April 2022 Newsletter
Springvale Public Library
 Announcements: 
 
 We will be closed on Monday, April 18th for Patriots Day.
 
We are pleased to announce that masking in the library is now optional. Curbside service is still available to anyone who has need of the service. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
 
Our 2nd Annual Online Auction is almost here! Look for the link to the auction on our website- you can take a peek now. There are so many wonderful things to bid on! The auction will be running from April 8-17th. For those who have winning bids, the library will be closed to the public but open on Monday, April 18th for pickup from 10-2. There will be in-person preview days on April 4th from 10-1, and April 7th from 10-1 and 5-6:30. Thank you for supporting our library!
 
The tax deadline this year is April 19th. Forms and instruction booklets are available in the lobby. We can print any additional forms for you at the front desk. Prints are .25 per page.
 


 

From the Staff: Spring has finally sprung! Are you as excited to see some green as we are?! Look to the monthly display for all your gardening research. Speaking of green things, we are sad to say that our 3-week Organic Gardening program has been delayed due to health issues with the presenter. We have found a new presenter who will be with us in May. Stay tuned for dates.
 
We are so excited about our 2nd annual online auction! There will be something for everyone to bid on. From gift cards to local haunts to spa services, wine tastings, and beautiful themed gift baskets, you may just get your holiday shopping done way ahead of schedule! Our thanks to the donors and volunteers that have made this year's event happen.
 
Now that spring is officially here, we are in the deep planning stages of the summer reading program. We are very proud of it and hope that it’s one you will be excited about. More details next month!
Children's Programs

Baby Rhyme Time Mondays at 10 Babies under 3 with parents or caregivers for 20 minutes of rhymes, songs, and books. This program will be held in the children’s room.

Story Time with Miss Sheila Fridays at 10 In-person storytime is back! The program will meet in the children's room and is geared to 2-6-year-olds. Expect stories, fingerplays, movement, and an occasional craft.
 
Take it-Create it  This is a weekly craft for kids to take and create at home. Look forward to some fun Spring crafts! New kits available every Monday.

Lego Club is back and happening every Monday from 3:30-4:30 in the Children’s room. Your creations will be on display for the week!
Homeschool Group Thursday,4/14 @ 10:30 am 
​Miss Sheila will be providing a Zoom presentation for ages 6 - 15 on library skills.
 
Please contact Sheila at sdube@springvalelibrary.org for a link to attend via Zoom.
 
Adult Programs

New England Quilts and the Stories They Tell April 20th @ 6 pm. Join us in the community room with Quilt historian Pam Weeks. Prompted in part by the material culture at hand, Pam will speak about fashion fads, the Colonial Revival, quilt-making for Civil War soldiers, and anything else quilt-related she can squeeze in This hour-long program takes you on a journey through quilting history and ends with questions and stories about quilts that you can bring.
 
Knit Lits is every Tuesday, from 3:00 to 4:30 in the front room. All fiber artists are welcome.
Cook the Book will be resuming on May 10th! Come by this month to pick your recipe.
 

Book Group Our new book group will be reading Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson for the May discussion. Books are available to borrow at the front desk. The group meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30. On 4/6 we will be discussing The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline. If you are new to the group please register online.
 

Adult Craft of the month is just the bee's knees! Well, it’s a bee skep at any rate. Make a decorative bee skep to brighten up your space complete with cute little bees! Don’t wait too long to come by and get yours before the kits fly right out of here! Lesley will be on Facebook Live on Thursday, April 14th at 6 pm.
 

Did You Know….The City of Sanford wants your opinion! Use the link below to complete the Community Info Survey. This is your chance to let the City know your thoughts on how you would like to receive communications from the City.
 
 
We hang on to the newspapers for a year from the publication date. Want to see an article from the Portland Press or York County Coast Star from 6 months ago? Ask us to grab it from storage for you at the main desk.
 
Staff Picks
Girl in Ice Erika Ferencik *Sam
With Love from London Sarah Jio *Sam
The Liz Taylor Ring Brenda Janowitz *Sam
One Italian Summer Rebecca Serle *Sam
 
The Resting Place Camilla Sten *Dawn
Groundskeeping Lee Cole *Dawn
Ocean State Stuart O’Nan *Dawn
Black Cake Charmaine Wilkerson *Dawn
 
The Reeve’s Tale Margaret Frazer *Sheila
 
The Sentence Louise Erdrich *Lesley
Online Auctions for Dummies *Lesley
 
Patron Picks
The Code Breaker Walter Isaacson
Shuggie Bain Douglas Stuart
This Tender Land William Kent Krueger
Black Cake Charmaine Wilkerson
Nomandland Jessica Bruder
Nine Lives Danielle Steel
Enemy Contact  Tom Clancy
The Soul of an Octopus Sy Montgomery
 
Mark Your Calendars….
5/4 Sam’s Book Club
5/10 Cook the Book
5/12 Adult Craft Live with Lesley
5/30 Closed for Memorial Day
6/ Summer Reading Program Begins