HERE.
Movie in the Stacks
Fri, June 24, 11:00am
Take a break from the heat and chill out with a movie in the library. We will be showing the blockbuster-animated hit, Moana, complete with popcorn and drinks. Intended for ages 12-17. Click HERE to find the June movie schedule.
For the Kids:
Books, Prizes and Entertainment... Oh My!
Our all age Summer Reading Challenge sign-up starts TODAY. Find out what it's all about and register for this fun + free activity HERE.
Arts + Crafts
Tues, June 28, 10:30am
Feel those beach vibes by joining us for an afternoon of creative fun! Our ocean-themed arts + crafts will have several different art projects to get you excited about the summer. Choose your favorite and create. Intended for ages 4-11. *SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED.
LEGO Club
Thurs, June 23, 10:00am
Calling all kid LEGO masters and first-timers! Our LEGO group is meeting to create and build whatever it can imagine. A great place to meet and mingle with other children interested in 3D creation. We also offer larger LEGO bricks for those who may find the smaller bricks tasty. Intended for ages 4-11.
In the Branches:
Coolidge:
-Tues, June 21, 4:00pm - Movie in the Stacks
Screening of Spiderman: No Way Home. Rated PG13.
-Thurs, June 23, 3-4:00pm - FREE Kona Ice
Pavo:
-Tues, June 21, 2:00pm - Movie in the Stacks
Screening IMAX: Deep Sea. Rated PG.
-Thurs, June 23 - Arts + Crafts
Ochlocknee:
-Tues + Thurs, June 21 + 23 - Arts+Crafts (For Teens)
Meigs:
-Tues, June 21, 2:00pm - Bingo
Boston:
-Thurs, June 23 - DIY for Teens
Recommended reads:
Blue book covers to help you fill that square.
Eragon, by Christopher Paolini
-Book with a blue cover, Turned into a Movie, Part of a series + A bildungsroman
First book in the Inheritance Cycle by Paolini. Born in 1983, he wrote the novel while still in his teens. After writing the first draft for a year, Paolini spent a second year rewriting and fleshing out the story and characters. His parents saw the final manuscript and in 2001 decided to self-publish Eragon; Paolini spent a year traveling around the United States promoting the novel. By chance, the book was discovered by Carl Hiaasen, who got it re-published by Alfred A. Knopf. The re-published version was released on August 26, 2003
The book tells the story of a farm boy named Eragon, who finds a mysterious polished blue stone in the forest. He thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy. Not knowing the stone's origin or worth, he attempts to use it as payment to a butcher. A dragon he later names Saphira hatches from the stone, which was really an egg. When the evil King Galbatorix finds out the general location of the egg he sends the Ra'zac to acquire it. By that time Saphira had been growing for a while and takes Eragon to the Spine after Ra'zac appear in their village Carvahall. Eragon and Saphira are forced to flee from their hometown, with a storyteller called Brom, and decide to search for the Varden, a group of rebels who want the downfall of Galbatorix. ...
The Kites, by Romain Gary
-Book with a blue cover + A bildungsroman
"The Kites" is set in Normandy just prior to and during the second world war. The protagonist, Ludo, is the young nephew of the local postman and part time kite maker, Ambrose Fleury . While the kites may appear to be dragon flies, or castles in the air, there is always a little political sass involved if one were to look with a critical eye. While young Ludo learns the art of kite making, he meets and falls in love with Lila, the daughter of a Polish aristocratic business tycoon. As it turns out, Ludo is far from alone in his quest for the favors of Lila.
Alongside Ludo's uncle is his near neighbor and (seeming) counterweight Marcellin Duprat, who runs the famed Clos Joli, a three-star restaurant. Many more semi-fantastical creatures fill the action, including Julie Espinoza, a madam whose bordello in Paris is a headquarters of the Resistance.
Beginning with rescuing downed aviators and then escorting them safely to Spain, all players became involved in various ways with the French Resistance.
The Crying Book, by Heather Christle
-Book with a blue cover, Poetry + About mental health/illness
When, where, why do we cry? How is it that some are predisposed to cry little and others to weep endlessly? Why does it so often feel shameful? When does it relieve us, does it trap us in depression? Peaceful and powerful, The Crying Book is a poetic examination of the art of weeping. Poet Heather Christle meditates on tears, grief, in a graceful mourning song held together by personal experiences, scientific insight, and her most beloved—poetry. In the face of great loss, Christle’s account is crystalline and mystical, a necessary embrace for the bereaved, and validating manifesto to the tearful
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