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July Newsletter

The word "July" with fireworks in the background against a dark sky.

 

Director's Corner,

 

Let’s Celebrate July! 

 

July 4th commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress in 1776, marking the formal declaration of the 13 American colonies’ separate from Great Britain.  It signifies the birth of the United States as a sovereign nation.  It’s marked by celebrations, parades, fireworks and gatherings with family and friends.  Grab some hot dogs, baked beans, blueberry pie and, of course, ice cream to celebrate.  Whatever you do, have tons of fun this 4th of July.

 

Your library is getting off to a great start with our Summer Reading Program “Color Our World”.  If you have not signed up yet, don’t worry, there is  lots of time.  Come into the library and see what all the fuss is all about.  Kaylee and Paige  have our Tuesday morning programs ready for you to enjoy.  Meet us at the park at 10:30.  Sit, relax and enjoy the programs. 

 

The shelves are full of summer reads and new VOX books.  Take a look and see what is happening at YOUR LIBRARY this summer.  I hope to see you soon!

 

LuAnn

A fluffy cat wearing sunglasses, a patriotic hat, and a bandana with stars and stripes.

 

 

Cat of the Month!

Since we post a different cat for every month, we thought why not let you show us your cats! So we introduce Cat of the month.  Each month we will pick a cat to put in our enewsletter. You can send them to us through messenger or comment on our Facebook post with their name. 

 

Meet Mr.Jerry!  Our Library Cat for July !                                                                    

A fluffy cat sleeping peacefully on the back of a couch.

 

Colorful yarn, crochet hooks, and stitch markers under "Fiber Arts Club" text.

 Fiber Arts Club!

Ever wanted to learn a how to crochet but never knew how or where to start? Well look no further!   We are introducing a Fiber Arts Club! Learn how to do the basics of crocheting. For all beginners and even the people who are skilled! Come in each Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 to check it out.  

 

 

 

Summer Reading Program

Summer reading for all ages, June 23 - Aug 9, by PBTDL. More info at PottervilleLibrary.org.

 "Color Our World"

Our Summer Reading Program is in motion! It started June 23rd and will go until August 9th.  We have many events planned for you  and prizes for you to win! We have some Bubbly fun, a visit from Gordon the Magician, and Bluey throwing a Painting Party!

Come sign up so you don't miss out!

Events:

The  2025 Summer Reading Program  for Children, Teens and Adults begins June 24th thru August 9th  10:30am and will be located at the Imagination Station Pavilion.         

July 8th-Michigan Bubble Fun    

July 15th-Gordon the Magician   

July 22nd-Bluey Painting Party   

July 29th-Build a Bear *Pre-Registering Required*  

August 5th-Foam Party *Dress for wet conditions* 

 

 

We have FREE Covid-19 Tests!

If you are feeling under the weather,  we are giving away Covid tests. Two tests per box. If you have a family of four,  you can get four boxes.  Stay safe out there!

 

Ancestry has arrived!

Ancestry logo with the slogan "Discover your family's history" on a dark background.

Ever wonder what your grandpa was doing before you came around? Well wonder no more as we now have Ancestry here at the Library! Come inside and get on a comupter and see what your family was up to before your time.  You will learn so much about your family with just a few key strokes.

 

We have Tutor.com!

Logo for tutor.com, a service of The Princeton Review, on a blue circle background.

It is about that time of year where kids have to take the  ACT and SAT. Don't worry, though, because we have Tutor.com! Tutor.com has review tests so your kids can get prepared for the SAT.  Look it up to prepare for that big test!

 

 

 

The image shows a logo with the text "CRAFT & HOBBY" in orange and grey.

 Are you feeling crafty?

Check out Crafts and Hobby's website for new designs for this season!

 https://www.craftandhobby.com/

To get started  use your 14 digit barcode to login and see all those crafts!

Discover your crafting abilities with step by step tutorials and videos. For example you can learn to cake decorate like a pro,  crochet until you have 15 little squares, and do some woodworking, so you can add that last finishing touch. Let's get started!

 

 

 

Rhythm and Rhyme Story Time

Illustration of two cute lions beside a stack of colorful books with "Story Time" text.

Attention Parents of Toddlers!!

Story Time is on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 am.  It starts back up in September 2025.   See you in the fall!

 

 

The Happy Bookers: BookAholics Book Club

The Book Club is back in session and they are reading  "The Silent Patient" By Alex Michealides. If you are interested, please plan on attending the meeting on July 9th at 3:00 PM right at the library or call us at 645-2989 for more details.  We hope to see you there!

The cover of "The Silent Patient" by Alex Michaelides, featuring a woman's face partially obscured.

 

The Well Read Shed

The Well Read Shed is back open! We will be open on Tuesdays from 10:00-5:30 pm. We have all sorts of titles for you to enjoy. Stop by and take a look!

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New Books in the Adult Section

Cover of "Camp Famous" by Jennifer Blecher, featuring a girl with a megaphone and a small cabin.
Book cover for "Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie" by James Lee Burke, featuring a silhouette and oil pump under a dramatic sky.
Book cover for "Badlands" by Preston & Child; large print; a silhouette on a desert landscape.
Book cover: "The First Gentleman" by Bill Clinton and James Patterson, silhouette of a man walking with a Capitol building backdrop.
Book cover features "Hidden Nature" by Nora Roberts, showing flowers and a spider web.
Book cover: "Murder Takes a Vacation" by Laura Lippman. Riverboat illustration, tagline: "Eight days. Seven nights. One dead body."
Book cover for "Murderland" by Caroline Fraser, featuring a man's face and an industrial landscape.
Book cover: "The River Is Waiting" by Wally Lamb, with a river and heron against a dusk sky.
Cover of "The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau" by Kristin Harmel, featuring a pink background with the Eiffel Tower silhouette.
Two mirrored portraits of a child with "The Pretender" by Jo Harkin in stylized text.
Book cover for "The Busybody Book Club" by Freya Sampson, featuring colorful books and a magnifying glass.
A pink door slightly open with a hand, book cover for "The Tenant" by Freida McFadden.
Cover of "Camp Famous" by Jennifer Blecher, featuring a girl with a megaphone and a small cabin.
Book cover for "Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie" by James Lee Burke, featuring a silhouette and oil pump under a dramatic sky.
Book cover for "Badlands" by Preston & Child; large print; a silhouette on a desert landscape.
Book cover: "The First Gentleman" by Bill Clinton and James Patterson, silhouette of a man walking with a Capitol building backdrop.
Book cover features "Hidden Nature" by Nora Roberts, showing flowers and a spider web.
Book cover: "Murder Takes a Vacation" by Laura Lippman. Riverboat illustration, tagline: "Eight days. Seven nights. One dead body."
Book cover for "Murderland" by Caroline Fraser, featuring a man's face and an industrial landscape.
Book cover: "The River Is Waiting" by Wally Lamb, with a river and heron against a dusk sky.
Cover of "The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau" by Kristin Harmel, featuring a pink background with the Eiffel Tower silhouette.
Two mirrored portraits of a child with "The Pretender" by Jo Harkin in stylized text.
Book cover for "The Busybody Book Club" by Freya Sampson, featuring colorful books and a magnifying glass.
A pink door slightly open with a hand, book cover for "The Tenant" by Freida McFadden.

 

New Books in the Young Adult

Book cover: "Red, White, and Whole" by Rajani LaRocca, illustrated girl with petals, night sky, and cityscape. Quote praising the story.
Book cover: "Sunrise on the Reaping" by Suzanne Collins with two golden creatures in a circle.
Book cover: "Red, White, and Whole" by Rajani LaRocca, illustrated girl with petals, night sky, and cityscape. Quote praising the story.
Book cover: "Sunrise on the Reaping" by Suzanne Collins with two golden creatures in a circle.

 

New Books in the Juvenile

A colorful book cover titled "The Girls of Skylark Lane" by Robin Benway, featuring two girls and vibrant scenery.
Book cover of "When We Flew Away" by Alice Hoffman, about Anne Frank. Features a house, sunset sky, cat, and birds.
Comic-style cover with people on balconies, a flying envelope, and the title "Return to Sender" by Vera Brosgol.
Book cover: "A Hero's Guide to Summer Vacation" by Pablo Cartaya. Features a young character, older man, woman, car, and various travel elements.
A colorful book cover titled "The Girls of Skylark Lane" by Robin Benway, featuring two girls and vibrant scenery.
Book cover of "When We Flew Away" by Alice Hoffman, about Anne Frank. Features a house, sunset sky, cat, and birds.
Comic-style cover with people on balconies, a flying envelope, and the title "Return to Sender" by Vera Brosgol.
Book cover: "A Hero's Guide to Summer Vacation" by Pablo Cartaya. Features a young character, older man, woman, car, and various travel elements.

 

New Books in the Children's

Two animated construction vehicles with faces on a book cover titled "Cranky Makes a Friend."
A young person washing their hair, surrounded by bubbles. Text: "Wash Day Love" by Tanisia Moore and Raissa Figueroa.
A girl and a smiling snake with a gift. Book cover title: "So-Hee and Lowry" by Anna Kang, illustrated by Christopher Weyant.
Illustrated panda face with tired expression under the title "Bored Panda" by Mike Bender, illustrated by Chuck Dillon.
Illustrated book cover with two cartoon cats, colorful houses, and the title "Kitty Bunkport" by Scott Rothman and Zachariah OHora.
Book cover with an otter in water, titled "Odder" by Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Charles Santoso.
Book cover: "Princess & The Pea-tition" by Kim Nguyen, illustrated by Libby VanderPloeg. Features a girl with a "I Voted" badge.
Two animated construction vehicles with faces on a book cover titled "Cranky Makes a Friend."
A young person washing their hair, surrounded by bubbles. Text: "Wash Day Love" by Tanisia Moore and Raissa Figueroa.
A girl and a smiling snake with a gift. Book cover title: "So-Hee and Lowry" by Anna Kang, illustrated by Christopher Weyant.
Illustrated panda face with tired expression under the title "Bored Panda" by Mike Bender, illustrated by Chuck Dillon.
Illustrated book cover with two cartoon cats, colorful houses, and the title "Kitty Bunkport" by Scott Rothman and Zachariah OHora.
Book cover with an otter in water, titled "Odder" by Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Charles Santoso.
Book cover: "Princess & The Pea-tition" by Kim Nguyen, illustrated by Libby VanderPloeg. Features a girl with a "I Voted" badge.

 

New Vox Books in the Children's Section

New offerings at the library! Check out the read along Vox books that help them to start reading one their own.

Five children's books on a table: "The Real Story," "The Umbrella," "NO! Said Custard the Squirrel," "Karma is Three Cats," and "Nobody Hugs a Cactus."

 

 

Libby

 

Important News!
The groups of OverDrive consortia that are participating in the statewide reciprocal borrowing agreement keeps growing. 

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To add partner libraries to your Libby app:

Tap on the Libby logo in the center 

Select Menu
Select Add Library

Search for one of the Partner Libraries (listed below)
Select Sign In With My Card
Under Partner Libraries select Your Local Public Library
Enter your Card Number and PIN
Select Next
Repeat process until all Partner Libraries have been added


Partner libraries are: Lakeland Digital Library, Suburban Library Cooperative, Download Destination, Great Lakes Digital Libraries, Midwest Collaborative for Library Services, Up North Michigan Consortium, Woodlands Downloadable Library, White Pine Library Cooperative, and Metro Net Library Consortium.

 

hoopla

A collage of various media covers (movies, music, books) with the logo "hoopla" overlaying it.

Check out hoopla.  If you are looking for a comic book, ebook, eaudiobook, music or a movie, you can download it in a minute.  If you have not used it before, come and we would be glad to help you get started.

 

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Don’t forget, we now offer FREE passes to The Potter Park Zoo. This covers free entry for your household and free parking. Be sure to treat your family to a fun filled day at the zoo!

Click here for their upcoming events. 

 

 

 

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Great news! We have teamed up with Impression 5 Science Center!! We now have a day pass that you can check out for a family of 4. Your family is going to love it! To learn more, click here. 

 

 

 

Library Days and Hours

Monday 12:30 - 5:30

Tuesday 10:00 - 6:00

Wednesday 12:30-6:00

Thursday 12:30 - 5:30

Friday 12:30 - 5:30

Saturday 10:00 - 1:00

Sunday CLOSED

We are closed July 4th for Independence Day!

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