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Blaine County Library will be closed Monday July 4th in observance of Independence Day.

We have several thrillers available for checkout this week. Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a nefarious conspiracy preying on Chicago’s weak and vulnerable, in “Overboard” by Sara Paretsky. “Two Nights in Lisbon” by Chris Pavone is a riveting thriller about a woman under pressure, and how far she will go when everything is on the line. In “Every Cloak Rolled in Blood” James Lee Burke continues the epic Holland family saga with a writer grieving the death of his daughter while battling earthly and supernatural outlaws. We have a few other books ready this week. “The Change” by Kirsten Miller, is an entertaining and knife-sharp feminist revenge fantasy about three women whose midlife crisis brings unexpected new powers—putting them on a collision course with the evil that lurks in their wealthy beach town. “The Hotel Nantucket” by Elin Hilderbrand is a tale about a summer of scandal at a storied Nantucket hotel. “Sparring Partners” by John Grisham is collection of Jake Brigance novellas set in Ford County.

If your children have not signed up for the Summer Reading Program yet, there is still plenty of time. For every 2 hours read, kids can enter their name for a prize. There will be a prize for Preschool/K students, and 4 prizes for grades 1 through 8. High School students and adults will be able to enter a drawing for gift certificates to Rads, Bikini Coffee, and The Creamery for every book they read.

We have lots of fun activities planned this summer. Beat the Heat Movies will be at 1:30 on Mondays. Hangout for 7th and 8th grade students will be on Mondays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays at 10:30 will be Story Time for ages 6 and under. Tuesdays at 1:30 will be our regular Summer Reading Program for school aged kids with stories and activities. Hangout for 5th and 6th grade students will be held Tuesdays from 3:30 –4:30 p.m. Wednesdays we will have a Story Walk by the pool with take home crafts. Every other Wednesday we will have Teen Scene from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursdays we will have LEGO/STEAM Club from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Accelerated Reading tests are now available at the library. Points earned during the summer are added to the student’s record in the fall. Encourage your child to take part in the Summer Reading Program to prevent the Summer Slide. Programs will run through the end of July. Kids will have until August 12th to turn in time logs.