Our Summer Library Club begins today and runs to July 31 with many different programming opportunities for all ages. We currently have no plans to have programs held in our building this year; however, there are many online programs scheduled, along with outdoor programs while maintaining social distancing, and prizes will still be awarded for completion of the summer reading goals.
We are using Beanstack again this year to log your reading and pre-registration is available now.
If you participated in our library's past two Summer Library Clubs or in our Winter Reading Challenge, login to your account on your smartphone or go to our
website
to update your account or add family members to your account. If you have not used Beanstack before, you can download the Beanstack Tracker app to your smartphone or register for Beanstack through our library's
website
by clicking on the Imagine Your Story banner on our homepage, or from our
Children
,
Teen
or
Adult
program web pages.
Email us at
info@tippcitylibrary.org
or call the library during our hours of operation at (937) 667-3826 and our library staff will assist you with any questions.
|
|
|
|
This Week's Summer Library Club Events
|
The Summer Library Club has programs of all ages this week. View our below flyer for our summer programs this week, and see upcoming programs from our website on the
Children
,
Teen
and
Adult
program web pages
. All of our summer programs count towards your Summer Library Club goal, so don't forget to log them on your Beanstack account!
|
|
|
*After viewing this program, we ask that you please take the
LSTA Instructional Survey
. This survey helps us evaluate our programs and secure future grant funding. We appreciate your participation in this survey.
|
|
Virtual Programming Schedule
|
|
 |
Our virtual programming is jam-packed full of our library's familiar faces again this week. Watch daily live streams on our library's
Facebook page
, Monday through Saturday, at 11 a.m.. Tune in and see one of our Library Clerks, Sara Zimmerman, a.k.a. The Plant Lady from 2nd and Dow, as she shares with us her vast plant knowledge, along with Inhabit Yoga instructor and owner Molly Chapleau, Children's Librarian Ms. Heidi Martin, Children's Librarian Assistant Ms. Julie Smith, Adult Services Librarian Drew Wichterman and Teen Services Librarian CD DeWit, as each share stories, songs, crafts, health tips and online resources to stay busy and healthy. You do not have to have a Facebook account to watch our virtual programming. Visit us at
http://www.facebook.com/tippcitylibrary/
to view all of our previous live streams posted on our library's Facebook page.
|
|
|
|
Catch up with our library's Virtual Book Club this week on our
Facebook page
.
The Orphan’s Tale
by Pam Jenoff follows the story of Noa, a sixteen-year-old abandoned by her parents after giving birth to a baby she had with a Nazi officer. Forced to live above a small railroad station she cleans in order to live there, Noa discovers a train car with infant babies being taken to a concentration camp. Noa, reminded of her own baby she could not keep,takes one of the babies in a moment that will forever change the course of her life. Intertwining the stories of two remarkable women,
The Orphan’s Tale
tells their harrowing story of sacrifice and survival.
You can find
The Orphan's Tale
for download on one of our free online streaming services like
Hoopla
or
Libby
.
|
|
Questions About the Beanstack App?
|
Check out these videos for handy demonstrations of how to use the Beanstack Tracker app to view challenges, log books, and log activities. If you have any other questions, feel free to contact us by phone during our hours of operation at (937) 667-3826 or by email at
info@tippcitylibrary.org
.
- Click here to watch the video "Beanstack Mobile App - How to Log Activities."
- Click here to watch the video "Beanstack Mobile App - How to Log Past Reading."
- Click here to watch the video "Beanstack Mobile App - How to Quick Log a Book."
|
|
|
On Tuesday, June 9 at 7:00 p.m., gather the whole family around to watch Gordon the Magician go on a reading adventure. This program will be available for viewers on our website on the
Children
program web page. The link will go live at 7:00 p.m. and can be viewed on our website anytime afterward through the end of June. View the video and tell us what you liked about the program to gain points toward the Virtual Programming Badge in Beanstack. Learn a new trick by watching this program or reserve some books on magic tricks through Curbside Services at our library
or one of our free online streaming services like
Hoopla
or
Libby
.
This event is supported by the State Library of Ohio with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an anonymous donor, and the Friends of the Tipp City Public Library.
After viewing this program, we ask that you please take the
LSTA Instructional Survey
. This survey helps us evaluate our programs and secure future grant funding. We appreciate your participation in this survey.
|
|
Imagine Your Story Book Club for Young Readers
|
Join Miss Heidi this week for our Live Book Club for K-4th grade readers. We will meet twice a month on Wednesdays, 12:30-1:00 p.m. on our
Facebook page
. Have lunch while we talk about different types of fantasy books. Miss Heidi will preview picture books, easy readers and chapter books that relate to the theme of the week, then club members will have two weeks to read a book that relates to the theme. Once the young reader has read the book, they can post a book review of their book on our Facebook video post, or drop a picture or book report of the book read in our book drop to earn points toward the Virtual Book Club badge on Beanstack. A suggested reading list for each Book Club meeting will be on our website on the
Children
program web page. Books may be reserved through our library or downloaded from
Hoopla
or
Libby
. Join us for our book club's first meeting on Wednesday, June 10, as Miss Heidi discusses this week's theme: Imagining with Folk Tales & Fairy Tales.
|
|
J.K. Rowling Releases New Book
The
Ickabog
for FREE
|
J.K. Rowling, author of the
Harry Potter
book series, has released her new book
The Ickabog
, chapter by chapter for free over the past several weeks, for children and families to enjoy during this time. The book began years ago as a story she wrote during the day, then read to her children each night. She was also writing a book for adults during that time, and it took precedence in publishing, so she put
The Ickabog
in the attic for another day, another time. As Rowling's message on her website states, "Then this lockdown happened. It’s been very hard on children, in particular, so I brought
The Ickabog
down from the attic, read it for the first time in years, rewrote bits of it and then read it to my children again. They told me to put back in some bits they’d liked when they were little, and here we are!" In addition to the book release, Rowling is also offering an illustration competition for a chance to have your artwork included in the printed version that will be published this November. Once published, Rowling stated, "I'm going to donate all my royalties to help people who have been affected by the coronavirus." Click
here
to visit
The Ickabog
website.
|
|
|
Upcoming Teen Virtual Programming to Get Excited About!
|
Our library's Teen department is gearing up for some exciting virtual programs this month as part of our Summer Reading Club. You don't want to miss these fun programs aimed specifically for teens.
If you have ever been curious of role-playing games (RPG), our library is offering virtual Pathfinder RPG opportunities. Expert and novice players are both welcome every other Saturday at 10 a.m. See our flyer below or visit the
Teen page
on our website to register and learn more.
Young Adult author, Kristina McBride, is hosting an upcoming writing workshop via Google Meet for our library. Learn about what it takes to get a book published, and hear tips and tricks live from the author. You can register for this workshop on our website. For more information, see our flyer below or visit the
Teen page
on our website.
|
|
|
New Books at the Library!
|
Our library is excited to announce we have started adding new books to our library again! We will include new items in the newsletter very soon--watch for new items added to our library in upcoming newsletters. You can also view our catalog from our
website
to search for items, or click on the
Children
program tab on our website to view new books added to our Children's department at the bottom of the page.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
