Notes from the Nook:News from Philippi Public Library

by Judy Buckner Larry, Director

Happy Birthday, America! Independence Day, otherwise known as the 4th of July, is the anniversary of the day in which the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. We acknowledge the importance of this celebration in which we declared our independence from Britain and the United States was born! Whether it’s history, romance, horror, or another genre, the library is here to meet your reading and viewing needs.

Most of this month’s column will be devoted to comments about the exciting upcoming programs at the Philippi Public Library.

Run For It: The library will once again take their “Bookworms” team to the Tucker Community Foundation’s Run For It. We always makes a great showing and generate funds for the library. This year’s event is on Saturday, September 28, 2021, in Davis during the Leap Peeper’s Festival. Registration and donor forms are available at the library or online at https://runsignup.com/Race/Donate/WV/Davis/RunForIt.

Closings: The library is closed on Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. On Friday, the library will be closed to the public for our Staff Development Day. We will be here working, training, meeting, cleaning, and gardening. We would gladly take volunteers to help us.

Library Meeting: The Philippi Public Library Board of Trustees will hold the next monthly meeting on Monday, July 8, at 9 a.m. at the library. The meeting is open to the public and an agenda is posted in advance at the library.

Book Sale: The library has ongoing book sales inside the library daily when open. On Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., we open the book shed for additional offerings. We just got in new donations. All proceeds go toward the library’s Bookworms team in the Run For It.

Family Summer Movies: We will show “Ruby Gilman Teenage Kraken (PG) on Friday July 19, starting at approximately 9 p.m. outside on the library’s lawn. With the City Police’s permission, we will close down Mason Street and people can bring their own chairs and blankets and set up in the grass or on the street. For those who cannot make the outside movie, we will show it again on Saturday morning inside the library starting at 10:30 a.m.

Summer Programs: We have lots of in-person summer programs remaining. We are trying to do the programs outside “on the green” when the weather permits. Registration is required for all of our programs and seating is limited. In July the library will host Summer Reading Adventures (Tuesdays), STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Math) Wednesdays, The Secret Garden (Thursdays), and Summer Feeding for children on each of those days with the help of Heart and Hand House. The hours are from 10:30 a.m. to approximately noon (including lunch).

Weekly themes for Tuesdays include Miles and Miles of Reptiles (07/02), Smokey Bear (07/09), Adventures in Space (07/16), It’s a Jungle Out There (07/24), and Build a Summer Reading Pal Workshop (07/30).

We have some special guest speakers for STREAM Wednesdays including Prehistoric World of Reptiles Zoo (07/03), Smokey Bear and the Monongahela National Forest Ranger visit (07/10), Building and Shooting Rockets with NASA’s Jess White (07/17), Master Beekeeper Joyce Frey (07/24), and WV Department of Natural Resources – Wildlife Presentation (07/31).

We’re in The Secret Garden on Thursdays gardening, crafting, learning, and having fun! The themes are Butterflies and Gardening (07/11), Dragonflies and Gardening (07/18), Bee a Good Gardener and Reader (07/25), and Harvesting (08/01).

The library also will host LEGOs/DUPLOs Day on STREAM Saturday July 6, and Building with Magnets on STREAM Saturday, July 27, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Miss Kathy and Miss Tracy are taking summer reading on the road with some summer outreach programs in July as well. On Monday, July 8, they will be at the Brownton Community Building and on Monday, July 15, they will be at Union Community Building. Both events are from 10:30 a.m. to approximately 12 p.m. and include stories, crafts, books, and prizes for the children in those communities.

We haven’t left out the tweens, teens, or adults this summer! Our Tweens & Teens program is growing. We have two programs scheduled in July – Painted Rocks on Tuesday, July 9, and Cooking with Tracy on Tuesday, July 23, from 4 to 6 p.m.

We are so happy to continue our Book Club for adults. The July selection is “The Light Between Oceans” by M. L. Stedman. We have two times to meet to give our patrons a choice! We meeting on Monday, July 15, from 10:30 a.m. to approximately 12 p.m. and 4:30 to approximately 6 p.m.

The Creative Cup is an adult crafting and arts class. On Monday, July 29, from approximately 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., we will meet and paint flower pots that you can put in your own garden.

For more information about any of our programs and services, please call me at 304-457-3495 or just stop by the library.