At the Library

The culmination of anything is a time to reflect, so with 2016 coming to a close, it?s a good time to stop and reminisce on all of the good that has happened this year at the Washington Public Library, and what a year it has been! On a warm Saturday in February, Candyland was brought to life and took over our entiresecond floor. This event drew more than 200 people for an afternoon of fun! During our Summer Reading Club we had fun with over 100 kids each week, as well as hosted many exciting acts like Dan Wardell, magician Kevin Eugene, and ventriloquist Rick Horner. The teens had a ?Lunch Bunch? program where they came together over the lunch hour each week to discuss a book they had been reading. The Teen Advisory Board hosted a totally fun Karaoke Night. Wee Read has always drawn a crowd, and we?ve continued our outreach into the preschools, taking our love for literacy to the community?s youngest learners. A highlight of the summer was hosting a group of college-aged women and 3D printers from The University of Illinois called ?MakerGirl,? along with the AAUW. Fall brought us to the Festival of Pumpkins. We had many entries this year, including the Cheshire Cat, Cinderella?s Carriage and Curious George, among others. Our Mitten Tree also made another appearance this year with many donations that stayed within our community, along with a the ?Warm Up Washington Coat Drive,? with Farm Bureau Financial Services. Community members got to be their brothers? keepers to those in need of cold weather gear. It was a great success, and one we hope to bring back next year. Our staffing has also changed slightly as we said ?see you later? to Brianna, who went off to college, and welcomed in our newest team member, Rio. All in all, it was an active and exciting 2016 at WPL, and by the looks of it, 2017 is going to give it a run for its money!

To start off the new year the library is hosting a Moen Rash photo exhibit by during the month of January in our Helen Wilson Gallery. Lyle Moen and Nancy Rash describe the ?Ark-Orando? photography exhibit as one that features images from the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado; ?As we continue our quest to visit, hike, and photograph all of the national parks, we are continually impressed with the foresight of our forefathers to set aside these beautiful natural areas of our country to provide peaceful respite for humanity. We love to share our photography with others in hopes of encouraging travel and exploration of nature, as well as a reminder to those who have visited these same areas in the past.?

These are the new materials available at the library this week.

Adult Biography

Settle For More by Megyn Kelly

Juvenile Fiction

Insert Coin to Continue by John David Anderson

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

Double Down by Jeff Kinney

Frognapped by Angie Sage

Ghostsitters by Angie Sage

My Haunted House by Angie Sage

The Sword in the Grotto by Angie Sage

Vampire Brat by Angie Sage

I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011 by Lauren Tarshis

I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 by Lauren Tarshis

Juvenile Nonfiction

365 Things To Do With Lego Bricks by Simon Hugo

The Vietnam War Experience