Stop in and sign up for the 2015 Summer Reading Programs during

Stop in and sign up for the 2015 Summer Reading Programs during
our come-and-go Kickoff Party from 12:30 pm to 6:00 pm on June
5th! While you’re here, feel free to decorate a cookie! Can’t make it?
Don’t worry! We also allow registrations at any time after June 5th,
both in the library and online!
Spencer Public Library’s Summer Reading Programs are open to all
ages and include prize incentives at varying levels. So whether you’re
a parent, a child, a teen, or an adult who loves to read, join us for the
2015 Summer Reading Programs.
We’d love to have you!
This summer’s SRP themes are all about heroes—both everyday heroes and superheroes!
Check us out in the Flagfest Parade!
11:00 am on June 13th!
Check us out
on Twitter,
Tumblr &
Facebook
Summer Hours
Monday through Thursday - 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
Friday and Saturday - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sundays - Closed
The 2015 "Every Hero Has a Story" Summer Reading Program is starting off
strong! Spencer elementary students all received their Level 1 reading logs early
and may begin redeeming them for prizes during our Come-N-Go Kick Off Party
on June 5th. Join us each and every Tuesday afternoon this month at 2:00 to
learn about local heroes! Find out how the recycling truck works to keep our city
clean, see just how much gear a fire-fighter needs to put on before fighting fires,
discover what it's like to be an emergency responder, and learn how a dog becomes
a police officer!
The library will also be welcoming a group called Jester Puppets on Friday,
June 26th at 10:00 am for their show The H.E.R.O.s!. “With a great combination of
technology and good old fashioned puppet fun, the H.E.R.O.s will be a hit for the
Summer Reading Program of 2015."
Don't forget that the whole family can get involved in Summer
Reading. Read together to make it a fun family experience, as well as earn prizes
for everyone!
Storytime!
Baby Storytime
Tuesdays at 10:30 am & Thursdays at 9:30 am
Mondays at 6:30 pm
Bears!
Community Heroes!
June 2nd & 4th
June 9th & 11th
Father’s Day!
It’s Summer!
June 16th & 18th
June 23rd & 25th
Come & Go Lego Club
Saturday, June 13th
2:00 to 4:00 pm
Dinosaurs!
Family Movie Day
June 30th & July 2nd
Saturday, June 27th at 2:00 pm
Summer is finally here! Don’t forget to register for the Teen Summer Reading Program.
The set up is still the same: read 15 hours by August 1st and win some cool prizes!
Be sure to check the calendar for our weekly teen programs, they’re going to be a lot of fun!
Teen Book Club
Our book for the summer is The Princess Bride by William Goldman. The Princess Bride is a “tale
of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment
of wild beasts.” This book is sure to have something for everyone!
All teens will get a copy of the book to keep at the first meeting. In each meeting we’ll discuss the
book, eat pizza, and enjoy fun crafts and activities. The last meeting will include a special viewing of the
movie! Our first meeting is on Monday, June 15 at 2:00 pm. Other meeting dates include June 29, July 20 and
27 at 2:00 pm. You can sign up by calling 580-7290, emailing Kayla at [email protected], or
by stopping at the front desk. Please sign up by Friday, June 12th, so I can be sure to have enough copies for
everyone.
Summer Reading Program Weekly Events
Don’t forget to stop in at 2:00 pm on Thursday afternoons for our great SRP teen programs!
June 9 - Teen Superhero Logo String Art: Come and make your own Superhero Logo String Art wall decor.
June 18 - Random Fandom: Geek out with your favorite fandoms. We’ll have activities, food, and crafts
relating to all kinds of geekery. Let your fandom flag fly!
June 25 - Villainous Art: Release your inner villain and make those boring thrift store paintings even better!
Not feeling artistic? Don’t worry we’ll have lots of ideas and examples available. We’ll supply all the
materials and you get to keep your own unique villain masterpiece.
Teen Board
Saturday, June 6th at 1:30 pm
Teen Book Club
Monday, June 15th & 29th at 2:00 pm
Teen Gaming
Saturday, June 6th at 2:00 pm
Random Fandom
Thursday, June 18th at 2:00 pm
Teen Superhero Logo String Art
Thursday, June 9th at 2:00 pm
Villainous Art
Thursday, June 25th at 2:00 pm
June is a busy and exciting time at Spencer Public Library. The Adult Summer Reading
Program is beginning and we encourage you to join. In fact, tell your friends, co-workers,
and family that they could win fabulous prizes by reading books, attending adult Spencer
Public Library programs, or writing book reviews. The library will have nine prize drawings
throughout June and July with the grand prize being a Kindle Fire! So, sign up for the
Adult Summer Reading Program today!
Not only will you have a chance to win prizes, but the programming is superb. We are
kicking off our Adult Summer Reading Program Escape the Ordinary on June 5 from 12:30
– 6:00 with an open house registration. So stop by, sign-up, and decorate a cookie.
The library is beginning the SRP with a northern Iowa native, photographer and explorer,
David Thoreson: Personal Adventures and Explorations of the Northwest Passage. David
will talk about, and show stunningly beautiful photographs of his three separate journeys
sailing through the Northwest Passage. David is nationally known and his work appeared
in National Park Service magazine, Smithsonian, Wall Street Journal and on PBS. This
program will be brought to you by Spencer Public Library and Humanities Iowa.
As always, we have had tremendous community support from businesses in Spencer.
Look for our current SRP sponsor list in this newsletter and be sure to thank them for their
support of your local library.
I hope everyone has a great summer! Happy Reading!
Robin
DIY CLUB
June 15th at 6:30 pm
PAPER BEADS
This month’s project is family friendly! All it takes is paper
and glue to make wonderful and original beads.
Please register to reserve your spot.
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“End of the Summer Carnival”!!
Complete 3 reading logs (15 hours
of reading) to be invited to the
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Join us each week for fun and
exciting programs at the library!
For every 5 hours you read, you can
redeem your reading logs for great
prizes!
Keep track of how many minutes
you read each day!
712-580-7290
www.spencerlibrary.com
June 26th
Jester Puppets!
Each week we will be learning about
local heroes and creating our own
super-hero characters.
Registration remains open through the
end of July.
Stop at the library on your way home
from the last day of school, register
for Summer Reading, and decorate a
cookie!
Friday June 5th
12:30-6:00pm
SRP Kick-Off Party
Infants, Toddlers, Preschool & Elementary Students
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2015 Teen Summer Reading Program
Open to All teens entering 6th Grade &
finishing 12th Grade
It’s EASY!
Read whatever you like for
minutes a day!
less than 15
All you have to do is keep
track of the minutes you read. There are 3
levels. Different prizes will be awarded
for the completion of each reading level.
Finish the last level & enter your
name into our grand prize
drawing!
Fun Weekly
Programs!
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Including:
Screen Printing superhero T-shirts
 Fandom Party
 Interactive Movies
 String art
 Book Club & much more
Sign-Up Starts June 5th
&
conFor more info contact us at 580-7290 or check out our website,
www.spencerlibrary.com
Registration
Begins June 5
12:30-6:00
Black Hills Energy Contributions
Maurer Charities
Burger King
Denison Drywall
Spencer Jaycees
SMU Cares
Fridley Theaters
Kruse, Cate, & Nelson
Campbell, Higgins, & Mummert, PC
Cotton-Grave Farm Management
Dermus Skin Care
iSHOPspencer.com
Farmers Trust and Savings Bank
Midstates Builders, Inc
Midwestern Mechanical of Iowa
Midwest Land Management
Nelson Hearing Aid Service
Rabel Construction
"Solutions"
State Bank
Cannon Moss Brygger & Associates
Spencer Family YMCA
Clay County Conservation Board
Anytime Fitness
Casey's General Store, Inc. # 1458
Hanson Plumbing & Heating
Walmart
Hemphill Law Office
Southern Archery
Goal Kick
Black Earth Java
The Pawn Shop
Spencer Hy-Vee
Carey's Electronics
Clay Mutual Insurance
Wessels Oil
Spencer Aquatic Center
Exhaust Pros
Spencer Municipal Golf Course
Carroll's Bakery
Spencer Tiger Athletics
Updated monthly. Complete and final sponsor list will be included in the August newsletter.
It’s Audio Book Appreciation Month! If you’ve never tried an audiobook,
June would be a great month to do so. Car trips go so much faster with an
exciting story pouring out of your speakers, or relax at the lake or in your
backyard with a great story. We have audiobooks available on cd and
electronically through WILBOR. Come on in and check one out!
Happy Father’s Day to all our dads out there! Thanks for all you do. To
celebrate dad, stop in and browse a collection of books, movies, and
audiobooks with dad in mind. Whether he fishes, paints, camps, builds, grills,
or even knits (I know an awesome dad who knits), we have something with
him in mind!
Don’t forget to sign up for Summer Reading Club. Kids, teens, adults,
everyone can join in the fun. I’m signing up (except I don’t get to win prizes
like all of you), so should you!
I’m currently reading:
Twelve Patients by Eric Manheimer
I’m listening to:
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
♥
Mandie Roberts, Director
The Anime & Japanese Culture Club is an
Fans of TV, books, movies, video games and
open club for fans of anime, manga, Japanese
more are invited to join us once a month to get
video games, and Japanese culture.
crafty and talk about your favorite fandoms.
Weekly on Saturdays*
Saturday, June 20th
10:00 am
12:00 pm
*AJCC does not meet on June 13th, July 4th, or July 18th.
Movie Night
Join us for our free monthly movie night for adults!
McFarland U.S.A.
June 22nd at 7:00 pm
Our adult movie night feature this month is
McFarland U.S.A. starring Kevin Costner.
A cross country coach in a small California town
transforms a team of athletes into championship
contenders.
Based on a true story, McFarland U.S.A. is a
must see! Registration is required.
Check out one of these great new books featuring fathers!
We Are Pirates by Daniel Handler
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
A father and daughter assemble ragtag
crews to pursue their respective
ambitions to become pirates in the
San Francisco Bay.
When Gavin Guile--high priest and emperor, the most powerful man in the
world--discovers he has a son, born far away after the war that put him in
power, he must decide how much he's willing to pay to protect a secret
that could tear his world apart.
Inside the O’Briens by Lisa Genova
Inspector of the Dead by David Morrell
When a beloved Irish Catholic police officer is diagnosed with
Huntington's Disease, his grown children witness the
progression of their his illness and consider whether they
want to be tested to see if they have inherited the condition.
Infamous opium-consumer Thomas De Quincey, his
irrepressible daughter and their Scotland Yard associates
confront the harrowing streets of London to stop a serial
killer whose ultimate target is Queen Victoria.
Where All Light Tends to Go by David Joy
Obsidian Mirror by Catherine Fisher
Set in North Carolina's Appalachian Mountains, eighteenyear-old Jacob McNeely is torn between appeasing his
meth-dealing kingpin father and leaving the mountains
forever with the girl he loves.
When his father disappears while experimenting with a
black mirror that is a portal to both the past and the
future, Jake encounters obstacles when he tries to use the
mirror to find his father.
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