Rowley Library August 2023 Newsletter

The newsletter of the Rowley Public Library

Sponsored by the Friends of the Rowley Public Library

August 2023

Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9am-7pm

Fri. & Sat. 9am-2pm

www.rowleylibrary.org

SEE WHAT’S BLOOMING AT YOUR LIBRARY: We're giving away gift cards to local businesses! Keep reading books to get entries into the drawing at the end of August.

Participate in monthly happenings to get an entry for that month's drawing.

To get entered into August's prize drawing, complete one or both of the following:

August Challenge: What is your favorite summer treat?
August Take and Make Craft: dried flower pillar candle!

Adult Programs

Click on any square for more information.

Magic the Gathering Day

Saturday, August 19, 12-3PM

For ages 11 through Adult - CLICK HERE for more information.

Ongoing Programs

August Meeting:

The next Friends of the Library meeting will take place on Wednesday, August 2nd at 7pm in the library meeting room. Come share your ideas or just sit in to see if you would be interested in getting involved with fundraising or volunteering. We hope to see you there!

Save Your Books:

We will be having a fall book sale in October. As you do any summer clean-outs, we hope you will save any of your book donations for then. All proceeds benefit the library. More details to come soon!

Have you seen our pollinator garden?

Behind the library, in a formerly overgrown strip of land along our cemetery wall, a bunch of wonderful volunteers have been hard at work on our new pollinator garden! After waiting out last year’s drought, they planted about 2,000 plants of 10 different native varieties. Thanks to their efforts (and some help from all the rain we’ve had this year), the garden is thriving!

Wishing everyone a restful August,

The Friends Board- Siegi, Alex, Steve, & Laura

Donate to the Friends

This month's featured items from our Library of Things:

Borrow some outdoor fun!

Have fun outdoors with something from our Library of Things! We have badminton, croquet, corn hole and more. How about a metal detector? Or try our binoculars or the telescope!

We have many other items in our Library of Things! Most items check out for 1 week and must be picked up and returned inside at the Rowley Library.

FREE with your library card:

It's not too late to sign up for our Summer Reading Program! We have great prizes, raffles, and even the chance to get free entry to the Topsfield Fair for any child in grades K-6 who finishes our challenge.

Visit Beanstack to register & start reading!

August Kids Programming

August Passive Programming:

Each month in the Children's Room, you'll be able to participate in a themed scavenger hunt for a special bookmark and a guessing game to win a prize!

August's theme is POPSICLES! When you take a break from eating a popsicle, stop by to check out our August Book Displays! This month we celebrate with books about Family Fun & echo our Cultural Carnival theme with a book display celebrating languages around the world.

iSpy Game: iSpy is back for August! There are so many fun flavors of popsicles, and Miss Ari and Sarah need help to find the items that make up these flavors. Pick up a sheet at Miss Ari's desk and get hunting! August 1st to August 31st

Guessing Game: Nothing is impopsicle at the library! Can you count how many popsicles were eaten based on the sticks in the jar? The closest two guesses will get to pick out a prize. 5 years & younger | 6 to 12 years. August 1st to August 31st.

Teen Guessing Game: This guess is one in a melon! Watermelon that is! Can you tell us how many watermelon erasers are in the jar? Prizes will be awarded to the two closest guesses. For tweens & teens ages 11+, August 1st to August 31st.

AUGUST PROGRAMMING

Rainbow Book Club

Rainbow Book Club is back and now virtual! Join us on the last Thursday of the month to discuss a book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character.

Registration is required and can be done here.

August's book is "The Sunbearer Trials" by Aidan Thomas. If you need assistance finding a copy, please reach out to us!

For kids ages 13+

Not sure what to read? Let us help!

If you're a teen between the ages of 13 and 18 and you have trouble figuring out what to read next, the Youth Services Department has a solution for you!

The YA LitCrate is a mystery box filled with books and goodies for you to enjoy! All you have to do is fill out a form to let us know what you enjoy reading, and we'll give you a call when it's ready to pick up.

The books and box must be returned, but the gifts inside are yours to keep!

Interested in participating? Look at our website here for more information on how to get your LitCrate!

In partnership with the Rowley Council on Aging and the Rowley Public Library, we're offering teens the opportunity to participate in the Walk Massachusetts challenge!

Earn a raffle ticket for each of the four milestones you reach. When you finish all four milestones, you'll get to pick a prize from the teen prize box as well!

DID YOU KNOW...

RPL has their own Teen Newsletter!

The Teen Times comes out monthly and features books, films, and activities for kids ages 11 to 18!

You can pick up a paper copy in the YA area of the library, or you can click here to get a version direct to your email each month.

ON BREAK UNTIL SEPTEMBER!

Interested in learning more about Rowley Public Library's Youth Services Department?

Facebook: Rowley Public Library

Instagram: @rpl_youthservices

Check our online calendar and Facebook for activities.

Website calendar

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