We are having our used book sale this Saturday from 9am-2pm! While this means we will not be able to check out any books or movies, it also means that you can get great deals on used library and patron-donated materials!
Back to School Newsletter
Take a look at our Back to School Newsletter! Please email me if you want to be included on the newsletter email list.
July Newsletter
Summer reading is nearing an end, but there is plenty still going on at the library this summer! Take a look at our newest newsletter!
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Coming Soon: Automatic Door
We are in the process of installing hardware on our elevator lobby door to make it easier to use. There are buttons both inside and outside of the back door along with the door hardware itself to allow the door to open automatically. It will be wired and operational on the afternoon of Monday, July 23.
Thank you to both the Rochester Area Foundation and Operation Round Up for generous grants to allow us this upgrade!
Closed for Independence Day
The Van Horn Public Library will be closed on July 4 to celebrate our Independence Day. We will reopen Thursday, July 5 with our regular hours.
Summer Reading Kickoff
We are looking forward to our Summer Reading Program’s official kickoff tomorrow, June 26, from 1-3PM here at the library. The Goodhue County Historical Society is bringing their fantastic trunk of games-throughout-the-ages for kids and parents alike to try their hand at. We will have a variety of more modern games and activities available as well.
The plan is to have the event take place on the library’s lawn, but in case of rain we will move inside to the 2nd Floor of City Hall.
We hope you can join us at this and our other Summer Reading programs!
Summer Reading is Underway!
Summer Reading has just started, but we’re already going all out! We’ve already have nearly 250 kids of all ages sign up to participate in our reading challenge. We are still accepting registrants for it, so please come in if you haven’t already!
What else are we doing for Summer Reading? We have story time every Wednesday at 10am through August 15. (No story time on July 4th!) Weather permitting it will be outside with fun and somewhat messy crafts so dress in washable clothes! Here are a few pictures from today’s story time where Heidi read books about construction and kids got to paint with sidewalk chalk paint and small cars/trucks.
We also have other programs and they start next Tuesday with our Kickoff Celebration from 1-3pm. We plan to be outside on the library’s lawn, but if the weather prevents it, we’ll be upstairs at City Hall.
There is a lot more information on the Summer Reading page of our website, so check it out!
May Newsletter
The May 2018 Newsletter is now available! Take a look at what’s going on at the library this month.
Memorial Day Weekend
We are closed Saturday, May 26 and Monday, May 28 in honor of Memorial Day.
Great American Read
PBS is rolling out a new show tonight called The Great American Read. According to its website, the show “is an eight-part series that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels (as chosen in a national survey). It investigates how and why writers create their fictional worlds, how we as readers are affected by these stories, and what these 100 different books have to say about our diverse nation and our shared human experience.” The finale will reveal the book viewers have voted on as the nation’s favorite novel.
This is the only list I’ve seen that includes this many genres. You can see a full list of titles here, but here are some of my favorites:
- Anne of Green Gables
- The Handmaid’s Tail
- Jurassic Park
- Pillars of the Earth
- Pride & Prejudice
Tonight’s show launch is a 2 hour premier and is on Iowa Public Television & TPT at 7:00pm. It does not appear that KSMQ out of Austin is showing the series.