January Newsletter

January 2022 Newsletter

Springvale Public Library

Announcements: The Library will be closed on Saturday, January 1st, and Monday, January 17th for the observed holidays. The Library will be opening late on Thursday, January 6th at 1 pm due to staff training.

Do you have gently used jewelry that you would like to donate? We sell your donated goods several times during the course of the year. All proceeds benefit the library.

We are now accepting donations of gently used jewelry once again for our annual book sale. We are starting from scratch-we sold all of the jewelry this year!

Did your New Years' resolution include joining a book group? We are forming a group that will begin meeting in February! Join Sam as she starts us off with The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. This group will be meeting on the first Wednesday (2/2) of every month at 5:30 pm in the library.

From the Staff:t’s 2022! All of your friends at Springvale Library hope this new year finds you living your best life! We’re looking forward to trying some new things. New programing ideas, new items in our library of things….oh, and Sam’s starting a book group! It’s been a few years since we have had a book group, and Sam has never been in a book group but reads at least 100 books a year, so she is eager to give this a go. We have Snowshoes in our Library of Things! There are six pairs to borrow, 2 little people, 2 youth, and 2 adult. The lending time is one week. You can give ours a try before you buy! Special thanks to LL Bean for the donation. We are doing some staff training this month to learn about the most current library trends. We will be opening at 1 pm on Thursday, January 6th to accommodate. The Children's winter reading program, Bundle Up and Read starts now! Don't forget to sign the kids up for this fun-filled program. Miss Sheila has made some all-new book bundles! Happy New Year!

Children's Programs

Outside Story Time with Sheila Fridays at 10 am. We will be meeting outside on the heated patio for movement, stories, and fingerplays. In case of blustery or inclement weather, there will be stories on Facebook Live.

Winter Reading Program Bundle Up and Read! From January 3rd through February 28th kids are invited to sign up for the Winter Reading Program. There are special bundles complete with activities for you to check out! Kids ages 2-13 are able to participate in this free, non-competitive program. Prize week is February 28th-March 5th.

Homeschool Group Thursday, January 13 @ 10:00 am

Come take a walk through the Library catalog. Miss Sheila will be providing a Zoom presentation for ages 6 - 15 on the basics of using the Library's catalog to discover all the books you could ever want!

Please contact Sheila at sdube@springvalelibrary.org for a link to attend via zoom.

TAG Teen After School Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 (

What does TAG mean? It stands for Teen Activity Group Ages 12 and up.

Adult Programs

Rat Six Author Talk will be on Thursday, January 19th at 6 pm in the community room. Jack Flowers, author of Rat Six will be talking about his book and the journey that led him overseas. Jack found himself in Saigon with the Army Corps of Engineers and volunteered to lead the 1st division Tunnel Rats. Long-lasting fears led him to write 'Rat Six' a catharsis cleansing his soul and putting into words the horrors of a war he had opposed. This program will be streamed online for those who are unable to come in person. Masks are required.

Knitting With Dawn every Tuesday from 3-4:30 pm in our front room as we were before the pandemic. Any handcrafters are welcome to join the fun!

Cook the Book will not be meeting this month. February will be pending changing COVID conditions.

New Book Group begins meeting on February 2nd at 5:30 pm. We will be discussing the book The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. Please sign up at the main desk so we may plan accordingly.

Adult Craft of the month is a natural beeswax fire starter. These are perfect for when those winter storms arrive! We only have 25 kits available. Lesley will be on Facebook Live with a tutorial on Thursday (1/13) at 6 pm.

Best Books of 2021

Klara and the Sun Kazuo Ishiguro

Harlem Shuffle Colson Whitehead

Crying in H mart Michelle Zauner

Beautiful World Where Are You Sally Rooney

Great Circle Maggie Shipstead

Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doer

The Lincoln Highway Amor Towles

The Sentence Louise Erdrich

Somebody’s Daughter Ashley C Ford

The Prophets Robert Jones Jr.

The Magician Colm Toibin