July already?

It is hard to believe that July is almost here!  This is about the time when we begin to finalize our Fall programs.  I know, I said it "FALL"!!  Not to worry, we have lots and lots of fun left for the summer and there is plenty of time to earn all of your summer reading prizes.

Here is some of the fun we have planned for you!

July 5: Bluegrass Park story time

July 9: Star Discovery Bus and DiscoTech the robot (11:00am)

July 10: Musical Story time (2:00pm)

July 14: Kootenai Farmer's Market (10:00am-noon)

July 16: Coeur d'Alene Youth Marimba Band (11:00am)

July 17: Cecil the Magician (11:00am)

July 21: Zombie Prom (for teens begins at 6:00pm)

July 23: Nocturnal Animals with Beth Paragamian (11:00am)

July 27: Summer Fun at Dalton Elementary (10:00am) Bookmobile, Games, crafts and prizes!

July 30:  Dream Big Olympic party! (11:00am)

Don't forget that every 5 hours your read earns another great prize!

Thank you to our summer reading sponsors:

Breaking Out of a Reading Rut

The ending of the school year and onset of summer brings a great opportunity to escape our regular routines and try something new.

Here are some ideas for breaking out of a reading rut, courtesy of your library :) -

1) Meet some new people! Join us for a few of our special summer events and you'll have a chance to meet some of our visiting friends, including trucks from our community, a magician, and live nocturnal animals.  Interacting with a different crowd might just spark some new interests for you and the kids. 

2) Go out for a change of scenery!  We'll be out in the community this summer at parades, the local farmer's market, the North Idaho Fair, and various schools in the area.  Our weekly storytime at Bluegrass Park will involve stories, crafts, and fun with convenient access to a playground and splash pad! 

3) Try a new format.  This summer, we've challenged ourselves to try a brand new musical storytime format that will give us the perfect excuse to get out some CDs and percussion instruments that haven't gotten a whole lot of use lately!  Likewise, if you find that you're a little tired of regular print books, why not come in and check out our selection of audiobooks or playaways?

4) Ask the experts!  Our library offers access to several excellent online reader's advisory tools such as Novelist and Tumblebooks.  And did you know that librarians LOVE talking about books?  We do!  We're here to help you right out of that rut and on your way to summer reading adventures!