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Library Installs Little Free Library in Will Detmer Park

A new Little Free Library has been installed in Will Detmer Park! 

According to children’s librarian, Ginny Hosler, “a Little Free Library is a free-standing book-sharing box. Each Little Free Library has a steward, the person who sponsored and built the library, and each one is super unique to the neighborhood it lives in.” Find more information on the nonprofit organization behind the movement at littlefreelibrary.org.

Little Free Libraries are typically placed in locations where access to books is scarce. “We wanted to install the new library in a spot that would be utilized and helpful to the people who lived around it. Will Detmer Park was a great choice because it’s not near any of the Library’s branches or Bookmobile stops and is in a community park where people frequently go to play, walk, and garden,” Ginny said.

   
Posted by Aubrey D. on September 25, 2020
Accessibility    Create    Friends of the Library    Library News    Literacy    Local Interest    Read    Stewardship   
Infant/Toddler    Preschool    Tween   
Think Library    Adults    Teens    Kids   

VITAL Receives $25,000 Donation from the Estate of Robert Klausmeier

Robert Klausmeier photo

Last fall, Volunteer in Tutoring Adult Learners (VITAL) said goodbye to Robert (Bob) Edward Klausmeier, a long-time VITAL tutor and advocate, who passed away at the age of 93. Over the course of 23 years, Bob worked with at least 30 learners, providing one-on-one tutoring to help adults achieve their personal literacy goals. This fall a $25,000 donation from the estate of Bob Klausmeier was gifted to VITAL, ensuring that generations of future learners will benefit from his generosity.

   
Posted by Aubrey D. on September 18, 2020
Library News    Lifelong Learning    Literacy    VITAL   
Think Library    Adults    VITAL - Volunteers in Tutoring Adult Learners   

One Million Minutes!

A Summer Reading Progress bar showing 1,000,000 minutes.

1,102,067! That’s how many minutes you read as part of the Library’s 2020 Summer Reading Games, which went digital this year. 1,574 participants (815 kids, 178 teens, and 581 adults) completed challenges, reviewed books, and logged their minutes read.

The Summer Reading Games couldn’t happen without the support of the Friends of the Monroe County Public Library! Not only did the Friends sponsor the annual summer reading program, they pledged to donate $2,000 to Hoosier Hills Food Bank if the Library’s community-wide reading goal of 200,000 minutes was met. 

   
Posted by Aubrey D. on August 13, 2020
Connect    Friends of the Library    Read    Summer Reading Games   
Think Library    Adults    Teens    Kids   

Join the Big Library Read, the World’s Largest Digital Book Club

Big Library Read, August 3 - August 17, 2020

The historical fiction thriller, The Darwin Affair by Tim Mason, is the 22nd selection of Big Library Read. From August 3–17 readers can borrow and read this “intellectually stimulating and viscerally exciting” eBook through OverDrive and the Libby app. Solve the mystery from home with your library card and no waiting, then discuss the book online!

   
Posted by Aubrey D. on August 3, 2020
Book Clubs    Connect    Mystery    Read   
Think Library    Adults   

Staff Picks: Consent (for kids!)

In this 60 Second Review, Librarian Kim shares the graphic novel Consent (for Kids!) : Boundaries, Respect, and Being in Charge of You by Rachel Brian. It's also available as an ebook through CloudLibrary! For more video reviews subscribe to our YouTube Channel and check the Finding Value: 60 Second Reviews playlist. 

   
Posted by Aubrey D. on July 28, 2020
Consent (for kids!) : boundaries, respect, and being in charge of yourself   
Finding Value    Graphic Novels & Manga    Nonfiction    Respect    Staff Picks   
Think Library    Kids    Reviews   

Staff Picks: Monkey and Me

In this 60 Second Review, Librarian Ginny shares the picture book Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett and talks about how it connects with early literacy themes. For more video reviews subscribe to our YouTube Channel and check the Finding Value: 60 Second Reviews playlist. 

   
Posted by Aubrey D. on July 28, 2020
Monkey and Me   
Fiction    Finding Value    Literacy    Picture Book    Staff Picks   
Think Library    Kids    Reviews   

Staff Picks: Race to the Sun

In this 60 Second Review, Librarian Ginny shares the book Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse. This inclusive chapter book is also available as an ebook through CloudLibrary and Hoopla! For more video reviews subscribe to our YouTube Channel and check the Finding Value: 60 Second Reviews playlist. 

   
Posted by Aubrey D. on July 28, 2020
Race to the Sun   
Fiction    Finding Value    Inclusiveness    Staff Picks   
Think Library    Kids    Reviews   

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