Grand Opening of the Renovated Children's Room
The wait is over! Our freshly renovated and expanded Children's Room will open to the community on Thursday, August 4th.

The new Children's Room features a beautiful and spacious program room, comfortable updated furniture, a new learning/activity area and accessible family restrooms.

Join us for the official ribbon cutting with Mayor Fuller at 9:30 am that morning.

Families are invited to a full day of exciting events, including:

a Scavenger Hunt to explore the new room;

morning storytimes for kids, under 4, at 10:30 am OR 11:15 am;

afternoon face painting, balloons and treats;

afternoon story and activity program for kids 4 and 5 year-olds;

and an evening puppet show with Caravan Puppets presenting Tales of Trails!

What Are You Reading? Join the Adult Summer Reading Challenge

Our first ever Adult Summer Reading Challenge is underway with hundreds of residents expanding their reading horizons by exploring titles in each of our 5 challenge categories. 

The program runs until Sept 5th, so there's still plenty of time to get involved! Grab a Summer Challenge packet from our Circulation Desk or download the submission card here. Read a book from each of our five challenge categories for a chance to win a gift card to an amazing local business!

Discover a few of the challenge categories below for reading inspiration:

Category3: INTERNATIONAL AUTHOR - To request, click cover. See more suggestions here.

Parking Lot Construction Update
Temporary paving of the Newton Cemetery side of the Library parking lot will occur in early August. After which time, construction will begin on the Homer Street side of the lot. Please use caution, as traffic patterns in the lot will be adjusted to accommodate construction.

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