July Free Events at the Library
Summer Reading Program
Children of all ages can join the Library Summer Reading Program. The program encourages kids to keep up their reading skills over the summer and to visit the library to find new and exciting books to read. Drop by the Library anytime to pick up Summer Reading Program materials, reading-related goodies, and a schedule of fun summer programs.
Summer Fun Programs for Children: Wednesdays, 3–4 p.m.
June 29: Obstacle Course w/Carrie
July 6: Frisbee Free-for-all
July 13: Yoga w/Vivian
July 20: Dance Party w/Zoe
July 27: Hopscotch and Hula-Hoops
August 3: Judo w/Morgan
August 10: Theatre Games w/Double Edge
August 17: Paper Airplane Party
New Selections at the Library
Children’s Picturebooks
Duck Duck Porcupine! by Salina Yoon
The Moon’s Almost Here by Patricia MacLachlan
Nobody Likes a Goblin by Ben Hatke
Splashdance by Liz Starin
This is My Dollhouse by Giselle Potter
Thunder Boy Jr by Sherman Alexie
With Any Luck I’ll Drive a Truck by David Friend
Woodpecker Wants a Waffle by Steve Breen
Fiction
All Summer Long by Dorothea Benton Frank (“Sassy southern fiction”)
As Good as Gone by Larry Watson (Great western storytelling)
Aunt Dimity and the Buried Treasure by Nancy Atherton (Mystery)
Autumn Princess, Dragon Child by Lian Hearn (Fantasy)
Barkskins by Annie Proulx (Historical fiction)
Before the Fall by Noah Hawley (Suspense)
The Cavendon Luck by Barbara Taylor Bradford (Historical saga)
Enchanted Islands by Allison Amend (Historical fiction/Galapagos Islands)
End of Watch by Stephen King (Horror/suspense)
A Game for All the Family by Sophie Hannah (Suspense)
Green River Falling by R.J. McMillen (Canadian mystery)
Here’s To Us by Elin Hilderbrand (Beach read extraordinaire)
A Hero of France by Alan Furst (WW II Suspense))
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (Historical saga/Ghana and Civil War America)
The Island House by Nancy Thayer (Summer romance)
Killer Deal by Sofie Sarenbrant (Swedish mystery)
Seven Days Dead by John Farrow (Canadian mystery)
The Summer Guest by Alison Anderson (Historical fiction about Anton Chekhov)
Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler (Literary Drama)
What We Become by Arturo Perez-Reverte (Romantic suspense)
Widowmaker by Paul Doiron (Suspense)
Nonfiction
Garden Revolution: how our landscapes can be a source of environmental change by Larry Weaner
Gardening for Butterflies by the Xerces Society
Grunt: the curious science of humans at war by Mary Roach
The Hour of Land: a personal topography of America’s national parks by Terry Tempest Williams
Jefferson’s America: the President, the purchase and the explorers who transformed a nation by Julie Fenster
Knit, Hook and Spin: a kid’s activity guide to fiber arts & crafts by Laurie Carlson
Misunderstood: why the humble rat may be your best pet ever by Rachel Toor
New England Bound: slavery and colonization in early America by Wendy Warren
Tribe: on homecoming and belonging by Sebastian Junger
Voyager: travel writings by Russell Banks
The Water-Saving Garden by Pam Penick
DVDs
Call the Midwife, Season 5 (BBC)
Eye in the Sky (Helen Mirren)
The Finest Hours (Chris Pine & Casey Affleck)
Grantchester, Season 2 (BBC)
Hello My Name is Doris (Sally Field)
Midnight Special (Sci-fi w/Michael Shannon & Kirsten Dunst)
Race (Jeremy Irons & William Hurt)
Where To Invade Next (Michael Moore)
Zootopia (Disney Animation)