This Week at the Library

On to Week 3 of Summer Reading Program! Wow… after this week, we’ll be half way through the six weeks of programming! (Don’t worry, kids have another week to read to reach their reading goals!)  We’ve been busy so far, with over 300 readers signed up between the children’s, teens and adult programs, and nearly 3000 books read! Keep reading!

We’ve also had an author/illustrator visit since last week, as the kids welcomed Lindsay Barrett George to the library. This week, the adults have an author visit, with guest Katherine Ramsland. Next week, we have the Lower Macungie Garden Club coming. Lots going on!

And we continue to search for our Library Gnome. If you haven’t started playing the game yet, there’s still time to join us! He moves to a new location to the library every Monday; every Thursday we post a photo clue of his travels on our Facebook page. In fact, he was pretty lonely here in the library all by himself on the July 4th holiday last week! If you find him, you fill out a raffle ticket and get a chance at a prize at the end of the summer. You can also help us name him… there are a few suggestions we’ve already received and you can add your own and vote through a poll at the top of our Facebook page.

This week at the library:

Monday: Dream Home Design; 6:30pm. We’re going to read some stories about construction and if we could imagine our own dream home, then get to work as families to dream up our dream home!

Tuesday: Core; 10am. The weekly program for children entering K-1st in the Fall. Advanced registration is required.

Underground; 12pm. The weekly program for children entering 2nd- 3rd in the Fall. Advanced registration is required.

Subterrane; 2pm. The weekly program for children entering 4-7th grade in the Fall. Advanced registration is required.

Wednesday: iDig Storytimes; 10:30 and 12:30. Drop-by storytimes for kids who were 2-5 as of last September. No registration required.

Katherine Ramsland Author visit; 6pm. Dr. Ramsland has published 47 books.  Among them are her 2-year investigation of the vampire subculture, her work with Anne Rice, two vampire novels, and a nonfiction analysis, The Science of Vampires, which include forensic vampirology.

Thursday: Maze Runner Book Discussion; 12pm. Book discussion for students entering 6-12th grade on The Maze Runner by James Dashner. Everyone signed up gets lunch that day!

And don’t forget we launched Zinio last week! Aawarded Best New Database of 2012 by Library Journal, Zinio is the world’s largest newsstand, offering multi-user access to popular publications. Patrons of LML have unlimited simultaneous access to complete digital magazines, which can easily be viewed on most Internet-enabled devices inside or outside of the library. Popular magazines such as Good Housekeeping, National Geographic, Newsweek, Esquire and Readers Digest are just a few of the popular titles available.

As always, if you have any questions on programs or the library in general, please stop in, call or visit our website!